Interpretation and definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

• Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Application: The software program provided by the Company downloaded by you on any electronic device, named AskIT.
• Company: Askit Technologies Limited (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”).
• Country: Nigeria.
• Cookies: Small files placed on your device by a website, containing details of your browsing history among other uses.
• Device: Any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone, or a digital tablet.
• Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service: The Website.
• Service Provider: Any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company, including third parties that facilitate or analyze the Service.
• Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., duration of a page visit).
• You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and using your personal data

Types of data collected

Personal data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Usage Data
• Government issued ID
• Card and Bank details

Usage data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include information such as your device’s IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. When accessing via a mobile device, we may collect device type, unique ID, IP address, operating system, browser type, unique identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Information collected while using the application

While using our Application, and with your prior permission, we may collect information such as your location to provide features of our Service, improve and customize the Service. The information may be uploaded to the Company’s servers and/or a Service Provider’s server or simply stored on your device. You can enable or disable access to this information at any time through your device settings.

Use of your personal data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• Provide and maintain the Service: Including monitoring usage.
• Manage your Account: To manage your registration and provide user functionalities.
• Performance of a contract: Development, compliance, and undertaking of purchase or service contracts.
• Contact you: Via email, telephone, SMS, or push notifications regarding updates or informative communications.
• Provide offers and information: About goods, services, and events similar to those you use, unless you opt out.
• Manage requests: To attend and manage your requests to us.
• Business transfers: Evaluate or conduct mergers, divestitures, or sales where Personal Data may be transferred.
• Other purposes: Data analysis, identifying trends, measuring campaign effectiveness, and improving products, services, and experience.

Sharing your personal information

• Service Providers: To monitor and analyze Service usage, process payments, or contact you.
• Business transfers: In connection with mergers, asset sales, financing, or acquisitions.
• Affiliates: Shared with affiliates under this Privacy Policy.
• Business partners: To offer certain products, services, or promotions.
• Other users: Information shared in public areas may be viewed by all users and publicly distributed.
• Your consent: For any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of your personal data

The Company will retain Personal Data only as long as necessary for purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We retain and use Personal Data as needed to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen security or improve functionality, or when legally required to retain for longer periods.

Transfer of your personal data

Your information may be processed at the Company’s offices and other locations where involved parties are situated, meaning it may be transferred to and maintained on computers outside your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by submission of information represents your agreement to such transfer. The Company will take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and will not transfer Personal Data to any organization or country without adequate controls in place.

Disclosure of your personal data

Business transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Other legal requirements

• Comply with a legal obligation.
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company.
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
• Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
• Protect against legal liability.

Security of your personal data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed information on processing

The Service Providers we use may have access to your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process, and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

Email marketing

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest. You may opt out of receiving any or all communications by following the unsubscribe link or instructions in any email we send or by contacting us.

Children's privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and are aware that your child has provided Personal Data to us, please contact us. If we learn we have collected Personal Data from anyone under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we rely on consent as a legal basis for processing and your country requires parental consent, we may require your parent's consent before collecting and using that information.

Links to other websites

Our Service may contain links to websites not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this privacy policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when posted on this page.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

• By visiting this page on our website: https://askit.biz/
• By sending us an email: askittechnologyltd@gmail.com