Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2024-06-25 (Updated)
Welcome to the StarOil Company website (www.staroil.com.gh). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843) of Ghana and the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
When you visit our website, we may collect the following types of personal information:
Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out a contact form or subscribe to our newsletter.
Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, such as IP address, browser type, referring URLs, pages visited, and the time and date of each visit.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Data collected through cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience.
Special Categories of Data
We do not intentionally collect special categories of data (sensitive personal data) such as race, religion, health information, or political affiliations.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
To Improve Our Website: Analyze how you use our website to enhance and customize user experience.
To Communicate with You: Respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you updates and promotional materials (with your consent).
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Ensure compliance with legal requirements and protect our rights and interests.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Informationtion
Under the GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
Consent: When you have given us explicit consent to process your personal data for specific purposes.
Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
4. Sharing Your Information
We may share your personal information with:
Service Providers: Third-party vendors that provide services on our behalf, such as website hosting, email delivery, and analytics services. These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are not allowed to use your personal data for any other purposes.
Legal Authorities: When required to comply with legal obligations, respond to legal processes, or protect our rights, property, or safety.
5. International Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have different data protection laws. However, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this privacy policy and the GDPR, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
6. Security of Your Information
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encryption, access controls, and secure server environments.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
Objection: Object to the processing of your data for marketing purposes.
Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data in certain circumstances.
Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dataprotection@staroil.live. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
9. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
10. 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 effective date. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
StarOil Company
Email: dataprotection@staroil.live
Address: 8 La Tebu, Accra, Ghana
By using our website, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our website.