Effective Date: May 26, 2026
Website: www.cipdi.org
Organization: Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI)
The Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, www.cipdi.org. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Website depends on the content and materials you use, and includes:
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the website, sign up for our newsletter, make a donation, or choose to participate in various activities related to the website (such as online forums, program registrations, and contact forms).
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the website.
Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you make donations, pay for event registrations, or purchase materials from the website. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and you are encouraged to review their privacy policies.
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the website to:
Administer initiatives, programs, projects, and educational activities.
Process donations, grants, transactions, and corresponding receipts.
Send you newsletters, updates, marketing communications, and operational notifications.
Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for internal use or for grant reporting purposes.
Deliver targeted advocacy materials, event invitations, and project updates to you.
Increase the efficiency and operation of the website.
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the website.
Respond to product, program, and customer service requests.
Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service.
If you interact with other users of the website, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users, liking posts, or following blogs.
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the website to help customize the website and improve your experience. When you access the website, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the website.
The website may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with CIPDI. Once you have used these links to leave the website, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices of the third party responsible for that website.
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
Because CIPDI operates globally with a core focus on African development, we are committed to honoring international data protection standards, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), and major African frameworks (including South Africa’s POPIA, Nigeria’s NDPR, and Kenya’s Data Protection Act).
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, CIPDI acts as the Data Controller. Your legal rights include:
The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate information.
The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to object to or limit how we process your data.
The Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization.
Lawful Basis for Processing: We only process your data when we have your explicit consent, a contractual obligation (such as processing a donation), or a legitimate interest that does not override your fundamental rights.
If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding your personal information:
Right to Know/Access: You can request to know what personal information we have collected, used, and disclosed over the past 12 months.
Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of personal information collected from you.
Right to Correct: You can request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: CIPDI does not sell personal information for monetary value. We do not “share” your personal data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you (e.g., denying services or charging different rates) for exercising your privacy rights.
In accordance with continental data protection acts across Africa, CIPDI ensures that:
Consent & Purpose: Your data is collected only for explicit, specifically defined, and lawful purposes related to our developmental initiatives and organization operations.
Cross-Border Transfers: If your data is transferred outside your home country (e.g., stored on secure cloud servers located in North America or Europe), we implement strict security measures to ensure the host country provides an adequate level of protection aligned with your local regulations.
Data Minimization: We only collect the minimum amount of personal data necessary to complete our programmatic goals or transaction processing.
You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your subscription to our mailing lists by:
Logging into your account settings and updating your account info.
Contacting us using the contact information provided below.
Clicking the “unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of our emails.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective Date” of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.
If you have questions, comments, or wish to exercise any of your regional data rights (GDPR/CCPA/POPIA request), please contact us at:
Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI) Email: privacy@cipdi.org
Website: www.cipdi.org
