umuigbo.org is a digital archive dedicated to the preservation of Igbo heritage — names, villages, legends, language, stories, and the cultural record of the Ndi Igbo diaspora. The site is operated by a registered organisation incorporated in England and Wales.
This Privacy Policy applies to all pages and services on umuigbo.org and governs how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information. By using this site, you agree to the terms set out here. If you have questions about this policy, contact us at admin@umuigbo.org.
We collect information in three ways — directly from you when you submit a form, automatically when you visit the site, and from third-party services we use to operate the archive.
Information you provide directly — when you use any of our contribution forms, you may submit:
Information collected automatically — when you visit umuigbo.org, standard web server logs and analytics tools may collect:
We use the information you provide for the following purposes only:
We do not sell, trade, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes. Your data is used solely to build, improve, and maintain the UMUIGBO cultural archive. This is non-negotiable and reflects the founding values of this project.
UMUIGBO is a living archive built on community contribution. When you submit a name, a story, a village, a legend, an organisation, or any other content, you are contributing to a permanent cultural record. We take this responsibility seriously.
Publishing preferences are strictly honoured. On every submission form you are asked how your content may be used:
Your email address, where provided, is used only for editorial communication and is never published in the archive. Contact details submitted for business or organisation listings are used only for verification and are not published without explicit consent.
We use the following third-party services to operate umuigbo.org. Each processes data according to its own privacy policy, which we link to below:
umuigbo.org is a free public archive. To sustain its operation and growth, we may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Advertising revenue funds the ongoing development of the archive — more pages, more volumes, more preservation.
Google AdSense uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve advertisements that are relevant to your interests, based on your prior visits to this or other websites. This is known as interest-based advertising.
umuigbo.org uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience on the site. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some site features, including theme preference retention.
Standard server log files record IP addresses, browser types, referring pages, and timestamps. These logs are used for security, error diagnosis, and site optimisation. They are not used to personally identify visitors and are not shared with third parties.
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding personal information we hold about you:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at admin@umuigbo.org. We will respond within 30 days.
umuigbo.org is a cultural archive intended for general audiences including children of the Igbo diaspora. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to this site without appropriate consent, contact us at admin@umuigbo.org and we will remove it promptly.
Parents and guardians who wish to submit heritage information on behalf of their children — name stories, family records, village connections — are welcome to do so through our contribution forms, using their own contact details.
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or the services we use. When we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of umuigbo.org after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
We will never change this policy in a way that reduces your privacy protections without clear notice. The founding commitment of this archive — that your heritage data is yours, and will never be sold or commercially exploited — is permanent.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the data we hold, contact us directly: