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Your data

Privacy, in plain language

No legal jargon. This page explains what the AYAN website collects through its forms, why, who sees it, how long we keep it and how to have it removed.

What we collect

When you use our forms we only ask for what we need to reply to you: your name (and organisation name, if you are enquiring as one), your email address, a few short choices such as your country or how you would like to be involved, and any message you choose to write. Ticking the consent box tells us you agree to be contacted. Our forms do not accept file uploads, and we do not ask for ID numbers, addresses or payment details.

Why we collect it

We collect these details for one purpose: to contact you about AYAN and the Ubuntu Youth Exchange Programme. If you register interest, we hold your details so we can tell you when the first cohort opens. If you send a partner or contact enquiry, we use your details to answer you. We do not use your details for anything else.

Who sees it

The AYAN team. Form submissions pass through a secure message service (Web3Forms) on its way to us; that service processes the submission but does not keep the data for its own use. We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers or pass it to other organisations.

How long we keep it

Until the programme closes unless you ask us to delete it. If you email us at any point and ask, we will remove the details you sent us.

How to ask for deletion

Email us at info@ayanetwork.org and tell us you would like your details deleted. We will remove them and confirm with you. You can also use this address for any question about your data or this page.

One more thing

Everything on this site describes plans and targets — AYAN's programme has not run yet. Nothing on our forms promises places, timelines, funding or stipends.