Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 July 2025

At cacao.ci, we attach great importance to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy aims to inform you clearly about the data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have.

1. Data collected

We only collect the data necessary for:

Contact or registration forms (surname, first name, e-mail)
Newsletter subscription
Comments or surveys
Traffic statistics (IP address, browser, pages visited)

2. Purposes of collection

Your data is used for the following purposes:

To respond to your requests via the contact form
To send you newsletters if you have consented
To improve our content and services
To protect our site against abuse and fraud

3. Data retention

Your data is kept for a maximum of 3 years from your last interaction with the site, unless the law requires a longer retention period.

No personal data is sold or transferred to third parties.
Some data may be passed to technical service providers (hosting provider, analytics tools) for the proper operation of the site, in compliance with the GDPR.

5. Cookies

The site uses cookies to improve the user experience and measure audience. You can accept or refuse their use via the banner provided for that purpose on your first visit.

6. Your rights

In accordance with Law No. 2013-450 on data protection in Côte d'Ivoire and the GDPR:

You have the right of access, rectification, erasure and portability of your data.
You may withdraw your consent to the newsletter at any time.
You can exercise your rights by writing to contact@cacao.ci

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your data against loss, unauthorised access or disclosure.

8. Changes

This policy may be updated at any time. Users will be informed of any significant change via the site.

9. Contact

For any question about data protection:
contact@cacao.ci