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Privacy Policy

At Awoofshop we are commiited to transparency and we will let you know the information we take when you use any of our products or services, how we collect is and how we protect it

Our privacy policies, aim to make things clear so that you can make informed choices about which products to use and how to use them. We ask you to provide information that will enable us to assist you with customer support issues, or to complete a purchase.

For example, we request information from you when you:

Information we collect and how we use it Registration information

- When you sign up on Awoofshop, we ask for your personal information so that we can provide you with the service. The information we require to register for the service includes your name, address, phone number, and email address. For sellers, we also require you to provide your bank account number, and in some situations, your personal address, your business category, a government-issued identification number (for example, utility bills or your bank account name, account number for verification), and certain information about your sales or transaction volume.

This information allows us to process payments and protect users from fraud. In some cases, we may also ask you to send us additional information or to answer additional questions to help verify your information.

Information obtained from third parties - In order to protect you from fraud or other misconduct, we may obtain information about you from third parties to verify the information you provide. For example, we may use your bank to verify that your information and address match the information that you provided to us. Also, for sellers, we may obtain information about you and your business.

Transaction information - When you use Awoofshop to conduct a transaction, we collect information about each transaction, including the transaction amount, a description provided by the seller of the goods or services being purchased, the names of the seller and buyer, and the type of payment used.

User communications

- When you send email or other communication to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.

Links - We may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our search technology, customized content and advertising.

In addition to the above, we use the information we collect to: * Provide our products and services to you, including the display of customized content and advertising; * Perform auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services; * Ensure the technical functioning of our network; and * Develop new services.

We process personal information on our servers in Nigeria and in other countries. In some cases, we process personal information on a server outside your own country. We may process personal information to provide our own services.

In some cases, we may process personal information on behalf of and according to the instructions of a third party, such as our advertising partners.

Information sharing

We will not sell or rent your personal information to companies or individuals outside of Blue Waffle Technology. If you are making a purchase through Awoofshop, we may share portions of your details with the seller to identify the transaction, but we will not share your full bank details with the seller without your opt-in consent, except in the limited circumstances described below.

* Our secure server software encrypts all of your personal information including credit card number, name, and address so that such data cannot be read as the information travels over the Internet. The encryption process takes the characters you enter and converts them into bits of code that are securely transmitted over the Internet.

* Your personal information is also transferred using 128-bit SSL encryption, and we store information with additional high level encryption. Our databases are not accessible without a username and password.

* Be aware that your Internet browser can also factor into the security of the transaction. Older browser software might not support 128-bit SSL, and those browsers will roll back to 40-bit encryption. You should always update your browser software and/or apply any security patches available for the software.

* Most banks either cover all the charges that result from unauthorized use of your credit card or may limit your liability

* If your bank holds you liable, Awoofshop may cover your liability provided that the unauthorized use of your credit card resulted through no fault of your own from purchases made at awoofshop.co.za

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