Media Africa Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2023

1. About Media Africa
   Media Africa is a news aggregator, featuring positive news from Africa. In addition, the company writes original articles and shares research data with the audience. We serve our consumers, partners, advertisers, and talent through our portfolio of digital platforms, including our website and social media sites.
2. Our Privacy Pledge
   Our commitment is to put users first. We strive to be transparent about how we collect and use your information, to keep your information secure and to provide you with meaningful choices.
3. This Privacy Policy
   This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information Media Africa (“us,” “our” or “we”) collect, why we collect it and what we do with it.
4. Information Collection and Use – General
   1. We give you the option to provide us with an email address. The email address will only be used to send you notifications when we post a new article or researched data, or if we need to notify you on a tangible change on the website.
   2. If you email us using our info@media4africa.com email address, we will reply to you if required. Once that communication string is completed, we will cease to use that email, unless the conversation is initiated by you.
   3. Device Information. We collect information from your devices (computers, mobile phones, tablets, etc.), including information about how you interact with our Services and those of our third-party partners and information that allows us to recognize and associate your activity across devices and Services. This information includes device specific identifiers and information such as IP address, cookie information, mobile device and advertising identifiers, browser version, operating system type and version, mobile network information, device settings, and software data. We may recognize your devices to provide you with personalized experiences and advertising across the devices you use. 
   4. Location Information. We collect location information from a variety of sources. You can learn more about and manage your location permissions on our Locations page and by visiting the location settings tool on your devices.
   5. Information on Cookies and Other Technologies.
      1. We collect information when you access content, advertising, sites, interactive widgets, applications, and other products (both on and off of
         our Services) where Media Africa data collection technologies are present. These data collection technologies allow us to understand your
         activity.
      2. This information also includes the kind of content or ads served, viewed or clicked on; the frequency and duration of your activities; the sites or apps you used before accessing our Services and where you went next; whether you engaged with specific content or ads; and whether you went on to visit an advertiser's website, downloaded an advertiser’s app, purchased a product or service advertised, or took other actions. 
5. How We Use This Information
   1. We are able to deliver, personalize, and improve our Services by combining and using the information we have about you when visiting our website to understand how you use and interact with our Services. We also may use the information we have about you for the following purposes:
      1. Provide, maintain, improve, and develop relevant features, content, and Services.
      2. Match and serve targeted advertising and provide targeted advertising based on your device activity, inferred interests and location information.
      3. Conduct research and support innovation.
      4. Create analytics and reports for internal use and decision making.
      5. Provide location-based Services, advertising, search results, and other content consistent with your location settings.
      6. Detect and defend against fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful activity.
6. How We Share This Information
   1. We do not share information with any partner. All information that we collect is for internal website optimization.
7. Information Security and Data Retention
   1. Media Africa has technical, administrative, and physical safeguards in place to help protect against unauthorized access, use or disclosure of customer information we collect or store.
   2. Media Africa will retain your email address for as long as necessary to send notifications that apply to you.
8. Protecting Children’s Privacy
   1. Our Services are for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect, use, or share information that could reasonably be used to identify children under age 13 without prior parental consent or consistent with applicable law. With parental permission, a child under age 13 may view the content on our website, although the content that we provide for viewing are all read and approved for this audience.
9. Data Processing and Transfers
   1. When you use or interact with our website you consent to the data processing, sharing, transferring and uses of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Regardless of the country where you reside, you authorize us to transfer, process, store and use your information in countries other than your own in accordance with this Privacy Policy and to provide you with viewing privileges of the content that we provide. Some of these countries may not have the same data protection safeguards as the country where you reside. 
10. Other Important Information
    1. This Privacy Policy Applies Only to Media Africa. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Media Africa does not own or control. In addition, some affiliated products may have different privacy policies and practices that are not subject to this Privacy Policy. 
11. Changes
    1. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so you should check it periodically. If we make changes that are material, we will provide you with appropriate notice before such changes take effect.
12. Questions & Suggestions
    1. If you have questions, suggestions, or wish to make a complaint, please complete a feedback form or you can contact us at: Media Africa Inc