Privacy Statement

The information requested in this voting form is collected by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (MRIC) for the purpose of administering the public voting process for the National Innovation Challenge, including the validation of votes and prevention of duplicate or fraudulent entries.

The personal data provided may be accessed by authorised staff of the MRIC and, where necessary, by designated service providers strictly for the purposes of managing the voting process.

To fulfil its obligations, the MRIC collects, processes, and stores personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the Mauritian Data Protection Act 2017 and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All personal data are treated as private and confidential.

The MRIC has implemented appropriate organisational, physical, and technical safeguards to protect personal data against unauthorised access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. We are committed to ensuring transparency in how personal data are collected and used.

For more information, please refer to the MRIC Privacy Statement available on our website: www.mric.mu

Note: Personal data collected will be used solely for the purposes outlined above and will not be used for any unrelated activities without your consent.