Privacy Policy — Afro Fashion Magazine

1. Who we are

Afro Fashion Magazine ("we", "us", "our") is a digital and print publication dedicated to African fashion, culture and design. Our website is https://afrofashionmagazine.com.

For data protection purposes, we are the data controller of your personal information.

2. What data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

Account data: name, email address, subscription plan, confirmation code
Payment data: processed securely by Stripe — we do not store card details
Delivery data: postal address for hard copy orders
Usage data: pages visited, download activity (for service improvement)
Communications: messages sent via our contact forms

3. How we use your data

We use your personal data to:

Provide and manage your subscription
Process payments and fulfil hard copy orders
Send subscription confirmation and service emails
Respond to enquiries and support requests
Send our newsletter (only if you have opted in)
Improve our website and services
Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal basis for processing

We process your data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

Contract: to fulfil your subscription and orders
Legitimate interests: to improve our services and prevent fraud
Consent: for newsletter communications and non-essential cookies
Legal obligation: for tax and financial record-keeping

5. Cookies

We use cookies to maintain your subscriber session and, with your consent, to understand how our site is used. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings banner.

6. Third parties

We share data with the following trusted third parties:

Stripe: payment processing (see Stripe Privacy Policy)
Hosting providers: for website infrastructure

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

7. Data retention

We retain subscriber data for as long as your account is active and for up to 7 years thereafter for legal and financial compliance. Newsletter opt-in data is retained until you unsubscribe.

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected].

9. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related queries, contact us at [email protected].