At Style Me African, your data security and privacy is important to us. Our guideline sets out our data control processes to protect your personal information in line with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and check it periodically as we may update it from time to time.

OUR PRIVACY COMMITMENT

The stylemeafrican.co.uk website is owned and operated by The Affluent Group of Companies Limited (Company no: 13513459).

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We only collect, store and use your personal information for operational purposes only, for example collecting your delivery and email address in order to fulfil our statutory obligations towards you. This enables us to maintain the highest level of customer service in delivering our products and services to you.  We will never share your personal data without your explicit consent and where it is necessary to do, we use your personal information to support and enhance our relationship with you in line with GDPR and other applicable laws. You may contact stylemeafrican.co.uk at any time with your privacy questions or concerns, to request the data we hold on you or have given us, and to request correction.

CONSENT

Your use of the stylemeafrican.co.uk website, its affiliated brands and associated social media platforms signify your consent to us collecting and using personal information about you in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

When a customer or Seller registers at stylemeafrican.co.uk we ask for information such as your name, e-mail address, postal address, and contact details, and may keep a record of this information. This is necessary so we can recognise you as a registered customer, pass on the correct details with your order, and ensure that you are happy with the service you receive. We keep a record of any purchase you make from any of the partners’ stores.  This helps us to deal more quickly with any queries or problems you may have, and also ensure any information we send to you is relevant.

We may keep a record of e-mail correspondences you send us, so we can track any problems or concerns you've had with any of our partners stores. We may also ask you questions at registration, and from time to time by email in order to improve and enhance your experience of shopping at stylemeafrican.co.uk.  You do not have to answer these questions, but if you do we can communicate with you in a more relevant way.

If you would like to revise the information you have provided, or feel what we currently have on record is incorrect, you may update the information by contacting us at stylemeafican.co.uk/contact

PAYMENT DETAILS

We do not hold or store your payment details and credit card information.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

All the information we collect via our website or through correspondence with you is used to operate and improve the service we offer you and to personalise our service. We are committed to using your personal information only for:

  • Passing on your orders/ information to third parties so they can supply goods and services to you and for customer administration.

  • Planning and managing stylemeafrican.co.uk business activities, including analysis of customers' shopping habits, product and style preferences.

  • Technical administration of our website.

  • Research

  • Providing you with information about the services we offer

    Letting you know about offers and news from stylemeafrican.co.uk

  • Letting you know about offers, news and products from partner stores on our site.

  • Occasionally letting you know about offers from other companies who we believe may interest you.

  • To verify details of your payment method or credit card account.

These are the circumstances in which we may share some of your data with others:

  •  In the unlikely event that our business assets are ever sold to or purchased by another company (our data records are part of our business). You will receive notice of any such event and we will use our reasonable endeavours to ensure that the new combined entity will follow the practices disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

  • To outside research companies whom we may ask to contact you directly for your opinions on our service, and our Sellers' products and services (in which case we provide them with only the information they need to perform their function).

  • We occasionally make names, addresses and email addresses available to companies whose products we think may interest you, unless you have subsequently withdrawn that permission.

  • If we are requested by the police or a regulatory or government authority investigating illegal activities to provide information concerning your activities whilst using the network we shall do so.

 

COOKIES

Style Me African may use cookies to enhance your shopping experience. 

 

HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION

You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee the security of any information you send to us (or we send to you) via the Internet. We are not responsible for any damages which you, or others, may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information.

We take every precaution to protect your information. To this end, all personal information is stored in a secure environment. Only employees and partners who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information.

 

HOW YOU CAN HELP US PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online  - for example on message boards, through email, or in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive messages from other parties in return. Help us to protect you by closing your browser after use. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet café. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we ensure its highest security on our systems.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

 If you have questions about your personal data or our privacy policy, please contact us here

 

HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE

If you no longer wish to receive any further email messages, post or other communications from us or you no longer wish to be contacted by other companies who you permitted us to provide your details to, please contact us or change your account settings accordingly.

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change our privacy policy, whilst of course keeping it within all relevant legislation and guidelines. We will do all we can to ensure that these pages show the most up to date information at all times, and may notify you of such changes by uploading the revised privacy policy on the stylemafrican.co.uk website.

OUR SELLERS' PRIVACY POLICIES

Our partners may not be bound by the same legislation as us. If they gather or keep your information, they must give you all relevant information about their policy, as well as giving you the opportunity to opt in or out of the ways in which they might use that information.

We are not responsible and do not warrant or guarantee that the privacy policies, of any seller  or any other companies that your personal information is passed to, comply with data protection legislations. We are not responsible for any damages which you or others may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information. When you place an order with any of our partners, the personal details you submit at registration must by necessity be forwarded along with the order, so you will need to verify their privacy policy directly with them if you wish. 

This Policy was last updated in May 2023.