Introduction
This privacy policy sets out how the NSE uses and protects any information that you give the NSE when you use this website. The NSE is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website; you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy. The NSE’s Privacy Policy, is expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms of use which explains the data processing practices of the NSE in so far as it relates to the Website.
Applicable law
This Website is created, hosted, maintained and controlled in the Republic of Nigeria and as such you agree that the laws of the Republic of Nigeria and the jurisdiction of the Nigerian courts govern these Terms of use, any disclaimers, copyright and use statements contained in the Website, and any legal matter resulting from the use or inability to use this Website, without giving effect to any principle of conflict of laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the NSE may seek recourse in any jurisdiction worldwide in order to restrain the unlawful use of any of the material contained in the Website.
What the NSE collects
Information collected when you browse the Website – the NSE will not collect any personal information about you from your browsing of the Website unless you agree to collection and use of your personal data.
Information collected when you become a client of the NSE – when you enter into a contract, agreement with us for our services or products, you may be asked to submit personal information about yourself or company in order to receive or use these services or products. This information may include: your name, address, job title, telephone number, email address and financial information necessary to conclude the contract and enable administration and management of such services or products. The NSE will only collect information that is necessary for the provision of the product or service that you have subscribed to. The type of information collected will depend on the nature of the product or service demanded.
How the NSE uses information it collects
Where personal information is collected, it will be used in administration and tailored to our service and/or products to match your needs. We may also use personal information to conduct market research surveys, for statistical analysis to determine site usage, to run competitions and for direct marketing purposes relating to our business. The services of third party may be employed to help us in certain areas, such as website hosting, marketing and market researching. In some cases that third party may receive your information. However, at all times we will control and be responsible for the use of your information.
By providing the NSE with your personal information, you consent to our transferring of your information to countries or jurisdictions which may not provide the same level of data protection as us. If we do make such a transfer, we will, if appropriate, put a contract in place to ensure that your information is protected. Each time you provide us with personal information we aim to let you know how we intend to use it and ask you to give your consent to such use.
Security and Protection
Personal information collected will be held securely and will only be kept for as long as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances you are registered; to use the Website or, for as long as you use the service or product that you are subscribed to, unless you have provided us with your consent to use the data for any additional purposes. We take the security of the Website and the information you provide very seriously and we will take all appropriate technical measures using recognized security procedures and tools in accordance with good industry practice to protect your personal information.
We have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and interception by third parties of the information under our control, but, to the extent allowed by law, the NSE assumes no liability for any damages you may suffer as a result of interception, alteration or misuse of information transmitted over the Internet. Whilst we use all reasonable endeavors to protect your security in the manner described above, we consider that it is only appropriate to advise users that data transmission over the Internet and the World Wide Web cannot always be guaranteed as 100% secure, and therefore that you use the Website at your own risk.
The use of cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. Cookies are features included in your browser and will store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to the Website, in particular when you complete any form on the website the user type. However a cookie does not provide us with any personal information. Therefore, if you have not supplied us with any personal information, you can still browse our site anonymously. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most of the Website
Cookies on the website are not used to capture or store personal data from browsers to the site, other than to log your IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit to our site and the nature of the browser used. This information is used only for administration of the site system and in the compilation of statistics used by the Exchange. Cookies may be required to allow you to access and participate in certain areas of the Website. Once you have closed your browser, this type of cookie is deactivated. The majority of browsers will allow you to alter the settings used for cookies and to disable and enable them as you require. If you do not want cookies and for further general information on cookies and more detailed advice on how to disable and enable them please go to http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Controlling your personal information
Whenever you are asked to fill a form on the website, you may choose to look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes. If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at contactcenter@nigerianstockexchange.com. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
Changes to the policy and the website
To the extent allowed by law, the NSE may update these Terms of use from time to time and you are responsible for periodically reviewing the most current version on the Website. To the extent allowed by law, your continued use of the Website will be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the updated Terms of use. The NSE reserves the right to change or delete any information, features or contents of the pages of the Website at any time and without notice. Information, features or contents for which you have paid for or subscribed to are required to pay any consideration, the NSE will use its reasonable endeavors to exercise this right on notice to you.
Links
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest; however, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over the other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by this Website. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy policies of other sites and as such, we would advise you to read the privacy statement of any website that collects personal information from you.