Who we are
MISITU MILELE (address Hurligham Plaza,Suite C-3, Nairobi, Kenya) is dedicated to restoring degraded forests, creating new green spaces, and securing a sustainable future for generations to come. We are on a bold mission — to establish one million acres of forest and green spaces. This is our contribution to Kenya’s national goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032, a target aimed at combating climate change, safeguarding biodiversity, and improving the lives of millions.
If you use the information offered by Misitu Milele or make use of Misitu Milele’s other services, then we may process data pertaining to you. Misitu Milele attaches great importance to the protection of the personal privacy of its partners, donors and interested parties. We take the greatest possible care in handling and protecting personal data. Misitu Milele complies with all stipulations contained in current privacy legislation.
Processing personal data
This privacy statement outlines the various ways in which we obtain personal data and sets out which data we collect and for what purposes these personal data are used.
The Misitu Milele.com website makes use of cookies. For more information, read our cookie statement below.
Cookies
Misitu Milele uses cookies on its website. By clicking on ‘ok’ you will be giving permission for the use of cookies. A cookie is a simple, small file that is sent via the webpages of Misitumilele.com and is stored by your internet browser on the hard drive of the computer or telephone you are using. The next time you visit, the information stored in this file is sent back to our server or that of the third party concerned.
We use cookies to optimise our website, to analyse statistics and for marketing purposes. Using these cookies, we can, for example, put advertisements on Facebook. Visitors who have previously shown an interest in our products can get to see advertisements from Misitumilele on Facebook. Third parties, too, can place cookies during your visit to Misitumilele and track your internet activity.
Data retention periods of cookies
Most cookies have an expiry date. That means that after a certain period of time they automatically expire and no longer register details of your website visits. You can also opt to remove the cookies manually before they have expired. It may be that our website does not function optimally if you choose not to accept the cookies.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Misitu Milele is not liable for any location or information obtained from such images ,photos or videos.
Third party websites and Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
On the Misitu Milele website, you will find links to other websites. Misitumilele is not responsible and accepts no liability for the way in which third party websites treat your personal data. Please read the privacy statement of the website in question.
Social media
Misitumilele maintains a presence on various social media channels, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Following us on social media may give us access to some of your profile details. Misitumilele also follows social media channels and in this way can gain access to data on your social media.
Questions via online contact form or telephone
You can contact Misitu Milele with questions about its forestry projects or other queries via the online contact form on our website or by phone. If you contact us by telephone or by post, we will register your name and possibly additional information such as your email address or contact address. You give us permission to do this when you contact us.
If you make use of the online form, we will ask you to fill out the following details: name, email address, telephone number. By pressing ‘send’ you will be giving us permission to use your data to deal with your query. Your data will only be used to answer your questions.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your rights
You have the right to request us to grant you access to your personal data and/or to amend, expand, remove or hide such information. Requests to see and/or correct the data we have about you on file can be made by phoning us on by mailing us on [email protected]. Should you be younger than 18 years old, such requests must be made by a parent or legal guardian. Our response will then be sent to the parent or legal guardian.
At all times objections can be made against the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes and/or the receipt or further receipt of marketing information or certain marketing information. You can do this by submitting a request thereto in writing to Misitumilele at the following address:
Misitu Milele
Hurligham Plaza, Suite C-3
P.O Box 62073-00200
Nairobi,Kenya.
You may also direct your request by email to [email protected]. You will then receive no (or no further) marketing information from us. Please be aware that we will seek to process your request as quickly as possible but that we cannot always rule out that the requested amendment crosses with a marketing letter that has already been sent. We will however make every effort to prevent this from happening.
Third party access
Misitu Milele may use the services of external providers to process your data, in line with this privacy statement. These third parties are acting as processors for Misitu Milele and we will ensure that they offer sufficient guarantees with regard to the technical and organisational safety measures. Third parties acting as processors for Misitu Milele have signed a processing agreement with Misitu Milele which stipulates, inter alia, that they will process personal data exclusively for Misitu Milele.
In all other cases, Misitu Milele will only supply information to third parties with your express prior permission, in cases where we are required to do so by law or regulations, or in cases where we are constrained to do so as the result of court proceedings and/or we consider it imperative in the protection of our own interests.
Data retention period
Personal data may not be stored for longer than is necessary. The period of data retention is determined by the objective for which Misitu Milele has collected the information and any legal requirements to store data.
Periodic amendments
Misitu Milele retains the right to amend this privacy statement from time to time. The ‘Privacy Statement’ hyperlink on Misitumilele website menu allows you to consult the latest version at all times.
Contact
For questions and comments regarding this privacy statement please contact us via email on [email protected]