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PRIVACY POLICY

 

ACCRA HYPE

Effective Date: 8/28/2026
Last Updated: 8/28/2026

1. INTRODUCTION

Accra Hype respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal information entrusted to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose and protect personal information when you interact with:

  • www.accrahype.com;

  • our social-media accounts;

  • our advertising and sponsored-content services;

  • our communications;

  • competitions and promotions;

  • our editorial operations; and

  • other Accra Hype services.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Use and Cookie Policy.

2. DATA CONTROLLER

The entity responsible for determining how your personal information is processed is:

Legal/Business Name: Acra Hype Media
Trading Name: Accra Hype
Business Address: Teshie Camp 2 - Accra , Ghana
Email: info@accrahype.com
Telephone: +233 (0) 208154547
WhatsApp: +233 (0) 208154547

3. OUR DATA-PROTECTION COMMITMENT

We seek to process personal information in accordance with applicable Ghanaian data-protection law, including the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).

We aim to process personal information:

  • lawfully;

  • fairly;

  • transparently;

  • for specified purposes;

  • only to the extent reasonably necessary;

  • accurately;

  • securely; and

  • for no longer than reasonably necessary.

The Data Protection Commission identifies principles including quality of information, purpose limitation, openness, security safeguards and data-subject participation as important compliance requirements.

4. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Depending on how you interact with Accra Hype, we may collect:

4.1 Contact information

  • name;

  • email address;

  • telephone number;

  • WhatsApp number;

  • social-media username;

  • business name;

  • job title; and

  • other contact information.

4.2 Website information

We may collect:

  • IP address;

  • browser type;

  • device information;

  • operating system;

  • approximate location;

  • pages visited;

  • referring website;

  • time and date of access;

  • website interaction data; and

  • technical information.

4.3 Advertising information

If you contact us about advertising, we may collect:

  • name;

  • business name;

  • job title;

  • email;

  • telephone;

  • WhatsApp;

  • campaign information;

  • advertising requirements;

  • budget information;

  • preferred dates;

  • creative materials; and

  • other information needed to provide advertising services.

4.4 User submissions

If you send us a news tip, photograph, video, story, comment, message or other material, we may collect the information associated with that submission.

4.5 Social-media information

If you interact with our social-media accounts, we may receive information made available through the relevant platform.

The social-media platform itself may also independently collect and process your information.

4.6 Competition information

Where you enter a competition or giveaway, we may collect information necessary to administer the promotion, such as:

  • name;

  • contact details;

  • social-media username;

  • entry information;

  • eligibility information; and

  • prize-collection information.

5. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect information:

  • directly from you;

  • when you visit our website;

  • when you submit a form;

  • when you email us;

  • when you contact us through WhatsApp;

  • through social-media interactions;

  • through competitions;

  • through advertising enquiries;

  • through cookies and analytics;

  • from publicly available sources;

  • from clients and business partners; and

  • from service providers.

6. PURPOSES OF PROCESSING

We may process personal information to:

  1. operate and maintain the website;

  2. respond to enquiries;

  3. communicate with users;

  4. receive and assess news tips;

  5. administer competitions;

  6. provide advertising services;

  7. communicate with advertising clients;

  8. manage sponsored campaigns;

  9. publish content where lawfully appropriate;

  10. maintain business records;

  11. improve our website and Platforms;

  12. understand audience behaviour;

  13. prevent fraud and abuse;

  14. protect our systems;

  15. comply with legal obligations;

  16. respond to lawful requests;

  17. enforce our Terms; and

  18. perform other purposes communicated to you at the time of collection.

7. LAWFUL BASIS

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information where:

  • you have provided consent;

  • processing is necessary for a contract or requested service;

  • processing is required by law;

  • processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests, where permitted;

  • processing is necessary to protect a person's vital interests; or

  • another lawful basis applies under applicable law.

Where consent is the basis for processing, you may withdraw consent, subject to legal or operational limitations.

8. DIRECT MARKETING

Where we send direct marketing communications to identifiable individuals, we will seek to comply with applicable data-protection requirements.

You may request that we stop using your personal information for direct marketing.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails where an unsubscribe mechanism is provided or contact us directly.

The Ghana Data Protection Commission confirms that a data subject who has consented to processing for direct marketing may subsequently require the controller to stop such processing.

9. ADVERTISING AND SPONSORED CONTENT

Accra Hype may process business contact information in connection with advertising and sponsored-content services.

This may include communicating with:

  • advertisers;

  • brands;

  • agencies;

  • public-relations firms;

  • event organisers;

  • creators;

  • marketing professionals; and

  • commercial partners.

We may use contact information to manage campaigns, respond to enquiries, provide quotations, coordinate content and maintain business records.

10. COOKIES

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

These may help us:

  • operate the website;

  • remember preferences;

  • measure website traffic;

  • understand audience behaviour;

  • improve performance;

  • detect abuse; and

  • support advertising or analytics.

See our separate Cookie Policy.

11. ANALYTICS

We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics providers may collect technical and usage information according to their own policies.

Where appropriate, we will configure such services to minimise unnecessary personal-data collection.

12. SOCIAL-MEDIA PLATFORMS

Our social-media presence includes:

  • Facebook;

  • Instagram;

  • TikTok;

  • X;

  • Snapchat; and

  • YouTube.

Those platforms independently process user information under their own privacy policies.

Accra Hype does not control the privacy practices of those platforms.

You should review the privacy policy of each platform you use.

13. SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with:

  • service providers;

  • website hosts;

  • IT providers;

  • analytics providers;

  • marketing service providers;

  • professional advisers;

  • advertising partners;

  • campaign partners;

  • legal authorities where required;

  • regulators;

  • insurers;

  • auditors; and

  • other parties where you have authorised or where legally permitted.

We do not sell personal information as a general business practice.

14. USER CONTENT AND PUBLICATION

If you voluntarily submit content for publication, information contained within that content may become publicly available if we publish it.

For example, a submitted photograph, interview, name, social-media handle or quoted statement may appear in an article or social-media post.

You should therefore consider carefully whether information submitted to Accra Hype is appropriate for public publication.

15. INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC SOURCES

As a media organisation, we may collect information that is already publicly available, including information published by:

  • public figures;

  • government institutions;

  • companies;

  • event organisers;

  • public websites;

  • social-media accounts; and

  • other public sources.

We will use such information in accordance with applicable law and our editorial practices.

16. DATA RETENTION

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where retention is required for:

  • legal obligations;

  • accounting;

  • dispute resolution;

  • fraud prevention;

  • business records;

  • regulatory requirements;

  • journalism or archival purposes where applicable; or

  • other legitimate purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information.

17. DATA SECURITY

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • unauthorised access;

  • loss;

  • misuse;

  • alteration;

  • disclosure;

  • destruction; and

  • other unlawful processing.

However, no online system is completely secure.

18. DATA BREACHES

If we become aware of a personal-data security incident, we will assess it and take appropriate steps under applicable law.

This may include:

  • containing the incident;

  • investigating the cause;

  • restoring systems;

  • documenting the incident;

  • notifying regulators where required; and

  • notifying affected individuals where legally required or appropriate.

The Ghana DPC provides a specific breach-reporting mechanism and states that controllers should notify the Commission where there are reasonable grounds to believe personal data has been lost, damaged or accessed/acquired by an unauthorised person.

19. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Some of our technology and service providers may process information outside Ghana.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we will seek to comply with applicable legal requirements and take reasonable measures to protect the information.

20. YOUR DATA-PROTECTION RIGHTS

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights to:

  • know whether your personal information is being processed;

  • request access to relevant information;

  • request correction of inaccurate information;

  • object to certain processing;

  • object to direct marketing;

  • withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing;

  • request deletion where legally applicable; and

  • exercise other rights provided under applicable law.

Requests should be submitted using our official contact details.

21. HOW TO MAKE A PRIVACY REQUEST

Please contact:

Legal/Business Name: Acra Hype Media
Trading Name: Accra Hype
Business Address: Teshie Camp 2 - Accra , Ghana
Email: info@accrahype.com
Telephone: +233 (0) 208154547
WhatsApp: +233 (0) 208154547

Please provide enough information for us to identify the request and the relevant records.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

22. CHILDREN

We do not intentionally seek to collect personal information from children in circumstances where collection is not legally permitted.

Where a service or promotion is directed at a particular age group, specific rules may apply.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately may contact us.

23. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website and social-media accounts may link to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

You should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.

24. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The updated version will be published on our website with a revised “Last Updated” date.

25. CONTACT

Legal/Business Name: Acra Hype Media
Trading Name: Accra Hype
Business Address: Teshie Camp 2 - Accra , Ghana
Email: info@accrahype.com
Telephone: +233 (0) 208154547
WhatsApp: +233 (0) 208154547

26. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

By using the Accra Hype website or interacting with our Platforms, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

© 2026 ACCRA HYPE.

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