Afrikana Sarl is committed to respecting the privacy of its Customers .
The purpose of this General Data Protection Policy is to describe how the personal data (hereinafter "Data") that Afrikana Sarl collects or holds about its Customers is used and to whom this Data may be disclosed.
Data processing by Afrikana Sarl is subject to the applicable data protection legislation in force in Switzerland, in particular the new Federal Law on Data Protection (hereinafter Afrikana Sarl undertakes to:
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use the Data only for the purposes indicated;
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only collect the Data that is necessary for these purposes;
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not to retain the Data longer than necessary for these purposes;
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only communicate the Data to authorized organizations or persons who need it within the framework of the activities of Afrikana Sarl ] ;
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inform its Customers in a clear and transparent manner about the use that Afrikana Sarl makes of the Data and about the rights of the Customers.
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The DATA CONTROLLER
Afrikana Sàrl 20 rue de Berne 1201 Geneva is the data controller for the Personal Data covered by this Policy.
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THE PROCESSING BASES ON WHICH A frikana SARL COLLECTS AND USES DATA
Data is collected and used on the following basis:
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PURPOSES (Missions)
Customer Data is collected for the following purposes:
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WHAT TYPE OF PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED BY A frikana Sarl ?
6. COMMUNICATION OF DATA
A frikana Sarl may disclose Data to its employees, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers only in order to fulfill its missions and provide its services and provided that the legal conditions are met.
To protect the privacy and security of its [ Customers ], A rikana Sarl may take reasonable steps to verify their identity before granting access or making corrections.
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TRANSFER ABROAD
[ Customer ] Data is processed only in Switzerland and is not transferred abroad.
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MARKETING
As [ Clients ] of [ Afrikana Sarl] , marketing communications (e.g., newsletters) from Afrikana Sarl relating to [Afrikana Sarl 's] activities may be sent to [ Client ] when he/she has opted in to receive them.
Marketing communications from [ Afrikana Sarl ] will always include the option for the [ Customer ] to opt out of receiving any further marketing communications.
The [ Customer ] may unsubscribe at any time by sending an email to [ info@afrikanashop.ch] and requesting that his name be removed from Afrikana Sarl 's marketing lists .
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COOKIES
Afrikana Sarl uses cookies and other technologies on its website to enable the collection of certain information from the [ Client's ] browser. Cookies are widely used on the Internet.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on the [ Client's ] computer by visited websites. They are used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
afrikana Sarl may collect information about [ Client's ] computer , including, where available, the Client's IP address, operating system and browser type for system administration. This is statistical data about [ Afrikana Sarl 's ] browsing actions and patterns and does not identify an individual.
Cookies help Afrikana Sarl improve Afrikana Sarl 's services and provide a better and more personalized service. They also help Afrikana Sarl ensure that the [ Customer ] has read any relevant legal information and analyze how the Afrikana Sarl website is used.
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SECURITY
Afrikana Sarl ] undertakes to ensure the permanent security of the Data.
[ Customer ] data is protected against any unauthorized processing by organizational and technical measures corresponding to international standards, quality standards and technical progress, in particular against the risks of falsification, destruction, theft, loss, copying and other illicit processing.
afrikana Sarl takes reasonable and appropriate measures to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the Data and to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of the Data in accordance with the nLPD.
This data, in particular its backups and data relating to support activities for [ Customers ] are hosted by Infomaniak in Switzerland .
Afrikana Sarl processes the Data only in a manner compatible with the purpose for which it was collected.
To the extent necessary for these purposes, Afrikana Sarl takes reasonable steps to ensure that the Data is accurate, complete, current and otherwise reliable with respect to its intended use.
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HOW LONG DOES Afrikana SARL KEEP DATA?
Afrikana Sarl ] only retains the Data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected, to meet the needs of [ Customers ] and to fulfill the legal obligations of Afrikana Sarl .
To establish the retention period of the Data, [ Afrikana Sarl ] applies the following criteria:
- for the services of Afrikana Sarl ], Afrikana Sarl ] retains the Data for the duration of the services or the service contract;
- if the [ Client ] has consented to receive marketing messages (for example, Newsletters), Afrikana Sarl ] retains the Data until unsubscription;
- if cookies are placed on the [ Client 's ] computer, Afrikana Sarl only retains the Data for the duration necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected (for example, during a session for cookies related to registration or session identification cookies). Afrikana Sarl may retain the Data to fulfill Afrikana Sarl 's legal or regulatory obligations , and to enable [Afrikana Sarl ] to exercise its rights (for example, to bring an action before any court) or for statistical or historical purposes.
When Afrikana Sarl no longer needs to use or retain the Data, Afrikana Sarl deletes it from its systems and files or anonymizes it so that it can no longer identify [ Customers ].
11. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Afrikana Sarl reserves the right to modify this policy at any time.
Any modification to this policy will come into effect when Afrikana Sarl informs [ Customers ].
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CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send an email to the following address [ info@afrikanashop.ch ].
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EFFECTIVE DATE
This policy was updated on 1.09.2023
