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This Privacy Policy explains what personal data is collected when you use tanzaniamarketplace.com and the services provided through it.

BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU PROMISE US THAT (I) YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AND (II) YOU ARE OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE (OR HAVE HAD YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN READ AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR YOU). If you do not agree, or are unable to make this promise, you must not use the Service. In such case, you must contact the support team via email to request deletion of your account and data.

“Process”, in respect of personal data, includes to collect, store, and disclose to others.

We collect data you give us voluntarily (for example, an email address). We also collect data automatically (for example, your IP address).

You may be asked to provide us information about yourself when you register for and/or use the Service. This information includes: first name, last name, phone number, email, your photos, albums and their metadata.

To use our Service and register an account, you will need to provide Required Information. You will be able to use the Service even if you do not give this data to us, but some Service’s functionality may be limited to you (for example, if you do no register an account, you will not be able to post ads or see contact details of other users).

Sometimes you may also need to provide to us additional information in the communication with our Support Team in order to fulfill your request (for example, if your account was previously blocked, we may ask you to confirm your identity by providing an ID document).

While applying for a job you can decide to provide additional personal information on yourself. For example, you can decide to make available your CV. You acknowledge that by providing your personal data you are making such data publicly available. 

You should carefully consider risks associated with the fact that you make certain information – in particular, you phone number, address or exact location – publicly available.

We collect data about your referring URL (that is, the place on the Web where you were when you tapped on our ad).

We collect data from your device. Examples of such data include: language settings, IP address, time zone, type and model of a device, device settings, operating system, Internet service provider, mobile carrier, hardware ID etc.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires when you close your browser and is used to make it easier for you to navigate our Service. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. We also use tracking pixels that set cookies to assist with delivering online advertising.

Cookies are used, in particular, to automatically recognize you the next time you visit our Website. As a result, the information, which you have earlier entered in certain fields on the Website may automatically appear the next time when you use our Service. Cookie data will be stored on your device and most of the times only for a limited time period.

We process your personal data:

To provide our Service

This includes enabling you to use the Service in a seamless manner and preventing or addressing Service errors or technical issues.

To customize your experience

We process your personal data to adjust the content of the Service and make offers tailored to your personal preferences and interests..

To research and analyze your use of the Service

This helps us to better understand our business, analyze our operations, maintain, improve, innovate, plan, design, and develop Tanzania Marketplace, llc and our new products. We also use such data for statistical analysis purposes, to test and improve our offers. This enables us to better understand what features and sections of Tanzania Marketplace,llc our users like more, what categories of users use our Service. As a consequence, we often decide how to improve Tanzania Marketplace, llc based on the results obtained from this processing. For example, if we discover that Jobs section is not as popular as others, we may focus on improving it.

To send you marketing communications:

We may also show you advertisements on the Website, and send you push notifications for marketing purposes. To opt out of receiving push notifications, you need to change the settings on your device or/and browser.

To personalize our ads

We and our partners use your personal data to tailor ads and possibly even show them to you at the relevant time. For example, if you have visited our Website, you might see ads of our products, for example, in your Facebook’s feed.

We may target advertising to you through a variety of ad networks and exchanges, using data from advertising technologies on and off of our Services like, unique cookie, or similar tracking technology, pixel, device identifiers, geolocation, operation system information, email.

To comply with legal obligations

We may process, use, or share your data when the law requires it, in particular, if a law enforcement agency requests your data by available legal means.

UNDER WHAT LEGAL BASES WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We process your personal data, in particular, under the following legal bases:

1. your consent;

2. to perform our contract with you;

3. for our (or others') legitimate interests; Under this legal basis we, in particular:

  • communicate with you regarding your use of our Service

This includes, for example, sending you push notifications reminding you that you have unread messages. The legitimate interest we rely on for this purpose is our interest to encourage you to use our Service more often. We also take into account the potential benefits to you.

  • research and analyze your use of the Service

Our legitimate interest for this purpose is our interest in improving our Service so that we understand users’ preferences and are able to provide you with a better experience (for example, to make the use of our mobile application easier and more enjoyable, or to introduce and test new features).

  • send you marketing communications

The legitimate interest we rely on for this processing is our interest to promote our Service in a measured and appropriate way.

  • personalize our ads

The legitimate interest we rely on for this processing is our interest to promote our Service in a reasonably targeted way.

  • enforce our Terms of use and to prevent and combat fraud

Our legitimate interests for this purpose are enforcing our legal rights, preventing and addressing fraud and unauthorised use of the Service, non-compliance with our Terms of use.

  • to comply with legal obligations.

WITH WHOM WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We share information with third parties that help us operate, provide, improve, integrate, customize, support, and market our Service. We may share some sets of personal data, in particular, for purposes and with parties indicated in Section 2 of this Privacy Policy. The types of third parties we share information with include, in particular:

1. Service providers

We share personal data with third parties that we hire to provide services or perform business functions on our behalf, based on our instructions. We may share your personal information with the following types of service providers:

  • cloud storage providers 
  • payment processing service providers 
  • delivery service providers 
  • data analytics providers (Facebook, Google)
  • marketing partners (in particular, social media networks, marketing agencies, and email delivery services; such as Facebook, Google)
  • local banks and credit organizations.

2. Law enforcement agencies and other public authorities

We may use and disclose personal data to enforce our Terms of use, to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others, and to respond to requests from courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, and other public and government authorities, or in other cases provided for by law.

3. Third parties as part of a merger or acquisition

As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customers’ information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. We may also share such information with any affiliated entity (e.g. parent company or subsidiary) and may transfer such information in the course of a corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we decide to make material changes to this Privacy Policy, you will be notified through our Service or by other available means and will have an opportunity to review the revised Privacy Policy. By continuing to access or use the Service after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

DATA RETENTION

We will store your personal data for as long as it is reasonably necessary for achieving the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy (including providing the Service to you), which includes (but is not limited to) the period during which you have a tanzaniamarketplace.com account. We will also retain and use your personal data as necessary to comply with our legal obligations and enforce our agreements.