Who we are
At Cardizaa, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you visit our website (https://cardizaa.com) or interact with our services. By using our website, you agree to the practices described herein.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, login details, shopping activity, and other session-based information.
How Cardizaa Uses Cookies
We use cookies to:
Improve Site Functionality: Enable core features like secure login, shopping cart, and vendor dashboards.
Enhance User Experience: Remember your preferences and previous browsing actions for a seamless visit.
Analyze Performance: Understand how users interact with our pages to improve site navigation and functionality.
Marketing & Advertising: Deliver tailored promotions and remind returning users of saved items or abandoned carts.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for enabling basic site functions.
Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous data on how visitors use the site.
Functionality Cookies: Remember choices you make (e.g., region or language).
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Track browsing habits to serve relevant ads and promotions.
Third-Party Cookies
Cardizaa may allow third-party services like Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or payment gateways (e.g., Paystack, Flutterwave, Stripe) to place cookies for analytics or secure transactions. These cookies are governed by their respective privacy policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. However, disabling some cookies may affect the functionality of our website and limit your ability to use certain features.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.tex
How We Use Your Information
Providing Services: We use your personal information to process orders, manage your account, and deliver a personalized shopping experience.
Communication: Your contact information may be used to send order updates, promotional emails, and important service notices.
Improvement and Analytics: We analyze usage data to improve our website, products, and services.
Legal Compliance: We may use your data to comply with legal obligations or enforce our site policies.
Who we share your data with
Third-Party Service Providers: We share your information with trusted partners who help us process payments, fulfill orders, and provide customer support. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred to the new owners.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Data Security
Cardizaa implements a variety of security measures, including encryption and access controls, to safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Despite our efforts, no online transmission or storage method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
What rights you have over your data
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. These may include the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your information. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The revised policy will be posted on our website with the updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Consent
By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies and policies as described in this policy. If you have any questions about our Policy or how your data is used, feel free to contact us at:
📧 hello@cardizaa.com
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