Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 17, 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to the University of Sierra Leone. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:
- Identity Data (name, username, student ID, etc.)
- Contact Data (email address, phone number, etc.)
- Technical Data (IP address, browser type, etc.)
- Usage Data (how you use our website)
- Marketing and Communications Data (your preferences in receiving marketing from us)
3. How We Use Your Data
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
- To register you as a new student or user
- To manage our relationship with you
- To administer and protect our website
- To deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you
- To use data analytics to improve our website
4. Data Security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed.
5. Your Legal Rights
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of your personal data
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Right to withdraw consent
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@usl.edu.sl
Address: University of Sierra Leone, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Phone: +232 22 227 540