Legal information
Africana Couture is operated by 9ja LDA, NIF 292611498, Praia, Cape Verde. Associated US entity: Tedcan LLC, entity ID 241478281020231287288, 1942 Broadway, Suite 314C, Boulder, Colorado 80302, USA. Legal and privacy contact: legal@tedcanlabs.com.
1. Controller and scope
9ja Lda, trading as Africana Couture, is the controller for this website, store and consultation service. Contact legal@tedcanlabs.com. This policy follows Cape Verde law and GDPR-aligned principles.
2. Data we collect
We process account and contact details, delivery and transaction information, consultation notes, encrypted measurement profiles, language and currency preferences, consent records, device/security logs and communications. Payment providers process full payment credentials. We collect generated-media provenance from staff, not customer biometric profiles.
3. Why and legal bases
We use data to perform contracts, deliver orders, manage consultations, prevent fraud, secure the service, meet legal duties and improve the store. Marketing and non-essential cookies rely on consent, which may be withdrawn. Legitimate interests are balanced against your rights.
4. Sharing and international transfers
Necessary data may be shared with hosting, database, payment, delivery, email, analytics, support and professional advisers. Providers act under contracts. Where data leaves its originating country, we use recognised safeguards such as adequacy decisions or contractual clauses where required.
5. Retention and security
We keep order and tax records for legally required periods, accounts while active, consultation/measurement information until no longer needed or deletion is requested where permitted, and security logs for limited periods. We use access controls, encryption in transit, restricted administrative roles, logging and backups.
6. Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability or objection and may withdraw consent. Identity verification may be required. You may complain to the competent data-protection authority.
7. Children and automated decisions
The store is not directed to children who can independently contract. A parent or guardian must act for a child. We do not make solely automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects without notice and safeguards.
8. Updates
We publish a new version and effective date when this policy changes materially. Previous versions and consent records are retained for accountability.