Privacy policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how L'Afrique Market collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit or make a purchase from https://lafriquemarket.com/.

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, such as your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, we collect data about the web pages or products you view, websites or search terms that referred you to the site, and how you interact with the site. We refer to this information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

  • Cookies: Data files placed on your device that may include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, visit

  • Log files: These track actions on the site, collecting data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

  • Web beacons, tags, and pixels: Electronic files used to record information about how you browse the site.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to purchase, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment details (including credit card numbers), email address, and phone number. We refer to this as “Order Information”.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the Order Information to:

  • Process and fulfill any orders placed through the site (including payment, shipping, and providing invoices or order confirmations).

  • Communicate with you.

  • Screen orders for potential risk or fraud.

  • Provide you with relevant product information, services, or advertising based on your preferences.

We use the Device Information to:

  • Screen for potential risk and fraud (particularly your IP address).

  • Improve and optimize our site, for example, by generating analytics about how customers browse and interact with our site, and assessing the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We share your personal information with third parties to help us use it as described above. For example:

  • We use Shopify to power our online store, and you can read more about how Shopify handles your data 

  • We use Google Analytics to understand how our customers use the site. Learn more about how Google uses your data. You can opt out of Google Analytics 

We may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws, respond to legal requests (such as subpoenas or search warrants), or protect our rights.

Note: Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties.

DO NOT TRACK

Please note, we do not alter our site’s data collection and use practices when we see a “Do Not Track” signal from your browser.

YOUR RIGHTS

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access, correct, update, or delete your personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.

If you're a European resident, please note that we process your information to fulfill contracts with you (e.g., orders placed on the site) or for our legitimate business interests, as listed above. Your information may be transferred outside Europe, including to the United States or Canada.

DATA RETENTION

We retain your order information for our records unless and until you request that we delete this data.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

CONTACT US

For more information on our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you'd like to make a complaint, please contact us by email at support@lafriquemarket.com or by mail at the following address:

L'Afrique Market

L'AFRIQUE MARKET
2001 S. State Street Chicago, IL 60616