Privacy Policy
At the Cyber Security Authority one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by www.csa.gov.gh and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in www.csa.gov.gh. This policy is applicable to any information collected via this website and our Mobile Platform (CSA GHANA).
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
Information we collect
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
If you want to receive newsletter, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you, either directly to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website.
- Send you emails
- Find and prevent fraud
Log Files
www.csa.gov.gh follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Third Party Privacy Policies
www.csa.gov.gh's Privacy Policy does not apply to other websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843)
The Cyber Security Authority has adopted the The Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), which is premised on the fundamental rule that all who process personal data must take into consideration the right of that individual to the privacy of his or her communications. This recognition by a data controller or processer should lead to the application of the 8 basic principles for processing personal information. The Act sets out the 8 data principles under Section 17 as follows:
Accountability
Lawfulness Of Processing
Specification Of Purpose
Compatibility Of Further Processing With Purpose Of Collection
Quality Of Information
Openness
Data Security Safeguards
Data Subject Participation.
Children's Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
www.csa.gov.gh does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
