At the German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2026, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled safely and responsibly. This Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use, process, and protect any information that you provide to us through this website, during registration, or via our B2B matchmaking services. This policy is aligned with international data protection standards, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Ghana Data Protection Act (DPA).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• Identity Data: First name, last name, title, company name, job title.
• Contact Data: Email address, telephone numbers, billing address.
• Financial Data: Payment card details and billing information (processed directly by our secure third-party payment gateways; we do not store full card numbers).
• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location.
• Profile Data: Your interests, preferences, and B2B matchmaking criteria.

2. How We Use Your Information

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 process your event registration and issue your ticket/badge.
• To facilitate the B2B Matchmaking platform and connect you with relevant delegates.
• To manage our relationship with you, including notifying you about event updates, schedule changes, or policy changes.
• To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, and system maintenance).
• To deliver relevant website content, newsletters, and promotional materials (where you have explicitly opted in).

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you (e.g., ticking platforms, emailing services, app providers). These third parties are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and must process your data in accordance with our instructions and applicable laws.

For B2B matchmaking, your basic professional profile (Name, Company, Job Title, Interests) will be visible to other registered delegates to facilitate networking.

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. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

5. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. These include the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to processing of your personal data.
• Request the restriction of processing of your personal data.
• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

6. Newsletter Data

When you subscribe to the GABS 2026 newsletter through our website footer or other signup forms, we collect your email address and, if you choose to provide them, your name, country, and organisation. We use this information solely to send you event updates, programme announcements, speaker news, and post event materials related to GABS 2026.

Newsletter subscriptions require double opt in confirmation. We record when you subscribed, when you confirmed, and technical details such as IP address and browser type to protect against abuse and demonstrate consent.

We retain newsletter data while you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we keep a minimal record for up to 90 days for compliance and deliverability purposes, after which it is deleted. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in every newsletter email or by contacting info@gabs2026.com.

Under the Ghana Data Protection Act 2012 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access, correct, or delete your newsletter data, and to object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact us at info@gabs2026.com. If you believe your data has been handled improperly, you may lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission of Ghana.

Contact Us

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, or if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@gabs2026.com.