All data subjects whose personal data is collected, in line with the requirements of the GDPR.
All data subjects whose personal data is collected, in line with the requirements of the GDPR.
The assigned Data Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring that this notice is made available to data subjects prior to the Petroleum Technology Development Fund collecting/processing their personal data.
All Employees/Staff of Petroleum Technology Development Fund who interact with data subjects are responsible for ensuring that this notice is drawn to the data subject’s attention and their consent to the processing of their data is secured.
Brief description of Petroleum Technology Development Fund
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) was established by Act No. 25 of 1973 which repealed the Gulf Oil Company Training Fund Act. Prior to the establishment of PTDF, there existed the Gulf Oil Company Training Fund, the assets of which were transferred to the Fund upon promulgation of the Act setting it up. The legislation vested the Fund with the responsibility of training and educating Nigerians to become professionals and experts in the petroleum industry. The Fund existed only as a desk in the Department of Petroleum Resources until the year 2000 when it became a fully functional Agency of government.
The establishment of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund for the training of Nigerians to qualify as graduates, professionals, technicians and craftsmen in the field of Engineering, Geology, Science and Management in the petroleum sector was the first major step at institutionalizing the policy of local manpower development in the oil and gas industry. Prior to its establishment, the Government had taken legislative actions mandating international oil companies to employ and train Nigerians such that after a given period, Nigerians will take over the running of the Industry from exploration to marketing. PTDF is therefore a special purpose Fund to train and make available skilled, competent and qualified local manpower for the oil and gas industry. It is also involved in developing and upgrading local institutions that are used in providing training and education to Nigerians to make them competent, capable and skilled to participate actively in the industry. Through research and adaptation of technology, PTDF strives to promote processes for the development of material input required by the industry using local raw materials and indigenous researchers.
Our assigned Data Protection Officer can be contacted directly via:
By consenting to this privacy notice you are giving us permission to process your personal data specifically for the purposes identified. Consent is required for Petroleum Technology Development Fund to process both types of personal data, but it must be explicitly given. Where we are asking you for sensitive personal data, we will always tell you why and how the information will be used. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at the details provided or in line with Withdrawal Consent Procedure.
Petroleum Technology Development Fund will not pass on your personal data to third parties without first obtaining your consent. We do not share your personal data without first obtaining your consent.
Petroleum Technology Development Fund will process personal data for the purposes of your enquiry and store information in line with statutory obligations and our cookie policy. Settings that enable our products to operate correctly or maintain preferences maybe stored on your device to assist you when returning to our site. Wherever possible personal data will be minimized and securely destroyed. Storage of personal data will follow statutory retention requirements.
At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you, the data subject, have the following rights:
All of the above requests will be forwarded on should there be a third party involved in the processing of your personal data.
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is being processed by Petroleum Technology Development Fund (or third parties as described in 3.4 above), or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the supervisory authority and Petroleum Technology Development Fund data protection representative the assigned Data Protection Officer / NDPR Owner, details as in Brief description of Petroleum Technology Development Fund.
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) personal data is defined as: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.
This privacy notice tells you how we, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, will collect and use your personal data. We acquire and use information relating to commercial organisations and individuals for a variety of reasons:
If you are requested to provide us with personal information you can of course refuse. If you choose not to provide the data that we require to provide our services, then we may not be able to deliver that service for you.
We may also collect information that you provide us with regards to client feedback for services provided. This information will be retained in line with our retention policy.
In order for us to provide you with the services we offer we need to collect personal data for:
In any event, we are committed to ensuring that the information we collect and use is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy. In terms of being contacted for marketing purposes Petroleum Technology Development Fund would contact you for additional consent.
Any third parties that we may share your data with are obliged to keep your details securely, and to use them only to fulfil the service they provide you on our behalf. When they no longer need your data to fulfil this service, they will dispose of the details in line with Petroleum Technology Development Fund procedures. If we wish to pass your sensitive personal data onto a third party we will only do so once we have obtained your consent, unless we are legally required to do otherwise.
Petroleum Technology Development Fund will process (collect, store and use) the information you provide in a manner compatible with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). We will endeavour to keep your information accurate and up to date, and not keep it for longer than is necessary. Personal data may be held in addition to these periods depending on individual business needs.
If Petroleum Technology Development Fund does hold personal data about you, you can request the following information:
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We do and do not use cookies for the following purposes:
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