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PRIVACY POLICY
Roll Call Africa Media Ltd

Last updated: May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Roll Call Africa Media Ltd (“Roll Call Africa”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use rollcallafrica.com (the “Site”) and the Roll Call Africa Intelligence Brief newsletter.

We take your privacy seriously. We collect only what we need, we use it only for the purposes described here, and we do not sell your data to third parties. Ever.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit the Site:
We collect standard web analytics data including pages visited, time on site, referring URLs, browser type, and device information. This data is aggregated and anonymised and is used to understand how our content is being read so we can improve it.

When you subscribe to the Intelligence Brief:
We collect your email address. That is all. We use it to send you the newsletter. We do not use it for any other purpose without your explicit consent.

When you contact us:
If you send us an email or use a contact form, we collect the information you provide in that message. We use it to respond to you. We do not add you to any mailing list without your consent.

When you comment on articles (if enabled):
We collect your name, email address, and the content of your comment. Your email address is not displayed publicly.

Cookies:
See our Cookie Policy for details on what cookies we use and why.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to:
— Operate and improve the Site and its content
— Send you the Intelligence Brief (if you have subscribed)
— Respond to your enquiries and correspondence
— Understand our readership for editorial and commercial planning purposes
— Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your information to:
— Sell, rent, or license it to third parties
— Send you advertising from third parties
— Build profiles for sale to data brokers
— Contact you for purposes unrelated to your interaction with Roll Call Africa

3. NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS

If you subscribe to the Roll Call Africa Intelligence Brief:

Your email address is stored securely and used only to send you the newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in any edition of the newsletter. When you unsubscribe, your email address is removed from our mailing list promptly.

We use a third-party email delivery service (MailPoet) to manage newsletter distribution. Your email address is processed by this service in accordance with their privacy policy.

We do not share your email address with advertisers, sponsors, or any third party.

4. DATA RETENTION

We retain your data for as long as necessary to provide the service you have requested or to comply with legal requirements.

Newsletter subscribers: We retain your email address for as long as your subscription is active. When you unsubscribe, we delete your address from our active list. Anonymised aggregate data may be retained for analytics purposes.

Contact enquiries: We retain correspondence for a period of two years, after which it is deleted unless there is a legal reason to retain it.

Web analytics: Aggregated, anonymised analytics data is retained indefinitely for editorial planning purposes.

5. YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to:
— Request access to the personal data we hold about you
— Request correction of inaccurate data
— Request deletion of your data
— Object to our processing of your data
— Request restriction of processing
— Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at legal@rollcallafrica.com. We will respond within 30 days.

6. DATA SECURITY

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our Site uses HTTPS encryption. Our newsletter service uses industry-standard security measures.

No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your data to the best of our ability.

7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Our Site may use the following third-party services:

Web analytics: We use analytics tools to understand how our content is read. These tools collect anonymised data about visitor behaviour.

Email delivery: We use MailPoet to manage newsletter delivery.

These services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

We do not use advertising networks or data brokers.

8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Roll Call Africa is a professional trade publication. It is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.

9. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “last updated” date at the top of this page. We will notify Intelligence Brief subscribers of material changes to this policy.

10. CONTACT

For privacy-related enquiries:
legal@rollcallafrica.com

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