Last updated: September 3, 2026
Introduction
The Africa Breast Cancer Council ("ABCC," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy informs you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and tells you about your privacy rights and the legal protections available to you.
The data we collect
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:
Identity Data: includes first name, last name, title, and organization.
Contact Data: includes email address, telephone number, and physical address.
Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
Usage Data: includes information about how you use our website.
How we collect your data
We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
Direct interactions: You may provide us with your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by mail, phone, email, or otherwise.
Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
How we use your data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to do so. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
To respond to your inquiries.
To provide you with information, resources, or services that you request from us.
To improve our website and services.
To administer and protect our organization and website.
Data retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
Request access to your personal data.
Request correction of your personal data.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Object to processing of your personal data.
Request restriction of processing your personal data.
Request transfer of your personal data.
Right to withdraw consent.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this privacy policy.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or for general and media enquiries, please contact us at ABCCSecretariat@webershandwick.com
