Terms and Conditions of Membership
By signing up for (or continuing with your) membership of the Africa Mind Mine Inc. (AMMI) Initiative you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. We expect our members to abide by the Code of Conduct for Membership, which is as follows: Members of AMMI are expected to behave professionally in their interactions with other members of the AMMI, including people of many different backgrounds.
Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive or belittling comments related to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, or religion. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. When someone is asked to stop any behaviour that makes others uncomfortable, they are expected to comply immediately. Incidences of any members making other member(s) feel unsafe or unwelcome can be reported to the AMMI Executives (africmindmine@gmail.com).
AMMI reserves the right to terminate any member’s membership if they are unable meet the expectations in the Code of Conduct. Other actions that may be taken include exclusion from a specific event, removal from the mentoring scheme, blocking the individual on social media platforms, reporting the incident to the person’s employer and / or the relevant authorities.
We expect members to inform us if they move to a new employer and their membership will be reviewed at this time. They should do this by emailing the AMMI Executives (africmindmine@gmail.com). Your membership will continue for the duration of AMMI, unless you contact us to indicate that you wish to terminate your membership. At any time, you may request that we remove your details.
When using the website we respect your privacy and the use and protection of your non-public personal information. Any personal information either about yourself or your work which is submitted through the website (including the membership application form) is governed by our Privacy Policy. When attending AMMI events, we will expect you to abide by the AMMI Events Code of Conduct. If you have any questions regarding these terms of membership then please contact us on africamindmine@gmail.com.
Privacy Policy
Protecting the privacy of its members and others is a high priority for AMMI. You are always free to browse our website without identifying yourself. This privacy policy sets out general guidelines directing AMMI’s use of user and member information and discloses the information gathering and privacy practices for our website.Who we share your data with
Membership Information
Our privacy commitment includes ensuring the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of members’ personal information and allows members to access and correct personal information. A list of AMMI members and contact information is maintained by AMMI’s Executive team for the purposes of managing the AMMI’s affairs and for communication with members regarding AMMI issues, events, publications, etc. Third parties wishing to distribute information to AMMI members must apply to AMMI’s Executives. Information that is deemed to be of interest to members may be distributed by the AMMI at the discretion Executive Team. Lists of member names and contact details are not made available to third parties We will obtain consent where required, and only handle personal information in a manner that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. We will occasionally conduct a meta-analysis of the information provided in member profiles to understand the composition and interests of the membership as a whole, in order to serve you better. A summary may be shared with the advisory board to assess if changes to services are required.
How long we retain your data
For users that register on our website, 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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
Our website is protected by SSL Certificate Encryption (Transport Layer Security). All data traveling between users and the website is encrypted.
What data breach procedures we have in place
If a breach is found the website is disabled immediately and measures are taken to determine the extent of the breach. Users with data housed on the site will be contacted and informed of the actions they should take to protect their privacy.
