Who we are
Our website address is: https://nbssi.gov.gh
NBSSI (hereafter “NBSSI” or “we”) collects personally‐identifying information – such as name, postal address, e‐mail address and phone number- that users of NBSSI’s website (hereafter the “User(s)” or “you”) at this website (hereafter the “Website”) knowingly and voluntarily provide by completing one of the forms on the Website (hereafter the “Personal Data”). The processing of your Personal Data is done in compliance with the applicable legislation on data protection and in particular the Ghana Data Protection Act as modified, and in the conditions set forth in this privacy policy (hereafter the “Privacy Policy”).
NBSSI does not collect, save or store personal data from you when you just browse through our Website without completing and/or e‐mailing any forms.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
NBSSI may use your Personal Data to manage the organization of the events to which you are registered, to send you necessary information in this context, to send you commercial communications (newsletter, etc.) or information about NBSSI activities with your consent, to invite you to new events organized by NBSSI, to meet your requests and for networking purposes.
Your Personal Data will also be used to complete our Yearbook.
COMMUNICATION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
If you do provide Personal Data through one of our forms, such data may be shared with logistics partners and providers, who are contractually permitted to use such data solely in connection with organizing and conducting NBSSI business. Should you register for one of the events on our website or apply through our client application portal, your contact information will be displayed to other participants of that activity for networking purposes, within the private Members Area. You may view that information within the Yearbook Area.
NBSSI will not sell, share or rent your Personal Information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy. NBSSI does not attempt to identify Users or share User information with any parties outside of the National Board for Small Scale Industries, except (i) in the event of a merger or sale of the company’s assets; (ii) as required by law or as required in the course of officially authorized law enforcement investigations, (iii) in order to protect our rights.
ELECTRONIC MAIL
When you send us Personal Data via e‐mail (that is, in a message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a form that e‐mails us this information), we use it to respond to your requests. We may forward your e‐mail to other employees of the NBSSI who are better able to answer your questions. We do not retain or distribute lists of e‐mail addresses to any parties outside of the NBSSI. In no event, do we distribute lists of e‐mail addresses to any outside parties. Information collected via e‐mail will be retained at our discretion in a directly readable form as long as necessary to complete our response.
TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Your Personal Data may be transferred outside of the West African Economic Area, in order to provide the services requested or if it is required by applicable regulations.
We ensure, in accordance with applicable regulations, that all appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure adequate protection of your Personal Data, have been taken.
YOUR RIGHTS
In accordance with the laws of Ghana, you can access, modify, delete all your Personal Data published on this Website and object to the processing of your Personal Data for legitimate reasons. You can also send us “special directives” regarding the use of your Personal Data after your death.
To exercise these rights you can contact us at:
NBSSI, Next to FAO, Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue, Accra.
Tel.: +233 (0) 50 140 4560
You have also the right to object, at any time and at no cost, to the use of your Personal Data for purposes of canvassing. Your Personal Data will be kept as long as needed to process and follow your subscription and in accordance with applicable law requirements.
EXTERNAL LINKS
The Website may contain links towards other sites that we do not control. We are not responsible for the data privacy and collection practices or the content of such sites. Editors of such sites are not required to comply with this Privacy Policy. If these sites include terms of services or any other privacy policy, you must read them carefully as the use you will make of these sites will be subject to such policies.
UPDATE OF THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time to adapt it to potential new practices and service offerings. We encourage you to review the potential updates of this Privacy Policy posted on the Website.