This Privacy Policy describes how Grassland Agricultural Association for Development (GAAD), operating the BooWee website (“we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and discloses information about you when you visit our website at [Your Website URL Here] (the “Site”), use our services, or interact with us.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our services to you.

a. Personal Information (Information You Voluntarily Provide): We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Make a purchase through our “Shop Now” feature (if applicable): This may include your name, shipping address, billing address, email address, phone number, and payment information.
• Sign up for our newsletter: Your email address.
• Contact us through forms, email, or phone: Your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide in your communication.
• Participate in surveys or promotions.

b. Usage Data (Information Collected Automatically): When you access the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your Browse activity, including:

• Your IP address.
• Browser type and version.
• Operating system.
• Referring/exit pages.
• Date and time of your visit.
• Pages viewed, time spent on pages, and navigation paths.
• Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

c. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Site and hold certain information.

• Cookies: Small data files placed on your device. We use session cookies (temporary, deleted when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (remain on your device for a set period).
• Purpose: To remember your preferences, analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information.
• You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our Site and its functionalities.
• To process and fulfill your orders for BooWee products (if applicable).
• To send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications you have opted into.
• To respond to your inquiries, comments, and requests.
• To improve our Site, products, and services, and to understand how our users engage with them.
• To monitor the usage of our Site for performance, security, and analytical purposes.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activities.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf (e.g., payment processing, shipping, website hosting, data analysis, marketing, customer service).
• For Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.
• For Legal Reasons: If required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• To Protect Our Rights: To protect and defend the rights or property of GAAD/BooWee, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, and protect against legal liability.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the personal information we collect.

5. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access: To request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: To request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: To request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: To request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: To object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: To request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The right to withdraw consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the “Contact Us” section below.

6. Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites 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.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. 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 “Effective 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.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us:

• By email: info@gaad.org
• By phone: +237 672 38 32 73
• By visiting this page on our website: https://grassland-africa.com/
• By mail: B.P. 10196 Hotel de Ville, Yaounde, Center Region; Cameroon.