Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Ghana Sports Fund ("the Fund", "we", "us") is a statutory body established under the Ghana Sports Fund Act, 2025 (Act 1159), operating under the Ministry of Sports and Recreation. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information collected through this website, gsf.gov.gh.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and to handling personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) of the Republic of Ghana.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you choose to provide to us through this website, including when you:

• Contact us: your name, email address, phone number, organisation and the content of your message.
• Apply for funding or support: the personal, organisational and sporting information requested in the application form.
• Express interest in partnership: your name, role, organisation and contact details.
• Pledge a donation: your name, contact details and the details of your pledge. Payments are not processed on this website. Our team follows up on donation pledges through official channels.
• Subscribe to our newsletter: your email address.
• Create an account: your name, email address and a password, which is stored in protected (hashed) form.

Like most websites, our servers also record basic technical information such as IP address, browser type and pages visited. This information is used for security monitoring and to keep the website working reliably.

3. Cookies

This website currently uses only essential cookies: a session cookie and security tokens that protect forms against misuse. We do not use advertising cookies. If analytics tools are introduced in future, this policy will be updated to reflect that.

4. How We Use Your Information

• To respond to enquiries and correspondence
• To receive, assess and administer applications
• To follow up on donation pledges and partnership interest
• To send newsletter updates you have subscribed to
• To keep the website secure and prevent misuse
• To meet our legal and reporting obligations as a public institution

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell personal information. Information may be shared:

• within government where required for the discharge of the Fund's statutory functions or by law;
• with contracted technology service providers who operate and maintain this website and our administrative systems on our behalf, under appropriate obligations; and
• where disclosure is required by law or by order of a court or competent authority.

Fonts on this website are served from a third-party content delivery network (Google Fonts). When pages load, your browser requests those files directly from that provider, which receives your IP address as part of the request.

6. Security and Retention

This website is served over an encrypted connection (HTTPS) and access to submitted information is restricted to authorised personnel. We retain personal information for as long as it is needed for the purposes described above or as required by applicable records and audit obligations.

7. Your Rights

Under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to request access to the information we hold about you and to request correction of inaccurate information. To exercise these rights, contact us at info@gsf.gov.gh. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission of Ghana.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be published on this page with its date of last update.

9. Contact

Questions about this policy or about how your information is handled may be directed to info@gsf.gov.gh.