Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of WhownsAfrica on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service. It also explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We use your personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words with initial capital letters have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions apply regardless of whether the terms appear in singular or plural form.
Definitions
- Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of it.
- Affiliate: An entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
- Company: (referred to as either “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to WhownsAfrica.
- Cookies: Small files placed on your device by a website, containing details of your browsing history and other uses.
- Country: Refers to Kenya.
- Device: Any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or tablet.
- Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service: Refers to the Website.
- Service Provider: Any person or entity that processes data on behalf of the Company, including third parties employed to assist with the Service.
- Usage Data: Data collected automatically, generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, duration of a page visit).
- Website: Refers to WhownsAfrica, accessible from whownsafrica.com.
- You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to:
- Email address
- First and last name
- Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. This may include information like your Device’s IP address, browser type, the pages you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When accessing the Service through a mobile device, we may collect details like the type of mobile device used, its unique ID, IP address, operating system, browser type, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store information. Tracking technologies include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies: Small files placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
- Web Beacons: Small electronic files that allow us to count users who have visited certain pages or opened an email.
Types of cookies we use:
- Necessary/Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for providing the Service.
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies: Used to detect if users have accepted the cookie policy.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember choices you make to provide a more personalized experience.
For more information about the cookies we use, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data to:
- Provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring its usage.
- Manage your Account and registration as a user of the Service.
- Fulfill contract obligations, such as purchase contracts for products or services.
- Contact you via email, phone, or other electronic communication for updates and notifications.
- Provide you with news, special offers, and general information about our products, unless you opt out.
- Manage requests you make to us.
- Conduct business transfers, such as mergers or sales.
- For other purposes like data analysis, identifying usage trends, and improving our Service.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: To monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- For Business Transfers: During mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales.
- With Affiliates: We may share information with our affiliates under the condition they honor this Privacy Policy.
- With Business Partners: To offer you certain promotions.
- With Other Users: Information shared in public areas may be visible to all users.
- With Your Consent: For any other purpose with your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your jurisdiction. By submitting information, you agree to such transfers, with safeguards to ensure data security.
Deletion of Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request assistance with deleting the Personal Data we have collected. You may contact us to request deletion or access to your personal information.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If involved in a merger or acquisition, your Personal Data may be transferred, and we will notify you beforehand.
Law Enforcement
We may disclose Personal Data when required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Other Legal Requirements
We may disclose your data to:
- Comply with legal obligations.
- Protect our rights and property.
- Prevent wrongdoing.
- Ensure the safety of our users and the public.
- Protect against legal liability.
Security of Your Personal Data
We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data but cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for those under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If we discover such data has been collected without parental consent, we will delete it.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites. We advise reviewing the Privacy Policies of any site you visit. We are not responsible for third-party practices.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted on this page, with changes effective when posted. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:
- By email: whownsafrica@gmail.com
- By visiting our website: whownsafrica.com