Last updated: September 2026
SWEDIWorld (Safeworld Empowerment & Development Initiative) respects your privacy. This page explains what personal information we collect through swediworld.org, why, and what we do with it. We handle personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
Who we are
SWEDIWorld is a women-led nonprofit based at 697 Idris Gidado, Wuye, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. You can reach us at contact@swediworld.org or +234 803 328 2977.
What we collect
- Questions and enquiries. If you use the “Questions? Ask!” form, we receive the name, phone number, email address and message you type in.
- Newsletter. If you subscribe, we keep your email address so we can send you occasional updates.
- Email. If you write to us, we keep your message and address so we can reply.
- Comments. If you comment on a story, we keep the name, email and comment you submit.
- Basic technical data. Like most websites, our hosting records standard details such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, for security and to keep the site running.
Donations
Donations are made by bank transfer to the Ecobank accounts shown on our Donate page. We do not collect or store card details on this website. Your bank holds a record of your transfer; if you tell us about your gift, we keep the details you share so we can acknowledge it.
How we use your information
- To answer your questions and reply to your messages.
- To send newsletter updates you asked for.
- To acknowledge and account for donations.
- To keep the website secure and working properly.
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it with anyone outside SWEDIWorld except service providers that help us run the website and email, or where the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep enquiries and messages for as long as needed to deal with them and for our records. Newsletter addresses are kept until you unsubscribe.
Your rights
You may ask us to see the personal data we hold about you, correct it, or delete it, and you may ask us to stop sending you the newsletter at any time. Write to contact@swediworld.org and we will respond.
Cookies
This website uses cookies that are needed for it to work, such as remembering a comment form or keeping a signed-in session. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some parts of the site may then not work as intended.
Photographs
Photographs on this site come from SWEDIWorld programmes and events. If you appear in a photograph and would like it removed, contact us and we will take it down.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy we will update the date at the top of this page.