LEGAL

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information Fuel Wanga collects, how it is used, and your rights regarding that information. Last updated: November 2026.

1. Who we are

Fuel Wanga is a community fuel-status finder for drivers in Malawi, developed and operated by HiSoft Technologies. Our website is available at https://fuelwanga.mw. You can contact us at hisofttechnologies@gmail.com.

2. Information we collect

a) Anonymous visitor identifier

When you submit a fuel report, Fuel Wanga creates a random unique identifier (UUID) and stores it in your browser's localStorage. This identifier is not linked to your name, email address, phone number, or any other personal information. It is used only to enforce a per-device report rate limit (one update per station every 15 minutes) and to count how many unique visitors confirmed a report.

b) Language preference

Your language choice (English or Chichewa) is saved in localStorage so the site remembers it across visits. No server record is created.

c) Usage data

Our hosting provider and Cloudflare may collect standard server log data including your IP address, browser type, referring page, and pages visited. This data is used for security, performance monitoring, and aggregate analytics. It is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

d) Station admin accounts

If you hold a station-admin account created by a Fuel Wanga super admin, we store your email address and a securely hashed password. We do not store your password in plain text. This information is used only to authenticate you to your station dashboard.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

Fuel Wanga uses the following cookies and browser storage:

• fw_admin_session — an HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax session cookie set when a station admin signs in. It expires after 8 hours. It is never accessible to JavaScript on the page.
• fw_super_session — the same type of session cookie for super-admin accounts, expiring after 4 hours.
• localStorage: fuel-wanga-visitor — anonymous UUID stored in your browser, described in section 2(a) above.
• localStorage: fw-lang — your language preference (en or ny).

We do not use tracking cookies for advertising profiling. However, if Google AdSense is active on this site (see section 4), Google will set its own cookies as described in Google's Privacy Policy.

4. Advertising — Google AdSense

Fuel Wanga uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to Fuel Wanga and other sites.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

Google's use of your data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.

5. How we use your information

• To operate the fuel-report rate-limiting system
• To authenticate station-admin and super-admin accounts
• To remember your language preference
• To monitor and improve site security and performance
• To display relevant advertising via Google AdSense

We do not sell, rent, or trade your information to any third party.

6. Data storage and security

Station and report data is stored in a Supabase PostgreSQL database with row-level security enabled. Only the server-side API can read or write data — no database credentials are exposed to the browser. Admin passwords are hashed using PBKDF2-SHA256 before storage.

7. Data retention

Fuel reports are retained for historical reference but are only shown as current for three hours. Anonymous visitor identifiers persist in your browser's localStorage until you clear it. Admin accounts are retained until deleted by a super admin.

8. Your rights

You may request deletion of any personal data associated with your account by contacting us at hisofttechnologies@gmail.com. Because public-facing fuel reports are stored anonymously (linked only to a UUID you can delete by clearing your browser storage), we cannot identify or delete individual community reports on request.

9. Children's privacy

Fuel Wanga is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, contact HiSoft Technologies at hisofttechnologies@gmail.com or call 0882 861 462.

This policy applies to the Fuel Wanga website only. It does not apply to any third-party websites linked from this site, including Google's advertising network.