1. Introduction
Welcome to TradeBuza. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect from users of our website, how we use, share, and protect that information, and your rights concerning your personal data.
The Sites covered by this Policy include our existing websites, mobile applications and all other additional websites and mobile applications produced and managed by TradeBuza Technologies. Details of existing Sites include the following:
TradeBuza - https://www.tradebuza.com/; accessible from https://www.tradebuza.com/
CropGate - https://www.cropgate.co/; accessible from https://www.cropgate.co/
We value the trust you place in us and understand that your privacy is of utmost importance to you. In light of this, we make use of the highest standards to ensure secure transactions and the privacy of customer information.
We are committed to protecting your personal data (i.e. any information you provide to us through which you can be identified) in accordance with the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and other applicable data protection laws (“Data Protection Laws”).
By visiting the Sites (including all websites and mobile applications which may be added or removed from time to time) you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not want your personal data processed in accordance with this Policy, please do not use or access the Sites or the Services.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to alter and update this Policy from time to time. We therefore invite you to review the current version of this Policy each time you return to the Sites.
2. Eligibility
The Sites and Services are intended solely for persons who, if they are natural persons, are eighteen (18) years of age or older, and any registration by, use of or access to the Sites and Services by any natural person under eighteen (18) is unauthorised, unlicensed and in violation of this Policy.
3. Information
We Collect We may collect and process the following types of information:
• Personal Information: Information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name, email address, phone number, company name, and job title when you sign up, contact us, or use our services.
• Usage Data: Information is collected automatically as you navigate our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the pages you visit.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website, remember your preferences, and analyse website usage.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
• To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to operate, maintain, and enhance our website and services, including responding to your inquiries and providing customer support.
• To Communicate with You: We may use your contact information to send you updates, newsletters, marketing communications, and other information that may interest you. You can opt out of receiving these communications at any time.
• To Analyze and Improve Website Performance: We use usage data and tracking technologies to monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities on our website, helping us improve its functionality and user experience.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may use and disclose your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
5. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, we may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, as long as those parties agree to keep your information confidential.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests, such as subpoenas or court orders.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights concerning your personal information:
• Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You have the right to request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain legal exceptions.
• Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in those communications.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@tradebuza.com
8. Cookies
We use data collection devices such as ‘cookies’ on certain pages of the Sites. Cookies are small files stored on your hard drive that assist us in providing Services customised to your requirements and tastes. We also offer certain features that are only available through the use of a ‘cookie’. Cookies can also help us provide information targeted to your interests. Cookies may be used whether you choose to register with Us or not.
We also use cookies to allow you to enter your password less frequently during a session. Most cookies are ‘session cookies’, meaning they are automatically deleted from your hard drive at the end of a session. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the Sites and you may be required to re-enter your password more frequently during a session. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. A cookie is not linked to personally identifiable information while on the Sites. Once you close your browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on your browser, you would not have to log in a password more than once, saving time while on the Sites.
You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you reject the cookies on the Sites, you may still be able to use the Sites, but it shall be limited to certain minimal functionality. The only drawback to this is that you may be limited to some areas of Sites or limited to certain functions of the Sites.
9. Disclaimer
We will keep your information secure by taking appropriate technical and organisational measures against its unauthorised or unlawful processing and its accidental loss, destruction or damage. We will do our best to protect your personal data, but we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data which is transmitted to other websites via an internet or similar connection. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing any personal information. If we have given you (or you have chosen) a password to access certain areas of the Sites please keep this password safe, we will not share this password with anyone.
As a user of the Services, you understand and agree that you assume all responsibility and risk attached to safeguarding your account with us. You shall at no time whatsoever disclose your password to anyone, nor shall you allow anyone make use of your account.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We are constantly trying to improve our Sites and Services, so we may need to change this Policy from time to time as well. We will alert you of material changes by, for example, placing a notice on our websites and/or by sending you an email (if you have registered your e-mail details with us) when we are required to do so by applicable law. We reserve the right to update this Policy as we deem fit, from time to time, without any intimation to you and your continued use of the Sites will signify your acceptance of any amendment to these terms.
Our updated terms will also be displayed on our website (www.tradebuza.com). It is your responsibility to check this Privacy Policy from time to time to verify such updates.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Last Updated: August 2024