Privacy Policy

Introduction

Buyscrap Nigeria needs to gather and use certain information about individuals. These can include customers, suppliers, business contacts, employees, and other people the organisation has a relationship with or may need to contact.

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR) and any amendments or replacements from this point onwards, Buyscrap Nigeria, Company No: 3428621 is Registered at 7 Abiodun street shogunle Lagos state.

This policy describes how this personal data must be handled and stored to meet the GDPR requirements.

This policy applies to the Group Head Office, all subsidiary companies and branches, and all Group employees.

This policy is applicable to all data that Buyscrap Nigeria or its subsidiaries hold relating to identifiable individuals. This can include:

Names of individuals
Postal addresses
Email addresses
Telephone numbers
Any other identifiable information relating to said individual
Buyscrap Nigeria reserves the right to amend this policy as and when necessary

How We Use Personal Information

Personal information collected by us will generally only be used or disclosed for the purpose it was collected. We may from time to time use personal information for another purpose where it would be reasonably expected by you or if allowed by law, including:

(a) to efficiently and effectively maintain your contact details
(b) to provide our Services to Customers, including to generate aggregate reports for Customers about Service usage;
(c) to respond to requests or inquiries from Customers, to communicate with Customers, and for similar customer-service-related purposes;
(d) to process Customer payments and to assess charges for our Services;
(e) to effectuate or enforce a transaction or agreement with a Customer;
(f) to tailor the information we send or display to Customers, including to market our Services;
(g) to analyse the efficiency of our Services or internal operations;
(h) to improve our Site, offerings or Services and to better understand how Customers access and use our Site and services on an aggregated and individualized basis;
(i) where disclosure or its use is required or authorised by law;
(j) to administer our Site and keep it safe and secure;
(k) in preparation and distribution of the statements for handling mail;
(l) in the process of procuring advice from legal and accounting firms, auditors, contractors, consultants and other advisors;
(m) any other purpose for which you have consented.

The information you give us is used to provide you with a service. The sharing of information will be limited to constituent boards or third-party partners who are integral to the service process. We may also use aggregate or non-personally identifying information about customers for analysis, research, or other purposes.

How We Store Personal Information

We may disclose any of the personal information we collect or receive through our site and services as follows:

• Our employees and Constituent Boards;
• to our contractors or third-party service providers who provide services or perform functions on our behalf;
• our professional advisors and agents;
• payment systems operators, such as merchants or third-party payment providers;
• in response to a subpoena or other legal process by a governmental entity or third party, or if otherwise required by law;
• to protect or enforce our rights or property;
• in the event of the sale or dissolution (bankruptcy) of assets, in whole or in part, of Buyscrap Nigeria or any of its affiliates; and
• to our affiliates and subsidiaries, for purposes consistent with this privacy policy.

In addition, we may share aggregate or non-personally identifying information with selected third parties for marketing, advertising, research, or other purposes.

We will not disclose, sell, share or trade your Personal Information to any third parties unless we first receive your consent.

Embedded content or external links from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Content created for and stored on our websites may sometimes link to external sites. Buyscrap Nigeria accepts no responsibility for the privacy policies of these sites.

Employment Applications

Employment applications and resumes collected by us are safely and securely stored and only used for the purposes for which it was collected.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), 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.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Any updated versions of this privacy policy will be posted on our site; you should check periodically to review our current Privacy Policy, which is effective as of the effective date listed above. Your continued use of any of our Site and Services constitutes your acceptance and understanding of the Privacy Policy as in effect at the time of your use. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the Personal Information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavour to provide you with notice in advance of such change by highlighting the change on the Site, or where practical, by emailing Customers.

This policy is current as of January 2024.

Complaints or Enquiries

If you have any questions or complaints regarding privacy, or if at any time you believe we may have wrongfully disclosed your personal information or breached our privacy policy, please contact us on +2347081263229 or lodge your complaint in writing to:

Buyscrap Nigeria
593 Agege Motor Road, Shogunle,
Lagos State

or by email at admin@buyscrap.com.ng.

**If you choose to communicate with us via email, please be aware that email is not a 100 percent secure medium for sending any personal or confidential information to us.**