Privacy Policy
How Agrodemy collects, uses, and protects your information.
We use personal information to help learners access courses, training, certificates, matching support, newsletters, forms, and partner opportunities. This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, and the choices you have.
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Who we are
Agrodemy Technologies
Agrodemy Technologies builds agribusiness learning, physical training, digital products, matching, and workforce development services for agriculture in Africa.
Agrodemy.net
Our online agribusiness learning and physical training marketplace, including free courses, career-based courses, certificates, training offers, and matching services.
Programs & Forms
We run applications for QA, SMEs, watch parties, training partners, partnerships, feedback, new training requests, and other community programs.
Communication
We communicate through email, WhatsApp, Google Forms, newsletters, social media, LMS notices, and support channels.
Information we collect
What personal information may be collected?
The information we collect depends on how you use Agrodemy. We do not ask for more information than we reasonably need to deliver the service.
Information you give us directly
- Name, email address, phone number and WhatsApp number.
- Location, country, state, city or preferred training area.
- Age range, background, education, work or agribusiness experience where relevant.
- Course interests, training interests, business type or learning goals.
- Application responses for QA, SME, watch party, partnership, training partner or ADT waitlist.
- Payment proof, transaction details, order information or billing details where required.
- Messages, feedback, support requests, reviews and testimonials you submit.
Information collected automatically
- Device type, browser type, pages visited and approximate activity on the website.
- IP address, referral source, campaign link or ad source where available.
- Cookies or analytics identifiers used to improve website performance and marketing.
- LMS activity such as course enrolment, progress, quiz completion and certificate eligibility.
- Newsletter engagement such as email opens, clicks, unsubscribes and preferences.
How we use data
Why we use your information
We use your information to provide services, improve learner experience, communicate clearly, and maintain platform quality.
| Purpose | Examples |
|---|---|
| Provide access | Register you on courses, open LMS access, issue certificates, process course progress and resolve dashboard issues. |
| Coordinate physical training | Share necessary information with training partners, confirm dates, manage attendance, feedback and certification. |
| Deliver matching services | Understand your request, search for suitable agribusinesses, prepare contacts or social media information and communicate updates. |
| Process applications | Review QA, SME, watch party, training partner, ADT waitlist, partnership and volunteer submissions. |
| Send updates | Send course updates, opportunities, newsletters, AGROMONEY ebook delivery, events, training opportunities, grants and scholarships. |
| Improve services | Analyze feedback, course completion, learner satisfaction, website performance and program impact. |
| Maintain trust and safety | Prevent fraud, confirm payments, protect users, handle disputes, comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies. |
By product
How data is used across Agrodemy services
Different Agrodemy products require different types of information.
Online Courses
We may use your name, email, course enrolment, quiz results, progress and certificate details to manage your learning account and certificate record.
Physical Training
We may use your name, contact, training interest and location to connect you with training offers and coordinate with approved training partners.
Agribusiness Match
We may use your business goals, preferred sector, location and availability to search for a suitable agribusiness owner or facility.
Forms & Applications
We use application information to assess suitability, contact applicants, onboard participants and keep program records.
Newsletter
We use your name and email to send Agrodemy updates, opportunities, and the AGROMONEY ebook. You may unsubscribe anytime.
Community
When you join our WhatsApp community or channel, your activity is also subject to WhatsApp’s own privacy rules.
Payments
Payment and transaction information
When you pay for a course, matching service, physical training offer, subscription, digital product or service, we may collect information required to confirm the transaction.
What we may collect
Payment name, email, phone number, amount paid, proof of payment, order ID, transaction reference and service purchased.
Card or bank details
Where a third-party payment processor is used, your card or bank details are handled by that provider. Agrodemy does not need to store full card details.
Why we keep records
We keep transaction records for access confirmation, refunds, support, reporting, accounting, dispute resolution and legal compliance.
Security
How we protect and retain information
We take reasonable steps to protect the information we collect, but no online system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
Access control
We limit access to personal information to team members, contractors, partners or service providers who need it for legitimate Agrodemy work.
Reasonable safeguards
We use reasonable technical, administrative and organizational safeguards to reduce unauthorized access, misuse or loss.
Retention
We keep data only as long as needed for learning access, certificates, program records, legal compliance, finance records, service improvement or dispute resolution.
Deletion and correction
You may contact us to request correction or deletion of certain data, subject to legal, accounting, certificate, safety or service record requirements.
Your rights
Your privacy choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights over your personal information.
Access
You can ask what information Agrodemy holds about you where reasonable and applicable.
Correction
You can request correction if your name, email, phone number, certificate details or application information is inaccurate.
Unsubscribe
You can unsubscribe from newsletters or marketing messages. Service-related messages may still be sent where needed.
Deletion
You may request deletion of certain information, except where we need to keep it for legal, accounting, certificate, safety or dispute reasons.
Withdraw consent
Where consent is the basis for processing, you may withdraw that consent, although this may affect your ability to use some services.
Complain or ask questions
If you have privacy concerns, contact us first so we can review and respond.
Children and minors
Young users and guardian consent
Agrodemy may run youth and student-facing programs, but users who are minors should participate with appropriate consent and supervision from a parent, guardian, school, or responsible organization.
International users
Data may be processed across borders
Agrodemy operates primarily from Nigeria and serves learners and partners across Africa and beyond. Some tools we use may store or process data in other countries.
Third-party platforms
Google, Zoho, Meta, WhatsApp, payment tools, hosting providers and other platforms may process data according to their own privacy policies and server locations.
Legal compliance
We aim to handle personal information responsibly and comply with applicable data protection requirements, including relevant Nigerian data protection principles where applicable.
Common privacy questions
Simple answers
Here are answers to questions people often ask about their information.
Contact
Privacy questions or data requests
For privacy questions, corrections, deletion requests, unsubscribe issues, or data concerns, contact Agrodemy through the appropriate email.