{"id":17984,"date":"2025-10-06T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/?page_id=17984"},"modified":"2025-10-06T20:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:19:03","slug":"data-privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/data-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Latest update: 06.10.2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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general provisions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Africa Communications Events (ACE) is committed to processing your personal data securely and responsibly in accordance with applicable regulations, in particular the French Data Protection Act of January 6, 1978 as amended by the European Regulation of April 27, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (referred to as GDPR)<\/span><\/p>

This privacy policy sets out the principles according to which the ACE, as data controller, processes your personal data and provides you with the information you need to understand the scope and type of personal data processing carried out. It is available at all times on the website www.afis.africa (referred to as the website)<\/span><\/p>

As a reminder, personal data is any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A person is identifiable if he or she can be identified directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier, for example location data, an online identifier, etc.<\/span><\/p>

Once anonymized, data can no longer be used to identify a natural person directly or indirectly. The personal data processed by ACE will be irreversibly anonymized at the end of the retention period mentioned below and used for research and statistical purposes.<\/span><\/p>

ACE has appointed a person to be in charge of requests to exercise personal data rights, who may be contacted at the following email address: communication@afis.africa<\/span><\/p>

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Personal Data Definition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Contact details: email address, telephone number, postal address sent through our contact or newsletter subscription form<\/li>\n \t
  • Connection data: IP address, browser type, device information, visit duration<\/li>\n \t
  • Cookies and similar technologies: see our Cookie Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe only collect data that is strictly necessary for the purposes described below.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    We collect and process personal data only when it is necessary for specific, legitimate purposes.
    Each processing activity is carried out in accordance with one or more legal bases defined by the GDPR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Purpose of Processing<\/strong><\/p>

    To respond to your requests or inquiries submitted via our contact form or email<\/p>

    To send newsletters, promotional offers, or marketing communications<\/p>

    To improve our website, services, and user experience<\/p>

    Legal Basis<\/strong><\/p>

    Your consent\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>

    Your consent (which you may withdraw at any time)<\/p>

    Our legitimate interest<\/p>

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    Examples<\/strong><\/p>

    When you fill out our contact form or send us a message<\/p>

    When you subscribe to our newsletter or agree to receive updates<\/p>

    Analyzing traffic data, ensuring security, preventing misuse<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Data Retention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.<\/p>

    • Contact form data: up to 3 years after last contact<\/li>
    • Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe<\/li>
    • Cookies: up to 12 months<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Data Recipients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Your data is accessible only to authorized personnel of ACE \u2013 member of Jeune Afrique Media Group – and our trusted service providers acting on our behalf (e.g., hosting providers, email delivery services, analytics providers).
      All such third parties are bound by contractual obligations to process data only in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with GDPR requirements.
      We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third parties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Data Transfers Outside the EU<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      If personal data is transferred outside the European Union, we ensure that such transfers are made to countries offering an adequate level of protection as recognized by the European Commission, or that appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are implemented.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      COOKIES MANAGEMENT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Whenever you visit the Website, you are asked to accept or refuse cookies that are not necessary for using the Website. Thus, when browsing our Website, cookies will be stored on your browser in order to:<\/p>

      • Measure the audience on the Website<\/li>
      • Measure the performance of campaigns on social and mobile networks, with your consent<\/li>
      • Improve the Website and the user experience<\/li>
      • Pproduce studies and statistics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Your Rights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn accordance with applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:\n \t
      • Access:<\/strong> obtain confirmation of whether we process your data and receive a copy of it.<\/li>\n \t
      • Rectification:<\/strong> request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.<\/li>\n \t
      • Erasure:<\/strong> request deletion of your data (\u201cright to be forgotten\u201d).<\/li>\n \t
      • Restriction:<\/strong> request temporary suspension of processing in certain circumstances.<\/li>\n \t
      • Portability:<\/strong> receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.<\/li>\n \t
      • Objection:<\/strong> object to the processing of your data for reasons relating to your particular situation, or for direct marketing purposes.<\/li>\n \t
      • Withdrawal of consent:<\/strong> where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        Updates to This Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, technical, or business developments. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page with a new \u201cLast updated\u201d date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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