Data Privacy Policy & Compliance Disclosure

Generation-Z Tech Accelerator Ltd (RC No: 9604519) (hereinafter referred to as"the Company") values your privacy and the privacy of your children/wards. This Privacy Policy outlines our strict practices regarding the collection, use, processing, and protection of personal data in absolute compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA).

By accessing our landing page, registering for the 2026 Summer Tech Accelerator, or executing our digital parental consent waivers, you unconditionally accept the practices described in this policy.

To successfully onboard students into our agile corporate"Tech Squads" and manage communications with parents, we collect and process the following categories of Personal Data:

1. Parent/Guardian Information: Full name, physical residential/office address, active telephone numbers, and email address.
2. Student/Participant Information:Full name, date of birth/age, gender, and current secondary school affiliation.
3. Financial Transaction Logs:Payment reference numbers, transaction dates, and tuition amounts processed via our integrated third-party secure payment gateways (Paystack/Flutterwave). Note: We do not store raw credit/debit card numbers or bank PINs on our servers.
4. Technical Analytics: IP addresses, browser types, and cookie data gathered during your interaction with our website platform to optimize landing page performance.

In accordance with Article 2.2 of the NDPR, our lawful basis for processing your personal data relies entirely on:

1. Consent: Your explicit, affirmative authorization provided when checking the mandatory digital compliance box upon student registration.
2. Contractual Performance:Processing data necessary to execute our obligations — specifically, administering the 4-week bootcamp and coordinating student logistics.
3. Legal Obligation: Compliance with statutory record-keeping and corporate governance frameworks under Nigerian law.

Your personal and institutional data is strictly utilized to:

1. Validate student registration and allocate learning terminals within the Mobile Tech Lab.
2. Send critical weekly sprint updates, logistical changes, and emergency notifications to parents.
3. Feature student-led innovations, UI/UX design prototypes, and video commercials on our corporate portfolio wall and verified Hackathon sponsors.
4. Fulfill institutional reporting obligations to strategic ecosystem backers (e.g., Hacker Fund).

The Guarantee: We maintain robust physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards. Because we operate an independent, enterprise-grade mobile 5G network pipeline, data transmitted during our bootcamps is encrypted.

Retention Timeline: We store student and parental data in our secure cloud databases for a period of twenty-four (24) months post-event to facilitate alumni tracking, portfolio access, and notifications for subsequent advanced cohorts. After this cycle, data is entirely anonymized or securely purged unless statutory laws dictate otherwise.

The Company will never sell, lease, or trade your personal data to independent third-party data brokers. Data transfers occur strictly under confidential, legally binding processing agreements with:

• Verified Technical Partners (e.g., local tech hubs providing instructors and hardware infrastructure) solely for classroom management.
• High-tier Corporate Sponsors & Hackathon Judges (e.g., commercial banks along the Alagbaka axis) during project pitch valuations.

As a data subject under Nigerian law, you possess enforceable rights regarding your data. You may exercise these at any point by contacting our Data Protection Compliance Officer:

1. Right to Access: You may request a digital copy of all personal data we hold regarding your family.
2. Right to Rectification: You can request immediate correction of inaccurate or outdated contact information.
3. Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"):You may request that we wipe your personal information from our active communication databases, provided it does not disrupt ongoing contractual obligations.
4. Right to Object / Withdraw Consent:You can opt out of marketing communications or future cohort notifications at any time.

For all data protection inquiries, complaints, or to execute your rights under the NDPR, please contact our legal counsel directly: