Section 01
1. Introduction
Guardians of Vision Foundation collects, holds, and uses personal data about beneficiaries, eye care patients, donors, clinical volunteers, staff, healthcare partners, and community members in the course of delivering its sight-restoration programmes and managing operations. This data is entrusted to us and we take that responsibility with the utmost seriousness.
This policy sets out how the Foundation collects, uses, stores, protects, shares, and disposes of personal and medical information, and the rights of individuals in relation to their data. It applies to all data processed by or on behalf of the Foundation across our digital platforms, administrative offices, and rural eye care outreaches, whether held in physical or digital form.
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2. Information We Collect
To carry out our vision restoration and community eye care initiatives effectively, we may gather the following categories of information:
- Personal Identifiers: Name, contact details, email address, phone number, and mailing address provided during donations, program registrations, or site interactions.
- Beneficiary & Health Information: Basic demographic data, eye screening intake forms, optical prescription records, and patient case notes collected during community vision outreaches.
- Financial Information: Payment details processed securely via accredited third-party payment gateways (e.g., Paystack) for donations and surgical sponsorships.
- Volunteer Profiles: Professional licenses, optical/ophthalmic qualifications, skills, and background information submitted during medical volunteer onboarding.
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3. How We Use Your Data
Your data is processed strictly for legitimate operational, clinical, and humanitarian vision purposes, including:
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal or health information to third-party marketing companies under any circumstances.
- Processing donations, issuing financial receipts, and tracking donor-funded cataract surgeries.
- Coordinating community eye screening events, surgical camps, and volunteer specialist deployments.
- Managing patient follow-ups, spectacle dispensations, and vision care outcome tracking.
- Sending program updates, impact reports, and organizational vision health announcements.
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4. Data Storage & Medical Records Protection
We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical security measures to protect your personal and clinical information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. All digital data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Outreach patient records and optical health data are stored with strict access controls, ensuring confidentiality in accordance with medical ethics and relevant regulatory standards in Nigeria.
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5. Your Rights
You have full control over your personal information. Your rights include:
- Requesting access to the personal or patient intake data we hold about you.
- Requesting corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Requesting the complete deletion of your data from our administrative systems, subject to legal and statutory record-keeping obligations.
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6. Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or data access requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
