1. Data Controller
The person responsible for processing personal data on this website is:
RvG connect GmbH
Föhrenweg 10
14195 Berlin
Germany
Managing Directors:
Nadine von Gumppenberg & Paulina Rozumska-Dominas
Email: hello@ghana-firsthand.com
2. General Information on Data Processing
We take the protection of your personal details very seriously. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you as an individual.
We process your personal data strictly in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
This privacy policy explains which of your details we collect when you visit our website or get in touch with us, why we do this, and what rights you have.
3. Website Hosting and Setup
This website is created and hosted using Framer. Provided by:
Framer B.V.
Rozengracht 207B
1016 LZ Amsterdam
Netherlands
When you use our website, we may process certain technically necessary data to ensure the site is secure, fully functional, and easy to access. This can include information such as your IP address, browser and device type, and technical connection details.
Where necessary, we process this data to ensure our website remains secure, reliable, and fully functional, based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
To the extent that Framer processes personal data on our behalf, this is done based on a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
4. Get in Touch and Contact Form
When you reach out to us via our contact form, by email, or by phone, we will use the information you share to answer your inquiry and stay in touch with you.
When you use our contact and advice form, we may process the following details in particular:
Your first and last name, email address, phone number, age, your preferred program area, your planned dates or duration of stay, along with any messages and other details you choose to share with us.
We process this information to handle your inquiry. If your request is regarding participation in one of our programs or the preparation of a related agreement, this processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
For general inquiries, we may also process your information based on our legitimate interest in providing you with a helpful response and maintaining clear communication, in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The information you share with us will only be kept for as long as needed to handle your request, complete any resulting agreements, or meet our legal record-keeping requirements.
5. Framer Analytics
This website may use Framer Analytics, the analytics feature built directly into Framer.
According to Framer, they do not store any personal data that could be used to identify individual visitors. Framer also shares that Framer Analytics does not use cookies or any permanent identifiers.
We use this statistical information solely to better understand how our website is used and to continue improving what we offer.
6. Cookies and External Services
At present, we do not use any additional analysis, marketing, or tracking services on this website, such as Google Analytics or Meta Pixel.
We also do not currently embed any external services like YouTube, Google Maps, or social media feeds that would automatically share your data with third-party providers when you visit our website.
If we introduce any additional services in the future that require your consent, we will update this privacy policy accordingly and—whenever necessary—obtain your consent before processing your data.
7. Recipients of Personal Data
As a general rule, we only share your personal data with others when it is strictly necessary to run our website, respond to your inquiries, deliver the GHANA FIRSTHAND programme you have chosen, or to comply with our legal obligations.
Where necessary, we work with service providers who process personal data on our behalf in line with a data processing agreement under Article 28 of the GDPR.
We will never share your data with third parties for promotional purposes.
8. Retention period
We only keep your personal data for as long as it is truly needed to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
If we are legally required to keep certain data, we will store it for the duration of that period. Once this obligation ends, we will delete your data, unless we have another valid legal reason to keep processing it.
9. Your rights
Under the applicable legal requirements, you have the following rights, in particular to:
- Access to the personal information we hold about you
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion of your personal data
- Restriction of processing
- Data portability
- Objecting to certain types of processing
If any processing is based on your consent, you are welcome to withdraw this consent at any time, with effect for the future.
To exercise your rights, you can reach out to us at any time at hello@ghana-firsthand.com.
10. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority regarding the processing of your personal data.
For a Berlin-based company, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information is generally the responsible supervisory authority.
11. SSL/TLS Encryption
For your security and to protect your confidential information, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.
You can easily spot a secure, encrypted connection by looking for "https://" at the start of your browser's address bar.
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use, or legal requirements.
As of September 2026