Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Anwo Advisory — the trading name of Anwo Limited — collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, enquire about our services, or engage us as a client.
Please read this policy carefully. By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood how we handle your personal data.
Who We Are
Anwo Advisory is the trading name of Anwo Limited, a company registered in Nigeria under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). We are a professional financial consultancy firm providing services to startups and small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Anwo Limited is the data controller — meaning we are responsible for deciding how and why your personal data is processed.
Registered Name: Anwo Limited
Trading As: Anwo Advisory
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Email: hello@anwoadvisory.com
Website: www.anwoadvisory.com
Information We Collect
We collect personal information in the following ways:
Information you provide to us directly
When you contact us, submit an enquiry form, book a discovery call, or engage our services, you may provide us with:
- Your name and contact details (email address, phone number)
- Your company name, role, and business details
- Information about your business and the services you are enquiring about
- Financial and business information relevant to the services you request
- Communications you send to us by email, phone, or through our website
- Any other information you choose to share with us during an engagement
Information we collect automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Your IP address and general location information
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring website or source
- Device type and operating system
Information from third parties
We may receive information about you from third parties, such as referrals from existing clients or professional partners, or from publicly available sources in the course of conducting due diligence or providing our services.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiries and provide information about our services
- To deliver our services to you as a client, including financial consultancy, modelling, advisory, and training
- To communicate with you about your engagement, including sending proposals, reports, and updates
- To manage our business relationship with you, including invoicing, contracts, and correspondence
- To improve our website and services by understanding how visitors use our site
- To send you relevant information about our services, insights, or updates where you have consented to receive such communications
- To comply with our legal obligations, including regulatory and professional requirements applicable to our practice
- To protect our legitimate business interests, including maintaining records and managing risk
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described above without first notifying you and, where required, obtaining your consent.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under applicable data protection law, including Nigeria's Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR):
- Contract: Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
- Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to enquiries, improving our services, and maintaining business records — where those interests are not overridden by your rights
- Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject
- Consent: Where we rely on your consent (for example, for marketing communications), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time
Sharing Your Information
We treat your personal information with strict confidentiality. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
Service providers
We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business, such as cloud storage providers, email platforms, and accounting software. These providers are required to handle your data securely and only for the purposes for which it was shared.
Professional advisors
We may share information with our own professional advisors — such as legal counsel or accountants — where necessary and subject to professional confidentiality obligations.
Legal requirements
We may disclose your information where required by law, court order, or regulatory authority, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights or the safety of others.
Business transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your personal data may be transferred to the relevant third party. We will notify you of any such transfer and the privacy choices available to you.
We will never share client financial information, business information, or engagement details with any third party without your explicit consent, except where required by law or professional regulation.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Specifically:
- Enquiry and contact data where no engagement follows: up to 12 months
- Client engagement records (contracts, correspondence, deliverables): 7 years following the end of the engagement, in accordance with Nigerian commercial and tax record-keeping requirements
- Financial records relating to invoicing and payment: 7 years in line with FIRS requirements
- Marketing consent records: until you withdraw consent or for as long as we maintain a marketing relationship with you
When personal data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymise it in accordance with our data retention procedures.
Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. These measures include:
- Use of secure, encrypted communication channels for sensitive information
- Access controls limiting who within our team can access personal data
- Secure cloud storage with reputable providers
- Regular review of our data handling practices
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately at hello@anwoadvisory.com.
Your Rights
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and applicable data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data
- Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we limit how we use your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format
- Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as our legal basis
- Right to withdraw consent: Where we process your data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@anwoadvisory.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how our site is used. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website, so we can improve it. We use only privacy-respecting analytics tools.
- Preference cookies: Allow the website to remember your preferences and settings.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including the websites of partners, platforms, or resources we reference. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Children's Privacy
Our services are directed exclusively at businesses and business professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take prompt steps to delete it. If you believe we may have collected information from a minor, please contact us at hello@anwoadvisory.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice on our website.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Anwo Advisory (trading name of Anwo Limited)
Email: hello@anwoadvisory.com
Website: www.anwoadvisory.com
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
We are committed to working with you to resolve any concerns about your privacy in a fair and timely manner.
Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Anwo Advisory — the trading name of Anwo Limited — collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, enquire about our services, or engage us as a client.
Please read this policy carefully. By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood how we handle your personal data.
Who We Are
Anwo Advisory is the trading name of Anwo Limited, a company registered in Nigeria under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). We are a professional financial consultancy firm providing services to startups and small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Anwo Limited is the data controller — meaning we are responsible for deciding how and why your personal data is processed.
Registered Name: Anwo Limited
Trading As: Anwo Advisory
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Email: hello@anwoadvisory.com
Website: www.anwoadvisory.com
Information We Collect
We collect personal information in the following ways:
Information you provide to us directly
When you contact us, submit an enquiry form, book a discovery call, or engage our services, you may provide us with:
- Your name and contact details (email address, phone number)
- Your company name, role, and business details
- Information about your business and the services you are enquiring about
- Financial and business information relevant to the services you request
- Communications you send to us by email, phone, or through our website
- Any other information you choose to share with us during an engagement
Information we collect automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Your IP address and general location information
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring website or source
- Device type and operating system
Information from third parties
We may receive information about you from third parties, such as referrals from existing clients or professional partners, or from publicly available sources in the course of conducting due diligence or providing our services.
How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiries and provide information about our services
- To deliver our services to you as a client, including financial consultancy, modelling, advisory, and training
- To communicate with you about your engagement, including sending proposals, reports, and updates
- To manage our business relationship with you, including invoicing, contracts, and correspondence
- To improve our website and services by understanding how visitors use our site
- To send you relevant information about our services, insights, or updates where you have consented to receive such communications
- To comply with our legal obligations, including regulatory and professional requirements applicable to our practice
- To protect our legitimate business interests, including maintaining records and managing risk
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described above without first notifying you and, where required, obtaining your consent.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under applicable data protection law, including Nigeria's Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR):
- Contract: Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
- Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as responding to enquiries, improving our services, and maintaining business records — where those interests are not overridden by your rights
- Legal obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject
- Consent: Where we rely on your consent (for example, for marketing communications), you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time
Sharing Your Information
We treat your personal information with strict confidentiality. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
Service providers
We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business, such as cloud storage providers, email platforms, and accounting software. These providers are required to handle your data securely and only for the purposes for which it was shared.
Professional advisors
We may share information with our own professional advisors — such as legal counsel or accountants — where necessary and subject to professional confidentiality obligations.
Legal requirements
We may disclose your information where required by law, court order, or regulatory authority, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our legal rights or the safety of others.
Business transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our business, your personal data may be transferred to the relevant third party. We will notify you of any such transfer and the privacy choices available to you.
We will never share client financial information, business information, or engagement details with any third party without your explicit consent, except where required by law or professional regulation.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting requirements.
Specifically:
- Enquiry and contact data where no engagement follows: up to 12 months
- Client engagement records (contracts, correspondence, deliverables): 7 years following the end of the engagement, in accordance with Nigerian commercial and tax record-keeping requirements
- Financial records relating to invoicing and payment: 7 years in line with FIRS requirements
- Marketing consent records: until you withdraw consent or for as long as we maintain a marketing relationship with you
When personal data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymise it in accordance with our data retention procedures.
Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. These measures include:
- Use of secure, encrypted communication channels for sensitive information
- Access controls limiting who within our team can access personal data
- Secure cloud storage with reputable providers
- Regular review of our data handling practices
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately at hello@anwoadvisory.com.
Your Rights
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and applicable data protection law, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data
- Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we limit how we use your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format
- Right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as our legal basis
- Right to withdraw consent: Where we process your data based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@anwoadvisory.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how our site is used. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website, so we can improve it. We use only privacy-respecting analytics tools.
- Preference cookies: Allow the website to remember your preferences and settings.
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including the websites of partners, platforms, or resources we reference. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Children's Privacy
Our services are directed exclusively at businesses and business professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take prompt steps to delete it. If you believe we may have collected information from a minor, please contact us at hello@anwoadvisory.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice on our website.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of our website or services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Anwo Advisory (trading name of Anwo Limited)
Email: hello@anwoadvisory.com
Website: www.anwoadvisory.com
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
We are committed to working with you to resolve any concerns about your privacy in a fair and timely manner.