How Dira Community Development Center protects personal information in accordance with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019.
Dira Community Development Center (“Dira,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of people who visit our website, contact us, express interest in our work, or engage with our programmes and partnerships.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and share personal information when you visit https://diracommunity.org or interact with us through our website.
We are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019, and its applicable regulations.
Please read this policy to understand how we handle your information and the rights available to you.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with our website and organization.
When you contact Dira, submit an enquiry, express interest in a partnership, apply for an opportunity, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect:
Please avoid including sensitive personal information in general website forms unless it is specifically requested through an appropriate and secure process.
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the website's configuration and the services it uses. This may include:
Where collected, we use this information to maintain website functionality, understand website usage, improve performance, and help protect the website against misuse.
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, or measure website performance.
Third-party services integrated into the website may also use their own cookies or tracking technologies. The specific cookies and technologies used depend on the services installed on the website. Where required, we will provide appropriate information and obtain consent before using non-essential cookies or tracking technologies.
You may manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website features.
Dira may use personal information for the following purposes:
We will use personal information for specific, lawful, and relevant purposes. Where applicable, we will seek consent or rely on another lawful basis for processing under relevant data protection law.
Where required by applicable law, Dira will identify and rely on an appropriate lawful basis for processing personal information. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it, subject to applicable legal requirements. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
Dira respects the confidentiality of personal information. We do not sell personal information to third parties.
We may share information in limited circumstances, including:
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements. We will not share personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate lawful basis.
Our website may contain links to external websites, social media platforms, embedded media, or services operated by other organizations.
These third parties may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies and practices. Dira does not control the privacy practices of external websites and is not responsible for their content or data handling. We encourage visitors to review the relevant privacy policies before providing personal information to third-party services.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, meet applicable legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and maintain appropriate organizational records.
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the reason it was collected. When personal information is no longer required, we will take appropriate steps to securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Dira takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Depending on the systems and services used, these measures may include access controls, secure hosting, appropriate account permissions, staff guidance, and secure handling of organizational records.
No method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable precautions, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a personal data breach occurs, Dira will take appropriate steps to assess and address it and make any notifications required by applicable law.
Subject to applicable law and any relevant limitations, you may have the right to:
To exercise your rights, contact Dira using the contact details provided in this policy. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
Dira is committed to respecting the privacy and dignity of children and young people.
Where Dira's activities or website features involve children, we will apply appropriate safeguards and obtain parental or guardian consent where required by law. We will take appropriate steps if we become aware that personal information has been collected unlawfully or without required safeguards.
Some website hosting providers or third-party services may process or store information outside Kenya.
Where personal information is transferred outside Kenya, Dira will take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable data protection requirements and that appropriate safeguards are in place.
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, activities, services, or legal obligations change.
The latest version will be published on this page, with the effective date or last updated date revised accordingly. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to remain informed about how Dira handles personal information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact Dira Community Development Center.
Organisation: Dira Community Development Center
Website: https://diracommunity.org
Email: [email protected]
Postal address: P.O. Box 1425–00100, G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254 705 597 994
Please use the email address above for privacy enquiries and requests relating to your personal information. We will review enquiries and respond in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
If you are not satisfied with how your concern has been handled, you may contact Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) through its official website: https://www.odpc.go.ke/.
Dira Community Development Center is committed to treating personal information with care, respecting individual privacy, and building trust with the communities and partners we serve.