1. Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 18 February 2026
Last Updated: 18 February 2026
The CDC Group (“CDC Group”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal data when you use our website https://cdcconsult.com/ and related services (the “Site”). It also describes your rights and how to contact us about privacy matters.
1.1 Who We Are (Data Controller)
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, including Ghana’s Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), the data controller is:
The CDC Group
P.O. Box CT 4723, Cantonments – Accra, Ghana
Email: info@cdcconsult.org
Phone: +233 54 433 2030 / +233 30 291 2645
If appointed, Data Protection Officer/Privacy Contact
Direct Email: privacy@cdcconsult.org
1.2 Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through:
- Our public website pages
- Contact forms and inquiry channels
- Career/recruitment submissions (if enabled)
- Cookies and analytics technologies
- Business communications initiated through the Site
This policy does not apply to third-party websites linked from our Site. Please review their privacy notices separately.
1.3 Personal Data We Collect
- Information You Provide Directly
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Company/organization name
- Job title
- Location/address details
- Message/inquiry content
- CV/resume and related recruitment information (for job applications)
- Information Collected Automatically
- IP address
- Browser type/version
- Device identifiers and operating system
- Pages viewed, time spent, clickstream data
- Referring URL and access timestamps
- Cookie and similar tracking data
- Sensitive Personal Data
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data unless strictly necessary and legally permitted (e.g., where required during recruitment or compliance). Where required, we process such data with enhanced safeguards.
1.4 How We Use Your Personal Data
- Responding to inquiries and service requests
- Communicating about our services, projects, and opportunities
- Managing business relationships and client onboarding
- Improving website performance, security, and user experience
- Conducting analytics and internal reporting
- Recruitment and candidate assessment (where applicable)
- Complying with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligationsEstablishing, exercising, or defending legal claims
1.5 Lawful Bases for Processing
- Consent (e.g., optional marketing communications)
- Contractual necessity (e.g., pre-contract discussions or service delivery)
- Legal obligation (e.g., regulatory compliance)
- Legitimate interests (e.g., website security, fraud prevention, service improvement), provided such interests are not overridden by your rights
1.6 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to ensure website functionality, remember preferences, measure traffic and usage patterns, and improve content and performance.
Cookie categories may include: Strictly Necessary, Performance/Analytics, Functional, Marketing (if enabled).
1.7 How We Share Personal Data
We may share personal data with group entities, trusted service providers, professional advisers, regulators/authorities, and potential transaction partners under confidentiality safeguards. We do not sell personal data.
1.8 International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside Ghana, we implement safeguards such as contractual data protection clauses, transfer controls, and technical/organizational protections.
1.9 Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for stated purposes and legal/regulatory obligations.
- General inquiries: [12–24 months]
- Client/contract data: [duration of relationship + statutory period]
- Recruitment data: [6–24 months, unless consent for longer retention]
- Technical logs: [3–12 months]
1.10 Data Security
We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures including access controls, least-privilege principles, monitoring, and secure hosting practices. No system is fully immune from risk, but safeguards are continuously improved.
1.11 Your Privacy Rights
Subject to law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction/objection, consent withdrawal, data portability (where applicable), and complaint channels with the Data Protection Commission (Ghana).
To exercise rights, contact: privacy@cdcconsult.org.
1.12 Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not directed at children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the Site.
1.13 Third-Party Services and Embedded Content
Our Site may include third-party content/links. Such services are governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
1.14 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy periodically and will revise the “Last Updated” date accordingly.
1.15 Contact Us
The CDC Group
Email: info@cdcconsult.org
Phone: +233 54 433 2030 / +233 30 291 2645
Address: P.O. Box CT 4723, Cantonments – Accra, Ghana