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Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information WAFEO collects when you use the platform at wafeo-webapplication.vercel.app, why we collect it, and the choices you have.
1. Information we collect
- Account details. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, profile photo and Google account ID from Google. We only request these basic profile details. If you create an account with a username and password, we store your name, email, username, chosen region and a securely hashed password (never the password itself).
- Sign-in records. When you registered and when you last signed in.
- Activity on the platform. Basic events such as signing in and out, and reports you choose to save. The most recent site analysis is kept in your browser so other pages can show it; it is removed when you sign out.
- Questions to the AI assistant. The messages you type into the assistant are sent to our AI provider to generate a reply. We do not store the conversation on our servers.
We do not use advertising trackers, and we do not sell your information.
2. How we use it
- To sign you in and keep you signed in.
- To show your name and photo inside the platform and keep your saved reports private to you.
- To let platform administrators manage accounts and roles, and to keep the service secure (for example, limiting repeated failed sign-ins).
- To answer your questions with the AI assistant.
3. Where it is stored and who can see it
Account and activity data is stored in Google Cloud Firestore. WAFEO administrators can see the list of registered users (name, email, region, role, registration and last sign-in dates) to manage the platform. Passwords are never shown to anyone.
We share data only with the service providers needed to run WAFEO: Google (sign-in and database hosting), Vercel (website hosting) and Groq (AI assistant replies). When you search a place or analyse a farm, its location or outline is sent to the services that supply the data: OpenStreetMap Nominatim (place names), Microsoft Planetary Computer (Sentinel-2, Landsat, terrain, land cover and surface-water imagery), ISRIC SoilGrids and iSDA Africa (soil), NASA Earthdata (ECOSTRESS, SMAP, GRACE-FO and SWOT) and Open-Meteo (weather, rainfall history and river flow). Only the area is sent, never your name or email.
4. Satellite and public data
The maps, indicators and news shown in WAFEO come from public and open sources such as Copernicus, NASA, FAO, WFP and ReliefWeb. This data is about places and conditions, not about you.
5. Keeping data safe
Connections to WAFEO are encrypted (HTTPS). Sessions use signed tokens, passwords are stored as salted hashes, and access to administrator features is restricted by role. No system is perfectly secure, so please do not enter sensitive personal information you do not want processed.
6. How long we keep it
We keep your account for as long as it is active. Saved reports and activity records are kept while your account exists.
7. Your choices
- You can stop using WAFEO at any time and remove WAFEO's access in your Google Account under Security → Third-party apps & services.
- You can ask for a copy of your data, a correction, or for your account to be deleted. Contact the WAFEO team through the support address shown on the Google sign-in screen, and we will respond within a reasonable time.
8. Children
WAFEO is intended for professional, research and educational use and is not directed at children under 13.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Significant changes will be highlighted on the platform.