Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Overview and Institutional Commitment

The Cabinet d’Études Connaissance & Développement (C&D) is committed to safeguarding the privacy, confidentiality, and security of personal data collected through its web portal.This policy outlines our data processing standards in compliance with Burkina Faso Law No. 001-2021/AN of 30 March 2021 on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data, under the supervision of the national authority, the Commission de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CIL).

Data Controller

The entity responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

  • Organisation: Cabinet d’Études Connaissance & Développement (C&D)
  • Registered Head Office: 09 BP 559 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso
  • Telephone: +226 25 43 36 66
  • Enquiry Email: contact@cabinet-codev.link

Categories of Personal Data Collected

In line with the principle of data minimisation, the firm collects only the information necessary for legitimate institutional and advisory purposes:

  • Contact Enquiries: full name, professional email address, telephone number, institutional or corporate affiliation, and details of the enquiry.
  • Roster of Experts & Recruitment: identification details, contact information, curriculum vitae (CV), academic credentials, core technical proficiencies, track record, and regional experience.
  • Technical Logs: anonymised IP addresses, browser specifications, and network security logs recorded by the hosting server.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data are processed for explicit, legitimate purposes supported by statutory legal grounds:

  • Institutional Communication & Client Relations (Legitimate Interest / Consent): responding to partnership enquiries, scoping technical assistance requirements, and engaging in pre-contractual dialogue.
  • Roster Management & Talent Acquisition (Pre-contractual Steps / Consent): evaluating consultant qualifications and structuring expert teams for international and national competitive bids.
  • Platform Security & Infrastructure Integrity (Legitimate Interest / Legal Obligation): monitoring system logs, preventing cybersecurity incidents, and maintaining audit trails.

Data Disclosure and Transfer Restrictions

  • Strict Confidentiality: Data access is restricted exclusively to authorised partners, senior consultants, and relevant administrative staff of the firm.
  • No Commercial Exploitation: Connaissance & Développement does not sell, rent, lease, or trade personal data to commercial third parties.
  • Authorised Service Providers: Technical providers (web hosting and infrastructure maintenance) operate strictly under contractual obligations adhering to confidentiality and security standards.
  • International Data Transfers: No personal data will be transferred outside Burkina Faso without appropriate contractual safeguards and prior compliance with CIL formal requirements.

Retention Periods

  • General Enquiries: retained for the duration required to process the matter, then archived for up to three (3) years from the last interaction.
  • Expert CVs and Applications: retained within our professional consultant roster for two (2) years from submission, renewable upon explicit agreement by the expert.
  • Technical Server Logs: retained for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months in accordance with cybersecurity baseline practices.

Statutory Data Subject Rights

Under Law No. 001-2021/AN, individuals hold the following rights regarding their personal records:

  • Right of Access and Information: confirm whether data are being processed and receive a clear summary of processing activities.
  • Right to Rectification: request the correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or obsolete information.
  • Right to Object: object to data processing on legitimate grounds.
  • Right to Erasure: request the deletion of personal records, subject to statutory retention and auditing duties.

To exercise these rights, requests accompanied by valid proof of identity may be submitted to our Data Protection Officer:

  • By Email: contact@cabinet-codev.link
  • By Post: Cabinet d’Études Connaissance & Développement (C&D), 09 BP 559 Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso

If you consider that your statutory rights have not been respected after contacting us, you are entitled to file a complaint with the national supervisory authority, the Commission de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CIL) (01 BP 6437 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso / www.cil.bf).

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