Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Zimbabwe Women Association of the Biome ("ZWAB", "we", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of visitors, applicants, members and contacts. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your rights.

2. Information We Collect

• Membership applications: the details you provide on the application form.
• Contact messages & complaints: the information you choose to submit.
• Technical data: basic information such as IP address, collected for security and abuse prevention.

We follow data minimisation: we only collect information genuinely needed for the stated purpose.

3. How We Use Information

• To review and respond to membership applications.
• To respond to contact messages and complaints.
• To maintain security and prevent abuse.
• To meet operational, governance and reporting needs.

4. Legal Basis & Purpose Limitation

We process personal information for the specific purposes described here, and do not use it for unrelated purposes without consent.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information. Access is restricted to authorised personnel. Information is shared only where necessary for the purposes described, or as required by law.

6. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures, least-privilege access, secure storage and audit logging of administrative actions.

7. Retention

We retain personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described or as required by law. See our Data Protection page for retention principles.

8. Your Rights

• Access: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: request correction of inaccurate information.
• Deletion: request deletion where applicable.
• Withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent.

To exercise these rights, contact us via the Contact page.

9. Cookies

The website uses essential cookies only (such as for security/anti-forgery). We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.

10. Children

Membership primarily targets young women aged 18–35. We do not knowingly collect information from children in a manner inconsistent with applicable standards.

11. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page.