How we use your details

Who we are

Uwiano Africa is registering in Kenya as a company limited by guarantee. We decide how the personal data described here is used, which makes us its data controller.

What we collect

Screening registrations: the name, age group, phone number, county and area of the person who needs glasses, what they find hard to see, and whether they wear glasses now. Information about eyesight is health data, so we treat it as sensitive.

Donations: your name, email and the amount you give. Payments are processed by our payment providers. We don't receive or store your card number or M-Pesa PIN.

Partner, volunteer, contact and drive-hosting forms: the details you type in.

Newsletter: your email address.

Why we use it

To arrange eye tests and, where available, offer glasses, answer your messages, process donations and send receipts, organise drives, and send the newsletter you registered for.

If you agree, we also use sign-up details in summary form that doesn't identify anyone, to help map where eye care is needed for the Vision Access Index.

We rely on your consent for screening registrations and the newsletter, and you can withdraw it at any time.

Children

Only a parent or guardian can sign up a child under 18. School screenings happen with the school's agreement, parents' consent and approval from the relevant authorities.

Who we share it with

The clinicians who run your eye test, and the services that deliver and store our email: Resend sends form messages to our inbox, which is hosted by Zoho Mail. We never sell personal data.

Both services may process data outside Kenya.

How long we keep it

We keep your details only for as long as we need them for the reason you gave them to us, and then delete them.

Your rights

You can ask to see the data we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or object to how we use it. Write to info@uwiano.africa or use the contact form and choose "My personal data".

If you're unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.