Privacy Policy

Last Updated: [29 th August 2026]

Welcome to Uniplug. This Privacy Policy explains how Uniplug collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you use the Uniplug website, mobile application, and services.

By using Uniplug, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

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  1. About Uniplug
  2. Information We Collect
  3. How We Use Your Information
  4. Legal Basis for Processing
  5. Sharing Your Information
  6. Public Information
  7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
  8. Third-Party Services
  9. Data Security
  10. Data Retention
  11. Your Privacy Rights
  12. How to Make a Privacy Request
  13. Children's and Students' Information
  14. Location Information
  15. Communication and Notifications
  16. Data Transfers
  17. Data Breaches and Security Incidents
  18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
  19. Contact Uniplug

1About Uniplug

Uniplug is a student-focused platform designed to connect students and other users with useful services and opportunities, including accommodation, marketplace services, academic support, printing and photocopying, and other campus-related services.

Contact Information
Uniplug
Phone: +260 773 096 780
Email: uniplugcbu@gmail.com
Country: Zambia

2Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Uniplug, we may collect different types of information.

Account Information may include:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Password and login information
  • Profile information
  • Student information
  • Institution or campus
  • Year of study

Accommodation Information — if you search for, contact, or list a boarding house, we may collect:

  • Accommodation preferences
  • Property information
  • Location information
  • Booking information
  • Landlord information
  • Communications relating to accommodation

Marketplace Information — if you buy, sell, or advertise products, we may collect:

  • Product information
  • Listing photographs
  • Prices
  • Seller information
  • Buyer information
  • Transaction information

Service Information — when you request services such as assignment support, typing, printing, photocopying, or other services, we may collect information and documents necessary to provide those services.

Payment Information — where payments are supported, we may collect information necessary to process or confirm your payment. Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. Uniplug does not necessarily store complete card, mobile-money, or banking credentials.

Technical Information may include:

  • IP address
  • Device type
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • App version
  • Usage information
  • Log information
  • Approximate location

3How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Create and manage your account
  • Provide Uniplug services
  • Connect students with boarding houses
  • Facilitate marketplace transactions
  • Process service requests
  • Process and confirm payments
  • Provide customer support
  • Verify users and listings
  • Prevent fraud and abuse
  • Improve the Uniplug platform
  • Send important service notifications
  • Provide personalized services
  • Comply with legal requirements
  • Protect the safety and security of users

We aim to collect and use only information reasonably necessary for these purposes.

4Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable, personal information may be processed based on:

  • Your consent
  • Performance of a service or agreement
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Legitimate interests
  • Other lawful grounds permitted under applicable law

Uniplug will handle personal information in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements in Zambia.

5Sharing Your Information

We may share necessary information with:

  • Boarding-house owners and accommodation providers
  • Marketplace buyers and sellers
  • Service providers
  • Payment providers
  • Hosting and technology providers
  • Customer-support providers
  • Professional advisers
  • Government authorities where legally required

We do not sell your personal information as a product.

Information will only be shared where reasonably necessary to provide our services, protect users, comply with the law, or otherwise as permitted by applicable law.

6Public Information

Information you voluntarily publish on Uniplug may be visible to other users.

For example, a boarding-house listing may display:

  • Property name
  • Street or general address
  • Photographs
  • Price
  • Amenities
  • Description
  • Availability
  • Relevant contact or booking information

Marketplace listings and other information that you choose to publish may also be visible to other users.

Users should avoid publishing sensitive personal information that they do not want publicly available.

7Cookies and Similar Technologies

Uniplug may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep users signed in
  • Remember preferences
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand platform usage
  • Improve security
  • Analyze user activity

Users may be able to control cookies through their browser or device settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some features of the platform.

8Third-Party Services

Uniplug may use third-party technology and service providers to operate and improve the platform. These may include providers for:

  • Hosting
  • Authentication
  • Database services
  • File and image storage
  • Payment processing
  • Maps and location services
  • Analytics
  • Communication services
  • Customer support

These third-party providers may process information on behalf of Uniplug or independently under their own terms and privacy policies.

Where appropriate, users should review the privacy policies of relevant third-party services.

9Data Security

Uniplug takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Misuse
  • Loss
  • Alteration
  • Unauthorized disclosure

However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

Users are also responsible for protecting their account credentials and should not share their passwords with others.

Where a data-security incident occurs and notification is required by applicable law, Uniplug will take appropriate steps to investigate and respond.

10Data Retention

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

Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on:

  • The purpose for which the information was collected
  • Legal requirements
  • Financial or transaction-record requirements
  • Dispute resolution
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Legitimate business needs

When information is no longer required, it may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of.

11Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights including:

  • Accessing your personal information
  • Requesting correction of inaccurate information
  • Requesting deletion where legally applicable
  • Objecting to certain processing
  • Withdrawing consent where consent is the basis for processing
  • Requesting information about how your personal information is being processed
  • Making a complaint about the handling of your personal information

Some requests may be subject to legal limitations or verification requirements.

12How to Make a Privacy Request

If you wish to exercise a privacy right, ask a question about your personal information, or make a privacy-related complaint, contact Uniplug.

Email: uniplugcbu@gmail.com
Phone: +260 773 096 780

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

13Children's and Students' Information

Uniplug is designed primarily for students and may therefore process information relating to students of different ages.

Where applicable, Uniplug will take reasonable measures required by applicable law when processing information belonging to children or individuals who require parental or guardian consent.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information in circumstances where they should not have done so, please contact Uniplug.

14Location Information

Certain Uniplug features may use location-related information to help users find relevant services, including boarding houses and campus-related services.

Location information may include information voluntarily provided by users or approximate technical location information.

Users may be able to control location permissions through their device or browser settings.

15Communication and Notifications

Uniplug may contact users regarding:

  • Account activity
  • Service requests
  • Transactions
  • Payments
  • Security issues
  • Important changes to the platform
  • Customer-support matters
  • Other information necessary to provide requested services

Where applicable, users may have options to manage certain non-essential communications.

16Data Transfers

Some of Uniplug's technology or service providers may process or store information outside Zambia.

Where personal information is transferred to another country, Uniplug will take reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer and processing comply with applicable data-protection requirements.

17Data Breaches and Security Incidents

If Uniplug becomes aware of a personal-data breach or security incident affecting users' information, we will take reasonable steps to investigate, contain, and address the incident.

Where notification is required by applicable law, Uniplug will provide the required notification to affected individuals or relevant authorities.

18Changes to This Privacy Policy

Uniplug may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • Our services
  • Technology
  • Legal requirements
  • Data-processing practices
  • Security practices

Where significant changes are made, we may notify users through the website, application, email, or another appropriate method.

The updated Privacy Policy will indicate the date on which it was last updated.

19Contact Uniplug

If you have questions, complaints, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, contact us:

UNIPLUG
Phone: +260 773 096 780
Email: uniplugcbu@gmail.com
Country: Zambia

We encourage users to contact us first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve any privacy-related concern.

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