Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your information
Last Updated: March 15, 2025
Your Privacy Matters
At EVSpot, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we handle your information. This policy outlines our practices in accordance with the Data Protection Act of Kenya (2019) and other applicable laws.
Introduction
EVSpot ("we", "our", or "us") operates the evspot.co.ke website and the EVSpot mobile application (collectively, the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We process your information in accordance with the Data Protection Act of Kenya (2019), which establishes principles and standards for the protection of personal data of individuals.
By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected:
Personal Information
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, City, County
- Cookies and Usage Data
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used. This may include:
- Your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address)
- Browser type and version
- The pages of our Service that you visit
- The time and date of your visit
- The time spent on those pages
- Unique device identifiers
- Other diagnostic data
Location Data
We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so. We use this data to provide features of our Service and to improve and customize our Service.
You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time through your device settings.
Use of Data:
EVSpot uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer
Compliance with Kenyan Law
EVSpot processes personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act of Kenya (2019) and other applicable laws. We adhere to the following principles:
Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency
We process personal data lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Purpose Limitation
We collect personal data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.
Data Minimization
The personal data we collect is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed.
Accuracy
We take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
Storage Limitation
We keep personal data in a form that permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed.
Integrity and Confidentiality
We process personal data in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
Accountability
We are responsible for and can demonstrate compliance with the principles outlined above.
In particular, we emphasize our compliance with the following aspects of Kenyan law:
- Registration with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner as required by the Data Protection Act
- Obtaining proper consent before collecting personal data
- Providing mechanisms for data subjects to exercise their rights, including access, correction, and deletion of their personal data
- Implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data
- Conducting data protection impact assessments where necessary
- Reporting data breaches to the relevant authorities and affected individuals as required by law
- Ensuring proper practices when transferring data outside of Kenya
Your Data Protection Rights
Under the Data Protection Act of Kenya (2019), you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access
You have the right to request copies of your personal data from us.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
Right to Erasure
You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
You also have the right to complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, the Kenyan supervisory authority for data protection issues.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 15, 2025.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.