Privacy policy

Who we are

This website belongs to Old Airport Ridge School (OARS), formerly Alhassan Gbanzaba Memorial School, in Sagnarigu, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. We decide how the personal information collected through this website is used.

The school is registered with the Data Protection Commission of Ghana under registration number [number, school to confirm].

Questions about this policy go to [name or role of the school’s data protection contact] at oldairportridgesch@gmail.com or 023 475 4195.

What we collect

We only collect what you choose to send us through the website:

• Contact and admissions enquiries: your name, phone number, email address, the class you are asking about and your message.
• Job applications: your name, contact details, CV and anything you write in your application.
• Alumni sign-ups: your name, the year you left, contact details, what you do now and how you would like to help.
• Website statistics: [School to confirm whether the live site uses analytics or cookies, and which]

How we use it

• To answer your enquiry and arrange visits.
• To consider your job application and contact you about it.
• To keep alumni informed about news, events and ways to help.

We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.

Information about children

The website does not ask children to send us information. When parents enquire about a place, they may tell us their child’s name, age or class, and we use it only to answer the enquiry. Information collected during admission is handled by the school office, not through this website.

Who can see it

Only staff who need the information to answer you or process an application can see it. Our website host stores the site on our behalf, and form messages are delivered by email. We do not share your information with anyone else unless the law requires it.

How long we keep it

• Enquiries: [period, school to confirm]
• Job applications that do not lead to a job: [period, school to confirm]
• Alumni details: until you ask us to remove them.

How we protect it

The website uses a secure (HTTPS) connection. Access to form messages and applications is limited to named staff. [School to confirm any other measures]

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) you can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, and ask us to stop using it. Write to us using the details above and we will reply.

If you are not happy with our answer, you can contact the Data Protection Commission.

Changes to this policy

We will update this page if the way we use personal information changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.