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Pauline V. Muswere respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently and securely.

Last updated: [Insert confirmed date]
01

Who We Are

This website is operated by Pauline V. Muswere.

The legal entity responsible for processing personal information should be identified once the relevant corporate structure has been confirmed.

Where this Privacy Policy refers to "we", "us" or "our", it means Pauline V. Muswere and the relevant entity responsible for the website and associated activities.

Privacy contact details: [Privacy Email Address]

Business address, where required: [Business Address, if required]

02

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us when you use the website, contact us, submit an enquiry, subscribe to communications, download resources or otherwise interact with our services.

Information You Provide

  • Name
  • Organisation
  • Job title or position
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Nature of your enquiry
  • Details of a proposed engagement
  • Event information
  • Relevant dates or deadlines
  • Budget information
  • How you heard about Pauline V. Muswere
  • Correspondence and communications
  • Newsletter subscription information
  • Resource and download requests
Please do not submit sensitive information

Please do not submit confidential commercial, clinical, safeguarding, personal-care or other highly sensitive information through general website forms.

03

Automatically Collected Information

Depending on the website configuration, technology used and your consent choices, we may automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the website.

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Approximate location
  • Pages visited
  • Referring website or source
  • Date and time of visits
  • Interactions with the website
  • Website performance information

Not all of this information is necessarily collected during every visit.

04

How We Use Your Information

Personal information may be used for the following purposes:

  • Responding to enquiries and requests.
  • Managing speaking opportunities.
  • Responding to advisory enquiries.
  • Managing Founder Intelligence enquiries.
  • Responding to media enquiries.
  • Supporting academic and research enquiries.
  • Considering strategic partnerships.
  • Managing writing and publishing enquiries.
  • Responding to ecosystem enquiries.
  • Providing requested resources.
  • Sending newsletters where permitted.
  • Maintaining appropriate records.
  • Improving the website and user experience.
  • Monitoring website performance.
  • Protecting the website from spam, fraud and abuse.
  • Meeting legal and regulatory obligations.
  • Protecting our legitimate rights and interests.
05

Lawful Bases for Processing

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information on one or more of the following lawful bases:

  • Consent — where you have given permission.
  • Legitimate interests — where processing is necessary for legitimate interests and your rights do not override those interests.
  • Contract — where processing is necessary to enter into or perform an agreement.
  • Legal obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with a legal requirement.

The specific lawful basis will depend on the circumstances in which your information is collected and used.

06

Contact Forms

Website contact forms may route enquiries according to the nature of the enquiry.

  • Speaking
  • Advisory
  • Founder Intelligence
  • Media
  • Academic / Research
  • Strategic Partnership
  • Writing / Publishing
  • Ecosystem
  • General enquiry

Submitting an enquiry through this website does not create an agreement, booking, engagement or other contractual commitment.

07

Newsletter

The Muswere Briefing

The Muswere Briefing may provide commentary and insights relating to founders, systems, leadership, care and institutional performance.

Marketing communications will only be sent where there is an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the relevant communication.

08

Cookies & Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential functionality, security, preferences, analytics and performance.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies and tracking technologies will not be activated before the appropriate consent has been provided.

Depending on the website configuration, you may be able to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies through the website's cookie controls.

Please refer to the separate Cookie Policy for further information about cookies and your available choices.

09

Analytics

Website analytics may be used to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its performance and user experience.

Depending on the tools configured on the website, analytics may process information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Approximate geographical information
  • Device and browser information
  • Referral information
  • Website interactions

Analytics technologies will be activated in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

10

Third-Party Services

Third-party services may be used to support aspects of the website and associated activities.

Depending on the website configuration, these services may include:

  • Website hosting
  • Email services
  • Newsletter services
  • Analytics
  • Spam protection
  • Contact forms
  • Scheduling
  • Video and audio services
  • CRM systems
  • Event registration
  • Document delivery
  • Website security

The actual providers used should be maintained internally and reflected in the relevant privacy information where necessary.

11

Embedded Content

Pages on this website may include embedded content such as videos, audio, documents or other third-party content.

Embedded content may collect information or place cookies in accordance with the privacy practices of the relevant third-party provider.

Where required, non-essential embedded content will be configured according to applicable consent requirements.

12

Sensitive Information

This website is not a secure channel for sensitive information.

Please do not submit confidential commercial information, clinical information, health information, safeguarding information, personal-care information, service-user information, passwords, security credentials, payment-card information, unresolved legal matters or confidential negotiation information through general website forms.

If you need to discuss sensitive information, please contact us first so that an appropriate communication method can be considered.

13

Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell personal information.

Personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:

  • Authorised members of the relevant team.
  • Professional advisers.
  • Technology and service providers.
  • Website and IT providers.
  • Email and newsletter providers.
  • CRM providers.
  • Legal or regulatory authorities where required.
  • Parties you have specifically requested or authorised us to engage with.
14

International Transfers

Personal information may be transferred to or processed in countries outside the United Kingdom.

Where applicable, appropriate safeguards may include adequacy decisions, contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

15

Data Retention

Personal information will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.

Retention periods may depend on:

  • The nature of the enquiry.
  • Whether a professional relationship exists.
  • Legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Accounting and recordkeeping requirements.
  • Dispute resolution requirements.
  • Security requirements.
  • Whether consent has been withdrawn.

Appropriate internal records should be maintained for applicable retention periods.

16

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

  • Access controls
  • Secure hosting
  • HTTPS
  • Administrative controls
  • Backups
  • Spam protection
  • Restricted access to information

No system connected to the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore use appropriate caution when submitting information online.

17

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have rights including:

  • The right to request access to personal information.
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
  • The right to request deletion.
  • The right to request restriction of processing.
  • The right to object to certain processing.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

Privacy requests can be made using the privacy contact details provided below.

18

Marketing Communications

Where lawful, we may send communications about relevant work, commentary, resources or updates where you have provided the appropriate permission or another lawful basis applies.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the relevant message.

19

Children's Privacy

This website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action can be taken.

21

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal requirements or privacy practices.

Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

22

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact Pauline V. Muswere.

Privacy Enquiries

For privacy-related questions, requests or concerns, please use the website's Contact page or the confirmed privacy contact details provided for this policy.

Website: paulinevmuswere.com

23

Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact us first so that we can review and respond to your concern.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may also have the right to complain to the relevant data protection or privacy supervisory authority.

For organisations and individuals subject to UK data protection requirements, this may include the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

This Privacy Policy should be read together with the website's Cookie Policy and any other privacy information provided at the point where personal information is collected.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: [Insert Date]

Pauline V. Muswere respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently and securely.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored and shared when you visit paulinevmuswere.com, submit an enquiry, subscribe to communications, download resources, or otherwise interact with this website.

This policy should be read alongside our Cookie Policy and any specific privacy information provided at the point where your information is collected.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Pauline V. Muswere.

Where applicable, the relevant legal entity responsible for processing personal information will be identified here once the corporate structure has been formally confirmed.

Contact:
[Privacy Email Address]
[Business Address, if required]

For the purposes of applicable data-protection law, the relevant organisation will act as the data controller for personal information processed through this website, except where another organisation is expressly identified as the controller.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information including:

Information you provide directly

This may include:

  • your name;
  • organisation;
  • job title or position;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • nature of your enquiry;
  • details about your proposed engagement;
  • event information;
  • relevant dates or deadlines;
  • budget information where applicable;
  • information about how you heard about Pauline;
  • information included in your correspondence;
  • newsletter subscription information;
  • information provided when requesting resources or materials.

Please do not submit confidential, commercially sensitive, clinical, safeguarding or personal care information through general website forms.

Information collected automatically

When you use the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, depending on the website’s configuration and your consent choices.

This may include:

  • IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • approximate location;
  • pages visited;
  • referring website;
  • date and time of visits;
  • website interaction information;
  • technical information relating to website performance.

Not all information is necessarily collected in every visit.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information to:

  • respond to enquiries;
  • assess and route speaking requests;
  • respond to advisory enquiries;
  • manage Founder Intelligence enquiries;
  • respond to media requests;
  • respond to academic and research enquiries;
  • consider strategic partnership opportunities;
  • respond to writing and publishing enquiries;
  • manage ecosystem enquiries;
  • provide requested information or resources;
  • administer newsletter subscriptions;
  • maintain appropriate business records;
  • improve the website and user experience;
  • understand website performance;
  • maintain website security;
  • prevent spam, abuse and fraudulent activity;
  • comply with legal and regulatory obligations;
  • protect our rights and legitimate interests.

We will not use your information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected without appropriate justification or, where required, your consent.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Where applicable, we rely on one or more lawful bases under applicable data-protection law.

These may include:

Consent

Where you have actively consented to a particular use of your information, such as receiving certain marketing communications.

You may withdraw consent at any time.

Legitimate interests

We may process information where it is reasonably necessary for legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

This may include responding to professional enquiries, maintaining business relationships, protecting website security and improving our services.

Contract

Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform a contract.

Legal obligation

Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation.

The specific lawful basis will depend on the circumstances in which your information is collected and used.

5. Enquiries and Contact Forms

When you submit an enquiry through this website, the information you provide may be routed according to the nature of your enquiry.

For example, enquiries may be categorised as:

  • Speaking;
  • Advisory;
  • Founder Intelligence;
  • Media;
  • Academic / Research;
  • Strategic Partnership;
  • Writing / Publishing;
  • Ecosystem;
  • General.

This allows enquiries to be directed to the appropriate person or team.

Submitting an enquiry does not create an agreement, booking or commitment to provide services.

6. Newsletter

If you subscribe to The Muswere Briefing, we will use the information you provide to send the requested communications.

The newsletter is intended to provide considered commentary relating to founders, systems, leadership, care and institutional performance.

Marketing communications will only be sent where we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so.

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe facility included in the communication or by contacting us.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used for purposes including:

  • essential website functionality;
  • security;
  • remembering preferences;
  • analytics;
  • measuring website performance;
  • understanding how visitors use the website.

Non-essential cookies and tracking technologies will not be activated before the applicable consent requirements have been satisfied.

You will be provided with appropriate options to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies where required.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

8. Analytics

We may use analytics technology to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its performance.

Where analytics technology requires consent, it will only be activated in accordance with the applicable consent requirements.

Analytics information may include information such as:

  • pages viewed;
  • approximate geographic information;
  • device and browser information;
  • referral sources;
  • interaction with website content.

Analytics information will not be used to make decisions about individuals where such use would require additional legal safeguards unless those safeguards are in place.

9. Third-Party Services

The website may use third-party services to provide specific functionality.

These may include providers supporting:

  • website hosting;
  • email delivery;
  • newsletter distribution;
  • analytics;
  • spam protection;
  • forms;
  • scheduling;
  • video or audio hosting;
  • CRM systems;
  • event registration;
  • document delivery;
  • website security.

Where third-party providers process personal information on our behalf, we will seek to ensure that appropriate contractual and technical safeguards are in place.

The actual providers used by the website should be recorded internally and reflected in this policy where necessary.

10. Embedded Content

Pages on this website may contain embedded content such as videos, audio, social-media content or other third-party resources.

Embedded content may operate in a similar way to visiting the third-party website directly.

Those third parties may collect information about your interaction with their content in accordance with their own privacy policies and cookie practices.

Where applicable, non-essential embedded content will be configured in accordance with our consent requirements.

11. Information We Ask You Not to Submit

Please do not use general website forms to submit:

  • confidential commercial information;
  • clinical information;
  • health information;
  • safeguarding information;
  • personal care information;
  • information about service users;
  • passwords or security credentials;
  • payment-card information;
  • information relating to unresolved legal matters;
  • confidential negotiations.

The website is not intended to provide a secure channel for transmitting sensitive operational or personal information.

If you need to share sensitive information for a legitimate professional purpose, please contact us first so that an appropriate communication method can be considered.

12. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information.

Personal information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:

  • authorised members of Pauline V. Muswere’s team;
  • professional advisers;
  • technology and service providers;
  • website and IT providers;
  • email or newsletter providers;
  • CRM providers;
  • legal or regulatory authorities where required;
  • other parties where you have specifically requested or authorised the disclosure.

We only seek to share information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

13. International Transfers

Some technology and service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be considered and implemented where required by applicable data-protection law.

These safeguards may include adequacy arrangements, contractual protections or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.

14. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.

Retention periods may depend on:

  • the nature of the enquiry;
  • whether a professional relationship is established;
  • legal or regulatory requirements;
  • accounting or record-keeping requirements;
  • dispute resolution;
  • security requirements;
  • whether consent has been withdrawn.

Our internal records should contain appropriate retention periods for the different categories of information processed.

15. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • unauthorised access;
  • accidental loss;
  • destruction;
  • alteration;
  • disclosure;
  • misuse.

Security measures may include appropriate access controls, secure hosting, HTTPS, administrator controls, backups, spam protection and restricted access to website and enquiry systems.

No internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have rights including:

  • the right to access your personal information;
  • the right to request correction of inaccurate information;
  • the right to request deletion of information;
  • the right to restrict processing;
  • the right to object to certain processing;
  • the right to data portability;
  • the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise a relevant right, please contact:

[Privacy Email Address]

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

17. Marketing Communications

Where you have subscribed to receive marketing or newsletter communications, you can unsubscribe at any time.

We will not treat withdrawal of marketing consent as a reason to refuse other legitimate services or responses.

Marketing preferences can be updated using the relevant unsubscribe or preference-management options provided in our communications.

18. Children’s Privacy

This website is not specifically directed towards children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through general website forms for purposes unrelated to the operation of the website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us.

19. Links to Other Websites

This website may contain links to external websites, organisations and services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites.

You should review the privacy notice of any external website before providing personal information.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, technology, services, legal obligations or data-processing activities change.

The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant Last updated date.

Where changes are significant, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

21. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is handled, or your data-protection rights, please contact:

Pauline V. Muswere
Email: [Privacy Email Address]
Website: paulinevmuswere.com
Address: [Business Address, if required]

22. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.

You may also have the right to complain to the relevant data-protection supervisory authority.

For organisations operating in the UK, this may include the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).