Your Privacy Matters

Privacy Policy

Learn how Nostrum Network collects, uses, protects and manages your information when you use our education services and platform.

Effective: 24 August 2026 Last Updated: 24 August 2026
01
Introduction

Welcome to Nostrum Network

Welcome to Nostrum Network ("Nostrum", "we", "us" or "our").

Nostrum Network is an education-focused platform providing services that may include school directories, school profiles, maps and location information, education publications and magazines, digital education services, school marketing and related services.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal information that we collect, use, store or otherwise process.

Our privacy promise

We aim to handle your information responsibly, transparently and securely.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, when we may share it, and the rights available to individuals whose information we process.

This Privacy Policy is intended to apply to visitors, students, parents/guardians, teachers, school administrators, school representatives, advertisers, partners and other users of Nostrum Network.

02
Our Commitment

Our Commitment to Privacy

Nostrum Network will seek to:

  • Collect only information that is reasonably necessary for our services.
  • Explain why information is being collected.
  • Process personal information lawfully and fairly.
  • Take reasonable measures to protect personal information.
  • Avoid using personal information for purposes incompatible with the reason it was collected.
  • Respect applicable data-protection rights.
  • Provide appropriate protection when handling information relating to children.
  • Delete, anonymise or securely dispose of information when it is no longer required, subject to legal and operational requirements.
Data Protection in Uganda

Our privacy practices are intended to comply with applicable laws of Uganda, including the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 and applicable regulations and guidance.

03
Personal Information

Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Nostrum Network, we may collect the following categories of information.

3.1

Information You Provide

This may include:

Full name
Telephone number
Email address
Organisation or school name
Job title or role
School address
School contact details
Account login information
Enquiry form information
School listing requests
Payment or transaction information
Feedback and reviews

We will not request sensitive personal information unless there is a lawful and necessary reason to do so.

3.2

School Information

Where schools request or authorise a listing on Nostrum Network, we may collect information such as:

  • School name
  • School category
  • School address
  • District and location
  • Telephone numbers
  • Email addresses
  • Website and social media links
  • School description
  • Educational levels offered
  • Facilities
  • Programmes and activities
  • Admission information
  • School photographs
  • School logo
  • GPS/map location
  • Other information provided or authorised by the school
Public School Information

Some school information may be publicly displayed as part of the Nostrum Directory or other Nostrum services.

3.3

Location and Map Information

Nostrum may collect or display geographic information relating to schools and other organisations, including addresses, coordinates and map locations.

Where location information relates to an identifiable individual rather than a public or organisational location, we will handle it as personal information where applicable.

3.4

Photographs, Videos and Student Content

Nostrum may publish photographs, videos, articles, interviews, achievements or other content relating to schools and educational activities.

Protecting Children

Where such content identifies a child, Nostrum will seek the appropriate consent or authorisation from the parent, guardian, school or other person legally authorised to provide it, as applicable.

Schools and organisations submitting content to Nostrum are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary authority and permissions to submit that content.

3.5

Information Collected Automatically

This section continues in the full Nostrum Network Privacy Policy.