Privacy Policy — Numarah Consulting

Numarah Consulting ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website numarah.consulting and use our services.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website, including when you fill out our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, schedule a strategy session through Calendly, or correspond with us via email. This information may include your name, email address, phone number, organization name, job title, and any details you include in your message.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other standard web analytics data. We use this information to understand how visitors use our site and to improve your experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your inquiries and provide the services you request
To schedule and conduct strategy sessions and consultations
To send you our newsletter and updates on international development funding strategies (only if you have opted in)
To improve our website, services, and overall user experience
To analyze website usage and trends for internal business purposes
To comply with applicable legal obligations

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party services that help us operate our website and business, such as Calendly (scheduling), Formspree (form handling), and web analytics providers. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Third-Party Services

Our website integrates with the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

Calendly: Used for scheduling strategy sessions. When you book a meeting, Calendly collects information according to their privacy policy.
Formspree: Used to process contact form submissions. Formspree handles form data according to their privacy policy.
Google Fonts: Used to deliver typography on our website. Google may collect anonymized usage data.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

The right to access the personal information we hold about you
The right to request correction of inaccurate information
The right to request deletion of your personal information
The right to withdraw consent for newsletter communications at any time
The right to object to or restrict certain processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@numarah.consulting.

9. International Data Transfers

Numarah Consulting operates from Washington, DC and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Effective" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Numarah Consulting
Email: hello@numarah.consulting
Phone: +1 (469) 496-5606
Washington, DC • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania