MERCYLAND INC PRIVACY POLICY

The information in this privacy policy informs you about the use of your
information when you visit our website nimc.mercylandinc.com.
In the course of using our services Mercyland Inc and
its official partner or partners may need to act as a data processors to
the Nigerian Government in the form of the National Identity Management
Commission (NIMC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, (the data
controller]
Personal information we collected for the provision of our services will
most likely include your gender, date of birth, name, email addresses,
correspondence address and telephone number at a minimum.
We or our partners may also need to collect additional information that
you supply on our website such as your company’s name and address, your
position in the company, and the company’s telephone number.
Please note that the information that may be collected from you is for the
purposes of processing your application.
For the purpose of NIN registration services in Greece, Ireland, Canada,
the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa, our
partner is governed by GDPR.
By providing us with your information on our website and through our
partners’ centers, you will be considered to have read and accepted this
privacy policy. You also consent to our partner using your information
and passing on your personal data for the provision of the services you
seek to receive.
This Privacy and Data Protection Policy should be read in conjunction
with any applicable Terms & Conditions for the provision of the service.
Information on our website may need to be amended from time to time and
is therefore subject to change.
Consent
When you submit your personal data (excluding credit card information);
you actively consent to us treating it (excluding credit card
information) as outlined above. All data collected from subscribers are
electronically transmitted immediately to the NIMC database for
processing and storage. Subscribers’ resident in the European Union are
governed by the GDPR law.
Be aware that web servers can automatically collect information about a
click/visit to a website; this includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
which they can automatically log. Your IP address is the unique numbers
assigned to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to any device used to
access the Internet.
Even though, alone an IP address does not identify an individual, in
certain circumstances, it could be used to identify an individual using
the site. As such, we treat and consider an IP address as personal

information. In particular, this is done when your IP address is combined
with other data automatically collected when visitor requests a web page
such as the page or pages visited, date and time of the visit.
We do not collect personal information about you when you visit our site
unless you gave the information to us.
When you submit personally identifiable information through our website,
you are giving your permission to us to use the information for the
stated purpose in order to provide our services.
If you choose to provide us with your personal information on our
website, for example, by completing a web form or sending us an email, we
may use that information to provide our service, or communicate
information that you are seeking. We may also use it to correspond with
you. The information that we may receive from you can change depending on
what you do when visiting our site.
We or our partners may automatically collect and store the name of the
domain from which you access the Internet (.com, .edu, etc.); the date
and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website
(such as a search engine or referring page) from which you reached our
site. We may use the information we collect to count the number of
visitors to the different pages on our site and to help us make our site
more useful to applicants & visitors like you.
Purpose of Collection
The main purpose of us or our partner collecting, storing or sharing the
information is:
Appointment booking and processing for the enrolment of individuals to
receive a National Identification Number in accordance with the laws of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and under the mandate of the National
Identity Management Committee, (NIMC).
To take steps to avoid and deter mischievous intent, illegal use and
hacking through any means and to address potential security issues.
To customize, measure, and improve our services and website content and
layout.
However, third parties may unlawfully obtain or/and access transmissions
or private communications. In such instances, Mercyland Inc. shall not be liable.
To develop, monitor, and improve our services and website and user
experience.
Application Processing
All the information may be stored and shared with the National Identity
Management Committee (NIMC) as well as law enforcement agencies required
under the applicable laws. This includes all information provided by the
Applicant, and identifiable by the passport number, portal, server, I.P
address etc., which is traceable in relation to this website or in
relation thereto, such as IP address, E-mail address, contact detail
information and other information like transactional information of

Applicant’s usage, IP address, log-on information, and standard web log
information etc.
Due to the nature of the service, Applicants will be asked to provide
personal information including name, address, date of birth, telephone
number, email ID and passports information or, any other identity document
information used to support their application. This non-exhaustive list
is subject to change.
We or our partners may need to take additional steps to check and verify
the validity of the information provided.
However, we are not responsible for the accuracy of the information
provided by the Applicant/User.
It is the duty of the Applicant/User to ensure that the information
provided is accurate and true.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Applicant’s personal information may need to be disclosed if required by
law or to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceedings, other
legal process, or to defend against legal claims, criminal
investigations, judicial matters, national security or prevention,
investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal activities.
Processing of personal data in connection with queries
In connection with a query, the contact details that you submit to us will be
treated only for correspondence with regard to your query.
Processing of personal data in connection with NIN Application
For an application for NIN, Mercyland Inc. will collect and
process your personal data (does not include credit card information) in
accordance with the requirements specified by NIMC. Insofar as in the
the framework of the NIN application, Mercyland Inc. will
collect, save or use personal data (does not include credit card
information) itself, this is only done insofar as is necessary for the
processing of the application and for the rendering of our other services
and the performance of the contract. Accordingly, data is only passed on
to third parties insofar as Mercyland Inc. service
partners (e.g., courier services) or NIMC requires the data (does not
include credit card information) to process the application. In such
cases, however, the scope of the data (does not include credit card
information) transmitted is limited to the necessary minimum. Otherwise,
passing your personal data (does not include credit card information) on
to third parties, selling it to third parties or transmitting it to third
parties in another way is excluded unless Mercyland Inc.
is obliged by law or by a court decision to pass the data (does not
include credit card information) on, or if passing on the data (does not
include credit card information) is necessary for the pursuit of claims
and criminal-law prosecution in the event of attacks on Mercyland Inc. IT infrastructure.

Mercyland Inc. will not collect personal information
about individuals through any unlawful means or by means that are in the
circumstances unfair or intrude to an unreasonable extent upon the
personal affairs of the individual concerned Mercyland Inc. may adopt methods other than the one used in the ordinary course of registration to confirm the validity of information provided to it by individuals.
Please be aware that Mercyland Inc. can leave no guarantees and that
Mercyland Inc. takes no legal responsibility for the NIMC
processing of your personal data (does not include credit card
information).
Data Protection
Mercyland Inc. treats data as an asset that must be
protected and uses tools like encryption, passwords, physical security,
firewalls, and other security features and measures to protect Mercyland Inc. website and Applicant’s personal information against unauthorized
disclosure, access, misuse, abuse, hacking etc. However, sometimes third
parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private
communications and other users may abuse or misuse a user’s/user personal
information that they may collect from the website for which Mercyland Inc. shall not be liable. Therefore, although Mercyland Inc. Limited works very hard to protect Applicant’s privacy, it cannot guarantee that personal information or private communications will always
remain private and secure.
Right to Opt Out
Mercyland Inc. respects Applicant’s privacy and gives Applicant an option not to provide information or data that needs to be submitted. Applicant can withdraw his\her consent that was given to Mercyland Inc.  earlier. However, the same needs to be
communicated to Mercyland Inc. in writing.
Once the Applicant has withdrawn his\her consent Mercyland Inc. will no longer provide the Applicant with Applicant Support Services.
Authenticity
Mercyland Inc. shall not be held responsible for the authenticity or accuracy of the information provided by the Applicant/User. It shall be the duty of the Applicant/User to ensure that the information provided to Mercyland Inc. is accurate and true.
Third-Party Websites and Applications
Via our website, you may be redirected via links or buttons to social
networking and third-party websites. We use social media to engage with
customers and potential customers. For example, we may redirect you to

the NIMC or our partner’s website for the purposes of the application
process or to review additional information.
When you follow a link to another site, you are no longer on our site and
are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
We may also use web analytics web to better understand and measure
traffic on our website. However, we do not use third party websites to
solicit and collect personal information.
We do not collect or store any personal information collected by any
third-party website,
We do not and will not sell or transfer personal information unless
required for law enforcement purposes or by statute.
CCTV
Our Partner uses closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in its Data
Capture Enrolment Centers. This is to meet and comply with NIMC
requirements.
Our Commitment to Data Security and Privacy Protection
In line with the above, Data security and scrupulous attention to
matters of privacy is of paramount importance to the activities of Mercyland Inc. The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) issued the
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation 2019 in January. It applies to all
transactions intended for the processing of personal data to any natural
person residing in Nigeria or residing outside Nigeria who are citizens
of the country.
In compliance with the provisions of this regulation, our organization
has developed robust security measures necessary to minimize security
risks. The measures we have in place include:
Setting up firewalls to protect our systems from hackers
Transmitting personal data safely and securely through a customized
private network provided by NIMC our Licensor and with access only to
specific authorized Individuals.
Connecting directly to the data encryption technologies provided by
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), our Licensor.
Attending thematic training program on organizational policies and
procedural guidelines for the acquisition, handling and electronically
transferring personal data to the backend of NIMC, our Licensor.
Protecting our emailing and payment gateways and continuous capacity
building on data security and privacy policy for our staff.
Your data and biometrics will be safely and securely acquired and
electronically transmitted to NIMC barring; unforeseeable hazards and
breaches, including identity theft, cyber-attack, viral attack,
dissemination, manipulation, damage by fire, rain or exposure to any inclement weather conditions that could not be reasonably or practically
mitigated.
Clients who present their original documents for the acquisition of NIN
are mandatorily required to retrieve them from the registration official
without fail immediately the registration process is satisfactorily
completed.
If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us via the
an email address listed under the contact section on our homepage