PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: March 2026

1. Who We Are

LAINS (Leadership and Innovation Network for Sustainability) is a Zimbabwe-based initiative committed to community development, volunteerism, and leadership transformation.

Website: www.lains.co.zw
Email: lainszimbabwe@yahoo.com

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

a) Personal Information

When you:

• Register as a volunteer

• Subscribe to our newsletter

• Contact us through forms

• Donate or partner with us
  
  

We may collect:

• Full name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Organization name

• Location
  
  

b) Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, we may collect:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Pages visited

• Time spent on pages

This is collected through cookies and analytics tools.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Respond to inquiries

• Register and manage volunteers

• Improve our website

• Send updates and newsletters

• Process donations (if applicable)

• Meet legal and regulatory obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

4. Cookies and Advertising

We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze traffic. Additionally, we use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by using your browser settings to disable cookies.

5. Data Protection & Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your information from:

• Unauthorized access

• Loss

• Misuse

• Disclosure

However, no online system is 100% secure.

6. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services such as:

• Email marketing providers

• Payment processors

• Website analytics tools

These third parties have their own privacy policies.

7. Your Rights

You may:

• Request access to your personal data

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of your data

• Withdraw consent at any time

Contact us at: lainszimbabwe@yahoo.com

8. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed at children under 13 without parental consent.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page.