UNIMART AFRICA

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

UNIMART AFRICA ("UNIMART", "we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly.

UNIMART is an AI-powered platform that helps students discover economic opportunities, products, services, businesses, entrepreneurship resources, and campus information through personalized recommendations and intelligent assistance.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect your information when you use our website, mobile services, AI features, and related platforms.

By creating an account or using UNIMART, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our related Terms of Service.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use UNIMART, we may collect the following information.

Account Information

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• University or institution
• Campus
• Profile photo (optional)
• Username

Profile Information

Information you choose to provide, including:

• Skills
• Interests
• Academic information
• Professional experience
• Portfolio links
• Business information
• Startup information

Commerce Information

If you buy or sell through UNIMART, we may collect:

• Products listed
• Services listed
• Orders
• Reviews
• Wishlist items
• Saved products
• Business profile information

Opportunity Information

When you interact with opportunities we may collect:

• Applications
• Saved opportunities
• Preferences
• Application history
• Documents you upload (such as CVs)

AI Interaction Information

When you interact with Junior, My Agent, or other AI-powered features, we may collect:

• Prompts
• Questions
• Commands
• Conversation history (treated as personal chat data on our systems)
• Feedback
• Preferences and memory used to personalize recommendations when you keep personalization on

We may also derive aggregated, anonymized campus demand signals (for example category interest by campus) that do not quote your private messages. Guest chats are not used to build a lasting personal memory until you sign in.

You can turn off Junior personalization or request deletion of your Junior chats and memory from agent settings (reviewed within 48 hours; your account stays).

See our AI Usage & Transparency Policy for more detail.

Technical Information

We automatically collect certain information including:

• Device information
• Browser type
• Operating system
• IP address
• Log data
• Cookies
• Session information
• Usage analytics

Details on cookies are in our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Create and manage your account
• Personalize your UNIMART experience
• Recommend relevant products, services, opportunities, and businesses
• Enable AI-powered assistance
• Process transactions
• Improve search and recommendations
• Notify you about relevant opportunities
• Deliver requested services
• Provide customer support
• Improve platform performance
• Detect fraud and abuse
• Enforce our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service
• Meet legal and regulatory obligations

4. AI and Personalization

UNIMART uses artificial intelligence to improve your experience.

Our AI systems may use your interactions, preferences, activity, and profile information to:

• personalize recommendations;
• surface relevant opportunities;
• improve search results;
• recommend products and services;
• provide conversational assistance;
• help organize your economic activities on the platform.

AI-generated recommendations are intended to assist you and should not be considered professional, financial, legal, or career advice. Learn more in our AI Usage & Transparency Policy.

5. Communications

We may send you communications through:

• Email
• SMS
• WhatsApp
• In-app notifications
• Push notifications (where available)

These communications may include:

• Account updates
• Opportunity alerts
• Order updates
• Service notifications
• Security alerts
• Platform announcements
• Personalized recommendations

You may manage certain notification preferences within your account settings.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information:

With Other Users

Certain profile information is visible depending on the features you use. For example:

• Business profiles
• Public services
• Public product listings
• Startup profiles
• Campus organizations

With Service Providers

We may work with trusted providers that assist with:

• Cloud hosting
• Analytics
• Email delivery
• Payment processing
• Customer support
• Communications

These providers process information only on our behalf.

With Integrated Partners

Some products, services, or opportunities available on UNIMART may originate from trusted third-party providers. Where you choose to engage with those providers, we may share only the information reasonably necessary to complete your request.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect users, the platform, or our legal rights.

7. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary for legitimate business, legal, security, or regulatory purposes.

Examples include:

• Account information until deletion or closure
• Transaction records where legally required
• Security logs for fraud prevention
• Application records where required for platform operations

Some information may remain in secure backups for a limited period.

8. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Access your information
• Update inaccurate information
• Delete your account
• Request correction of data
• Export your data
• Withdraw marketing consent
• Object to certain processing activities

Requests may be submitted through your account or by contacting us at [email protected].

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep you signed in
• Remember preferences
• Improve platform performance
• Measure usage
• Secure accounts
• Personalize your experience

You may manage cookies through your browser settings. For more detail, see our Cookie Policy.

10. Security

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect your information.

These measures may include:

• Encryption
• Secure communication (HTTPS)
• Authentication controls
• Access management
• Security monitoring
• Regular system maintenance

No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Third-Party Services

UNIMART may integrate with external services including payment providers, communication platforms, authentication providers, and other trusted partners.

Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies.

12. Children's Privacy

UNIMART is intended primarily for university and college students and other adults.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where prohibited by law.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.

13. International Processing

Your information may be processed or stored in jurisdictions outside your country of residence.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When material changes are made, we will provide appropriate notice through the platform, email, or other communication channels.

The updated version becomes effective on the stated effective date.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, you may contact us:

UNIMART AFRICA
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.unimartafrica.com