Privacy Policy

How East African Crude Oil Pipeline Host Communities (EACOP HC) collects, uses and protects your personal information.

Last updated: 12 November 2026

Who We Are

This website is run by East African Crude Oil Pipeline Host Communities (EACOP HC), a grassroots, community-based organisation based in Kizirafumbi, Kikuube District, Uganda. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean EACOP HC.

We respect your privacy and handle personal information in line with Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019.

Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you choose to give us when you:

  • send a message through our contact form;
  • send a project enquiry or a donation enquiry;
  • apply for an internship or to volunteer with us;
  • email us, call us or message us on WhatsApp.

This may include your name, email address, phone number, country, district or location, organisation and the content of your message. Internship and volunteering applications may also include your area of interest, field of study or skills, availability and an optional link to your CV or online profile. Donation enquiry amounts are optional. We do not take payments on this website.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information you send us only to:

  • reply to your message or enquiry;
  • discuss donations and partnerships with you;
  • consider your internship or volunteering application and contact you about it;
  • keep a record of our correspondence.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.

Services That Help Run This Website

Some features of this website are provided by other services. When you use them, they may receive limited technical information such as your IP address and browser type:

  • FormSubmit delivers our website forms to our email inbox at info@eacophc.org.
  • Google Translate translates pages only when you choose a language other than English.
  • YouTube plays our documentary video when you watch it.
  • CDNFonts provides the website's font, and WordPress (Jetpack) image CDN serves some images.
  • WhatsApp, LinkedIn and X (Twitter) open only when you tap their buttons, links or the LinkedIn post cards on our home page.
  • Our partners' logos link to their own websites, which are not covered by this policy.

These services have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read.

Cookies and Local Storage

This website does not use advertising or tracking cookies. It uses:

  • a googtrans cookie, set only if you choose a language from the language menu, to remember your choice;
  • your browser's session storage to remember that you have closed the copyright notice during your visit.

Embedded YouTube videos may set their own cookies when played.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep enquiries and correspondence only for as long as we need them to respond to you and to keep reasonable records of our work, after which we delete them. Internship and volunteering applications are kept only for as long as needed to assess them and any related placement.

How We Protect Your Information

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorised access. Access to messages sent through this website is limited to authorised EACOP HC staff.

Your Rights

You may ask us to:

  • tell you what personal information we hold about you;
  • correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
  • delete your information or stop using it.

To make a request, contact us using the details below. We will respond as soon as possible.

Photos and Media

Photos, videos and other media on this website belong to EACOP HC or their respective owners. They may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced or shared without prior written consent from EACOP HC.

Children

This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal information, please contact us: