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Privacy Policy

The Private Universities Founders Association, Ghana (“PUFA Ghana”, “we”, “us”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect through this website, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Who we are

PUFA Ghana is an association of private university founders and proprietors. Our Secretariat is at No. 23 Akoto Bamfo Street, off Agbogba Road, North Legon, Accra, Ghana (GhanaPost GPS: GE-281-8212). You can reach us at executive_secretary@pufaghana.org.

Information we collect

We collect only the information you choose to give us:

  • Contact and membership enquiries: your name, email address, subject and message when you use our contact form.
  • Newsletter: your email address when you subscribe to updates.
  • Technical data: like most websites, our hosting and website software may record standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type and pages visited, and may set cookies needed to run the site.

How we use your information

  • To respond to your enquiries and membership applications.
  • To send you the newsletter, event announcements and policy updates you asked for.
  • To keep the website secure and working properly.

We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing your information

We share information only where needed to run the website and our services, for example with our website hosting provider, or where the law requires it. Messages sent through the contact form are read by the Secretariat and, where relevant, by PUFA officers handling your enquiry.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for it to work. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although parts of the site may then not work as intended.

Keeping your information safe

We take reasonable steps to protect the information you send us. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your rights

Under Ghana’s Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), you may ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it, and you may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time. To make a request, email executive_secretary@pufaghana.org.

Links to other websites

Our website may link to other websites, such as government bodies and member institutions. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date below shows when it was last changed.

Last updated: 11 November 2026