Privacy Policy

PayrollGTM (“we”, “us”) publishes payroll, tax and employment guides for Nigerian employers and employees and offers free calculators . This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, how long we keep it and what choices you have. We handle personal data in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA).

1. Who is responsible for your data

PayrollGTM is the data controller for the information described in this policy. You can reach us at hello@payrollgtm.com or through our contact page for any privacy question or request.

2. What we collect and why

Browsing the website

Like most websites, our servers record technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited and the time of the visit. We use it to keep the site secure, fix errors and understand which guides are useful. Our calculators run in your browser, and the salary figures you type into them are not sent to us or stored.

Contacting us

If you use the contact form or email us, we receive your name, email address and message, and the form also stores a one-way hash of your IP address to help us deal with spam. We use this only to reply to you and to keep a record of the conversation.

Lawful bases

We rely on the lawful bases that the NDPA recognises: our legitimate interests in running and securing a website, compliance with legal obligations, and your consent where we ask for it, for example for non-essential cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use essential cookies to protect the contact form against forgery and to keep site administrators signed in, and a small browser storage entry to remember your light or dark theme choice. Advertising cookies are described in section 4. Our cookie policy lists the categories in more detail, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, although parts of the site may then work less well.

4. Google AdSense and advertising

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on PayrollGTM based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising through Google Ads Settings, or through www.aboutads.info.
• You can learn how Google uses data from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology such as cookies and web beacons to deliver the advertisements and links that appear on our pages, and they automatically receive your IP address when this happens. We do not have access to or control over cookies set by third-party advertisers. Advertising never changes our editorial decisions, as explained in our editorial policy.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us run the site, such as hosting, email delivery and security providers, who may process it only on our instructions, and with advertising partners as described above. We may also disclose data where the law requires it, to a court, regulator or law enforcement body, or to protect our rights and the safety of others.

6. International transfers

Some of our providers, including Google, may process data outside Nigeria. Where that happens, we take steps to make sure the transfer meets the conditions that the NDPA sets for cross-border transfers.

7. How long we keep data

We keep server logs for a short period, normally no more than twelve months. Contact messages are kept for as long as needed to deal with your request and any follow-up.

8. Security

We use measures appropriate to the risk, including encrypted connections, hashed passwords, access controls and regular backups. No system is perfectly secure. If a personal data breach occurs that is likely to put your rights at risk, we will notify the Nigeria Data Protection Commission and affected people within the time the law requires.

9. Your rights under the NDPA

You have the right to ask us for access to the personal data we hold about you, to have inaccurate data corrected, to ask for deletion where the law allows, to object to or restrict certain processing, to receive your data in a portable format and to withdraw consent. To use any of these rights, email hello@payrollgtm.com. We may ask you to confirm your identity first. You also have the right to complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.

10. Children

Our website is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If you believe a child has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

11. Links to other websites

Our guides link to government portals, regulators and other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their policies.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our practices or the law change. We will change the date at the top of this page, and for significant changes we will take reasonable steps to tell you.