Privacy Policy

Last modified: January 2023

Introduction

We at Cohenit Limited trading as AfroPitch (“Company” or “we”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.afropitch.com (our “Website” and its sub-domains) and our practices for managing and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to the information we collect:

In email, forms, text, interactions, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
Through third-party websites or services, mobile and desktop applications linked to this Website

It does not apply to:

Information provided to us through any other means, including on any other website
any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

To understand our rules and procedures surrounding your information and how we will treat it, please read this policy carefully. You can choose not to use our website if you disagree with our rules and practises. You agree to this privacy statement by using, accessing, or providing information to this website. There may be periodic changes to this policy. Please check the policy frequently for modifications. By using this Website after we make changes, you are deemed to have accepted such changes.

Children Under the Age of 16

Children under the age of 16 should not use our website. No information from or on the Website should be submitted by anybody under the age of 16. If you need parental permission to use the website beyond the age of 16, please get it beforehand. Children under 16 are not deliberately subjected to our collection of personal information.

Information We Collect About You

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

such as your name, postal address, email address, phone number, IP address, or any other identifier that can be used to contact you both online and off (“personal information”);
that pertains to you but does not personally identify you; and/or information about your internet connection, the tools you employ to access our website, as well as usage statistics.
When you give it to us, we obtain this information directly from you.
automatically while you’re using the website. Usage information, IP addresses, and data obtained by cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies are just a few examples of the types of information that may be automatically gathered.

from outside sources, such our commercial partners.
Information you give us, such as when you fill out forms, buy something from us, or register on our website. When you participate in a contest or promotion we sponsor or when you let us know there’s an issue with our website, we might additionally ask you for information.
If you contact us, records and copies of your correspondence will be kept.
Your responses to any surveys you may be asked to complete for study.
information about the transactions you do through our website and the execution of your orders. Before placing an order through our website, you could be asked for financial details.
your website search requests.
Your request for a digital transaction record or receipt.
In order to apply for a position with the company, you submit information about yourself.

Additionally, you are free to offer information at your own risk and judgement for publication or display (hereafter, “posting”) on the website’s public sections or for transmission to other website users or third parties (collectively, “Contributions”). Your risk is assumed when posting your Contributions and sending them to others. You should refrain from contributing any photographs with integrated location data to the website. Any location data from photographs on the website can be downloaded and extracted by website visitors. Please be aware that no security measures are flawless or impenetrable, despite the fact that we restrict access to particular pages. Furthermore, you may choose to share your User Contributions with other Website users, but we have no control over their behaviour. As a result, we are unable to and do not promise that your Contributions won’t be read by unauthorised individuals.

Notice of Collection.

In the 12 months prior to the last update of this Privacy Policy, we may have collected the following categories of personal information:

Name, email address, phone number, IP address, and an ID or number given to your account are examples of identifiers.
Account information, shipping and billing addresses, and credit or debit card details.
Information on products and interactions with the service that is commercial in nature.
Internet usage, including the way you use our Service.
Any audio or visual information you upload on our service, such as photos or videos.
information you give us when you apply for a position with us, including information about your employment and education.
Internet or network activity data, including interactions with our website and browsing patterns;
Geolocation data, such as IP location; and Inferences, such as knowledge about your preferences, likes, and favourite things.

Automatic Data Collection Technologies.

We may employ automatic data collecting technologies to gather some details about your device, browsing activity, and habits as you move around and interact with our website, including:

Your IP address, operating system, and browser type are just a few examples of the data we collect about your computer and internet connection.
Information about your visits to our website, including traffic information, geographic location information, logs, other communication information, and the resources you access and utilise there.
Personal information may be included in the data we automatically gather, or we may keep it on file or link it to personal data we obtain from third parties, ourselves, or other sources. It enables us to estimate our audience size and usage patterns, store information about your preferences, allow us to tailor our website to your individual interests, speed up your searches, and recognise you when you return to our website, all of which help us improve our website and provide a better and more individualised service.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

Cookies. A cookie is a little file that is stored on your computer’s hard disc. By turning on the corresponding setting in your browser, you can refuse to accept cookies from browsers. However, if you choose this option, you might not be able to access all of our website. When you point your browser to our website, our system will issue cookies unless you have changed the settings in your browser to make it refuse them.
Flash Cookies. As you navigate to, from, and within our website, certain features may use locally stored objects to gather and store data about your preferences. The same browser settings that control browser cookies do not apply to flash cookies. See Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information for more on controlling your Flash cookie privacy and security settings.
Web Beacons. Web beacons, also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs, are tiny electronic files that can be found on some pages of our website. They allow the Company, for example, to count visitors who have visited particular sites and for other related website statistics.
Third-Party Cookies. Third parties, such as advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers, serve some of the material or applications, including adverts, on the website. When you visit our website, these third parties may use cookies to gather information about you. These third parties’ tracking technology and potential applications are not within our control. You should speak with the accountable provider directly if you have any concerns about an advertisement or other targeted content. The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s website, www.allaboutcookies.org, has additional information about cookies.

Information We Collect Through Third Parties.

We may occasionally enter into agreements with third parties to obtain data from customers provided by other retailers, including the use of automatic data collection technologies to gather specific information about your computer, browsing behaviour, and patterns, including personal information, retail data, mobile application data, and other data pertaining to purchasing history. These consist of:

Social Media and Technology Integrations: We provide portions of our Service through websites, platforms, and other tools run or controlled by independent third parties. We also incorporate third-party technologies into various portions of our Site and Service. We may include a pixel or SDK on our site or service so you may access your account or “like” or “share” content on social media. If you decide to use such integration, the social network may send us information that you have given them permission to share with us. Please be aware that the social network may use the integration to gather information about you on its own. These organisations’ policies, conditions, and practises continue to apply to the information they collect and keep, including what information they share with us, how you can use their services and devices, and whether they store information in the U.K., the U.S., or somewhere else. We urge you to become familiar with and review their terms of use and privacy policies.

Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google, Inc. (“Google”) that is used on our website. Google will receive and retain the data produced by the cookie about how you use our website (including your IP address) on servers located both domestically and abroad. In order to analyse how you use our website, to compile reports on website activity for website owners, and to perform other functions pertaining to website activity and internet usage, Google will utilise the information that you have provided. When required to do so by law or when such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf, Google may also disclose this information to third parties. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Further information about Google’s privacy policy may be obtained from:

http://www.google.com/privacy.html.
https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsTrackingOverview#howAnalyticsGetsData

reCAPTCHA: Google offers reCAPTCHA as a free service to assist safeguard websites against spam and abuse. To distinguish between humans and robots, a “CAPTCHA” is a Turing test. It is simple for people to figure out but challenging for “bots” and other harmful software. By including reCAPTCHA on a website, you can prevent automated software from entering while facilitating user entry.

Google OAuth: Users frequently use OAuth as a method to provide websites or applications access to the details of their accounts on other websites without sharing their passwords.

Google AdSense: Cookies are used by Google AdSense, a third-party advertising network, to give revenue when you make a purchase after clicking on a link or banner that directs you to one of its merchants’ websites. Read the Google AdSense Privacy Statement.

https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?gl=uk

Google Site Stats: When you click on advertising, Google stores brief text strings on your computer called cookies to track performance. On average, cookies stay active on your computer for 30 days. Google and the advertiser will be able to determine that you saw the ad provided by Google if you visit specific pages on the advertiser’s website during that time. Here are more details about Google Site Stats.

https://policies.google.com/privacy?gl=uk

Google Remarketing: We promote online, particularly on the Google Display Network, using Google AdWords Remarketing. By setting a cookie on your web browser, AdWords remarketing will show you adverts depending on the website content you have seen. This cookie in no way identifies you or grants access to your laptop, smartphone, or other device. The cookie is used to let other websites know that a user has visited a specific page so they can serve them adverts for that page. We can customise our marketing to better meet your demands and only show you relevant display advertisements thanks to Google AdWords Remarketing. There are numerous ways to opt-out if you do not want to see advertisements:

Opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
Opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. https://adssettings.google.com/

Third-Party Payment Service: To process payments made through the Website or retail locations, we utilise a third-party payment service. Your personal information will be gathered by a third party, not by us, if you desire to make a payment through the Website or at a physical store, and will be governed by that third party’s privacy policy rather than this one. Your personal information may be collected, used, and disclosed by such third parties without our knowledge or consent, and we are not liable for their actions. For more information, please refer to the privacy policy of the relevant service provider:

Site Security: This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provider.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

to fulfil your requests for information, goods, or services from us.
to introduce you to our website and its contents
to do any additional objective you specify.
to fulfil our commitments and uphold our rights under any agreements we may have with you, including those pertaining to billing and collection.
to send you notifications regarding your account, such as renewal and expiration notices.
to let you know when we make any changes to our website, our products, or the services we offer on it.
to give you access to our website’s interactive features.
When you supply the information, we may describe it in any other way.
for any other reason with your permission.

Your information might also be used to get in touch with you about products and services that may be of interest to you. Please tick the appropriate option on the form where we gather your data if you do not want us to use it in this manner.

Where we store Your Information

Although your information may be transferred to the EU, US, or other countries around the world when it is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, our offices are located in the UK. We will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in line with this privacy notice when it is transferred to another location. Your information may be transferred to certain nations or organisations outside the UK and the EU that have received a “adequacy judgement,” which denotes that the EU believes they have an acceptable data protection policy in place.

Storing Your Information

Your data will normally be kept by us for a year. To fulfil the objectives for which we collected your information, including to meet any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, it could occasionally be necessary to keep your information for a longer period of time. In other cases, we might anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be used to identify you; in such event, we might use that data without further informing you.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

To our affiliates and subsidiaries.
To the contractors, service providers, and other third parties we employ to assist our business who are required by contract to respect the privacy of individuals’ personal information and to use it only to carry out the tasks for which we have authorised them to receive it.
In the case of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganisation, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Website, to a purchaser or other successor.
to accomplish the objective you specify.
For marketing purposes and to facilitate offers and advertising from other parties that may be of interest to you, to third parties and data cooperatives.
For any additional reason we make known to you at the time you provide the information.
Additionally, we might reveal your personal data to:
- to abide by all court orders, laws, and legal processes, as well as to fulfil all requests from the government or regulatory bodies.
- our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes, to enforce or implement them.
- If we feel that disclosing something is necessary or appropriate to safeguard someone’s safety, property, or rights.

Data Security

We have put in place safeguards to protect your personal data from unintentional loss as well as unauthorised access, use, alteration, and disclosure. We save all the data you give us on secure servers protected by firewalls. Using SSL technology, all payment transactions will be encrypted.

You are also responsible for the privacy and security of your data. You are in charge of safeguarding any password we may have provided you (or that you may have chosen) for access to particular areas of our website. Please refrain from disclosing your password to anyone. We strongly advise you to exercise caution when disclosing information on the website’s message boards and other open forums. Any user of the website may access the information you share in public areas.

Unfortunately, internet-based information transfer is not entirely secure. Even though we try our best to safeguard your personal information, we cannot ensure its security while submitted to our website. Personal information is sent at the sender’s own risk. Any privacy settings or security features on the Website may be circumvented without our knowledge and without liability.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to occasionally modify this privacy statement. If our privacy statement changes, we’ll update this page. You will be deemed to have accepted any such changes if you continue to use the service. We will email the primary email address listed in your account with notice if we make any significant changes to how we handle users’ personal information. The privacy policy’s most recent revision date is noted at the top of the page. It is your responsibility to maintain an active and deliverable email address for us, as well as to regularly review our website and our privacy statement for updates.

Affiliate Disclosure

We take part in affiliate advertising schemes created to give websites a way to make money from advertising.

Your GDPR rights

The right to be informed
The right of access
The right to rectification (correction)
The right to erasure
The right to restrict processing
The right to data portability
The right to object
The right to not be subject to automated decision making

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

By entering into the website and going to your account profile page, you can examine and edit your personal information. You can click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of my emails to get off the email newsletter list.

Contact Information

We welcome your views about our website, please get in touch using our contact form.

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