Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

1. Who We Are

The Concerned Nigerians & Migrants Forum (CNMF), registered under number 91181570689, with its office at Via Caduti di Nassirya 9, 65124 Pescara, Italy, is the data controller for the personal data collected through this website.

Contact email: concernnigeriansforum@gmail.com

2. What Data We Collect

We collect and process the following personal data:

Membership applications: Name, email, phone number, address, nationality, country, employment details, marital status, arrest history (if disclosed), and referral information.
Member accounts: Login credentials (email and encrypted password), profile photo, membership ID, role, subscription status, and payment history.
Donations: Email address (optional), donation amount, and currency. Payment card details are processed directly by Stripe and are never stored on our servers.
Newsletter subscriptions: Email address.
Contact form submissions: Name, email, subject, and message content.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your data for the following purposes:

Processing and managing membership applications and accounts
Processing donations and membership fee payments via Stripe
Communicating about events, membership renewals, and organisational news
Generating aggregated, anonymised membership reports for internal governance
Responding to your enquiries submitted via the contact form

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Italian Privacy Code (D.Lgs. 196/2003), we process your data based on:

Consent: You give explicit consent when submitting the membership form or subscribing to our newsletter.
Contractual necessity: Processing is necessary to manage your membership and provide services.
Legitimate interest: Internal reporting and organisational management.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only share data with:

Stripe: Our payment processor, to handle donations and membership payments securely. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.
Email services: To send transactional emails (application confirmations, payment links, renewal reminders).
Law enforcement: Only where required by applicable law.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your membership is active. After membership termination, we may retain certain records for up to 5 years for legal and accounting compliance purposes. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
Restriction: Request restriction of processing under certain conditions.
Portability: Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
Withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent at any time without affecting prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at concernnigeriansforum@gmail.com.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encrypted password storage, secure HTTPS connections, and restricted access to member databases. Payment data is handled exclusively by Stripe's PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure.

9. Cookies

This website uses essential cookies required for site functionality (session management, member login). We use the Google Translate widget which may set its own cookies. We do not use advertising or analytics tracking cookies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the updated date at the top.

11. Complaints

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) at www.garanteprivacy.it.