1. Who we are
Namecoding Technologies LTD (“Namecoding”, “we”, “us”) is a software development company registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria (RC 7272995), located at 33 Democracy Cres, Gaduwa Estate, Abuja 900110, Nigeria. We are the data controller for personal information collected through namecoding.online, our forms, emails and related services.
This policy is written to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and applies alongside our Terms of Service.
2. Information we collect
Information you give us. When you send an enquiry, request a quote, contact us or become a client, we collect:
- Your name, email address, phone or WhatsApp number and company name
- Project details you share, such as the service you need, budget range, timeline and messages
- Your preferred contact method and any files or information you send us by email or WhatsApp
- Billing and payment details you provide, such as proof of bank transfer
Information collected automatically. When you use our website we collect:
- Device and browser information, pages visited and how you interact with the site
- Your IP address and an approximate location (country, region and city) derived from it when you submit a form
- Your cookie consent choice, language and time zone
We do not collect payment card details on this website. Payments are made by bank transfer to our company accounts.
3. How we use information
- To respond to your enquiries and send quotes, proposals and project updates
- To deliver, support and maintain the services you engage us for
- To confirm payments and keep business and tax records
- To understand how our website is used and improve it
- To send you product news and offers where you have agreed or where the law allows
- To protect our website, prevent spam and fraud, and meet legal obligations
4. Legal basis for processing
Under the NDPA we rely on the following lawful bases:
- Contract — to take steps at your request before entering a contract and to perform it
- Consent — for analytics cookies and marketing emails; you can withdraw consent at any time
- Legitimate interests — to run, secure and improve our business and website
- Legal obligation — to keep financial records and comply with the law
5. Sharing and service providers
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with trusted providers who help us operate, under agreements that require them to protect it:
- Website hosting and performance monitoring (Vercel)
- Cloud database hosting for enquiries and business records
- Email delivery (Hostinger and Google)
- Website analytics (Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics)
- Image hosting for our product screenshots (Cloudinary)
- IP-based location lookup for form submissions
- Meta (Facebook), only to publish our own posts to our Facebook Page
We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our rights, or as part of a business transfer.
6. Marketing emails
We may email you about our products, services, offers and seasonal greetings. You can opt out at any time by replying “unsubscribe” to any email or writing to info@namecoding.online. We will stop promptly.
7. Cookies and local storage
We use cookies and similar browser storage to:
- Remember your cookie choice, theme preference and dismissed messages (essential)
- Measure visits and usage through Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics (analytics)
- Let the website load faster and work as an installable app
You can accept or reject non-essential cookies in our cookie banner, and clear or block cookies in your browser settings.
8. How long we keep data
We keep enquiry information for as long as needed to respond and follow up, normally up to 24 months after our last contact. Client and financial records are kept for as long as the law requires (typically six years). Analytics data is kept according to our analytics providers’ retention settings. When data is no longer needed, we delete or anonymise it.
9. Security
We use encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls, two-factor authentication for our administration area and encryption for sensitive credentials. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and will notify you and the regulator of a breach where the law requires.
10. Your rights
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete
- Ask us to delete your information
- Object to or restrict certain processing, including direct marketing
- Withdraw consent where we rely on it
- Receive your information in a portable format
- Complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)
To exercise any right, contact info@namecoding.online. We will respond within 30 days and may need to verify your identity first.
11. International transfers
Some of our service providers store or process data outside Nigeria. Where this happens, we rely on the safeguards permitted by the NDPA, such as the provider’s contractual commitments and adequate data protection standards.
12. Children
Our website and services are intended for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.
13. Facebook and Meta data
Our Meta app (“namecoding business”) uses Facebook Login only so that our own administrators can connect the Namecoding Facebook Page and publish posts about our products. Through it we receive and store:
- The connected Facebook Page’s ID, name and profile picture
- A Page access token, stored encrypted and used only to publish our posts
- A record of posts we published (post ID, link and the text and image we posted)
We do not collect data about visitors or other Facebook users through this app, and we do not sell or share Facebook data. The connection can be removed at any time from our admin area or from Facebook settings.
14. Data deletion requests
You can ask us to delete your personal information at any time:
- Email info@namecoding.online with the subject “Data deletion request”.
- Include the name, email address or phone number you used with us.
- We will confirm receipt, verify the request and delete your data within 30 days, except records we must keep by law, which we will tell you about.
To remove our Facebook app: on Facebook go to Settings & privacy → Settings → Business integrations (or Apps and websites), find “namecoding business” and click Remove. Then email us as above if you also want any related data deleted from our systems.
15. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows when it last changed. For significant changes we will make reasonable efforts to let you know.