1. Data Collection & Usage
We collect personal information when you sign up as a Contributor or request a partner registration. This information includes your name, contact details, email addresses, and regional community links. Personal data is strictly used for authentication, research categorization, and communication regarding your submitted artifacts or recorded oral stories.
2. Cultural Integrity & Intellectual Property
All historical materials, photograph files, transcription text, and audio files uploaded to our servers undergo curation by National Museums of Kenya and Technical University of Mombasa experts. We protect the rights of community elders who narration and storytelling remain community-owned property. Records are made accessible for non-commercial educational use under creative commons framework attribution definitions.
3. Data Security & Storage
Our secure digital platforms are managed within safe database infrastructures. Personal data is never sold, traded, or shared with third-party advertising companies. If you wish to delete your contributor profile or remove uploaded historical materials from our catalog, feel free to contact us.