Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 19, 2026
The Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using the PACTPAN Community website at community.pactpan.org.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
1. Information We Collect
When you create an account or use the PACTPAN Community, we may collect information such as:
- Username
- Email address
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Level of education
- Country of residence
- PACTPAN leadership status
- Areas of interest or PACTPAN groups you join
- Information you voluntarily provide through your profile, posts, comments, groups, events, or other community activities
The registration page allows members to control the visibility of certain profile information, including whether it is visible to everyone, members, friends, or only themselves. (PACTPAN Community)
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Create and manage your community account
- Provide access to community features, groups, events, and activities
- Help members connect and communicate with one another
- Organise PACTPAN activities and programmes
- Communicate important information about the community
- Maintain the security and proper functioning of the website
- Improve the PACTPAN Community and its services
3. Information Visible to Other Members
The PACTPAN Community is a social and professional community platform. Some information in your profile may be visible to other members or, depending on your privacy settings, to the public.
You should therefore avoid posting sensitive personal information that you do not wish others to see.
4. Community Content
Content you voluntarily post, including comments, discussions, profile information, photographs, and other contributions, may be visible to other community members according to the relevant privacy settings and functionality of the website.
Please exercise care when sharing personal information about yourself or other people.
5. Cookies and Technical Information
The website may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain user sessions, remember preferences, provide essential functionality, improve security, and understand how the website is used.
Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and access times may also be processed as part of operating and securing the website.
6. Third-Party Services
The PACTPAN Community may contain links to or integrations with external websites and services, including other PACTPAN websites and platforms. The community currently provides links to services such as the main PACTPAN website, VoiceAfrique News, PACTPAN Congress, and PACTPAN Academy. (PACTPAN Community)
Those websites may have their own privacy policies. PACTPAN is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
7. Data Security
PACTPAN takes reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no website or online transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the community, maintain member accounts, meet legitimate organisational requirements, and comply with applicable legal obligations.
9. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to:
- Request access to personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your account or personal information where appropriate
- Change certain profile privacy settings
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To make a privacy-related request, please contact PACTPAN through the contact information provided on the main PACTPAN website.
10. Children’s Privacy
The PACTPAN Community is intended for members who are able to create and maintain an account in accordance with the applicable age requirements. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
PACTPAN may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the community, technology, or applicable requirements. Any updated version will be posted on this page with a revised Last Updated date.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:
Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN)
Website: PACTPAN Main Website
Community: PACTPAN Community
Note: This is a practical website privacy policy based on the information currently visible on the PACTPAN Community registration and website. (PACTPAN Community) For legal compliance, the final policy should be reviewed against the specific hosting, analytics, email, cookie, payment, and other third-party services actually installed on the site.
