Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Universal Mining and Chemical Industries Limited ("UMCIL", "we", "us") operates the Kafue Steel plant at Kafue Industrial Estate, Lusaka–Kafue Road, Zambia, and the website umcil.net. This policy explains how we handle personal information collected through this website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only the information you choose to provide:

• Contact and quotation forms — name, company, email address, phone number, and details of your enquiry or order requirements.
• Career applications — CVs and supporting documents you submit.
• Newsletter subscriptions — your email address.
• Basic technical data — standard web-server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited) used for security and site maintenance.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information you provide to respond to enquiries, prepare quotations, process orders, consider job applications, and send reports or updates you have subscribed to. We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

4. Sharing

Information is shared only with UMCIL staff who need it to handle your request, with service providers who host our website and email (bound by confidentiality), or where required by Zambian law.

5. Cookies

This website uses only essential cookies and local storage needed for the site to function. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

6. Security & Retention

We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, and retain it only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected or as required by law.

7. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal information we hold about you, in accordance with the Data Protection Act of Zambia. Contact us using the details below.