Last updated: September 2026
Mindset.ng respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use https://mindset.ng, why we collect it, and your rights under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and other applicable laws.
1. Data we collect
- Information you give us: your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, leave a comment or contact us.
- Comments: the data in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent, which help with spam detection.
- Usage data: pages visited, device and browser type, approximate location and referral source, collected through cookies and analytics tools such as Google Analytics (via Google Site Kit).
- Payment data: if you buy a membership, payments are handled by our payment provider. We do not store full card details.
2. How we use your data
- To deliver newsletters and content you have asked for (legal basis: consent).
- To manage accounts, memberships and comments (legal basis: contract and legitimate interest).
- To understand how readers use the site so we can improve it (legal basis: legitimate interest or consent, where required).
- To keep the site secure and prevent spam and fraud (legal basis: legitimate interest).
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal data.
3. Cookies
We use essential cookies to make the site work, and analytics or advertising cookies to understand usage and support the site. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
4. Sharing your data
We share data only with trusted service providers who help us run the website, such as hosting, email delivery, analytics and payment processing. They may only use it to provide their services to us. We may also disclose data where the law requires it.
5. International transfers
Some of our service providers process data outside Nigeria. Where this happens, we rely on the safeguards permitted under the NDPA.
6. How long we keep data
Newsletter data is kept until you unsubscribe. Account data is kept while your account is active. Comments are kept indefinitely unless you ask us to remove them. Analytics data is kept according to the retention settings of the analytics provider.
7. Your rights
Under the NDPA, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal data; to object to or restrict certain processing; and to withdraw consent at any time. You can unsubscribe from emails using the link in every email. To exercise your rights, contact us through our Contact page. You also have the right to complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
8. Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS encryption, to protect your data. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
9. Children
Mindset.ng is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.