Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 22, 2026

Angola LNG Intelligence (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Platform”), the operator of the website located at angolalng.org (“the Website”), is committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors, registered users, subscribers, and any other individuals who interact with our platform. This Privacy Policy explains in detail what personal information we collect, how we collect it, why we collect it, how we use and share it, how long we retain it, and what rights you have regarding your personal information.

By accessing or using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any aspect of this Privacy Policy, please discontinue use of the Website immediately.

This Privacy Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service and our Cookie Policy, which provide additional information about how we operate the Website and interact with our users.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information from and about users of the Website in several ways, as described below.

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you interact with the Website, you may choose to provide us with personal information directly. This includes:

Contact Form Submissions — When you contact us through our contact page or by emailing info@angolalng.org, we collect the information you provide in your message, which typically includes your name, email address, professional affiliation, and the content of your inquiry.

Newsletter Subscriptions — When you subscribe to our newsletter or email updates, we collect your email address and, optionally, your name, job title, organization, and areas of interest. This information is used to deliver the newsletters you have requested and to tailor content to your professional interests.

Account Registration — When you create an account on the Website to access premium content or personalized features, we collect your name, email address, password (stored in hashed form), and any additional profile information you choose to provide, such as your job title, organization, industry sector, and geographic location.

Premium Subscriptions and Purchases — When you purchase a subscription or other paid product, we collect billing information necessary to process your payment, including your name, billing address, and payment card details. Payment card information is processed by our third-party payment processor and is not stored on our servers.

Report Downloads — When you download reports or research publications from the Website, we may collect your name, email address, organization, job title, and the specific report you downloaded.

Feedback and Corrections — When you submit editorial corrections, research feedback, or other suggestions, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, and the substance of your feedback.

Whistleblower and Confidential Disclosures — When you submit confidential information through our secure disclosure channels, we collect only the information you choose to provide. We implement enhanced security measures for this category of data, as described in our editorial methodology documentation.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, our servers and third-party analytics services automatically collect certain technical information about your visit, including:

Log Data — Our web servers record standard log data for every request, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the date and time of your request, the URL of the page you requested, the URL of the page that referred you to our Website (if any), your browser type and version, your operating system, and the amount of data transferred.

Device Information — We collect information about the device you use to access the Website, including device type (desktop, tablet, mobile), screen resolution, operating system and version, and browser type and version. This information helps us optimize the Website’s design and functionality across different devices.

Usage Data — We collect information about how you interact with the Website, including the pages you visit, the order in which you visit them, the time you spend on each page, the links you click, the searches you perform, and the features you use. This data helps us understand how visitors engage with our content and identify opportunities to improve the user experience.

Location Data — We may infer your approximate geographic location from your IP address. We use this information to understand the geographic distribution of our readership, comply with applicable laws, and tailor content recommendations. We do not collect precise GPS location data.

1.3 Information from Third-Party Sources

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including:

• Analytics providers — Such as Google Analytics, which provide aggregated and anonymized data about Website traffic patterns, user demographics, and engagement metrics
• Advertising networks — If we display third-party advertisements (such as Google AdSense), the advertising network may collect information about your interactions with advertisements displayed on the Website
• Social media platforms — If you interact with our content on social media platforms (e.g., sharing an article, clicking a link from a social media post), we may receive referral data indicating the platform and, in some cases, basic demographic information made available by the platform

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Providing and Operating the Website — We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve the Website, including delivering the content, features, and services you request. This includes processing account registrations, authenticating logins, delivering newsletter emails, processing payments, and fulfilling report download requests.

Analytics and Performance Monitoring — We use usage data and technical information to analyze how visitors interact with the Website, identify performance issues, optimize page load times, and improve the overall user experience. We track metrics such as page views, bounce rates, session duration, and conversion rates to inform our content strategy and editorial priorities.

Communication — We use your contact information to respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, send transactional notifications (such as account confirmations, password resets, and payment receipts), and, where you have opted in, deliver marketing communications such as newsletters, research alerts, and promotional offers.

Personalization — We use information about your interests, browsing history, and engagement patterns to personalize your experience on the Website, including recommending relevant articles, tailoring newsletter content, and customizing the display of features and services.

Advertising — If we display third-party advertisements on the Website (such as through Google AdSense), we and our advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver relevant advertisements based on your interests and browsing behavior. See our Cookie Policy for more information about how advertising cookies work and how to manage your preferences.

Research and Development — We use aggregated and anonymized data to conduct internal research on user behavior, content effectiveness, and market trends. This research informs our product development, editorial strategy, and business planning activities.

Legal Compliance and Protection — We use your information as necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes; to enforce our Terms of Service and other agreements; to protect the rights, privacy, safety, and property of Angola LNG Intelligence, our users, and the public; and to detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, security incidents, and other prohibited activities.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers — We share information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including web hosting, email delivery, payment processing, analytics, customer support, and advertising. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes of providing services to us and to implement appropriate security measures to protect your data.

Advertising Partners — If we display third-party advertisements on the Website, our advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) may collect and use information about your visits to the Website and other websites to provide relevant advertisements. This information is typically collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Legal Requirements — We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or the rights of others, prevent fraud or other illegal activity, or ensure the safety of any person.

Business Transfers — In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other business transaction involving Angola LNG Intelligence, your information may be transferred to the successor entity as part of the transaction, subject to the commitments made in this Privacy Policy.

With Your Consent — We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your explicit consent to do so.

Aggregated and Anonymized Data — We may share aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for research, marketing, analytics, and other purposes.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The specific retention periods depend on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected:

When personal information is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected, we will delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data-retention schedule and applicable legal requirements.

5. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption in transit — All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) protocols
• Encryption at rest — Sensitive personal data stored on our servers is encrypted using industry-standard encryption algorithms
• Access controls — Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis, with role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication
• Regular security assessments — We conduct periodic security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests to identify and remediate potential security weaknesses
• Incident response — We maintain a documented incident-response plan for detecting, investigating, and responding to data-security incidents, including procedures for notifying affected individuals and regulatory authorities in accordance with applicable breach-notification laws

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal information, including:

Right of Access — You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, including information about the categories of data collected, the purposes for which it is processed, and the third parties with whom it has been shared.

Right of Rectification — You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.

Right of Erasure — You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (such as where retention is required for legal compliance or the exercise of legal claims).

Right to Restrict Processing — You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data or object to our processing activities.

Right to Data Portability — You may request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, and you may request that we transmit this data to another data controller where technically feasible.

Right to Object — You may object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes at any time. You may also object to processing based on our legitimate interests, in which case we will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests, rights, and freedoms.

Right to Withdraw Consent — Where our processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@angolalng.org with the subject line “PRIVACY RIGHTS REQUEST.” We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days, as required by applicable law. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

6.1 Managing Newsletter Subscriptions

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link included at the bottom of every newsletter email or by contacting us at info@angolalng.org. Please note that even after unsubscribing from marketing emails, you may continue to receive transactional emails related to your account or previous purchases.

6.2 Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or through the cookie preference controls described in our Cookie Policy. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

7. International Data Transfers

Angola LNG Intelligence operates primarily from the United States. If you access the Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers maintain facilities. These countries may have data-protection laws that differ from the laws of your country of residence.

When we transfer personal information internationally, we implement appropriate safeguards to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection, including standard contractual clauses, data-processing agreements, and, where applicable, certification under recognized data-protection frameworks.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Website is not directed to children under the age of eighteen (18), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under eighteen. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under eighteen, we will promptly delete that information. If you believe we have collected information from a child under eighteen, please contact us at info@angolalng.org.

9. Third-Party Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, and resources that are not operated by Angola LNG Intelligence. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit, as we have no control over and assume no responsibility for their content, privacy policies, or practices.

10. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your personal information, the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at info@angolalng.org with the subject line “CALIFORNIA PRIVACY REQUEST.” We will verify your identity and respond within the timeframes required by applicable California law.

11. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, our processing of your personal information is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or equivalent legislation. The legal bases for our processing activities include your consent, the performance of a contract, compliance with legal obligations, and our legitimate interests in operating and improving the Website.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority if you believe that our processing of your personal information violates applicable data-protection law.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Website with a revised effective date. If the changes are significant, we may also notify you through other means, such as email or a prominent notice on the Website.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: info@angolalng.org

Subject Line: “Privacy Inquiry”

We will respond to your inquiry within five (5) business days.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on March 22, 2026.