Privacy Policy

Last updated: 29 September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how the Africa Battery Initiative Ltd (“ABI”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit abi-eu.org or contact us. Because ABI operates an office in Berlin, Germany, we handle personal data in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as the data-protection laws of the United Republic of Tanzania.

1. Who is responsible for your data

The controller of personal data collected through this website is the Africa Battery Initiative Ltd, registered in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania (Registration Nr: Z0000148098). Contact details are provided at the end of this policy.

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact and enquiry forms – your name, email address, phone number, organisation and the content of your message (for example sponsorship or partnership enquiries).
• Email and phone – any information you choose to share when you write to or call us.

Information collected automatically

• Usage and device data – pages visited, time spent, referring website, browser type, device and approximate location (derived from IP address), collected through Google Analytics.
• Security logs – IP addresses and request details recorded by our website security software to protect the site against misuse.
• Cookies – see section 5.

3. How we use your information

• To respond to your enquiries and requests, including sponsorship, partnership and event questions;
• To operate, secure and improve the website;
• To understand how visitors use the site, in aggregate, so we can improve our content;
• To comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Legal bases for processing

• Consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) – for analytics and other non-essential cookies, where required;
• Steps prior to a contract / contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) – when you ask us about sponsorship, partnership or participation;
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) – to answer general enquiries and keep the website secure;
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) – where the law requires us to keep certain records.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

• Essential cookies – needed for the website and its security features to work.
• Language preference – if you choose a language from the language menu, a cookie (googtrans) remembers your choice and the page is translated by Google Translate.
• Analytics cookies – Google Analytics (GA4) cookies that help us measure visits in aggregate.
• Spam protection – Google reCAPTCHA on our forms, which may set cookies and analyse interaction to tell humans from bots.

When you first visit, a banner asks whether you accept analytics cookies; Google Analytics stays switched off unless you choose “Accept all”. You can change your choice at any time:

Cookie settings

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.

6. Third-party services

We use trusted service providers who may process limited personal data on our behalf: Google (Analytics, reCAPTCHA, Translate) and our website hosting provider. These providers are bound by their own privacy and security obligations. Some of them may process data outside your country, including outside the European Economic Area; where this happens, appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses are relied upon.

7. How long we keep your data

• Enquiry and form messages: for as long as needed to handle your request and any follow-up, and generally no longer than 3 years;
• Analytics data: according to Google Analytics retention settings (aggregated reports kept longer);
• Security logs: for a limited period needed to protect the site.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you;
• ask us to correct or delete it;
• restrict or object to its processing;
• receive it in a portable format;
• withdraw your consent at any time (this does not affect processing before withdrawal);
• lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority – for example the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, or the data-protection authority of Tanzania.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@abi-eu.org.

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), security monitoring and restricted access. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.

10. Children

This website is intended for professionals and organisations and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Links to other websites

Our site links to external websites, such as partner organisations and conference organisers. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and encourage you to read their policies.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it was last revised.