Effective Date: February 7, 2026
Project ReachOut (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit our website https://proee.org
Who we are
Project ReachOut is a nonprofit organization based in Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, working to reduce out-of-school and dropout rates by promoting inclusive, quality education for children and young people from underserved communities.
Website: https://proee.org
Contact Email: support@proee.org
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Fill out contact, volunteer, partnership, or donation forms
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Leave comments on our website
- Communicate with us directly
This information may include your name, email address, phone number, organization name, and any other details you choose to share.
We may also automatically collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, to help us understand how our website is used and to improve performance and security.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the site.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve user experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Login cookies store your session and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen preference cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie will be stored indicating the post ID. This cookie expires after one day.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings if you prefer.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, particularly if you have an account and are logged in to that service.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Respond to inquiries and communications
- Process donations and volunteer or partnership requests
- Improve website performance and user experience
- Communicate updates about our work and impact (where consent is given)
- Maintain security and prevent fraud or abuse
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share data only with trusted service providers that help us operate the website (such as spam detection, payment processors, or email services), and only to the extent necessary to perform those services.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in user profiles.
- Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
- Website administrators can access and manage this information as needed.
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.
Your Data Protection Rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
- Request an exported copy of your personal data
These requests do not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Requests can be made by contacting us using the details below.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data may be processed outside your country depending on the services used, but we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate data protection measures are in place.
Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
Suggested text: Visitor commentsIf you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
Email: support@proee.org
Website: https://proee.org may be checked through an automated spam detection service.