Privacy Policy

Welcome to shoppingmall.help ("Website"), operated by shoppingmall.help ("we," "us," or "our"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our Website.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data: We may collect personal information such as your name and email address if you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, when you contact us or subscribe to a newsletter (if offered).

Non-Personal Data / Usage Data: We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our Website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, time spent on pages, and other diagnostic data. This data is used for analytics and to improve user experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To operate and maintain our Website, ensuring its functionality and security.
• To improve user experience by analyzing usage patterns to enhance our content, layout, and features.
• To communicate with you, such as responding to your inquiries or sending newsletters (if you opt-in) and providing updates related to our services.
• For analytics and research purposes to understand traffic sources, user behavior, and content performance.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Website, analyze site traffic, and for affiliate tracking purposes.

What Are Cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer or mobile device) by your web browser when you visit certain websites.

How We Use Cookies: We may use cookies for session management, remembering your preferences, and for analytical purposes to understand how our Website is used.

Third-Party Cookies: Our affiliate partners (e.g., Amazon, eBay, AliExpress) and analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) may also use cookies and similar technologies to track referrals, conversions, and site usage. The use of such cookies by third parties is governed by their respective privacy policies. We do not have control over these third-party cookies.

Your Choices Regarding Cookies: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Most web browsers allow you to manage or disable cookies through their settings. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website effectively.

4. Affiliate Disclosure

shoppingmall.help is an affiliate marketing website. This means that we earn commissions from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links to third-party retailers. When you click on these affiliate links and make a purchase, a cookie may be placed on your browser by the affiliate partner to track the sale for commission purposes. This process does not affect the price you pay for the product or service.

5. Third-Party Websites

Our Website contains links to third-party websites (e.g., retailers, advertisers) that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold if stipulated by applicable local law, such as 16 under the GDPR). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Your Data Protection Rights (e.g., under GDPR, CCPA)

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights may include:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions ("right to be forgotten").
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing).
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: support@shoppingmall.help
Address: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

By using shoppingmall.help, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.