Effective Date: July 14, 2026 | Last Reviewed: July 14, 2026

Ognimohub Agency
Pioneer House, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: support@ognimohub.com | Phone: +254 745 497444

This Privacy Policy explains how Ognimohub Agency ("Ognimohub," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects information when you use the Ognimohub User App, Agent App, Merchant App, website, and related services (collectively, the "Platform"). This Policy forms part of our Terms of Service and should be read together with our AML/KYC Policy and Account Deletion Policy.

1. Introduction

Ognimohub is an IT, Digital Marketing, and FinTech company providing digital financial services including payments, remittances, merchant services, and investment solutions. Because we provide regulated financial services, we collect and process certain personal information required by law to verify identities, prevent fraud, comply with regulatory obligations, and deliver secure services.

2. Definitions

  • Personal Data: Information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.

  • Processing: Any operation involving Personal Data, including collection, storage, use, disclosure, or deletion.

  • Data Controller: Ognimohub Agency, which determines how Personal Data is processed.

  • Data Processor: A third party processing data on our behalf.

  • Sensitive Personal Data: Information such as government-issued identification, biometric or liveness verification data, and other categories protected by law.

3. Who We Are

Ognimohub Agency is the Data Controller responsible for processing your Personal Data under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019.

Contact:

4. Scope

This Policy applies to all Personal Data collected through the User App, Agent App, Merchant App, website, customer support channels, and onboarding processes. It applies to Users, Agents, Merchants, and prospective customers.

5. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We may collect:

  • Full name

  • Date of birth

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Residential address

  • User IDs

  • Government-issued identification

  • Selfie or liveness verification

  • Business registration documents (for Agents and Merchants)

  • Tax Identification Number (TIN)

  • Beneficial ownership information

  • Bank account details

  • Payment card information

  • Wallet information

  • Transaction history

  • Investment activity

  • Remittance details

  • Uploaded documents

  • Customer support communications

  • Optional contacts, photos, or videos used for specific features

Information Collected Automatically

We automatically collect:

  • Device model

  • Operating system

  • IP address

  • App diagnostics

  • Crash reports

  • Performance metrics

  • Usage information

  • Search history

  • Approximate or precise location where required for fraud prevention, compliance, or Agent verification.

Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from:

  • Identity verification providers

  • Banks and Payment Service Providers

  • Licensed remittance partners

  • Credit reference agencies

  • Risk assessment providers

  • Public sanctions and watchlists

  • Regulatory authorities

6. How We Use Your Information

We use Personal Data to:

  • Create and manage accounts

  • Verify identity

  • Perform AML/KYC checks

  • Process payments, transfers, remittances, and investments

  • Detect fraud and financial crime

  • Improve platform performance

  • Respond to support requests

  • Communicate important service information

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Send marketing communications where you have consented

7. Legal Basis for Processing

We process Personal Data based on:

  • Performance of our contract with you

  • Compliance with legal obligations

  • Legitimate business interests, including security and fraud prevention

  • Your consent where required, including marketing communications

You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting processing already carried out.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep you signed in

  • Remember preferences

  • Improve functionality

  • Measure platform performance

You can control cookies through your browser or device settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect Platform functionality.

9. Sharing Your Information

We never sell or rent your Personal Data.

We may share information with:

  • Payment Service Providers

  • Banking partners

  • Licensed remittance partners

  • Identity verification providers

  • Cloud hosting providers

  • Technology vendors

  • Professional advisers

  • Auditors

  • Regulators

  • Law enforcement agencies

  • Financial Intelligence Units

  • Courts where legally required

  • A successor organization following a merger, acquisition, or business transfer

All third parties are required to protect your information appropriately.

10. International Data Transfers

Where Personal Data is processed outside Kenya, we implement safeguards consistent with the Kenya Data Protection Act, including contractual protections and transfers only to organizations maintaining appropriate data protection standards.

11. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary.

Typical retention periods include:

  • Identity and KYC records: 5–7 years after account closure or relevant transaction

  • Financial and transaction records: 5–7 years

  • Customer support communications: up to 3 years

  • Marketing preferences and optional profile information: deleted or anonymized within 90 days after account closure or withdrawal of consent

Additional details are available in our Account Deletion Policy.

12. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational safeguards including:

  • Encryption in transit using TLS/SSL

  • Encryption of sensitive data at rest

  • Role-based access controls

  • Security monitoring

  • Regular testing

  • Employee security training

Data Breaches

If a breach is likely to affect your rights or freedoms, we will notify the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and affected individuals as required by law.

13. Automated Decision-Making

We may use automated systems to assess fraud risk, suspicious transactions, or eligibility for certain financial products.

Where an automated decision significantly affects you, you may request human review by contacting support@ognimohub.com.

14. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may:

  • Access your Personal Data

  • Correct inaccurate information

  • Request deletion where legally permitted

  • Restrict or object to certain processing

  • Receive a portable copy of data you provided

  • Withdraw consent where processing depends on consent

Requests should be submitted to support@ognimohub.com. We generally respond within 30 days after verifying your identity.

15. Marketing

With your consent, we may send updates about new services, promotions, and products.

You may opt out anytime through:

Service-related communications will continue where necessary for your account.

16. Children's Privacy

Our Platform is not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from minors. If such information is identified, it will be deleted promptly.

17. Third-Party Services

Our Platform may contain links to third-party websites or services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and we encourage you to review them before providing Personal Data.

18. Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in law, technology, or our services.

Material updates will be communicated through the Platform, email, or other appropriate channels. Continued use of the Platform after updates become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

19. Complaints

If you have concerns regarding our handling of your Personal Data, please contact us first at support@ognimohub.com.

You also have the right to submit a complaint to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), Kenya.

20. Contact Us

For questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, contact:

Ognimohub Agency
Pioneer House, Kenyatta Avenue
Nairobi, Kenya

Email: support@ognimohub.com

Phone: +254 745 497444