Privacy Policy AFROEUROHUB.COM online store

Date of update 30-03-2023

Effective date 30-03-2023

The privacy of your personal data is one of the main concerns of SC. AFRO EURO TRADING & SERVICES S.R.L. hereinafter referred to as “AETS”, with registered office in the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca, Aleea Slatina, No. 1, Block V6, Staircase 2, Floor 2, Apt. 15, Cluj County, Romania, with tax registration code 46392026, registered at the Cluj Trade Registry Office under No. J12/3936/2022, phone: (+40) 730 366 455, as data operator.

This document is intended to inform you about the processing of your personal data, in the context of using the website https://afroeurohub.com , hereinafter referred to as „afroeurohub.com” / „ Website-ul” / „Site-ul”.

1. Categories of processed personal data

2. Purposes and bases of processing

3. Duration for which we process your data

4. Disclosure of personal data

5. Transfer of personal data

6. Deleting the user account

7. Your rights

8. Minors' Privacy

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy

1. Categories of processed personal data

1.1. If you are a customer of the website, AETS will process your personal data, such as:

        • Name and surname;

        • Phone number;

        • E-mail address;

        • Invoicing address;

        • Shipping address;

        • Data relating to how you use the site (eg your behavior / preferences / habits within the site);

        • As well as any other categories of data that you provide directly in the context of creating the user account, in the context of placing an order through the website or in any other way resulting from the use of the website.

If you use your Facebook or Google account to create a user account on the website, AETS will process the following public profile data displayed by the respective applications: username, e-mail address.

If you choose to create your user account only before completing the order of a product available on the site, your e-mail address will be requested, based on which an account will be automatically created.

If you do not complete the order, the e-mail address and other data provided will not be stored by AETS and the account created will be automatically deleted.

1.2. If you are a visitor to the website, AETS will process your personal data that you provide:

        • Directly in the context of using the site, such as the data you provide in the contact / questions / complaints section, to the extent that you contact us in this way;

        • Indirectly, data such as: IP address, browser used, browsing time, search history, operating system used, language and pages viewed, complete URLs, sequence of clicks to, through and from our site, information or products viewed / searched for, duration of visits to certain pages, information regarding interaction with pages (e.g. scrolling, clicks, mouse moves), data about user behavior.

2. Purposes and bases of processing

2.1. If you are a customer of the website, AETS processes your personal data as follows:

        • for carrying out the contractual relationship between you and AETS, respectively for taking over, validating, sending and invoicing the order placed on the website, informing you about the status of the order, organizing the return of ordered products, etc.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on the contract concluded between you and AETS, defined in the Terms and Conditions https://afroeurohub.com/terms-and-conditions .

The provision of your personal data is necessary for the execution of this contract. The refusal to provide the data may result in the impossibility of developing the contractual relations between you and AETS.

        • for the fulfillment of legal obligations arising in the context of the services provided through the website, including obligations in fiscal matters, as well as in matters of archiving.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is necessary based on legal obligations.

The provision of your data for this purpose is required. The refusal to provide data may result in the impossibility of complying with the legal obligations that fall to him and therefore in the impossibility of offering you the services through the website.

        • for marketing activities, respectively for the transmission, by means of remote communication means (e-mail, sms, phone) of commercial communications regarding the products and services offered by AETS, through the website.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on your consent, if you choose to provide it.

You can express your consent for data processing for this purpose by checking the appropriate box at the time of account creation, or after account creation, in the "My account information" section.

To unsubscribe from receiving such commercial communications, you can use the option at the end of each e-mail / sms containing commercial communications. Additionally, you can unsubscribe by going to the "My Account Information" section.

The provision of your data for this purpose is voluntary. The refusal to provide consent for the processing of your data for this purpose will not have negative consequences for you.

        • for the purpose of performing various analyses, reporting on how the website works, making profiles of consumer preferences, mainly in order to improve the experience offered on the website.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on the legitimate interest of AETS to permanently improve the customer experience on the website.

The provision of your data for this purpose is voluntary. Refusal to provide data for this purpose will have no negative consequences for you.

2.2. If you are a visitor to the website, AETS processes your personal data as follows:

        • for marketing activities, respectively for the transmission, by means of remote communication means (e-mail, sms, phone), of commercial communications regarding the products and services offered by AETS, through the website.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on your consent, if you choose to provide it.

You can express your consent to the processing of data for this purpose by filling in and checking the appropriate box in the form for subscribing to the newsletter available on the website.

To unsubscribe from receiving such commercial communications, you can use the option at the end of each e-mail / sms containing commercial communications.

The provision of your data for this purpose is voluntary. The refusal to provide consent for the processing of your data for this purpose will not have negative consequences for you.

        • for the resolution of complaints, claims and to monitor traffic and improve your experience on the site.

Basis: The processing of your data for this purpose is based on the legitimate interest of AETS to ensure the correct functioning of the website, as well as to permanently improve the experience of website visitors, including by solving various comments, questions or complaints.

The provision of your data for this purpose is voluntary. Refusal to provide data for this purpose will have no negative consequences for you.

3. Duration for which we process your data

AETS will process your personal data as much as is necessary to achieve the processing purposes mentioned above.

If you are a customer, we will process your data for the entire duration of the contractual relationship and thereafter according to the legal obligations that fall under the responsibility of AETS (for example, in the case of financial and accounting supporting documents for which the retention period provided by law is 10 years from the date of the end of the financial year during which they were drawn up).

4. Disclosure of personal data

We do not rent / sell your personal data to third parties.

In addition to the operator, in certain situations, the data may be accessible to third parties such as service providers, transport operators, website hosting providers, IT companies, appointed, if necessary, as authorized persons by the Operator.

They are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality of the data and use it exclusively for the purpose for which it was provided to them.

We may also disclose your personal data to the central / local public authorities, in the following exemplary cases listed:

        • for website administration;

        • in situations where this communication would be necessary for the awarding of prizes or other facilities to the persons concerned, obtained as a result of their participation in various promotional campaigns organized by AETS through the website;

        • to maintain, customize and improve the website and the services provided through it;

        • to perform data analysis, testing and research, monitor usage and activity trends, develop security features, and authenticate users;

        • for sending commercial marketing communications, under the conditions and limits provided by law;

        • when disclosure of personal data is required by law, etc.

5. Transfer of personal data

The personal data provided to AETS can be transferred outside of Romania, but only to countries in the European Union.

6. Deleting the user account

If you are a customer and you want to delete your user account, please contact us by e-mail at contact@afroeurohub.com or through the postal service to the address SC. AFRO EURO TRADING & SERVICES S.R.L., Municipiul  CLUJ-NAPOCA, Aleea SLATINA, Nr. 1, Bloc V6, Scara 2, Etaj 2, Ap. 15, Județul CLUJ, Cod poștal 400597, ROMÂNIA

Before processing the request to delete your user account, we reserve the right to verify your identity to ensure that the request originates from you.

All the requests will be processed accordingly to the internal procedures and we will respond you as soon as possible, without exceeding 7 (seven) calendar days from the date your request is received.

AETS will interpret this action as your option to unsubscribe from receiving commercial communications by which we keep you informed about the products and services offered through the site.

In this regard, if you choose to delete your user account, we will no longer send you such e-mails and / or sms. However, we would like to inform you that deleting your account will not automatically delete your personal data.

If you want your personal data to stop being processed or if you want the data to be deleted, you can exercise the rights detailed in chapter 7. Your rights

If you request account deletion, but there is at least one active order on that account, the account deletion request can only be registered after the products have been delivered and the last active order has been completed.

If you withdraw your consent for the processing of data for marketing purposes, AETS will stop processing your personal data for this purpose, without affecting the processing carried out by AETS based on the consent expressed by you before its withdrawal.

7. Your rights

Under the conditions provided by the legislation on the processing of personal data, as data subjects, you have the following rights:

        • the right to information - the right to receive details of the processing activities carried out by AETS, as described in this document;

        • the right to access data - the right to obtain confirmation from AETS regarding the processing of personal data, as well as details regarding processing activities such as the manner in which the data are processed, the purpose for which the processing is done, the recipients or categories of recipients of the data, etc;

        • the right to rectification - the right to obtain the correction, without justified delay, by AETS of inaccurate / unjustified personal data, as well as the completion of incomplete data;

        • the right to data deletion, without undue delay, ("the right to be forgotten") - certain conditions apply; It is possible that, following the data deletion request, AETS will anonymize this data (thereby depersonalizing it) and continue processing it for statistical purposes under these conditions;

        • the right to restrict data processing, under certain circumstances;

        • the right to data portability - the right to receive personal data in a structured way, commonly used and in an easy-to-read format, as well as the right to have this data transmitted by AETS to another data controller, to the extent that the conditions provided by law are met;

        • the right to opposition
                - in terms of processing activities, it can be exercised by submitting a request as indicated below;
                - at any time, for reasons related to the particular situation in which the data subject finds himself, that the data concerning him be processed on the basis of the legitimate interest of AETS or on the basis of the public interest, except in cases where he can demonstrate that he has legitimate and compelling reasons which justifies the processing and which prevails over the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subjects or that the purpose is to establish, exercise or defend a right in court;
                - at any time, free of charge and without any justification, that the data concerning her be processed for direct marketing purposes.

        • the right not to be subject to an automated individual decision - the right not to be the subject of a decision taken solely on the basis of automated processing activities, including profiling, which produce legal effects concerning or similarly affect the data subject to a significant extent;

        • the right to address the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing or the competent courts, to the extent that you consider it necessary.

For any further questions about how personal data is processed, please contact the email address contact@afroeurohub.com .

To exercise your rights mentioned above, please send a written, dated and signed request to the AETS headquarters, by e-mail to the address contact@afroeurohub.com or through the postal service to the address SC. AFRO EURO TRADING & SERVICES S.R.L., CLUJ-NAPOCA City, Aleea SLATINA, No. 1, Block V6, Staircase 2, Floor 2, Apt. 15, CLUJ County, Postal code 400597, ROMANIA

In the request, you can specify whether you want the information to be communicated to you at a specific address, which can also be by e-mail, or by a mail service that ensures that the delivery will be made only to you personally.

Please note that before we act on any such request, we reserve the right to verify your identity to ensure that the request originates from you.

All the requests will be processed accordingly to the internal procedures and we will respond you as soon as possible, without exceeding 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date your request is received.

8. Minors' Privacy

AETS does not knowingly contact or collect information from persons under the age of 18.

The website is not intended to solicit information of any kind from persons under the age of 18.

If we come into possession of such information in error and are notified, we will obtain appropriate parental consent to use that information or, if that is not possible, we will delete the information from our servers.

If you wish to notify us of the receipt of information about persons under the age of 18, please contact us by e-mail at contact@afroeurohub.com .

9. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy. In case of major changes in the future, you will be notified by e-mail (if possible) or by displaying a specific message on the website.

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