Privacy Policy

Disclaimer

The information contained in this Web Site comes Business Licensing Uganda and is for general information purposes only. Although effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information, the information should always be verified before it is used in any way. Business Licensing Uganda makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of any information from the service or links to other services. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Any reference obtained from this site to a specific company, commercial product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Business Licensing Uganda of the company, commercial product, process, or service.

Through this Web Site you are able to link to other Web Sites, which are not under the control of Business Licensing Uganda. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the Web Site up and running smoothly. However, Business Licensing Uganda takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the Web Site being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Users entering materials on this Web Site or any other site owned, operated, licensed, sponsored or controlled by Business Licensing Uganda are responsible for the content of that material. Business Licensing Uganda has no responsibility for the content of any messages or information posted by users, or for the content of information of third parties on the Internet, even if accessed through Business Licensing Uganda pages. Business Licensing Uganda does retain the right, which it may or may not exercise, in its sole discretion, to review, edit or delete from the service any third-party material, which Business Licensing Uganda deems to be inappropriate in any way. In no event shall Business Licensing Uganda be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever, indirect or consequential, or whatsoever arising from or in connection with, the use of this Web Site, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information or links, provision or failure to provide services, or information available from this service.

Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment to Privacy

We value your privacy. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us.

2. Acceptance Privacy Policy Terms

Please note that our Privacy Policy applies to the “www.businesslicences.go.ug” Web Site only. Your usage of this Web Site constitutes acceptance of this privacy policy and any modifications made to it.

3. Application of Privacy Policy

This Policy applies only to the information collected from the users of our Web Site (www.businesslicences.go.ug). It does not apply to information collected by us in any other way, including offline.

4. Links

Our Web Site contains links to other Web Sites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of such third party web sites and this Policy does not apply to those web sites.

5. The Information We Collect

a) Non-Personal Information Collected and How it is Used

Our Web Site tracks certain information about the visits to our Web Site. For example, we compile statistics that show the numbers and frequency of visitors to our Web Site and its individual pages. These aggregated statistics are used internally to improve our Web Site and for product development and marketing purposes generally. Those aggregated statistics may also be provided to advertisers and other third parties, but again, the statistics contain no personal information and cannot be used to gather such information.

b) Personal Information Collected

In a few areas on our Web Site, we ask you to provide information that will enable us to verify whether you are entitled to access and use certain information, materials and services available from our Web Site, to enable us to enhance your site visit, to assist you with customer service or technical support issues, to follow up with you after your visit, or to otherwise support your customer relationship with us. Providing such information is completely optional. However, failure to provide it may mean that you cannot access and use certain information, materials and services. For example, we request information from you when you:

  • Log-on to certain areas of our Web Site;
  • Provide feedback or contact us.

6. How We Use Personal Information

We use your personal information only for specific purposes, that is, to enable you to save licenses to view later and to ensure the users are genuine. The personal information you provide to us when using our Web Site, such as your name and e-mail address will be kept confidential and used to support your customer relationship with us.

We shall not sell or rent your information to a third party without your permission — although unless you opt out (see below), we may use your contact information to provide you with information we believe you need to know or may find useful, such as modifications to this Policy or Terms of Use.

We take reasonable precautions to protect the information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction;

We shall not use or disclose the information except:

  • as necessary to provide services;
  • in the aggregate with other information in such a way so that your identity cannot reasonably be determined (for example, statistical compilations);
  • as required by law, for example, in response to a subpoena or search warrant;
  • to outside auditors who have agreed to keep the information confidential;
  • as necessary to enforce the Terms of Service;
  • as necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of users, for example, for fraud protection or risk reduction.

7. Notice to European Union users

Our operations are located primarily in the Uganda. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) to the Uganda. By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described herein.

8. Opting Out or Unsubscribing

We will send you information about our various products and services or other products or services we feel may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, you can request to be removed from either our direct or electronic mailing lists at any time by contacting us.

9. Our Commitment to Data Security<

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put into place appropriate procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online through firewalls and encryption technology.

10. Amendments

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time.

11. Cookies

Our site uses cookies. Cookies are usually small text files, given ID tags that are stored on your computer's browser directory or program data subfolders. Cookies are created when you use your browser to visit a Web Site that uses cookies to keep track of your movements within the site, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login, theme selection, preferences, and other customization functions. The Web Site stores a corresponding file (with same ID tag) to the one they set in your browser and in this file they can track and keep information on your movements within the site and any information you may have voluntarily given while visiting the Web Site, such as email address.

The use of cookies by our partners, tracking utility company, or service providers (if any) is not covered by our privacy policy.

Online Terms of Use

General

By using our web pages, users agree to abide by the conditions specified in the disclaimer notice and/or their contract(s) with us.

All messages received or sent by us and any continuing electronic mail messages are our property. We shall not be required to answer in a timely fashion or at all any message or other communication received via our Web Site.

Deep Linking: Web sites may NOT link to any portion of our web pages without prior written consent from us.

Jurisdiction: By using our web pages or any of our online services, the user agrees to the jurisdiction of the courts of Uganda, and to the application of the Laws of Uganda.

Copyright

In law, there is no copyright in the text of the Laws of Uganda. However, we hold the copyright in the structure and representation of this information on its Web Site. Subject to what is stated here below with respect to this premium feedback service, all information on the our Web Site is public information and the use of it is not subject to any legal restrictions, save that it should be accurately presented and its source duly acknowledged.

Permission to use information from this site (such as publications, press releases, and FAQs) from this site is granted, provided that (1) the copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such documents from this site is for informational and noncommercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any documents are made. No logo, graphic, sound or image from Business Licensing Uganda may be copied, retransmitted, or used in a manner which suggests Business Licensing Uganda's association with or endorsement of any product, service, opinion or cause unless expressly permitted by Business Licensing Uganda.

As such, and subject to the foregoing, we impose no restrictions to the reproduction, re-publication and re-distribution of any information published on its Web Site. All persons who reproduce, re-publish or redistribute the information are to ensure that they do not use the information in a way that suggests any official status or that we endorse them or their use of the information unless such endorsement has been previously expressly provided; ensure that they do not mislead others or misrepresent the information or its source; ensure that their use of the information does not breach the rights of individuals and other parties particularly the right to individual privacy, copyright and all other rights granted by law.