Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 2026

Welcome to OyoTimes (“we,” “our,” or “us”), a platform by Cortex Guild Ltd. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website oyotimes.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter or civic alerts.
• Submit a story, event, or business to our directory.
• Contact us for support, advertising, or editorial inquiries.

The personal information we collect may include:

• Contact Data: Name, Phone number, WhatsApp, and Email address.
• Listing Data: Details about the businesses or events you submit.
• Payment Information: If you pay for event tickets or ads, our payment processor (Flutterwave) handles the financial data; we do not store your credit card details on our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive:

• To facilitate connections: Your phone number or WhatsApp contact provided in the Business Directory or Event Listings will be made public to allow interested clients/attendees to contact you.
• To process payments: To securely handle ticket and advertising transactions via Flutterwave.
• To send newsletters: We use your email address to send you our weekly digest and market pulse updates (if subscribed).
• To improve our website: We analyze aggregated, non-personal data to understand community preferences and improve our civic technology infrastructure.

3. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party services to operate certain features. By using OyoTimes, you acknowledge that data may be processed by:

• Flutterwave: For processing secure payments.
• Supabase: For storing directory, event, and editorial database records.
• Vercel / Netlify: For hosting our website infrastructure.
• Google Analytics: To understand website traffic trends in Oyo State.

4. Public Listings Warning

Please note that information you submit for the Business Directory or Events is intended for public consumption. Do not submit personal home addresses or private phone numbers unless you are comfortable with them being publicly accessible on the internet.

5. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies to store simple preferences and analytics to see which pages and news categories are most popular. You can refuse cookies via your browser settings.

6. Data Security

We implement institutional-grade security measures to protect your data. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security against unauthorized intruders.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request the removal of your business listing, event, or personal data.
• Update or correct inaccurate information in your directory listings.
• Opt-out of marketing and newsletter emails at any time.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy, or wish to take down a listing, please email us at: Email: hello@oyotimes.com