Data Protection & Privacy Standard

Privacy & Cookie Policy

How we collect, manage, and protect your personal data, session cookies, and payment records under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

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Last Updated: February 2026

PDPA Tanzania Compliant

1 Introduction

This Privacy & Cookie Policy explains how Catholic Schools Academic Union (CASAU ONLINE) collects, uses, stores, and safeguards personal data and session preferences of users visiting our portal or purchasing academic resources via casauonline.co.tz.

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information under the Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 (PDPA) of Tanzania and international cybersecurity standards.

2 Cookies & Session Storage Policy

Cookies and session tokens are small data files stored temporarily in your web browser to ensure seamless navigation, secure checkout, and instant document downloads:

Essential Session Cookies

Required for secure authentication, CSRF cross-site protection, cart management, and verified PDF access. These cannot be disabled.

Preference Cookies

Store your cookie banner consent selection (accepted or declined) in your local storage so you are not prompted repeatedly.

Managing Cookie Consent You can choose to Accept or Decline non-essential cookies via our bottom consent banner. You may also clear cookies at any time directly through your web browser settings.

3 Information We Collect

When you purchase academic resources or packages on CASAU Online, we collect minimal required information to process your order and provide secure access to your document downloads:

Checkout Information Full name, email address, phone number, and school/institution name.

Audit Download Logs IP address, timestamp, and device user-agent for secure PDF verification.

4 Payment Security & Gateway Integration

We never store card PINs, CVV, or Mobile Money passwords!

All transactions are securely handled through officially certified digital payment gateways (Pesapal / M-Pesa / TigoPesa / AirtelMoney). CASAU Online servers do not process or store sensitive payment credentials. All transactions are encrypted via bank-grade PCI-DSS compliant standards.

5 How Information is Used

To complete purchase transactions and generate official download links for your documents and packages.
To send order receipts and confirmation details to your registered email address.
To provide technical support and customer assistance whenever requested.
To prevent fraud, unauthorized distribution, and protect intellectual property rights.

6 Storage & Encryption

All PDF resources are stored within secure, private server storage. Unauthenticated users cannot access or download resource files without a verified, paid order reference.

7 User Rights (PDPA Tanzania)

Under the PDPA Act, you have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, request corrections to inaccurate information, or request data deletion upon account closure.

8 Data Protection Officer Contact

If you have questions or inquiries concerning this Privacy & Cookie Policy, please reach out to us at:

Catholic Schools Academic Union (CASAU ONLINE) Email: info@casauonline.co.tz Phone: +255 719 779 484 Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania