PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 17-September-2026
Welcome to JIL Africa
We are a digital news and information platform focused on providing news, analysis, commentary and informative content covering social, political, economic, technological, business, entrepreneurship, investment, lifestyle, trade, globalization, poverty, environmental, health and other matters of public interest.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of visitors to our website.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect information when you visit or interact with our website, https://jilafrica.com/ (the “Website”).
By using our Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect information from you in different ways depending on how you interact with our Website.
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
– Contact us through our Website;
– Send us an email;
– Submit feedback, questions or comments;
– Submit news tips or story suggestions;
– Subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list, where available;
– Participate in surveys, promotions or other activities; or
– Communicate with us through social media or other channels.
Depending on the interaction, this information may include your name, email address, telephone number and any other information you choose to provide.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our Website, hosting provider, analytics services, advertising services or other technologies.
This may include:
– Internet Protocol (IP) address;
– Browser type and version;
– Device type;
– Operating system;
– Referring website or URL;
– Pages visited;
– Date and time of visits;
– Approximate geographic location;
– Website interaction information;
– Device identifiers; and
– Other technical information made available by your browser or device.
This information may be used to operate, secure, maintain and improve our Website and understand how visitors interact with our content.
2. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use information collected through our Website to:
– Operate and maintain our Website;
– Provide news, information and editorial content;
– Respond to enquiries, questions and feedback;
– Communicate with users where requested;
– Improve our articles, services and Website experience;
– Understand Website traffic and audience behaviour;
– Analyse Website performance;
– Maintain Website security;
– Detect and prevent fraud, abuse or technical problems;
– Deliver and measure advertising;
– Communicate with users where requested;
– Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; and
– Protect our rights, property, Website and users.
We seek to use personal information only for legitimate purposes and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
3. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
– Enable Website functionality;
– Remember user preferences;
– Improve Website performance;
– Understand Website traffic;
– Analyse visitor behaviour;
– Measure advertising performance; and
– Support advertising services.
Cookies may be placed by us or by third-party services operating on our Website.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
4. GOOGLE ADSENSE AND ADVERTISING
We may participate in the Google AdSense advertising programme.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on a user’s previous visits to our Website or other websites.
Google and its advertising partners may use advertising cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and similar technologies to deliver, measure and personalize advertising where permitted.
Where applicable, advertisements displayed on our Website may be selected based on information relating to a user’s browsing activity.
Users may manage their advertising preferences through Google’s advertising settings and other available advertising preference tools.
5. GOOGLE ANALYTICS AND MEASUREMENT
Where implemented, we may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our Website.
Analytics services may collect information including:
– Pages viewed;
– Time spent on pages;
– Traffic sources;
– Device and browser information;
– Approximate location;
– Website interactions; and
– Other usage information.
This information helps us understand our audience and improve our Website and content.
6. GOOGLE ADS AND CONVERSION TRACKING
We may use Google Ads and related conversion-tracking technologies.
These technologies may help us measure interactions with advertisements and understand whether visitors take certain actions after interacting with an advertisement.
Such technologies may use cookies or similar identifiers for measurement, attribution and advertising purposes.
7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Our Website may contain links, advertisements, embedded content, analytics tools and other services provided by third parties.
These third parties may collect or process information according to their own privacy policies.
We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services and encourage visitors to review the applicable privacy policies of those services.
8. USER COMMENTS AND SUBMISSIONS
Where we enable comments, submissions, feedback forms, news tips or other user-generated content, information submitted by users may be processed for purposes of operating, reviewing and moderating those features.
Users should avoid submitting sensitive personal information unless it is specifically requested and necessary.
We reserve the right to moderate, edit, remove or decline user-submitted material in accordance with our editorial standards and applicable law.
9. SHARING OF INFORMATION
We do not sell personal information simply for the purpose of selling it.
We may share information where reasonably necessary with:
– Website hosting providers;
– Technical and security service providers;
– Analytics providers;
– Advertising partners;
– Professional advisers;
– Service providers assisting us in operating the Website;
– Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required; or
– Other parties where disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, users or Website.
Third-party advertising and analytics providers may independently process information according to their own policies.
10. DATA SECURITY
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. DATA RETENTION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements or protect our legitimate interests.
The period for which information is retained may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.
12. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right:
– To be informed about how your personal information is used;
– To request access to personal information we hold about you;
– To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
– To object to certain forms of processing;
– To request deletion or erasure where legally applicable;
– To request restriction of processing where applicable; and
– To exercise other rights available under applicable data protection laws.
If you wish to exercise a privacy right or ask a question about information we hold about you, please contact us using the details below.
13. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Website is not primarily directed toward children.
We do not knowingly request personal information from children for purposes that are not permitted by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
14. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROCESSING
Some third-party services used by our Website may process information outside Kenya.
Where personal information is transferred or processed outside Kenya, we seek to use appropriate safeguards and comply with applicable data protection requirements.
15. EXTERNAL LINKS
Our articles may contain links to external websites, research publications, government websites, organizations, social media platforms and other resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.
Visitors should review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.
16. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, services, technology, legal requirements or privacy practices.
When changes are made, the updated policy will be published on this page together with a revised “Last Updated” date.
17. CONTACT US
If you have questions, concerns or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle personal information, please contact us:
JIL Africa
Website: https://jilafrica.com/
Email: info@jilafrica.com
Location: Kenya
