We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we handle your personal information.
Afristores.co ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our e-commerce platform and related services.
By using Afristores.co, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the platform.
We regularly review and update our privacy practices to ensure compliance with applicable laws and to reflect changes in our services. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our platform, including:
When you create an account, use our services, or communicate with us, we may collect:
We automatically collect information about your interaction with our platform:
When you use our e-commerce platform to operate your store, we process data on your behalf:
We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:
To provide, maintain, and improve our e-commerce platform and services.
To respond to your inquiries and provide technical support.
To protect our platform, users, and prevent fraudulent activities.
To send important updates, security alerts, and service notifications.
We process your personal information based on:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
| Category | Recipients | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Service Providers | Payment processors, hosting providers, analytics services | To operate and improve our platform |
| Business Partners | Shipping carriers, marketing partners | To provide integrated services |
| Legal Requirements | Law enforcement, regulatory authorities | To comply with legal obligations |
| Business Transfers | Successor entities in mergers or acquisitions | To continue service during corporate changes |
We require all third-party service providers to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our platform and hold certain information.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our platform.
For more detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process.
While we have implemented security measures to protect your personal information, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process your personal data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
Our platform is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our platform, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Afristores Data Protection Officer
Email: privacy@afristores.co
Address: 32, Zone E, Apo, Abuja, Nigeria
If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence.
We believe in transparency and giving you control over your personal information
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and how we use it.
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Request limitation of how we use your personal data.
Request transfer of your data to another organization.
Object to processing of your personal data in certain situations.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or want to exercise your data rights, our privacy team is here to help.
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