Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The SWAPO Party of Namibia ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website (swapo.party) or register as a member, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We collect and process the following data when you interact with our digital platforms:

• Identity Data: Full name, Namibian ID number, and date of birth.
• Contact Data: Mobile phone number, email address, and physical address.
• Political Data: Your Region, Constituency, and Membership status.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and usage data for website analytics (Google Analytics).

Your information is used strictly for party administration and communication:

• • To process your membership application and issue your Digital Membership Card.
• • To communicate official party announcements, rally dates, and manifesto updates.
• • To maintain an accurate national register of members as required by our Constitution.
• • To improve our digital services and website performance.

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way.

Your data is stored securely using enterprise-grade encryption via our database partners (Google Firebase) and hosting providers (Vercel). Access is strictly limited to authorized IT administrators and the Office of the Secretary General.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We use trusted third-party services to operate this platform:

• VercelWebsite Hosting & Infrastructure
• Google FirebaseSecure Database & Storage
• ResendTransactional Email Delivery
• UpstashServerless Redis & Rate Limiting
• Open XchangeSecure Email Infrastructure
• Google AnalyticsAnonymous Usage Statistics