Privacy & Data Protection Policy

1. Static-First & Privacy-First Platform

The THRIVE institutional website is designed with a static-first architecture. We do not use intrusive tracking cookies, advertising trackers, or third-party behavioral monitoring scripts.

2. Website Analytics

We employ privacy-conscious analytics tools (e.g., lightweight, cookie-free aggregated telemetry) strictly to understand aggregate visitor counts and optimize page load performance. No personal identification data, IP addresses, or browsing histories are harvested or shared with commercial entities.

3. Contact Form Submissions

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form, we collect only the information provided (name, email, organization, message) solely to respond to your communication. We do not sell or distribute contact details to third parties.

4. Health & Research Data Custody

Zero Public Web Storage of Participant Data: We never host, store, or process identifiable clinical patient records or research participant datasets on our public website. All operational research data is anonymized, stored in secure encrypted institutional repositories, and governed by protocol-specific ethics approvals under Cameroonian law.

5. Contact Data Protection Officer

For inquiries regarding our data handling practices or to request removal of your contact information, please email privacy@thrive-cameroon.org.