Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 18, 2026

CafeGist (“CafeGist,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, services and tools.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.

By accessing or using CafeGist, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

About CafeGist

CafeGist is an opportunity discovery and career platform that helps users find jobs, scholarships, education opportunities and immigration information.

Our services may include:

• Opportunity search and discovery

• Job and scholarship listings

• Education and programme information

• Immigration information

• User accounts

• Saved opportunities

• Application tracking

• Opportunity alerts

• Professional CV creation

• Other career and opportunity-related tools

CafeGist may provide information about opportunities offered by third parties. Unless expressly stated otherwise, CafeGist is not the employer, university, scholarship provider, government authority or other organization responsible for the opportunity.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly, information generated when you use our services and, where applicable, information received from third-party services.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you use CafeGist, this may include:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Account login information

• Country or location

• Education history

• Employment history

• Professional experience

• Skills

• Qualifications

• Certifications

• CV information

• Career interests

• Study interests

• Saved opportunities

• Application-tracking information

• Communications you send to us

• Other information you voluntarily provide

You do not need to provide information that is not required for a particular service.

CV Information

When you use our CV builder, you may provide information such as your name, contact details, education, employment history, professional summary, skills, certifications and other career information.

This information is used to provide the CV creation service and related functionality.

Please do not include unnecessary sensitive personal information in your CV.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use CafeGist, certain information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages visited

• Search activity on our platform

• Referring website

• Approximate geographic location

• Date and time of visits

• Interaction with website features

• Technical and diagnostic information

We use this information to operate, maintain, secure and improve our website and services.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

CafeGist may use cookies, local storage, pixels and similar technologies.

Cookies may help us:

• Keep users signed in

• Remember preferences

• Maintain website functionality

• Understand how visitors use our website

• Improve website performance

• Measure advertising performance

• Deliver relevant advertising where permitted

Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

Providing Our Services

We use information to:

• Create and manage accounts

• Provide our CV builder

• Display relevant opportunities

• Save opportunities

• Track applications

• Provide alerts and notifications

• Respond to inquiries

• Provide requested services

Improving CafeGist

We may use information to understand how users interact with our platform and improve our content, search functionality, tools and overall user experience.

Security and Fraud Prevention

We may process technical and account information to detect, investigate and prevent:

• Unauthorized access

• Abuse

• Fraud

• Spam

• Security incidents

• Attempts to interfere with our services

Communications

We may use your contact information to send service-related communications, account notifications, alerts and other communications you have requested.

Where required, we will obtain appropriate consent before sending promotional communications.

Legal Compliance

We may process or disclose information where necessary to comply with applicable laws, legal processes, court orders or legitimate government requests.

Opportunity Alerts and Recommendations

If you create an account or use features that allow you to save preferences, CafeGist may use information such as your selected countries, professional interests, study interests or saved opportunities to provide more relevant recommendations or alerts.

You can manage available notification preferences through your account or unsubscribe from applicable communications.

How We Share Information

CafeGist does not sell your personal information simply because you use our opportunity search or CV tools.

We may share information in limited circumstances, including with:

Service Providers

We may use third-party companies to provide services such as:

• Website hosting

• Database management

• Email delivery

• Analytics

• Security

• Authentication

• Cloud storage

• Advertising

• Technical support

These providers may process information on our behalf to provide their services.

Legal and Regulatory Requirements

We may disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal proceedings, court orders or lawful requests from authorities.

Business Transfers

If CafeGist is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Direction

We may share information when you specifically request or authorize us to do so.

Third-Party Websites and Application Links

CafeGist contains links to websites operated by third parties, including employers, universities, scholarship providers, government agencies and other organizations.

When you follow a link to another website, that website’s privacy policy and terms apply.

CafeGist does not control the privacy practices, security, content or data handling practices of third-party websites.

Before submitting personal information to an external organization, we recommend reviewing that organization’s privacy policy and confirming that you are using its official website.

Advertising

CafeGist may display advertisements provided by third-party advertising partners, including Google and other advertising networks.

Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to provide, personalize, measure or limit advertising, subject to their own policies and applicable consent requirements.

Advertising displayed on CafeGist does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee by CafeGist of the advertised product, service or organization.

We aim to maintain a clear distinction between advertising and our editorial content.

Analytics

We may use analytics services to understand website traffic, visitor behavior, technical performance and usage patterns.

Analytics information helps us understand:

• Which pages receive traffic

• How users navigate the website

• Which features are used

• Website performance

• Technical problems

• General audience trends

Analytics providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

How We Protect Your Information

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

Security measures may include:

• Access controls

• Secure authentication

• Encryption where appropriate

• Server and application security measures

• Monitoring and abuse prevention

• Regular maintenance and security updates

However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials confidential and should notify us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide requested services

• Maintain your account

• Provide application tracking or saved opportunities

• Meet legitimate business purposes

• Resolve disputes

• Enforce agreements

• Comply with legal obligations

• Prevent fraud and abuse

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of certain information

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Object to certain processing

• Request restriction of certain processing

• Request a copy of certain information

• Unsubscribe from marketing communications

• Manage applicable cookie preferences

Some rights are subject to legal limitations and exceptions.

To exercise a privacy right, contact us using the information provided below.

Account and CV Information

If you create a CafeGist account, you may be able to update or remove information associated with your account.

If you use the CV builder, you should ensure that the information you enter is accurate and that you do not include information that you do not want stored or included in your CV.

When applying for an opportunity through a third-party website, the information you submit to that organization is governed by that organization’s privacy policy.

Children’s Privacy

CafeGist is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

Where applicable law requires parental or guardian consent for the collection of personal information from children, we will follow those requirements.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us in circumstances where it should not have been collected, please contact us.

International Data Transfers

CafeGist and our service providers may operate in different countries.

As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in a country other than the country where you live.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal information, we will take reasonable steps to comply with those requirements.

Data Breaches

If we become aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will assess the incident and take reasonable steps to contain, investigate and remediate it.

Where required by applicable law, we will notify affected individuals and/or relevant authorities within the required timeframe.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the beginning of this page.

We encourage users to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise an applicable privacy right or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, contact CafeGist:

Website: https://search.cafegist.com.ng/

Email: [email protected]