Privacy Policy for Imani Vet Solutions
Effective Date: September 28, 2026
Website: https://imanivetsolutions.com
At Imani Vet Solutions, accessible from https://imanivetsolutions.com and through our mobile application, one of our main priorities is the privacy and security of our users' personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and your rights regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide, maintain, improve, and secure our comprehensive veterinary, agricultural marketplace, consultation, and worker recruitment services.
A. Information You Provide Directly
- Account Registration: Your name, email address, phone number, physical address, and farm or business location details.
- Veterinary & Animal Health Data: Animal health records, medical histories, vaccination schedules, diagnosis notes, and treatment recommendations provided by you or veterinary professionals.
- Marketplace Activity & Listings: Product details, descriptions, prices, and media related to livestock, animal breeds, feeds, veterinary medicines, and agricultural produce listed for buy or sell transactions.
- Consultation & Recruitment Data: Inquiries, professional experience, job requirements, and applicant details submitted for agricultural consultation services or agricultural worker sourcing and recruitment.
- Customer Support & Communications: Messages, feedback, inquiries, and support requests sent directly to our team or via in-app communication channels.
B. Information Collected via Google OAuth
When you choose to register or sign in using Google OAuth, we retrieve basic account details directly from your Google profile with your explicit authorization:
- Google Profile Data: Your full name, primary email address, unique Google identifier, and profile picture.
C. Automatically Collected Information & App Permissions
- Device & Usage Information: IP address, operating system, browser type, device type, unique device identifiers, app usage statistics, and crash logs.
- Location Data: Precise or approximate location data (with your permission) to facilitate localized marketplace listings, agricultural worker matching, and veterinary consultations.
- Camera & Storage Access: Media access granted to upload photos of animals, agricultural products, or medical records.
D. Payment Information
Certain marketplace listings, consultation fees, or platform services require payment. All payment details are processed through secure, third-party payment providers (e.g., Mobile Money operators, banks, or payment gateways). Imani Vet Solutions does not process, store, or retain complete credit/debit card details or payment PINs.
2. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the collected information for the following operational and legal purposes:
- Account Creation & Authentication: To establish user accounts, verify user identity, and allow secure access via Google Sign-In or password credentials.
- Veterinary & Health Record Management: To maintain accurate animal health records and present treatment histories to authorized owners and practitioners.
- Marketplace & Recruitment Operations: To display product listings, facilitate buyer-seller communication, coordinate agricultural consultations, and connect job seekers with agricultural employers.
- Service Improvement & Analytics: To diagnose technical issues, analyze usage trends, and improve platform speed and usability.
- Customer Communications: To issue account updates, security alerts, transactional confirmation messages, and administrative notifications.
- Security & Legal Compliance: To protect against security incidents, prevent fraud or illegal activities, and enforce our Terms of Service.
3. Google API Limited Use Disclosure
Imani Vet Solutions's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
- We do not use data obtained through Google OAuth to serve personalized advertisements.
- We do not share Google user data with third parties unless necessary to provide core app functionality, comply with applicable laws, or as explicitly directed by you.
- We do not allow human access to user data obtained via Google APIs unless explicitly authorized by you, required for security audits, or needed to comply with applicable law.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data or Google account information to third parties. Information is shared strictly under the following circumstances:
- With Platform Users & Counterparties: Information necessary to complete marketplace transactions, agricultural worker recruitment connections, or consultation bookings (e.g., seller contact info, worker profile highlights) is shared with authorized counterparties.
- With Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors (such as cloud database providers, web hosting services, SMS gateways, and payment processors) who process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements.
- For Legal Compliance: When required by court order, search warrant, subpoena, or applicable legislation under the laws of the Republic of Uganda.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, user data may be transferred as a business asset under binding confidentiality terms.
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies on our website and application to preserve user session state, store preferences, and understand user behavior. You can configure your web browser to reject cookies; however, certain features of our platform may not function properly as a result.
6. Data Retention, Rights, & Deletion
- Data Retention: We retain personal data for as long as your account remains active or as required to fulfill legal, tax, or regulatory obligations.
- Your Data Rights: You have the right to request access to, correction of, or complete deletion of your personal account data.
- How to Request Account Deletion: You can request account and data deletion by sending an email with your registered details to admin@imanivetsolutions.com. Upon verification, all associated personal data will be permanently removed from active databases within 30 days.
- Revoking Google Sign-In Access: You can revoke access to your Google profile at any time through your Google Security Permissions Page.
7. Data Security
We implement industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical safeguards (including HTTPS/TLS encryption and restricted database access) designed to protect your personal information against loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. However, no internet-based transmission or digital storage mechanism can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are strictly intended for individuals who are at least 18 years of age or have attained legal capacity under local law. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it immediately.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be stored and processed on servers located outside your immediate country of residence. By using our platform, you consent to the transfer and storage of your information on infrastructure compliant with international data security standards.
10. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by, interpreted, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Uganda.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date." Continued use of our application or website following any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, legal inquiries, or data access/deletion requests, please contact us:
- Entity Name: Imani Vet Solutions
- Email: admin@imanivetsolutions.com
- Website: https://imanivetsolutions.com