At Africans Shop, we protect your personal information with the same care we put into crafting our cultural fashion pieces. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data as you explore our collections of blouses, lehengas, pants, shirts, and tops.

Our Commitment: Just as we preserve traditional craftsmanship in our garments, we honor your privacy rights and comply with global data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws.

1. Information We Collect

To provide our cultural fashion services, we collect:

  • Personal Details: Name, email, shipping/billing addresses when you make purchases of our ethnic wear
  • Payment Information: Processed securely through our PCI-DSS compliant gateway (we never store full card details)
  • Style Preferences: Product views, wishlist items, and purchase history to personalize your experience
  • Communication Data: Emails, chat messages when you contact our customer service about orders
  • Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device information for website optimization

2. How We Use Your Information

Like the intricate patterns in our embroidery, each data point serves a purpose:

  • Process orders for our handcrafted garments and manage worldwide shipping
  • Provide size recommendations and styling suggestions for ethnic wear
  • Send order confirmations and shipping updates (as meticulous as our quality checks)
  • Improve our collections based on what cultural fashion enthusiasts love
  • Prevent fraud and ensure transaction security for our global customers
  • Comply with legal requirements regarding cultural goods exports

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We treat your data with the same cultural sensitivity we apply to our designs:

  • Service Partners: Shipping carriers, payment processors, and IT providers necessary for delivering your ethnic wear
  • Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our cultural fashion business
  • Business Transfers: In case of merger or acquisition, with privacy protections maintained
  • Never Sold: We don’t sell your data to third-party marketers

4. International Data Transfers

As a global cultural fashion retailer, your data may be transferred internationally with appropriate safeguards, just as we carefully ship our garments worldwide.

5. Data Security

We protect your information with the same dedication we apply to our handcrafted quality:

  • 256-bit SSL encryption (look for the padlock icon in your browser)
  • PCI-DSS compliance for all payment processing
  • Regular security audits of our systems
  • Limited employee access to personal data

6. Your Rights

You have control over your data, just as you choose your cultural fashion pieces:

  • Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Correction: Update inaccurate information
  • Deletion: Request erasure under certain conditions
  • Restriction: Limit how we use your data
  • Object: To certain processing activities
  • Portability: Receive your data in a transferable format

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

7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies like the careful stitches in our embroidery:

  • Essential Cookies: For shopping cart and checkout functionality
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your language and currency settings
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how customers explore our collections
  • Marketing Cookies: Show relevant cultural fashion ads (you can opt-out)

Manage preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

8. Policy Updates

We may update this policy as our cultural fashion business evolves. Significant changes will be communicated to our valued customers.

9. Contact Us

For privacy questions, contact our Nashville team:
Africans Shop
3904 October Woods Dr, Nashville, US 37013
Email: [email protected]