Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited (referred to hereafter as “Midwestern”, “the Company” or “We”) values your personal data and is committed to protecting your privacy in all interactions with us. Please read this Privacy Notice (‘Notice’) to understand our policies, processes, and procedures regarding the processing of your personal data.
By this Notice, we explain to you how your Personal Data is collected, used, managed and transferred by Midwestern and also explain how you can update your Personal Data with us and exercise your rights in respect of the Personal Data provided to us.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect on the Midwestern Website. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
The Lawful Basis We Collect and Process Personal Data
- Consent of the Data Subject
- Contract with the Data Subject
- Compliance with Legal Obligation
- Necessary to protect the Vital Interests of the Data Subject or of another natural person
- Necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest
- Within the Legitimate interests pursued by the Company except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
Consent
Where processing of Personal Data is based on consent, We shall obtain the requisite consent at the time of collection of the Personal Data. In this regard, you consent to the processing of your Personal Data when you access our platforms, or use our services, content, features, technologies or functions offered on our website or other digital platforms. You can withdraw your consent at any time, but such withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent given before its withdrawal.
Information we collect
We collect Personal Data that you give to us, for example, where you fill a form or apply for a job through our website, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.
We may also automatically collect some technical information when you visit our website such as your IP address, and information about your visit, such as the pages that you viewed. This information helps us understand customer interests and helps us improve our website. When you visit our site, the pages that you look at, and a short text file called a cookie, are downloaded to your computer. By visiting and using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in line with Midwestern’s policies. For more details about Cookies, please read our Cookies Policy available through this Link.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Midwestern Website uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies”.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including:
- improve, personalize, and expand our website;
- understand and analyse how you use our website;
- develop new products, services, features, and functionality;
- communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes;
- send you emails;
- find and prevent fraud;
- process your application for employment with Midwestern;
- to fulfil our contractual obligations with you; or
- to comply with provisions of applicable laws.
Log Files
Midwestern Website follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Midwestern Website.
Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Midwestern Website, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.
Note that Midwestern Website has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
Midwestern Website’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Who do we share your Personal Data with?
We respect your privacy, and we limit disclosure of your Personal Data to third parties. We do not sell, give or trade any Personal Data that We obtain from you to any third party for data-mining or marketing purposes. However, We may share your Personal Data with companies within the Midwestern group, service providers engaged by us to provide services to Midwestern subject to appropriate data security and protection. In addition, We may transfer your Personal Data out of Nigeria in line with the requirements of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. We may also share your information where there is a regulatory or statutory obligation to disclose such Personal Data in accordance with provisions of applicable laws.
Security of your Personal Data
We take security of your Personal Data serious, and We make every effort to keep your Personal Data secure. We have put in place technological and organizational procedures, including requiring our staff and any third parties who carry out any work on our behalf to comply with appropriate security standards in order to protect your Personal Data.
Retention of your Personal Data
We take appropriate measures to ensure that your Personal Data is only processed for the minimum period necessary in line with the purposes set out in this Notice or as required by applicable laws, until a time it is no longer required or has no use. Once your Personal Data is no longer required, We destroy it in a safe and secure manner.
Your Rights
Midwestern collects Personal Data only for the purposes identified in this Policy and such information cannot be reused for another purpose that is incompatible with the original purpose.
You can exercise the following rights with respect to your Personal Data with Midwestern:
- request for and access your Personal Data collected and stored by Midwestern;
- withdraw consent at any time. For example, you can withdraw your consent to receipt of our marketing or promotional materials or unsubscribe to our newsletters;
- object to automated decision making;
- request rectification and modification of Personal Data kept by Midwestern;
- request for deletion of your Personal Data;
- be informed of and entitled to provide consent prior to the processing of Personal Data for purposes other than that for which the Personal Data were collected;
- request that Midwestern restricts processing of your Personal Data; and
- request for information regarding any specific processing of your personal data.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) using the contact details provided below. You also have the right to complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission if you believe that we have violated your privacy rights.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Midwestern Website does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Changes to our Privacy Notice
Due to constant changes in technology and regulatory requirements, we may need to change our privacy policies or update this Notice from time to time. You will always be able to find the most recent version of our updated privacy policy on this site.
Contact & Communication
If you would like further information on this Notice, or to contact our DPO, you may contact us at dataprivacy@midwesternog.com.