Throughout this Privacy Policy, "Octosoft", "we", "us" or "our"
refers to Octosoft Technologies Limited. Further, for purposes of
this Privacy Policy, "Website" includes our Octosoft.ai, its
subdomains and any mobile applications owned by Octosoft.
This Policy describes how personal data and/or other information
about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to
this information.
- Introduction:
At Octosoft, we value the trust you have placed in us and
intend to continue to earn your trust each day. Protecting the
privacy of your personal information is a major priority
throughout all of our business practices and procedures. Our
commitment to protecting your privacy is reflected in this
Privacy Policy, which describes our policies in using,
gathering, communicating, and protecting information about
you. Our procedures and policies protecting and safeguarding
your personal information are maintained both while you are
insured under a policy we administer and for any time
thereafter.
- Information We Collect:
- Directly From You
Personal Information We Collect:
At Octosoft, we value the trust you have placed in us and
intend to continue to earn your trust each day. Protecting
the privacy of your personal information is a major
priority throughout all of our business practices and
procedures. Our commitment to protecting your privacy is
reflected in this Privacy Policy, which describes our
policies in using, gathering, communicating, and
protecting information about you. Our procedures and
policies protecting and safeguarding your personal
information are maintained both while you are insured
under a policy we administer and for any time thereafter.
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Contact Information (e.g., name, phone number, address,
and email address);
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Date of Birth; marital status and your dependents,
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Financial information (e.g., bank account, debit and
credit card account numbers, balances and information
related to payment for healthcare services), and (as
applicable) your academic enrollment status or
employment details;
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Government identification numbers (e.g., Driver's
License Number, National Voter's Card Number, National
Identification
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Benefits coverage information and health information
(e.g., health insurance status and information related
to healthcare services received from healthcare
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Geo-Location and other demographic information.
Sensitive personal information/information necessary to
conduct our business (e.g. health history, family health
history).
- From Website Usage
In connection with your use of our Website, we may collect
the following information:
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address;
- Your usage logs, device & browser data
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The e-mail addresses of users who communicate with us;
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Aggregate Information on what pages on our website
users' access or visit.
- Login Information;
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Information volunteered by the user, such as site
registration and email update requests.
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Information necessary to complete transactions with us.
- From Third Parties
We receive information from you and others regarding
premium payments and reimbursements. This information may
include, among other things, your ATM card numbers, bank
account numbers, and other material relating to payments
to/from you;
We retain personal information only so long as required by
our business practices or by applicable law.
- Notice:
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We do not disclose any non-public information about you
to anyone, except as authorized or as permitted or
required by law.
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We do not sell or otherwise disclose your personal
information to anyone for purposes unrelated to our
products and services.
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We use the personally identifiable information you
voluntarily provide to register you as a user of the
Website or to complete transactions with us at your
request.
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We will not use your information for any purpose that
you have not expressly authorized. Your information is
not sold, rented, or shared with other entities or
organizations for commercial purposes or in ways
different than what is disclosed in this Privacy Policy;
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From time to time, we may disclose information to
fulfill certain legal and regulatory requirements or if
we believe, in good faith, that such disclosures are
legally required or necessary to protect others' rights
or to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in
connection with an investigation of suspected or actual
illegal activity.
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We may also provide information to a court, government
agency, or other third parties when subpoenaed or as
otherwise required by law.
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Further, in the event Octosoft is subject to a merger or
acquisition, we may provide information to the new
owners of the business.
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Disclosure may also be required for company audits or to
investigate a complaint or security threat.
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In the event of a data breach involving your personal
information, we will notify you and the Nigeria Data
Protection Commission within 72 hours, in line with NDPA
Section 42.
- Confidentiality and Security of Personal Information
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We restrict access to information about you to those
employees and third parties who need to know that
information, in order to provide the benefits and services
pertinent to your service request. All personal information
exchanged with third parties (such as health care providers,
insurance companies, and entities administering claims) are
restricted by confidentiality agreements. Our employees are
trained and required to safeguard all such information. We
maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards
that comply with federal and state regulations to protect
information about you from disclosure. If at any time in the
future, it is necessary to disclose any of your personal
information in a manner that is inconsistent with this
Policy, we will give you advance notice of the proposed
change so that you will have the opportunity to consent or
refuse consent to such disclosure;
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We will apply the policies discussed above in the event we
propose to disclose your information to a third party. If we
propose to disclose your information to a third party that
is acting as our agent or on our behalf, we will ensure that
the third party has agreed to assure adequate protection of
your information.
- Choice/Opting Out:
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You may choose to restrict our use of your information. You
may exercise your choice to "opt out" of providing personal
information in many ways. When selecting to use certain
services or features of our Website, you can choose whether
to share personal information with respect to the particular
service or feature. If you receive communications from us
that you do not want to receive, you can opt-out from
receiving these communications, by requesting that we remove
your information from our database.
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You may also opt out entirely from providing personal
information to us by not creating an account on our Website,
or not completing transactions with us through the Website.
You may also choose at a later date to have your name
removed from our database. However, certain sections of our
Website do require registration in order to use these
sections and services. If you choose not to register or
provide certain information, these sections will not be
available for your use.
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We will not use your information for any purpose other than
for those purposes you have authorized. Further, we will not
use your information for a purpose that is incompatible with
the purpose for which it was originally authorized by you.
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If you choose to opt out entirely, kindly send an email to:
hello@octosoft.ai. You could also delete your Octodoc
account and this options is available on our Octodoc Mobile
Application.
- Security:
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Your user account containing your information is password
protected. Only those who log on with your password can
access your account. Our authorized personnel may also
access your user account. Any transactions requiring you to
enter personal identifying information are submitted via a
secure, encrypted page. We have taken appropriate security
measures to protect your personal information from loss,
misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and
destruction. However, please remember that you play a
valuable part in security as well. Your password (or
two-factor authentication) to access your account should
never be shared with anyone.
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After you have finished using the Website, you should log
off and exit your browser so no unauthorized persons can use
our Website with your name and account information.
Furthermore, if you provide any information to parties who
operate websites that are linked to or from our Website,
different rules may apply to their collection, use, or
disclosure of your personal information. We encourage you to
review the privacy policies of such other sites before
revealing any sensitive or personal information. Despite
precautions taken by you or by us, "perfect security" does
not exist on the Internet. We cannot ensure or warrant the
ultimate security of any information you transmit.
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We make every effort to ensure that the information on the
Website, as well as the information which you have provided
to us, is reliable for the use you intend, and that it is
accurate, complete and current. To assist us in ensuring
that your information is relevant on an ongoing basis for
its intended urposes, we encourage you to update your
information on the Website as frequently as may be
necessary.
- Accessing our Websites through Mobile Devices:
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If you access our websites on a mobile telephone or mobile
device, we may also collect the related unique device
identifier and mobile device IP address, as well as
information about that device's operating system, mobile
carrier, and location information.
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When you provide us your mobile device phone number as your
contact phone number, you consent to the use of your mobile
device phone number for the purposes identified in this
Privacy Policy. If you choose to receive notifications from
us on your mobile device (e.g., text notifications), you
also consent to the use of your mobile phone number for that
purpose.
- Cookies:
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to
a user's computer for purposes of storing information
regarding the user's preferences. Just as many major websites
use cookies as a standard practice to provide useful
information to a user, Octosoft uses cookies to deliver
website content specific to your identified interests and to
guide you through your session on the Website.
By themselves, cookies do not personally identify users,
although they do identify a user's computer. A user can opt
not to take advantage of the cookie benefits by setting his or
her browser to refuse cookies.
- Your Access to Your Personal Information:
You may request a copy of our records of personal information
relating to you and may ask us to correct the information
contained in those records. Note that we may not be able to
correct inaccuracies in the information provided to us by
others.
We will make reasonable efforts to verify and correct any
personal data inaccuracies. Where correction is not possible
(e.g., data sourced from third parties), we will inform you
and explain why.
To submit a request to review your information, write us at
the address below and include, as applicable, your name, your
Member ID, your Policy Number and Government identification
number, and identify the information you want to review. If
you want to request a change to inaccurate information or lay
a complaint, you may call us at +234 (0) 201 889 0800 or write
us at the address below:
To:
Octosoft Technologies Limited
Sum House, 350 Borno way
Alagomeji-Yaba
Lagos, Nigeria
You do not need to contact us or take any other action to
preserve the privacy of your personal information as a result
of this Policy.
- Effective Date and Future Changes:
This Privacy Policy is effective as of April 2021. We may
update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you
to periodically review the Website and posted Privacy Policy
periodically for any updates or changes. Your continued access
or use of our Website shall be deemed your acceptance of all
terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy.
- Governing Laws:
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The rights and obligations under this Privacy Policy are
governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
including but not limited to the Nigerian Data Protection
Regulations (NDPR) (2019) and Nigerian Data Protection
Act(NDPA)(2023).
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Data hosted outside the territory of Nigeria, All Personal
Information you provide to us is stored on our secure
servers as well as secure physical locations and cloud
infrastructure (where applicable). The data that we collect
from you may be transferred to and stored at a destination
outside Nigeria, the United Kingdom or the European Economic
Area ("EEA"). Whenever your information is transferred to
another location, we will take all necessary steps to ensure
that your data is handled securely and in accordance with
this Privacy Policy. Where data is transferred outside
Nigeria, such transfer will only occur with appropriate
safeguards in place, such as data processing agreements or
standard contractual clauses, in compliance with NDPA 2023
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You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained
within this Privacy Policy, which form a legally binding
agreement between us and you.
- Lawful Basis for Processing Your Personal Data:
We only collect and use your personal data when we have a
lawful reason to do so. These reasons may include:
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Your Consent: When you give us permission to process your
data (e.g., marketing emails).
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Contractual Necessity: When we need your data to provide
healthcare coverage or related services.
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Legal Obligation: When required to comply with Nigerian laws
and regulations.
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Vital Interests: To protect your life or the life of another
person in emergency healthcare situations.
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Public Interest or Official Duties: For tasks carried out in
the public interest, such as reporting on national health
trends.
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Legitimate Interest: When we use your data in a way you'd
reasonably expect, and it has minimal impact on your privacy
(e.g., improving services).
- Your Rights Under the NDPA:
Under Sections 34–39 of the Nigeria Data Protection Act
(NDPA), you have rights concerning how your data is handled.
These include:
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Right to Access: You can ask to see the personal data we
hold about you.
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Right to Correction: You can request that inaccurate or
incomplete data be corrected.
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Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your data when
it's no longer needed or if you withdraw consent.
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Right to Object: You can object to how we use your data,
especially for marketing or profiling.
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Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your
data in a format that lets you move it to another provider.
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Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to limit how we
use your data in certain situations.
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Right to Withdraw Consent: Where consent was used, you can
withdraw it at any time without affecting previous lawful
processing.
- Your Representations:
By using our Services, you represent and warrant to us that:
You are at least 18 years of age; and
You are authorized to purchase and bind this insurance on
behalf of the individual, company or entity applying for
medical coverage;
You authorize Octosoft, as well as its agents and
representatives, to obtain information from a third party in
order to assess your insurability, or for any permissible
purpose.
- How to Exercise Your Rights:
You can exercise any of your rights by contacting our Data
Protection Officer (DPO) through the following:
đź“§Email: toni.animashaun@octosoft.ai
📞Phone: +234 (0) 201 889 0800
📍Address: 350 Borno way, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos.
We will respond to your request within 30 days, as required by
law.
- Data Retention – How Long We Keep Your Data
We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary:
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For the purpose it was collected (e.g., service delivery,
support)
- To meet legal and regulatory requirements
- To resolve disputes or enforce our agreements
After this period, we securely delete or anonymize the data.
- Intellectual Property Rights
Our names, graphics, and logos used in connection with our
Services, service marks, icons, page headers, page layouts,
illegal scripts, and unique terminology are our trademarks and
trade dress (collectively, "Proprietary Marks") in the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. You may not use our Proprietary Marks
without our express and written permission.
Octosoft makes no proprietary claim to any third-party names,
trademarks, or service marks appearing on our Services as the
rights related to these names, trademarks, or service marks
belong to their respective owners;
Any information, advice, data, software, or other content,
which may be contained in or downloaded from our Services
(collectively referred to as "Content"), including, but not
limited to, all text, graphics, charts, images, videos, icons,
and renditions, are copyrighted by, or otherwise licensed to,
us or our Content suppliers.
We also own copyrights to a collective work in the selection,
coordination, arrangement, organization, navigation,
presentation, display, and selective alteration of the Content
(referred to as "Collective Work"). All software used in
providing or supporting our Services ("Software") is our
property or the property of our software vendors and is
protected by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and international
copyright laws.
Any access you may have, including but not limited to,
viewing, reading, printing, downloading or otherwise using the
Content, Collective Work, or Software does not waive any of
our rights and does not entitle you or any third party to any
ownership or intellectual property rights.
You are solely liable for any damages arising from your
infringement of our or any third-party intellectual property
rights with respect to the Proprietary Marks, Content,
Collective Work, Software, or third-party names, trademarks or
service marks.
You are solely responsible for any harm incurred to us or our
affiliates as a direct or indirect result of your copying,
distributing, redistributing, publishing, or using the same
for purposes that are expressly or impliedly in violation of
this Terms of Use.
- No Third-Party Binding Effect
The Terms of Use are between you and Octosoft, and no
provision within the Terms of Use confers any implied or
express right to any third party. The Terms of Use do not
provide you with any authority to bind Octosoft in any way.
- Assignment
You may not transfer, assign, or license your rights under the
Terms of Use without our prior express and written consent.
- Our Services Are Not Intended for Minors
Our Services are not directed at minors, that is, persons
younger than 18 years old. If you are not at least 18 years
old, please do not attempt to access our services. We do not
knowingly contact or collect personal information from persons
under 18 years old, and such a person should not provide us
with any information.
Our services are also not intended for use by children under
the age of 13. In accordance with the Nigeria Data Protection
Act (NDPA) 2023 and international best practices, we do not
knowingly collect personal information from children without
verifiable parental or guardian consent. If we become aware
that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a
child without proper consent, we will take immediate steps to
delete such information. By using our services, you confirm
that you are at least 18 years of age or have received
permission from a parent or legal guardian.
No data will knowingly be collected from persons under 18 and
where such data is discovered, it will be deleted immediately.
- Written Modification
The Terms of Use shall only be modified in writing. The
individual employees of Octosoft, Octosoft's affiliate
companies, and third parties are not authorized to modify the
Terms of Use except by the mechanism stated herein. Any
employee offering to modify the Terms of Use is not acting as
an agent of Octosoft or with proper authority to bind
Octosoft.
You agree not to rely on any statement, written or oral, by
any employee or agent of Octosoft or any third party with
respect to modification or interpretation of the Terms of Use.
- Notices
Notices to you: In using our Services, you may choose to
communicate with us by providing us with feedback, comments,
questions, or proposals. In doing so, you agree to allow
Octosoft to use this information in any way consistent with
the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
When you submit contact information to us as part of an
attempted or completed request for a quote or offer for goods
or services, you consent to receive telephone calls, emails,
text messages, mailers, or other similar communications in
connection with these goods and services.
In the event Octosoft may choose or become obligated to
provide you with notices under or related to the Terms of Use,
you consent to receive such notices or related communications
by Octosoft posting them on its Website, by sending them to
you via an email address you provided, or by sending them to a
postal address you provided, at our discretion.
You further agree that any such communication as described
herein satisfies any legal requirement that the communication
must be provided in writing.
Notices to Octosoft: If you have any questions about the Terms
of Use or wish to notify us in relation to your use of our
Services, you may contact Octosoft by email at
hello@octosoft.ai ; or by calling +234 (0) 201 889 0800.
- Severability
Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event that any
provision contained within the Terms of Use is deemed to be
unenforceable, invalid, or ambiguous, such provision shall be
limited or discarded to the minimum extent necessary so that
the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full
force and enforceable.
- Non-Waiver
Neither party shall be deemed to have waived, in whole or in
part, any of its rights granted herein by its failure to
exercise, in whole or in part, any right herein.
- Force Majeure
Neither party shall be responsible for any delay or failure in
any performance due to acts of God, war, warlike conditions,
blockade, embargoes, riots, government restriction, labor
disturbances, unavailability of anticipated or usual means of
supplies, wrecks, epidemics, quarantine, fire, flood,
earthquake, explosion, any unforeseen change in circumstances,
or any other causes beyond any party's reasonable control.
- Entire Agreement
You agree to be bound by the terms and conditions contained
within the Terms of Use, as well as our Privacy Policy.
Collectively, these form a legally binding agreement between
us and you. The Terms of Use and only the Privacy Policy
expressly incorporated by reference herein constitute the
entire agreement of the parties and supersede any prior or
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, warranties, or
understandings, whether written or oral, whether express or
implied, with connection to our Services.
- Dispute Resolution and Jurisdiction
You agree that the Terms of Use are governed and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. By using our Services, you agree and submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the High Courts of Lagos in order to
resolve any dispute arising from your use of the Services,
including but not limited to the enforcement of any
arbitration award. You further agree to waive any objection to
such jurisdiction or venue.
The Parties shall in good faith, use their reasonable best
efforts to resolve any dispute that may arise in relation to
this Agreement through dialogues and negotiations within
twenty (20) days of such dispute's occurrence. Where the
Parties cannot jointly resolve the dispute wholly or partly,
the dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by
arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration and Mediation
Act (2023). The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one (1)
arbitrator who shall be jointly appointed by the Parties.
Where the Parties are unable to agree on a choice of
arbitrator, the nomination shall be made by the Chairman for
the time being of the Nigerian branch of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom. The seat or legal
place of arbitration shall be Lagos, while the language to be
used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.
All reasonable costs and expenses attributable to the
arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator) shall be
allocated equally between the Parties unless the arbitrator
shall determine it is appropriate under the circumstances to
allocate such costs and expenses in a different manner.
- Anti – Bribery and Corruption
At Octosoft, we are committed to conducting business ethically
and in full compliance with applicable anti-bribery and
anti-corruption laws.
We do not, and will not, tolerate any form of bribery or
corrupt practices—whether direct or indirect, through
employees, agents, partners, or third parties acting on our
behalf.
By engaging with our services or entering into any agreement
with us, you confirm that:
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Neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has offered,
given, requested, or accepted any bribe, kickback, or other
improper payment in connection with Octosoft.
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You have in place, and will maintain, appropriate controls
to prevent bribery and ensure compliance with all relevant
anti-corruption laws and standards.
If you become aware of, or suspect, any activity related to
our business that may breach this commitment, you must
promptly notify us. Octosoft will take all necessary steps,
including reporting and investigation, to ensure full
adherence to legal and ethical standards.
Our integrity is core to how we operate. We expect the same
from all those we work with.