Privacy & Spatial Data Governance Policy

1. Scope & Commitment

gsVista (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates as a specialized geospatial innovation, Earth observation, and spatial data science provider headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. This Privacy and Spatial Data Policy outlines our strict protocols regarding the handling of client contact information, project inquiries, and proprietary geospatial boundary datasets (Areas of Interest / AOIs).

2. Protection of Client Boundary Coordinates & Spatial AOIs

We recognize that project boundary shapefiles, cadastral coordinates, elevation point clouds, and asset locations provided by our enterprise and institutional clients represent commercially sensitive intellectual property:

• Non-Disclosure of Target Geometries: Client-provided coordinate boundaries, farm perimeters, infrastructure right-of-way vectors, and private survey benchmarks are treated as strictly confidential under bilateral non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
• Restricted Data Access: Access to raw client shapefiles and processed spatial layers is restricted strictly to assigned GIS analysts and lead remote sensing engineers working directly on the project.
• Zero Commercial Resale of Client Data: gsVista never resells, distributes, or publicly aggregates client survey data or commercial farm telemetry to third-party brokers.

3. Satellite Imagery Sourcing & Licensing

When executing remote sensing workflows, gsVista accesses imagery from public planetary observation programs (e.g., European Space Agency Copernicus Sentinel-1/2, NASA/USGS Landsat) as well as commercial satellite constellations (e.g., PlanetScope, Maxar):

• Public Earth observation data is governed by open-access data principles (CC-BY or equivalent).
• Commercial high-resolution satellite imagery acquired specifically for client contracts is licensed in full compliance with the primary data provider's end-user license agreements (EULA).

4. Contact Information & Communications

Information submitted via our contact and project scope intake forms (including names, corporate emails, phone numbers, and organizational affiliations) is collected solely to:

• Provide formal technical proposals, scopes of work, and project quotes.
• Coordinate survey logistics and deliverables handover meetings.
• Maintain operational billing and contract records.

We do not share your contact details with external advertising networks.

5. Data Retention & Archival

Upon successful handover and sign-off of deliverables (Shapefiles, GeoPackages, GeoTIFFs, and PDF dossiers), raw and intermediate processing files are maintained in secure cold storage for a standard warranty period of 12 months, after which they may be securely purged or archived per the client's contractual instruction.

6. Governance Contact

For questions regarding our spatial data handling practices or to execute a formal Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to transmitting project coordinates, contact our desk at: