Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 2026
At AfricaDeep AI (accessible from https://www.africadeep.com), the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and recorded by AfricaDeep AI and how we use, safeguard, and disclose that data in full compliance with global and continental standards.
If you have any questions or require additional information regarding our Privacy Policy or data processing practices, please reach out to us via our Contact Page or by email at hello@africadeep.com.
1. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising
AfricaDeep AI partners with third-party advertising networks, primarily Google AdSense, to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
- Third-Party Vendors and Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie and Google advertising identifiers) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to AfricaDeep AI or other websites on the Internet.
- Advertising Cookies: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve relevant advertisements to our users based on their navigation and interaction with this site and/or other sites across the World Wide Web.
- Personalized Advertising Opt-Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
- Industry Opt-Out Portals: Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice page at www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance at www.youronlinechoices.eu/ (for users located in the European Union and the United Kingdom).
- How Google Uses Data: For comprehensive details on how Google handles personal information and cookies when you use partner sites and apps, please review Google's official policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
2. Consent Management & European Economic Area (EEA) / UK Policies
In accordance with Google's European Union User Consent Policy and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), AfricaDeep AI integrates an IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) certified Consent Management Platform (CMP).
Visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland are presented with a consent banner allowing them to accept, reject, or customize permissions for essential, analytical, and marketing/advertising cookies. You can update or withdraw your consent at any time via our Cookie Policy.
3. South African POPIA & African Data Protection
For users residing in South Africa and across the African continent, AfricaDeep AI complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) (Act 4 of 2013) and applicable regional data protection legislations.
We adhere to the eight lawful conditions for processing personal information: accountability, processing limitation, purpose specification, further processing limitation, information quality, openness, security safeguards, and data subject participation. We collect only minimal, voluntarily provided data (such as email addresses for newsletter delivery or directory tool submissions) and never sell, trade, or transfer your identifying contact information to unauthorized third parties.
4. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA) Rights
If you are a California resident, you possess specific privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you.
- Right to Delete: Request the deletion of personal information collected from you, subject to legal exceptions.
- Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information maintained by us.
- Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. While AfricaDeep AI does not sell personal information for monetary value, third-party cookies utilized for personalized advertising may be classified as "sharing" under California law. You can exercise your opt-out rights using the opt-out links above or through your browser's Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You will never be discriminated against or provided diminished service quality for exercising your privacy rights.
5. Log Files & Server Telemetry
AfricaDeep AI follows standard operational procedures of utilizing server log files. The data collected by log files includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), date and time stamps, referring/exit pages, and click counts. These data points are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable and are used strictly for server diagnostics, security monitoring, fraud prevention, and portal performance optimization.
6. Cookies & Web Beacons
Like any modern web portal, AfricaDeep AI uses "cookies" to store information including visitor preferences (such as light/dark mode selection) and the pages visited. For an exhaustive breakdown of cookie classifications, lifespans, and direct management guides, please visit our dedicated Cookie Policy.
7. Children's Information Protection (COPPA)
Protecting children's privacy online is of vital concern. AfricaDeep AI does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13 (or under the age of 18 without parental consent in jurisdictions where required). If you believe your child has provided personal information on our website, please contact us immediately and we will promptly remove such records from our databases.
8. External Links & Third-Party Platforms
Our platform links out to external African AI initiatives, research repositories, educational providers, startup portals, and partner tools. AfricaDeep AI has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.
9. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect technological, regulatory, or operational updates. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated "Last Updated" revision timestamp. We encourage users to review this page periodically.
10. Contacting Us
If you have questions, feedback, or wish to exercise any of your statutory privacy rights, please reach out to our data privacy team at:
AfricaDeep AI Editorial & Legal Desk
Email: hello@africadeep.com
Web: https://www.africadeep.com/contact
Johannesburg, South Africa