This Privacy Statement applies to the website, various Banking Services/facilities, and the Bank's mobile application ("the Service") operated by Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania (Plc). This page informs you of our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

DTB use your data to provide and improve various banking services. By using this Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this statement. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Statement, terms used herein have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Definitions


Refers to the use of the bank website, and all DTB Banking Services, including internet and mobile applications.

Means data about an identifiable person that is recorded in any form.

Means data that includes details such as race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, health information, children, data related to offenses, financial transactions of the individual, security measures or biometric data, etc.

Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Information about the user's location.

Data collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

An individual or entity that determines the purposes, conditions, and means of the processing of personal data & sensitive personal data.

The individual to whom the Personal Data refers.

An individual or entity that determines the purposes, conditions, and means of the processing of personal data & sensitive personal data.

Information Collection and Use


DTB may collect several types of data for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

While using our Service, DTB may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include but is not limited to, your name, email address, phone number, and physical address.

Except for financial information and transactions. DTB do not knowingly collect any sensitive personal data unless it is specifically and knowingly provided by you, regulatory body, or any government authority/institution.

may Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Statement, DTB are a Data Controller and Data Processor of your Personal Data.

Data Processor means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. DTB may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

DTB collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Personal Data

While using our Service, DTB may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • Physical address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Country, state, postcode or city of residence
  • Passport number
  • National identification number
  • Credit card numbers
  • Date of birth, birthplace
  • Login name, screen name, nickname, or handle
  • Age and gender
  • Web cookies and usage data

DTB may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email DTB send.

DTB may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”).

This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

DTB may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). DTB use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customise our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings.

DTB use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies DTB use:

  • Session Cookies - DTB use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies - DTB use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies - DTB use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data


Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that DTB can improve its Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which DTB offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)


If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Statement depends on the Personal Data DTB collect and the specific context in which DTB collect it.

Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC may process your Personal Data because:

  • DTB need to perform a contract with you
  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests, and it's not overridden by your rights
  • To comply with the law

Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or DTB are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Data


Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside Tanzania and choose to provide information to us, please note that DTB transfer the data outside the country with a permit from the Personal Data Protection Commission.

Your consent to this Privacy Statement followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Statement and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data


If Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. DTB will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy/Statement.

Under certain circumstances, Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While DTB strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, DTB cannot guarantee its absolute security.

“Do Not Track” Signals Under California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)


DTB do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)


If you are a resident of the European Union (EU), you have certain data protection rights. Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed of what Personal Data DTB hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information DTB have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that DTB restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information DTB have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC relies on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that DTB may ask you to verify your identity and provide signed instructions before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the United Republic of Tanzania and the European Economic Area (EEA).

Service Providers


DTB may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.

These third-parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

DTB may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.

Links to Other Sites


Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. DTB strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. DTB have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children's Privacy


Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). DTB do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 without prior consent for parent/guardian. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If DTB become aware that DTB have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, DTB take steps to remove that information from our servers. Changes to This Privacy Statement.

DTB may update our Privacy Statement from time to time. DTB will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Statement on this page.

You are advised to review this Privacy Statement periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Statement are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us


If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us by email: [email protected]