Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Associação Matimba ("Matimba," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit matimbahealth.org (the "Site"). Matimba is a non-profit organization registered in Mozambique, based at Avenida do Zimbabwe 1140, Maputo, Mozambique.

If you have questions about this policy, contact us at admin@matimbahealth.org.

1. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through this website. It does not apply to information collected directly from community members and patients by Matimba's health advocates and paralegals in the course of our program work in Mozambique — that information is governed by our internal program data protection protocols, not by this website Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. If you sign up to receive updates from Matimba, we collect your name and email address.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:

<li><strong>Log and usage data:</strong> timestamps, pages viewed, and general browsing activity on the Site</li><li><strong>Device data:</strong> your browser type, operating system, and IP address</li><li><strong>Approximate location:</strong> general location, such as country or city, derived from your IP address (we do not collect precise, GPS-based location).</li>

We do not collect sensitive personal information (such as health, racial or ethnic origin, or religious information) through this Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• - Send you the updates you signed up to receive
• - Maintain, secure, and improve the Site
• - Understand general traffic patterns and how visitors use the Site
• - Comply with applicable law

We do not use your information for targeted advertising, and we do not build profiles of individual visitors.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

We may share your information with:

• Service providers. We use a third-party email service provider to send updates to subscribers. That provider processes your name and email address only to deliver our communications.
• Legal requirements. We may disclose information if required to do so by law, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Matimba, our users, or others.
• Organizational changes. We may share or transfer your information if Matimba merges with another organization, restructures, transfers a program to a partner organization, or ceases operations — in each case, only to the extent necessary to continue serving the communities we work with.

5. Cookies and Analytics

We use privacy-respecting analytics tools to understand how visitors use the Site. These tools do not sell your data, build advertising profiles, or track you across other websites. We do not currently respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals or Global Privacy Control signals, as our Site does not engage in the kind of data sale or sharing these signals are designed to address.

6. How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep your name and email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our updates, plus a short period afterward to honor your unsubscribe request. Automatically collected technical data is retained only as long as necessary for security and site-performance purposes.

7. How We Keep Your Information Safe

We use industry-standard safeguards to protect your information, including secure (HTTPS) connections across the Site, restricted access to backend systems, and a reputable third-party provider for email communications. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your information appropriately given the limited data we collect.

8. Children's Privacy

This Site is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at admin@matimbahealth.org and we will delete it.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and to withdraw consent or unsubscribe at any time. This includes rights available under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for visitors in the EU and UK, and under applicable privacy laws for residents of U.S. states including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at admin@matimbahealth.org. We aim to respond within 30 days. We will only use the information in your request to verify your identity and respond appropriately.

If you are in the UK or EU and are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

10. One Privacy Standard, Everywhere

Matimba is registered as a non-profit organization in Mozambique. While Mozambique's data protection framework is still developing, we apply the practices described in this Policy — including the rights and safeguards above — to all visitors to this website, regardless of location.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

Associação Matimba
Avenida do Zimbabwe 1140
Maputo, Mozambique
admin@matimbahealth.org

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