Privacy Policy for Nairaville Forum
Last Updated: April 6, 2026
Welcome to Nairaville Forum. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our forum and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Important Information and Who We Are
Nairaville Forum is the controller and responsible for your personal data (collectively referred to as “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy policy).
Contact Details
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
- Full name of legal entity: Nairaville Forum
- Email address: nairaville7@gmail.com
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk).
Children’s Privacy (Under 16)
Nairaville Forum is a dynamic platform intended for Nigerians and other users to engage in news and discussions. Our services are not intended for children under the age of 16.
- We do not knowingly collect data relating to children under 16.
- If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this forum.
- If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information immediately.
The Data We Collect About You
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:
- Identity Data: Username, first name, last name.
- Contact Data: Email address.
- Technical Data: IP address, login data, browser type and version, time zone setting, and location.
- Profile Data: Your username and password, interests, preferences, feedback, and forum posts.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website and services.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- To register you as a new member of Nairaville Forum.
- To manage our relationship with you (e.g., notifying you about changes to our terms).
- To enable you to participate in discussions, polls, and news sharing.
- To administer and protect our forum (including troubleshooting, data analysis, and system testing).
Publicly Disclosed Information
Please be aware that Nairaville Forum is a public platform. Any information you include in your forum posts, profile, or comments can be seen, collected, and used by others. We recommend you do not share sensitive personal information (like your phone number or home address) in public threads.
Data Security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal data to those employees or third-party service providers who have a business need to know.
Your Legal Rights
Under UK data protection laws, you have rights including:
- Request access to your personal data.
- Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
- Request erasure of your personal data (“the right to be forgotten”).
- Object to processing of your personal data.
- Request restriction of processing your personal data.
- Request transfer of your personal data.
- Right to withdraw consent at any time.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at nairaville7@gmail.com.
Third-Party Links
This website may include links to third-party websites (e.g., news sources). Clicking on those links may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.
please email us at: nairaville7@gmail.com