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Privacy Policy
Excite Africa is dedicated to protecting your right to Data Privacy.
Excite Africa is dedicated to protecting your right to Data Privacy. We are dedicated to a regime of data transparency and subscriber confidentiality.
This Privacy Policy describes how Excite Africa ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, discloses, transfers, and stores personal information when you use our platform. By accessing or using the Excite Enterprise platform, you consent to the practices described in this Policy.
1. What Personal Information Does Excite Africa Collect?
Information Supplied by You
We collect data that you provide directly to us during registration and when you subscribe to our products and services. This is done transparently and for clearly stated purposes.
Information Collected Automatically
Through the use of cookies and other technologies, we also automatically collect digital information from your use and interaction on this platform. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and time spent on those pages.
2. For What Purpose Does Excite Africa Collect Your Personal Data?
We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:
- Listing of Businesses and Products on our platform
- Facilitating the Purchase of Products and Services
- Internal purposes including auditing, analysis, and research
- Compliance with Legal Obligations
- Fraud Detection and Prevention
- Advertising and Marketing (where you have consented)
- Credit Risk Assessment
3. How Does Excite Africa Collect Personal Data?
We collect personal data primarily through direct input from you and through automated technologies such as cookies. We do not trade in, or sell, customer information in any way.
Data Sharing
We may share your personal data with the following categories of parties only to the extent necessary to fulfil our service obligations:
- Third-Party Service Providers — who assist us in operating our platform and delivering services to you
- Payment Service Providers — to process your transactions securely
- Platform Users — limited data visible to other users as part of normal platform operation
- Listed Businesses — merchant data visible on the marketplace
- Government Agencies — where required by law or legal process
- Business Transfer Partners — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
4. Processing Your Personal Data
We process your personal data in compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) and all applicable data protection laws. Your data is retained only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the stated purposes and is secured against all foreseeable hazards.
Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights:
- The right to request information about how your personal data is being processed
- The right to request deletion of your personal data where it is no longer necessary
- The right to withdraw consent to data processing at any time
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
5. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our platform and retain 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.
6. Data Security
The security of your personal data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our processes and services evolve. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
8. Complaints & Inquiries
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact us. We will endeavour to respond to all inquiries within one month of receipt.
Excite Africa
3, Dapo Bode Thomas Street, Off Thurborn Avenue, Yaba, Lagos
By using the Excite Enterprise platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by its terms. See also our Terms of Service.