Interpretation

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

You

means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.

Device

means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a cell phone, or a digital tablet.

Account

means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.

Company

(referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to Accra Kizomba, located at Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra.

Cookies

are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website, among its many uses.

Service

refers to the Website.

Website

refers to Accra Kizomba, accessible from https://accrakizomba.com.

Affiliate

means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote.

Usage Data

refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Country/State

refers to: Ghana.

Personal Data

(or “Personal Information”) is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service Provider

means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company.

Collecting and Use of Personal Information

Types of Data Collected

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor the usage of Our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
• For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
• To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
• To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or inquired about. We send such marketing communications only where permitted by applicable law: where prior consent is required (for example, under the laws applicable in the EEA and the UK), We will send them only with Your consent; otherwise, We may send them until You opt out. You may opt out or withdraw Your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email We send or by contacting Us.
• To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
• For business transfers: We may use Your Personal Data to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service users is among the assets transferred.
• For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Service, products, services, marketing and Your experience.

We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, and to contact You.
• For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
• With Affiliates: We may share Your Personal Data with Our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
• With other users: If Our Service offers public areas, when You share Personal Data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Service.
• With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.

Text Messages Privacy Notice

You have the option to receive text (SMS) messages from Us. If You opt in to text messages, We will send You updates, notifications, and other communications as described below. When You opt in, We will collect and store the information You provide in connection with text messaging, such as Your phone number, the date and method of Your consent, and message delivery and read information.

No mobile information will be shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. The phone numbers and consent records We collect for texting are never shared with anyone for any purpose, except the Service Providers that technically have to handle them to deliver the texts.

Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase or use of Our Service. If You consent to receive SMS from Us, You agree to receive text messages from Us related to:

• Customer care and support
• Account notifications, such as activity, status, or renewal reminders
• Delivery notifications and updates on the status of a delivery
• Authentication messages, such as one-time passwords (OTP) and passcodes
• Security alerts, such as suspicious login attempts or unusual account activity
• Marketing and promotional offers, discounts, and other promotional content

Reply STOP to opt-out. Reply HELP for support. Message & data rates may apply. Messaging frequency may vary. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data 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.

Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to") and We may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:

Account Information

• User Accounts: retained for the duration of Your Account relationship plus up to 24 months after account closure to handle any post-termination issues or resolve disputes.

Customer Support Data

• Support tickets and correspondence: up to 24 months from the date of ticket closure to resolve follow-up inquiries, track service quality, and defend against potential legal claims.
• Chat transcripts: up to 24 months for quality assurance and staff training purposes.

Usage Data

• Website analytics data (cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers): up to 24 months from the date of collection, which allows us to analyze trends while respecting privacy principles.
• Server logs (IP addresses, access times): up to 24 months for security monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.

Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.

We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different reasons:

• Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g., financial records for tax authorities).
• Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
• Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
• Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled for routine deletion.

You may request information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data by contacting Us.

When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data according to the following procedures:

• Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively processed.
• Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a limited period consistent with Our backup retention schedule and are not restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal compliance.
• Anonymization: In some cases, We convert Personal Data into anonymous statistical data that cannot be linked back to You. This anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for research and analytics.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Companys operating offices and at processing facilities operated by third parties (such as Google and payment gateways). Your data may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of Your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent transfer mechanisms are used where appropriate.

Where required by applicable law, We will ensure that international transfers of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards and, where relevant, supplementary measures. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if You have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows You to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's and Minors' Privacy

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 16. If We become aware that We have collected data from a child under 16 without parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information immediately.

Some countries and states set a higher age at which an individual can consent to the processing of their own Personal Information. Where We rely on consent as a legal basis and the law applicable to a User sets an age higher than 16, We may require the consent of that User's parent or guardian before We collect and use their Personal Information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party sites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. If significant changes occur, We will notify You via email or a prominent notice on Our Website.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update 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.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise Your privacy rights, You can contact Us: