Privacy Notice
NDPA Nigeria – Data Protection Compliance
Effective Date: 20th September 2026
Version: 1.0
1. Introduction
Unity Secondary School, Ode Aye Alumni Portal (“USSOA Portal”, “we”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Notice explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal data in accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 and applicable regulations issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
2. About Us
USSOA Portal is the official alumni database and engagement platform for Unity Secondary School, Ode Aye. For the purposes of the NDPA, we act as a Data Controller for alumni accounts, verification records, anniversary registrations, employment referrals and related portal services.
3. Scope of this Notice
This Notice applies to visitors, registered alumni, Set Coordinators, programme officers, event officers and other stakeholders who access or use the Portal.
4. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on the service used, we may process:
- Identity and contact data (name, email, mobile number, Alumni ID)
- School identity (set, house, student number, years attended)
- Location, education, career and skills information you choose to provide
- Payment references for the ₦2,000 alumni validation fee (processed via Paystack)
- Anniversary registration details, Event ID and check-in records
- Employment/CV materials you upload and consent-based referral responses
- Technical logs needed for security, audit and abuse prevention
5. How We Collect Your Data
We collect data directly from you during registration, profile completion, OTP verification, payments, anniversary E-Registration and employment workflows. We may also generate operational data (OTP challenges, audit events, check-in timestamps) as you use the Portal.
6. Purposes of Processing
- Create and secure alumni accounts
- Verify membership via Set Coordinator or paid validation
- Operate directory, employment and intervention services according to your privacy choices
- Run anniversary registration, passes and venue check-in (separate from alumni validation)
- Meet audit, security and legal obligations
7. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the bases permitted by the NDPA, including consent, performance of a contract/service you request, legitimate interests that do not override your rights, and compliance with legal obligations.
9. Data Security
We apply administrative, technical and organisational measures including access control, session security, OTP throttling, role-based permissions and audit logging to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes stated in this Notice, alumni record integrity, anniversary accreditation history, legal compliance and dispute resolution, after which data is deleted or anonymised where practicable.
11. Your Rights
Under the NDPA, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing, withdraw consent where processing is consent-based, and lodge a complaint with the NDPC. Contact us using the details below to exercise these rights.
12. International Transfers
If personal data is transferred outside Nigeria (for example through cloud or payment infrastructure), we will ensure an adequate level of protection consistent with the NDPA and NDPC guidance.
14. Changes to this Notice
We may update this Notice to reflect legal, operational or product changes. The effective date and version above will be revised when material changes are made.
15. Contact Us
For privacy questions or NDPA requests, contact the USSOA Alumni Portal administrators via the portal support channels published by Unity Secondary School, Ode Aye Alumni leadership.
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