Kitengela.co.ke is an online real estate directory focused on property listings, real estate news, and market information for Kitengela and the broader Kajiado County region in Kenya. Our website address is https://kitengela.co.ke.

We connect property seekers with landlords, developers, and agents, and provide a platform for the local real estate community to list and discover residential, commercial, and land properties.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Comments & Enquiries: When you leave a comment or property enquiry, we collect your name, email address, website URL (optional), and the content of your message.
• Property Listings: If you submit a property listing, we collect your name, contact details, property information, and any photos or documents you upload.
• Account Registration: If you create an account, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and password (stored securely in encrypted form).
• Contact Forms: Any details you submit through our contact or enquiry forms.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Log Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• Device Information: Device type, screen resolution, and browser user agent string.
• Cookies & Tracking: See Section 4 for full details on cookies we use.

2.3 Information from Third Parties

• Profile images may be sourced from Gravatar using an anonymised hash of your email address. Gravatar’s own privacy policy applies: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
• If we run social media integrations or login options in the future, we may receive limited profile data from those platforms.

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them to make our website work properly and improve your experience.

4.1 Essential Cookies

• Comment convenience cookies: If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for one year so you don’t have to re-enter them next time.
• Browser compatibility cookie: A temporary cookie is set on your first visit to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

4.2 Login & Session Cookies

• When you log in, cookies are set to store your session and display preferences. Login cookies last 2 days; screen preference cookies last 1 year.
• If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for 2 weeks.
• Logging out removes all login cookies immediately.
• If you publish or edit a listing or article, a temporary cookie stores the post ID for 1 day. It contains no personal data.

4.3 Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies collect anonymised information about page visits, traffic sources, and user behaviour. You can opt out of Google Analytics via Google’s opt-out tool.

4.4 Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our site. For more information, visit aboutcookies.org.

When advertising is active on our website, the following will apply:

5.1 Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.

5.2 Personalised Advertising

Google may use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your interests and browsing history. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

5.3 What Advertisers Can See

• Advertisers do not have access to your personally identifiable information unless you have chosen to provide it to them directly.
• Third-party ad vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on anonymous data about your browsing activity.

5.4 Your Advertising Choices

• Opt out of personalised Google ads: adssettings.google.com
• Opt out of other network advertising: optout.networkadvertising.org
• Use your browser’s private/incognito mode or an ad blocker extension if you prefer not to see targeted ads.

6.1 Listing Information

When you submit a property listing — whether as an agent, landlord, or developer — the information you provide (property details, location, price, contact number, photos) will be displayed publicly on our website. Please only include information you are comfortable sharing with the public.

6.2 Photo Uploads & EXIF Data

If you upload images to our website (for property listings or otherwise), please be aware that images can contain embedded metadata called EXIF data, which may include GPS location coordinates, camera model, and date/time of capture.

6.3 Contact Details in Listings

Phone numbers or emails you provide for property enquiries will be shown publicly on your listing. You are responsible for keeping this information accurate and up to date. Contact us to update or remove a listing at any time.

Articles, property pages, and blog posts on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos, Google Maps, social media posts, or other third-party media.

Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited that external website directly. These third-party websites may:

• Set their own cookies on your device
• Collect data about your browsing behaviour
• Use third-party tracking technologies
• Monitor your interaction with the embedded content
• Track your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external services whose content appears on our site.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: Trusted third-party companies that help us operate our website (web hosting, spam filtering, analytics). They are bound by data processing agreements and may only use your data for the services they provide to us.
• Spam Detection: Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet). IP addresses and comment content may be shared with this service.
• Password Reset Emails: Your IP address is included in password reset emails as a security measure.
• Google AdSense & Analytics: When active, these services may receive anonymised or cookie-based data as described in Section 5.
• Gravatar: An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check for a profile photo.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or government authority, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Kitengela.co.ke, our users, or the public.

If you are a registered user, you may view, edit, or request deletion of your personal information at any time (except your username, which cannot be changed, and any data we are legally required to retain).

Under applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Erasure: Request that we delete your personal data (subject to legal obligations).
• Right to Data Portability: Request an export of the personal data you have provided to us, in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: Object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 15. We will respond within 30 days. Note that some data cannot be deleted if we are required to retain it for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it, including:

• SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our website (look for the padlock icon in your browser).
• Secure, encrypted password storage — passwords are never stored in plain text.
• Regular software and security updates to our website platform.
• Restricted access to personal data — only authorised personnel can access it.

While we strive to protect your data, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we will notify you promptly in the event of any data breach that affects your rights.

Our website may contain links to external websites, including real estate agencies, government land registries, financial institutions, or other resources. These links are provided for your convenience.

We have no control over the content or privacy practices of third-party websites and are not responsible for their policies. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Kitengela.co.ke is intended for adults and is not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will:

• Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
• Post a notice on our website for significant changes.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of Kitengela.co.ke after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.