Effective Date: 27 August 2026
Langa Women Development Initiative (LWDI) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and, where necessary, share information when you visit or interact with our website.
Website: https://langawomeninitiative.org.ng
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Langa Women Development Initiative (LWDI) is a non-governmental organisation committed to empowering women, girls, young people and vulnerable communities through inclusive and sustainable development initiatives.
Our website provides information about our programmes, projects, activities, impact, partnerships and opportunities to engage with or support our work.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
- Your name and contact details;
- Email address;
- Information you provide through contact, enquiry, registration, donation or other forms;
- Comments or other information you voluntarily submit;
- Your IP address and browser information;
- Technical information relating to your device and website usage; and
- Information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate organisational, administrative, communication, security or website-related purposes.
3. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information entered in the comments form, together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information. This information may be used to help detect and prevent spam, abuse and malicious activity.
An anonymised string generated from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you have a Gravatar profile.
The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
After a comment has been approved, your profile image may be publicly visible alongside your comment if it is associated with a Gravatar account.
Please avoid including sensitive personal information in comments or other publicly visible areas of the website.
4. Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing embedded location information, including EXIF GPS data, before uploading them.
Images published on the website may be accessible to and downloadable by other visitors, who may be able to extract embedded metadata from those files.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, security and user experience.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address and website address in cookies. These cookies are intended to make it easier for you to leave subsequent comments without having to re-enter your information.
These cookies may remain on your device for up to one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit a login page, a temporary cookie may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal information and is normally discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in to an account, cookies may be used to remember your login information and screen preferences.
Login cookies may last for up to two days, while screen preference cookies may last for up to one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may remain active for up to two weeks.
Logging out removes the relevant login cookies.
Content Editing Cookies
If an authorised user edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie may be stored in the browser. This cookie does not contain personal information and identifies the post that was recently edited. It normally expires after one day.
Third-Party Cookies
Some services, plugins, embedded content or external platforms used on our website may place their own cookies or similar technologies. Their collection and use of information are governed by their respective privacy policies.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website may contain embedded content, including videos, images, articles, maps, social media content or other material provided by third parties.
Embedded content from other websites may function in the same way as if you had visited the external website directly.
Third-party providers may collect information about your interaction with their content, use cookies or other tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded material, particularly if you are logged into an account with that provider.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before interacting with their services.
7. How We Use Your Information
Information collected through our website may be used to:
- Respond to enquiries and requests;
- Communicate with beneficiaries, partners, donors, volunteers and other stakeholders;
- Provide information about LWDI’s programmes and activities;
- Administer website accounts and services;
- Process submissions, registrations or other requests;
- Improve our website and user experience;
- Maintain website security and prevent spam, fraud and abuse;
- Monitor and understand website usage;
- Meet legitimate administrative and organisational requirements; and
- Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
We will not use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected without an appropriate legal basis or, where required, your consent.
8. How We Share Your Information
LWDI does not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information where reasonably necessary with:
- Service providers that help us operate and maintain our website;
- Website security and spam-prevention services;
- Hosting and technical service providers;
- Professional advisers where necessary;
- Relevant authorities where disclosure is required by law; or
- Other parties where you have provided appropriate consent or where there is another lawful basis for disclosure.
Where third-party service providers process information on our behalf, we seek to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place.
9. Password Resets and User Accounts
If you request a password reset through the website, your IP address may be included in the password-reset email as part of the website’s security functionality.
If user accounts are available on the website, users are responsible for keeping their login credentials confidential and should notify LWDI or the website administrator if they suspect unauthorised access.
10. How Long We Retain Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Comments and associated metadata may be retained for an extended period to help us recognise and manage follow-up comments and maintain the integrity of the discussion.
Information associated with registered user accounts may be retained for as long as the account remains active or as otherwise necessary for legitimate administrative, security or legal purposes.
Where information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it.
11. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
- Request deletion of personal information where appropriate;
- Request restriction of certain processing;
- Object to certain uses of your information;
- Request a copy or export of information you have provided to us; and
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
These rights may be subject to applicable legal, administrative or security requirements.
If you have a website account or have submitted information through the website, you may contact LWDI to request access to, correction, export or deletion of relevant personal information.
12. Where Your Data May Be Processed
Some services used by our website may process information through servers or service providers located outside Nigeria.
For example, visitor comments may be submitted to an automated spam-detection service. Third-party embedded content and website services may also process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Where personal information is transferred or processed by third parties, LWDI seeks to take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate privacy and security safeguards are applied.
13. Data Security
LWDI takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should therefore exercise appropriate caution when submitting personal information online.
14. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended to encourage children to submit personal information unnecessarily.
Where our programmes involve children or other vulnerable groups, LWDI will handle personal information in accordance with applicable safeguarding, privacy and data-protection requirements.
Parents, guardians or responsible adults may contact us regarding concerns about information relating to a child.
15. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by other organisations, partners, service providers or external platforms.
LWDI is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, programmes, technology, legal requirements or data-processing practices.
When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page together with a revised effective date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way LWDI handles personal information, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.
Langa Women Development Initiative (LWDI)
Website: https://langawomeninitiative.org.ng
Contact Us: https://langawomeninitiative.org.ng/contact-us/
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related enquiries and requests within an appropriate period.
Last Updated: 27 August 2026