Information Automatically Logged

Your IP address is automatically logged to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is also used to help identify you and your shopping cart, and for other purposes (such as identification of spammers, troublemakers and other inconsiderate behaviours).

Cookies

Our Site uses cookies to keep track of your shopping cart, and to make sure you don't see the same ad repeatedly. We also use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.

Advertisers

We use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information.

Registration Forms

Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name, email, and postal address), financial information (like their bank account or credit card numbers), unique identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level).

Contact information from the registration forms is used to ship purchases, information about our company, and to send promotional material from some of our partners to our customers. The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the customer when necessary.

Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.

Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers, passwords, etc.) are collected from Web site visitors to verify the user's identity, for use as account numbers in our record system, and for other purposes (such as billing, etc.)

Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site.
We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. 

Order Forms

Our site uses order forms for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect contact information (like their email address), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), unique identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level).

Contact information from the order forms is used to ship purchases, information about our company, and to send promotional material from some of our partners to our customers. The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. In no way shall we share such information with others, not even with our partners.

Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.

Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected from Web site visitors to verify the user's identity, for use as account numbers in our record system, and for other purposes (such as identification of spammers, troublemakers and other inconsiderate behaviours).

Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site.
We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. 

External Links & Opinions

This site contains links to other sites. AFRICAHOME.COM is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Also, opinions by visitors to this site are not the responsibility of AFRICAHOME.COM, nor do such opinions convey in any way whatsoever the position of AFRICAHOME.COM on the various matters discussed on this site. The responsibility of the opinions expressed on AFRICAHOME.COM are the responsibility of their own authors, not ours.

Special Relationships

Public Forums

This site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. In most cases, the software we use helps to prevent access to private information, unless such information is posted in areas that are deemed public by nature (forums, chat, etc.). Of course, visitors should always exercise caution when giving away information on the Internet, as no system is totally fully protected.

Children's Guidelines

This site tries as much as it can to meet the Online Privacy Protection Act guidelines. However, there is no way we can prevent children from accessing the pages of our site. Although our site is primarily an information and culture-based site, some aspects of it (in forums, chats and classifieds areas) may not be suitable for children. Parental discretion is therefore advised. 

Choice/Opt-Out

Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving promotional/marketing information from our partners, and us. To opt out,

1. You can send email to
2. You can visit the following URL: http://www.africahome.com

Data Quality/Access

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:

1. You can send email to
2. You can visit the following URL: http://www.africahome.com and visit the areas where you are subscribed in order to change or delete your personal information.