Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 12 Aug 2025

Seeds (“we,” “us,” “our”) is an initiative by Lottotech Ltd (“Lottotech”) and operates under the same data handling principles outlined in Lottotech’s corporate policy. This Privacy Policy governs how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information on seeds.mu.

1. Information We Collect

• Personal data you provide directly, such as your name, email address, project details, and other contact information when registering, applying, or subscribing.
• Automatically collected data, including IP addresses, browser type, device identifiers, and cookies when you interact with our site or forms.
• Communications data, including any messages or feedback you send through our platform.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Managing your application and user account.
• Communicating about Seeds programming, deadlines (e.g., the August 29, 2025 application deadline).
• Improving our services and user experience.
• Complying with applicable laws, regulations, or internal policies — including responsible program administration.

3. Legal Basis & Data Protection

We process personal data based on:

• Your consent, e.g., for communications or marketing.
• Legal obligations or legitimate interests, such as program evaluation, reporting, or fraud prevention.

We comply with the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA 2017), which is aligned with GDPR best practices.

4. Data Retention

We retain your information only as long as necessary for:

• Administering the Seeds program.
• Fulfilling legal or regulatory obligations.
• Complying with retention limits, such as those under the Gambling Regulatory Act and AML regulations (e.g., up to 5 years), or transaction data up to 7 years.

5. Disclosure of Your Data

Your personal data may be shared with:

• Lottotech entities or its clusters, both within and outside Mauritius.
• Authorized service providers (e.g., email platforms).
• Legal authorities if required by applicable law.
• Any successor entities in case of organizational restructuring.

All third parties are bound by confidentiality obligations, although we cannot guarantee their practices.

6. Your Rights

Under the DPA 2017, you have the right to:

• Access, correct, or erase your data.
• Object to or restrict processing.
• Withdraw consent without affecting prior lawful processing.
• Lodge a complaint with the Mauritius Data Protection Office.

7. Marketing Communications

With your explicit consent, we may send you updates, newsletters, or promotional content by email or other electronic means. You can withdraw consent at any time.

8. International Data Transfers

Transfers of your data to other jurisdictions may occur (e.g., to Lottotech clusters abroad). We take appropriate safeguards to ensure your data remains protected.

9. Use of Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

• Enable essential features (e.g., session management).
• Analyze site performance.
• Improve user experience.

For more on cookies, refer to Lottotech’s broader Terms & Conditions.

10. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The effective date will be updated accordingly, and continued use of seeds.mu after changes indicates your acceptance.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights, please contact: