PrivacyGuard in Ghana 2026 — Data Rights Under the DPA, Priced in Cedis

Your rights under the Data Protection Act 2012

The DPA, administered by the Data Protection Commission (DPC), gives you the right to know what personal data is being held about you, the right to correct inaccurate data, the right to erasure in certain circumstances, the right to object to processing (including direct marketing), and the right to lodge a complaint with the DPC. Businesses have 40 days to respond to a valid subject access request in writing.

What PrivacyGuard does

• Tracker blocker: blocks third-party trackers on websites you visit.
• Subject access request: auto-generates a DPA-compliant letter and tracks the 40-day deadline.
• Deletion requests: templates for erasure across major Ghanaian and international services.
• Breach monitor: alerts if your email or phone appears in a known breach dump.
• DPC complaint helper: pre-fills the complaint form for the Commission.

Pricing in ₵

• Free tier — tracker blocker, breach monitor for one email.
• Personal: ₵25 / month — unlimited SARs, deletion templates, family of 2.
• Family: ₵55 / month — up to 5 members, device sync.
• Business data-subject tooling: custom quote.
• Pay via MTN MoMo, Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo Money, GhQR.

Common use cases in Ghana

• Get a bank or fintech to remove you from a marketing list.
• Request a copy of everything a Ghanaian e-commerce store holds on you.
• Stop a former employer from retaining your personal data beyond the statutory period.
• Ask a telco to disclose call and SMS data, or correct it.
• File a DPC complaint when a company has ignored your 40-day response window.

Browser extension behaviour

The PrivacyGuard extension runs a minimal-permissions content script that strips known tracker domains at the request layer. It respects DPA principles — does not transmit your browsing data off-device except for anonymised, opt-in breach intelligence. Ships with a strict Content Security Policy (CSP) and has passed OWASP browser-extension review.

ECOWAS travellers

If you travel between Accra, Lagos, Abidjan, Lomé, or Dakar, your PrivacyGuard account carries across. Local templates switch automatically — DPC in Ghana, NDPC in Nigeria, CPDP in Senegal. One subscription in cedis.

How PrivacyGuard compares in Ghana

uBlock Origin, DuckDuckGo's tracker blocker, and Privacy Badger are solid free options focused on tracker blocking alone. PrivacyGuard adds: DPA-specific SAR / erasure / complaint templates, a DPC-aware deadline tracker, and the Ghanaian payment rail via MTN MoMo.

Related Gera products for Ghana

• GeraCompliance in Ghana — for businesses that receive the requests PrivacyGuard sends.
• GeraCash in Ghana — pay subscriptions in cedis.
• GeraClinic in Ghana — privacy-first patient records tied to the same identity.