At WebAfriq, we attach paramount importance to the protection of your personal data. Established in Benin and supporting clients all over the world (Africa, Europe, Canada, United States…), we process your personal information in accordance with Beninese law no. 2017-20 establishing the Digital Code, as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when you reside in the European Union.
We collect the following categories of data:
Last name, first name, email address, phone number, company
IP address, browser type, pages visited, visit duration, approximate location data
Messages sent via the contact form, history of exchanges
Your data is collected and used for the following purposes:
The processing of your data is based on the following legal grounds:
Your personal data may be transmitted to:
Important: We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. All our partners are bound by strict confidentiality obligations.
We retain your personal data for the following periods:
Client data: Duration of the contractual relationship + 5 years (accounting obligations)
Prospects: 3 years from the last contact
Cookies: Maximum 13 months
Browsing data: Maximum 25 months
In accordance with Beninese law no. 2017-20 establishing the Digital Code (and the GDPR if you reside in the European Union), you have the following rights:
Obtain a copy of your personal data
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Request the deletion of your data (right to be forgotten)
Restrict the use of your data in certain cases
Receive your data in a structured and commonly used format
Object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds
Withdraw your consent at any time for processing based on it
To exercise your rights, you can contact us by:
We undertake to respond to your request within a maximum of one month.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against any unauthorised access, modification, disclosure or destruction:
Our site uses cookies to improve your browsing experience:
Necessary for the operation of the site (no consent required)
Allow the use of the site to be analysed (consent required)
Remember your preferences (consent required)
You can configure your browser to refuse cookies or be notified when they are placed. Note that refusing certain cookies may limit access to some features of the site.
As WebAfriq is established in Benin and works with international clients, your data may be hosted and processed in Benin or in other countries (in particular within the European Union or in North America, depending on our hosting providers). When an international transfer takes place, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place (standard contractual clauses, compliant providers, etc.) in order to protect your data in accordance with the applicable regulations.
If you consider that your rights are not being respected, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP) of Benin:
APDP — Personal Data Protection Authority
Cotonou, Republic of Benin
Website: www.apdp.bj
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. Any amendment will be published on this page with an update date. We encourage you to consult this page regularly to stay informed of our data protection practices.
For any questions regarding this privacy policy or the processing of your data:
Data controller: WebAfriq
Email: donnees@webafriq.com
Phone: +229 01 00 00 00 00
Address: [Address to be completed]
Last updated: 29 mai 2026
