SUNVI Tech pays special attention to the protection of personal data. This is a key condition of the trust-based relationship that SUNVI Tech wishes to establish with all those who entrust it with their personal data.

This privacy and personal data protection policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) sets out the practices and conditions under which SUNVI Tech (hereinafter the “Company”) processes your personal data.

This Policy applies when your data is collected on SUNVI Tech's websites (hereinafter the “Site”) and/or mobile applications (hereinafter the “Applications”), as well as in the context of your interactions, of any kind, with the Company.

Personal data (hereinafter “Data”) refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an “identifiable natural person” is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, identification number, location data, online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity, as defined by applicable regulations.

1 – WHAT DATA IS COLLECTED?

Depending on how you interact with the Company and the purpose of that interaction, the Company may collect the following Data:

Identity data: This refers in particular to your name, first name, email address, mailing address, or telephone number.
Account connection and usage data: This refers to all information you need to access your personal space, as well as information about your use of the account, including your login and password, preferences, and settings.
Browsing data: This concerns how the user navigates the Site and/or Applications. This may include the IP address, screen resolution, browser used, browsing time, search history, operating system, language, and pages viewed.
Social media usage data: When you interact with social media features.

2 – HOW IS YOUR DATA COLLECTED?

2.1. Depending on how you interact with the Company, it may collect your Data as follows.

2.2. The Company collects your Data directly from you, particularly when you fill out a registration form or contact the Company (e.g., by sending an email).

2.3. The Company also collects your Data indirectly when you browse the Sites and/or Applications.

2.4. When you provide Data to the Company, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is accurate and complete. If necessary, you must update it.

2.5. Data marked as mandatory is necessary to manage your request and to provide you with the requested services. The mandatory or optional nature of the Data is indicated on forms, along with the possible consequences of failing to respond.

3 – WHY IS YOUR DATA COLLECTED?

Your Data is subject to automated processing by the Company for various purposes described below, in the context of your use of the Site and/or Applications.

With your consent, the Company may send you news and commercial or editorial information through all channels.

With your consent where required, your Data may also be processed to (i) analyze your preferences and habits, (ii) produce statistics.

4 – WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA?

4.1. Your Data is processed by the Company’s internal teams. In addition, only authorized service providers and their staff may access your Data strictly in line with the services provided for the Company, and in compliance with security and confidentiality obligations.

4.2. With your consent where required, your Data may be shared with Group entities to which the Company belongs, as well as partners, notably so they can send you information about their services and products.

4.3. When required by law, the Company may transmit your Data to legally authorized organizations and authorities (e.g., judicial or administrative authorities).

5 – HOW IS YOUR DATA PROTECTED?

The Company takes all reasonable precautions to preserve the security and confidentiality of your Data, particularly to prevent it from being altered, damaged, disclosed, or accessed by unauthorized third parties.

6 – WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?

6.1. In accordance with applicable regulations, you may exercise the following rights at any time:

Right of access: You can ask the Company for information about how your Data is processed.
Right of rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete Data held by the Company.
Right to erasure: You may request the deletion of your Data when one of the regulatory grounds applies (e.g., Data is no longer needed, you withdraw your consent, etc.).
Right to object: You may object to the processing of your Data at any time, for reasons related to your specific situation, including for direct marketing purposes.
Right to data portability: You may request your Data in a structured, commonly used format.
Right to restriction of processing: You may request the suspension of processing when one of the legal grounds applies (e.g., contesting data accuracy).

6.2. When your Data is processed with your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

6.3. You may exercise your rights by contacting the Company:

Email: tech.sunvi@gmail.com
Address: SUNVI Tech, C/1142 Vodjè, Cotonou, Republic of Benin.

7 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

7.1. The Company keeps your Data for no longer than necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. After this period, your Data may be archived to meet legal obligations or deleted. Data used for marketing purposes may be kept for a maximum of four (4) years.

7.2. Data used to prove a right or contract, or retained to comply with legal obligations, is archived as per current regulations.

8 – DATA TRANSFERS

For hosting and processing your Data, the Company uses infrastructure located within the European Union.

9 – COOKIES

You are informed that one or more Cookies may be installed on your device during your visits to the Site and/or Applications.

9.1. What is a Cookie?

In this Policy, a Cookie refers to any method of accessing or storing information on your device, particularly information sent by the Sites and/or Applications and stored by your browser in a dedicated space on your hard drive.

9.2. Why and how are Cookies used?

9.2.1. The Company uses Cookies to:

ensure the proper functioning and optimize the performance of the Sites and/or Applications,
adapt the Sites and/or Applications to your preferences (e.g., screen settings),
facilitate your browsing experience by avoiding the need to re-enter information on each visit,
measure the audience of the Sites and/or communications,
deliver targeted advertising based on your interests,
enhance the interactivity of the Sites and/or Applications.

9.2.2. Third parties may also place Cookies via the Sites and/or Applications. These are only used by those third parties.

9.3. What types of Cookies are used?

9.3.1 Technical Cookies: These facilitate navigation and access to the Sites/Applications and their features. Disabling them may impair access to services.

9.3.2 Audience Measurement Cookies: These track visits and content engagement (sections viewed, time spent, browser, etc.).

9.3.3 Third-party Advertising Cookies: These serve ads tailored to your interests and may be placed by the Company or third parties on its behalf or for their own use.

9.3.4 Social Media Sharing Cookies: These enable content sharing via platforms like Facebook or Twitter. To prevent tracking, you should log out of social media before visiting the Site.

9.4. How long are Cookies stored?

Cookies are kept only for the time strictly necessary to achieve their purpose, within limits set by the relevant data protection authority.

9.5. How can you manage Cookies?

9.5.1. You can modify your browser settings to disable all or some Cookies:

Chrome™: Cookie settings in Chrome
Firefox™: Enable and disable cookies in Firefox
Opera™: Managing cookies in Opera

9.5.2. Social platforms also have dedicated cookie policy pages:

Facebook: Cookie policy
Twitter: Do Not Track policy
Google: Google cookie policy
LinkedIn: LinkedIn cookie policy

10 – CHANGES TO THE DATA PROTECTION POLICY

10.1. Any changes to this Policy will be posted on the Site and/or Applications.

10.2. Users are encouraged to consult this Policy regularly to stay informed of updates.

10.3. If any clause is deemed invalid or unlawful, it will be considered unwritten but will not affect the validity of the remaining clauses.