Our Privacy Policy was last updated on 26/09/2023.
TESPIRE software system is a multifaceted educational software with a unique structure whose mission is to facilitate digital switching among primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions and other users by digitizing administrative processes. This software was developed by Tespire under the Companies and Allied Matters Act.
TESPIRE Privacy Policy has been compiled to better serve registered and unregistered users, and those who are concerned with how their personal information is used on the portal, TESPIRE is committed to protecting your privacy. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
Definition of key terms
Definition of some silent words used on this privacy policy for clarity purpose and to avoid ambiguity. every time reference is made to this word they are strictly defined as;
Company where this policy refers to “company”, “we”, “us” or “our”, it refers to TESPIRE and its terms.
Users where this policy refers to “users”, “institution”, “you” or “your”, it refers to the company, institution, organization, registered and unregistered users that sign in to use TESPIRE.
Device means any internet-connected device such as phone, tablet, computer or any other device now known or later to be known that could be used to access TESPIRE.
Third-party service means advertisers, content sponsors, promotional and marketing partners, and those whose products or services we think may interest you
Personnel refers to those individuals who are employed by TESPIRE, to provide technical or and administrative support on behalf of one of the parties.
Country refers to the subsisting corporate headquarters of TESPIRE or where the owners/founders of TESPIRE are based, in this case, Nigeria.
TESPIRE refers to the “portal”, “site” or “product” used by registered or unregistered users.
What personal information do we collect?
To enable effective registration of users, TESPIRE processes information about you. When you visit the site and. The following is some information you may be asked at the point of interface with the us.
- Personal Data Personally identifiable information (PIN), such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, contact number, academic information and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests. Medical data, Information obtained through survey responses, user enquiries, and other means may also be collected and used by us.
- Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g. valid credit/debit card number, card brand, expiration date, cvv) that you provide when you make a transaction, are handled by third party services and are provided for your convenience. We do not endorse or control the content of these third-party services and your use of such third-party services is subject to their terms and conditions.
- Geo-Location Information: We may request access or permission to and track location-based information from your mobile device to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
- Mobile Device Access. We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device, including your mobile devices, [camera, documents, contacts, social media accounts, storage,], and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
- Device Data: We may collect device information (such as your device ID, model, and manufacturer), operating system, version information, and IP address.
- Push Notifications: We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or the Application. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device’s settings.
When do we collect information?
Information on your personal data is usually collected at the point of interface with our site applications.
Why do we collect personal information?
- Personal information is collected from registered or non-registered users to achieve the following objectives;
- To provide our service effectively; at the point of visit to the site or application, personal information is taken for the purpose of effective service delivery.
- To continuously improve our service; TESPIRE is an evolving software that moves with trends, we may need to access this personal information for the purpose of having a continuous effective service delivery.
- To safeguard our rights; we may need to exercise our rights in cases of infringement of our intellectual property or act in violation of our privacy policy or our terms of service.
- To fulfill our contractual obligation to the licensed institutions, or users we are contractually bound to provide effective service to the licensed institution and the focal part of the software is to digitize administrative processes.
- To secure our service in order to be able to provide you with the best user experience, it is necessary to keep out hackers and other threats which necessitate constant monitoring of our service.
Third-party Disclosure
- The said personal information provided to us may be shared to a third party in the following instance:
- In compliance with statutory obligation, Personal information may be shared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of any law in force in Nigeria or any other law enforced in the country of use.
- Directive or order of a competent Court of Law: Personal information may equally be shared for the purpose of complying with an order of a competent Court of Jurisdiction.
- Third-party service providers: We may share personal client data with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, the services which include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
- Marketing Communications: With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
- Interactions with Other Users: If you interact with other users of the Site, those users may see your basic information such as name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users and following blog posts.
- Online Postings: When you post comments, contributions, or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
- Social Media Contact: If you connect to the Site through a social network, your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity.
- Other Third-Parties: We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. We may also share your information with such third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.
- Business transfers: If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transfer may decline or honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.
The legal grounds for the use of your personal information
The law in Nigeria allows us to process personal information once grounds exist and also requires we tell you those grounds
- Performance of contractual obligation: For the purpose of honoring our contractual obligation with the licensed users, personal information will be supplied to the portal.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information supplied at the point of application and registration, we offer the use of a secure server, all supplied sensitive/debit card information are transmitted via a non-secure socket layer or secure socket layer technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems and are required to keep information confidential.
After a transaction, your private information, debit card details and financials are never kept on file, we cannot, however, ensure or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to TESPIRE or guarantee that your information on the service may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by a breach of any of our physical, technical or managerial safeguards.
Is the information collected through TESPIRE service secure?
We take precautions to protect the security of your information. We have the physical, electronic and managerial procedures to help safeguard, prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use your information.
However, neither people nor security systems are full proof, including encryption systems. In addition, people can commit intentional crimes, make mistakes or fail to follow policies. Therefore, while we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security if applicable law imposes non non-disclaimable duty to protect your data, you agree that international misconduct will be the standard used to measure our compliance with that duty.
Your Consent
We have a very transparent and robust privacy policy, and at the time of using our service, you are deemed to have read, understand and consented to our privacy policy and agree to its terms and conditions.
However, kindly note that you may withdraw your consent after given same by informing us accordingly.
Changes to our privacy policy
At any point in time, when the subsisting privacy policy is revised, you will be deemed to have been made aware of the said changes and will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the revised privacy policy by your continued use of the site after the date of the revised policy has been published via email.
Emails and Communications
If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:
- Noting your preferences at the time you register your account with the Site.
- Logging into your account settings and updating your preferences.
- Contact us using the contact information provided below.
- If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.
Should you have any questions after reading this Policy, or would want to exercise any right as stated in this Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us via the following;
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, You can contact us:
By visiting this page on our website: https://tespire.co/contact
