Effective date: 4 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how AbroadPath Africa (“we”, “us”, “our”), at abroadpathafrica.com, collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website. We follow the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and, for visitors in the United Kingdom and European Union, the UK GDPR and EU GDPR.
Who is responsible for your data: James Christian Unya, AbroadPath Africa, Nigeria. Contact: abroadpathafrica@gmail.com
1. Information we collect
Information you give us
- Messages: your name, email address and message when you contact us.
- Newsletter or alerts: your name, email address and the path you choose (work, study, or study then work) when you sign up.
- Comments: your name, email address and comment if you comment on a guide.
Information collected automatically
- Usage data: pages you visit, time spent, device and browser type, approximate location (country or city) and how you arrived at our site, collected through Google Analytics.
- Cookies: small files stored on your device (see section 4).
We do not ask for or collect passport numbers, bank details, visa application documents or other sensitive personal information. Please don’t send these to us.
2. How we use your information
- To reply to your messages.
- To send newsletters and visa-update alerts you signed up for.
- To understand which guides are useful and improve the website.
- To show advertising that keeps the website free (see section 5).
- To keep the website secure and prevent spam and abuse.
3. Our legal basis
We process your data based on your consent (newsletter sign-up, non-essential cookies), our legitimate interest in running and improving the website (basic analytics, security), and our legal obligations where they apply.
4. Cookies
Cookies help the website work, let us measure visits, and allow advertising. When you first visit from the UK, EU or Switzerland, a consent banner lets you accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time; some parts of the site may not work properly if you do.
5. Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to show ads.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
- Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
6. Who we share your information with
We never sell your personal information. We share it only with services that help us run the website:
- Website hosting: Hostinger
- Analytics and advertising: Google (Analytics, AdSense)
- Email newsletter: our email service provider, when we start a newsletter
- Contact forms: WPForms (messages stored on our website)
We may also share information if the law requires it.
7. Data stored outside Nigeria
Some of these services store data on servers outside Nigeria (for example in Europe or the United States). We use reputable providers that protect personal data with appropriate safeguards.
8. How long we keep your data
- Contact messages: up to 12 months after our last reply.
- Newsletter details: until you unsubscribe.
- Analytics data: according to our Google Analytics retention setting (14 months).
9. Your rights
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (and the GDPR, if you are in the UK or EU), you have the right to:
- ask what personal data we hold about you and get a copy;
- correct data that is wrong;
- ask us to delete your data;
- object to or restrict how we use your data;
- withdraw your consent at any time (for example, by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email);
- receive your data in a portable format;
- complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), or to your local data protection authority if you live in the UK or EU.
To use any of these rights, email abroadpathafrica@gmail.com. We will reply within 30 days.
10. Security
Our website uses SSL encryption (https), secure passwords and two-factor login. No website is 100% secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
11. Children
This website is intended for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
12. Links to other websites
Our guides link to official government websites and other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their privacy policies.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The effective date at the top shows when it was last changed.
14. Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: abroadpathafrica@gmail.com