Legal Notice
This policy explains how African Aromas Venture Sourcing (AVA Sourcing) collects, uses and protects personal data through this website.
1. Data controller
African Aromas Venture Sourcing, trading as AVA Sourcing
Haut Founty, C/O Appt. 3, Lot 510 80000 Agadir Morocco
Email: contact@saharome.com
For any question about this policy or about your personal data, please write to us at the address above.
2. Data we collect
2.1 Data you provide
When you complete our contact form, we collect:
- First name and last name
- Email address
- Telephone number (optional)
- Subject of your enquiry
- The content of your message
You may also send us information directly by email.
2.2 Data collected automatically
When you browse this website, the following technical data may be collected:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website
This data is collected through cookies and server logs.
3. Why we process your data
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiry and managing our correspondence | Performance of pre-contractual steps taken at your request |
| Managing our commercial relationship | Performance of a contract |
| Ensuring the security and proper functioning of the website | Legitimate interest |
| Producing anonymous usage statistics | Consent, given via the cookie banner |
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell your data to third parties.
4. How long we keep your data
| Data | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions, where no commercial relationship follows | 3 years from the last contact |
| Data relating to an active commercial relationship | For the duration of the relationship, then as required by applicable accounting and tax law |
| Server logs | 12 months |
| Cookies | As set out in section 8 |
5. Who has access to your data
Your data is accessible to authorised staff of African Aromas Venture Sourcing and to the following service providers, acting on our instructions:
- Hostinger International Ltd (Cyprus) — website hosting and email
- WPForms — contact form management
We do not transfer your data to any other third party, except where required by law or by a competent authority.
6. International transfers
Our company is established in Morocco, outside the European Economic Area. Your data is therefore processed outside the EEA.
We take appropriate steps to ensure that your data continues to benefit from a level of protection consistent with applicable data protection law. You may request further information about these arrangements by writing to contact@saharome.com.
7. Your rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- Right of access — obtain confirmation as to whether we process your data, and a copy of it
- Right to rectification — have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected
- Right to erasure — request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
- Right to restriction — request that we limit the processing of your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object — object to processing based on our legitimate interest
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out beforehand
To exercise these rights, write to contact@saharome.com. We will respond within one month of receiving your request. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on it.
If you consider that your rights have not been respected, you may lodge a complaint with the data protection authority of your country of residence. In Morocco, the competent authority is the Commission Nationale de contrôle de la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (CNDP) — cndp.ma
8. Cookies
8.1 What cookies we use
| Category | Purpose | Consent required |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Site operation, security, saving your cookie preferences | No |
| Statistics | Understanding how visitors use the site | Yes |
8.2 Managing your preferences
When you first visit the site, a banner allows you to accept or refuse non-essential cookies. You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings available on every page.
You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS), restricted access to personal data, and regular software updates.
No method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure. While we take all reasonable steps to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children
This website is intended for a professional audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from persons under the age of 16.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
12. Contact
For any question relating to this policy or to the processing of your personal data:
African Aromas Venture Sourcing Haut Founty, C/O Appt. 3, Lot 510 80000 Agadir, Morocco contact@saharome.com
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