- Who We Are
- Personal Data We Collect
- How We Use Personal Data
- Lawful Bases for Processing
- Analytics and Tag Management
- Advertising
- Cookies and Similar Technologies
- Newsletter and Email Communications
- How We Share Personal Data
- Data Retention
- Your Data Protection Rights
- Children
- Third-Party Websites
- Social Media and Embedded Content
- Public Comments
- Journalistic and Editorial Activities
- Data Breaches
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
- Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Compliance Today (“Compliance Today”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data that we collect through https://compliancetoday.com.ng/ and through our related digital services, communications and interactions.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we may collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, when we may disclose it, and the rights available to you.
This Policy is intended to operate in accordance with applicable Nigerian data-protection law, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDP Act) and applicable regulations and guidance issued by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). The NDPC identifies principles including lawful and transparent processing, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation and appropriate security measures.
Who We Are
Compliance Today (“Compliance Today”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is operated by The Storytelling Agency.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data when you visit https://compliancetoday.com.ng/, subscribe to our communications, comment on our stories or otherwise interact with us.
For privacy-related enquiries, you may contact us at:
Email: info@compliancetoday.com.ng
Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you use Compliance Today, we may collect the following categories of personal data:
Information You Provide Directly
This may include:
- Your name;
- Email address;
- Information submitted through contact forms;
- Newsletter subscription information;
- Information contained in comments posted on news stories;
- Information contained in messages or enquiries sent to us; and
- Any other information you voluntarily provide.
Comments on News Stories
When you comment on a news story, we may collect information associated with your comment, such as your name, email address, IP address and any information you choose to include in the comment.
Comments may be publicly visible together with the name or identifier associated with the comment.
You should not include confidential, sensitive or unnecessary personal information in publicly visible comments.
We reserve the right to moderate, edit, refuse or remove comments that violate our Terms and Conditions or applicable law.
Newsletter Subscriptions
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your email address and other information you voluntarily provide.
We use this information to send you news updates, editorial content, newsletters and other communications you have requested.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Technical and Usage Information
When you visit the Website, we may automatically collect information including:
- IP address;
- Browser type and version;
- Device information;
- Operating system;
- Referring website;
- Pages viewed;
- Date and time of access;
- Approximate location;
- Website interactions; and
- Other technical and diagnostic information.
How We Use Personal Data
We may use personal data for purposes including:
- Providing and operating the Website;
- Responding to enquiries;
- Sending requested communications;
- Managing newsletter subscriptions;
- Publishing or moderating User Content where applicable;
- Understanding how visitors use the Website;
- Improving our content, services and Website;
- Maintaining Website security;
- Detecting and preventing abuse, fraud and unlawful activity;
- Managing advertising and commercial relationships;
- Maintaining technical records;
- Complying with legal and regulatory obligations;
- Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims; and
- Other legitimate purposes that are compatible with the circumstances in which the information was collected.
Lawful Bases for Processing
Where required by applicable law, we process personal data on an appropriate lawful basis.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Consent
Where you have given consent, we may process your personal data for the specific purpose for which consent was provided.
You may withdraw consent where applicable.
Legitimate Interests
We may process information where necessary for legitimate interests pursued by Compliance Today, provided that those interests are not overridden by applicable privacy rights.
Examples may include Website security, analytics, improving our publication and responding to communications.
Legal Obligation
We may process personal data where necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
Contract
Where applicable, we may process information where necessary to perform or take steps in connection with an agreement.
Analytics and Tag Management
Compliance Today uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.
These technologies may help us understand how visitors use the Website, including information about:
- Website traffic;
- Pages visited;
- User interactions;
- Referring sources;
- Device and browser information; and
- Website performance.
Google Tag Manager may be used to manage Website technologies and tracking tags.
Information collected through these services may be processed by Google in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy practices.
Advertising
Compliance Today may use Google Ads and related Google advertising technologies.
These services may use cookies, pixels or similar technologies to:
- Measure advertising performance;
- Understand interactions with advertisements;
- Measure conversions;
- Deliver or optimise advertising campaigns; and
- Support remarketing or audience measurement where enabled.
The specific information collected and advertising technologies used may depend on the advertising features enabled by Compliance Today.
We may update this Privacy Policy as our advertising technologies change.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use, or may use, cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- Essential Website functionality;
- Website security;
- Analytics;
- Measuring Website performance;
- Understanding readership patterns;
- Managing advertising technologies;
- Measuring advertising effectiveness; and
- Remembering certain user preferences.
Some cookies and similar technologies may be placed by third-party providers, including Google.
A cookie-consent mechanism may be implemented to provide visitors with greater control over non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
Until such controls are implemented, we will continue to review our use of cookies and tracking technologies and update our practices as necessary.
You may also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
Newsletter and Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or other communications, we may use your email address to send you:
- News updates;
- Editorial content;
- Compliance and regulatory updates;
- Selected announcements; and
- Other communications relevant to Compliance Today.
You can unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in the relevant email.
How We Share Personal Data
We may share personal data with carefully selected service providers where reasonably necessary to operate Compliance Today.
This may include:
- Google Analytics;
- Google Tag Manager;
- Google advertising services;
- Newsletter and email service providers;
- Website hosting providers;
- Website technology and security providers;
- Professional advisers;
- Regulators and public authorities where required by law; and
- Other service providers necessary for Website operations.
We do not sell personal information simply because you visit the Website.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
For example:
- Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to legitimate legal and operational requirements;
- Comment information may be retained while comments remain published or as otherwise necessary for moderation, security and record-keeping;
- Technical and analytics information may be retained according to the retention settings of the relevant service providers and our internal practices.
Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to applicable law and any relevant limitations, you may have rights including the right to:
- Request access to personal data we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
- Request deletion of personal data where applicable;
- Request restriction of processing in appropriate circumstances;
- Object to certain processing;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- Request information about how your personal data is processed; and
- Lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority.
The NDP Act recognises data-subject rights and establishes a regulatory framework administered by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.
Children
The Website is primarily intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children where such collection is not permitted by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal data to us improperly, please contact us so that we can assess and, where appropriate, delete the information.
Third-Party Websites
The Website may contain social-media links, embedded videos, social posts, advertisements, sharing tools or other third-party content.
These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
Where applicable, third-party content may set cookies or use similar technologies.
Public Comments
Comments posted on Compliance Today may be publicly visible.
Before posting a comment, you should understand that information you voluntarily include in a comment may become publicly accessible.
Compliance Today is not responsible for personal information that you voluntarily disclose in publicly visible comments.
We may moderate or remove comments that:
- Are unlawful;
- Are abusive, threatening or defamatory;
- Contain spam or malicious content;
- Violate another person’s privacy or rights; or
- Otherwise violate our Terms and Conditions.
Journalistic and Editorial Activities
As a publication, Compliance Today may process information for legitimate journalistic, editorial, research and public-interest purposes.
Such processing may be subject to specific legal provisions, exemptions or safeguards applicable to journalism and freedom of expression.
Where appropriate, we may process information obtained from publicly available sources, interviews, press releases, regulatory publications, official records and other lawful sources.
Data Breaches
If we become aware of a personal-data breach, we will assess the incident and take appropriate steps in accordance with applicable law, including notifying relevant authorities and affected individuals where required.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:
- Our Website;
- Our data-processing practices;
- Technology;
- Applicable law;
- Regulatory requirements; or
- Our services.
When we update the Policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top.
Where required, we may provide additional notice of material changes.
Contact Us
For questions, complaints or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
Compliance Today
Operated by: The Storytelling Agency
Email: info@compliancetoday.com.ng
Website: https://compliancetoday.com.ng/
You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) where applicable.
Last Updated: 18 August 2026
Social Media and Embedded Content
The Website may contain social-media links, embedded videos, social posts, advertisements, sharing tools or other third-party content.
These third parties may collect information about your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.
Where applicable, third-party content may set cookies or use similar technologies.