Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2025
Last Updated: October 2025

BuyMe Africa Computer is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal data is handled securely and transparently. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.buymeafrica.com.
BuyMe Africa Computer is a registered business operating in Nairobi, Kenya.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check browser compatibility. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login cookies last for two days; screen preference cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks.
• If you log out, login cookies are removed.
• Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie with the post ID, which expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external site directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. Data may be shared with service providers (e.g., payment processors, delivery partners) strictly for order fulfillment and customer support.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also access and edit this information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You may request:

• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Erasure of your personal data, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, contact us at admin@buymeafrica.com.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We may also use secure third-party services for analytics, marketing, and payment processing, all compliant with Kenya’s Data Protection Act.

10. Data Protection and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All payment transactions are encrypted and processed through secure gateways.

11. Compliance with Kenyan Law

This policy complies with the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019. We ensure transparency, lawful processing, and respect for your privacy rights.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of our website implies acceptance of the revised policy.