Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026 · Effective immediately

    Your health data is yours. We do not sell it, share it with advertisers, or use it for purposes beyond providing your AFYA health companion service.
  

1. Who We Are

AFYA is a preventive health companion operated by MOL Capital. We are based in Europe and serve users across Africa. For questions, contact us at hello@getafya.co.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following information to provide personalised health guidance:

Profile information: Your name, age, and health condition (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, pregnancy)
Chat messages: Your conversations with the AFYA AI companion
Usage data: How you interact with the app (screens visited, features used)
Email address: If you join the waitlist or create an account

We do not collect biometric data, passport or national ID numbers, or financial account information.

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide personalised AI health guidance tailored to your condition
To send medication reminders and health tips you've requested
To improve AFYA's AI responses and features
To communicate with you about your account or service updates

4. AI Conversations

Your messages are processed by Claude, an AI developed by Anthropic, via a secure API. Anthropic processes your messages to generate responses and may use them to improve their models subject to their own privacy policy. We do not store your full conversation history on our servers beyond the current session unless you are a registered user.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

Anthropic — to power AI responses (messages only, no personal profile data)
Netlify — our hosting and infrastructure provider
Supabase — our secure database provider (registered users only)
Flutterwave — payment processing (payment data only, not health data)

6. Data Security

We use HTTPS encryption for all data in transit. Health data is stored in encrypted databases. We never expose your Anthropic API key or health information to third-party advertising platforms.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Request deletion of your account and all associated data
Correct inaccurate information
Withdraw consent at any time by deleting your account

To exercise these rights, email hello@getafya.co.

8. Children's Privacy

AFYA is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with data, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as AFYA grows. We will notify registered users by email of any significant changes. Continued use of AFYA after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For privacy questions or data requests: hello@getafya.co