The AfriqMarket site, hereinafter referred to as "AfriqMarket", is an Internet site dedicated to putting private individuals and/or professionals in contact with other professionals by offering several sections to obtain clear information and a qualified directory of service providers, to facilitate the choice of customers, partners or suppliers, as well as the sale of their products or services.

AfriqMarket.com also allows users to request quotes or support for services in the following areas: building work, personal services, insurance and finance and business services.

This cookie policy identifies the types of cookies and other technologies that are used on AfriqMarket. Please note that AfriqMarket cannot offer its services without transmitting some of its own cookies and/or similar technologies to your device. You therefore agree to our use of AfriqMarket's cookies when you use its services. You will, however, have the option of avoiding certain cookies by configuring your browser settings or by refusing them directly from any appropriate third party, as defined below.

This cookie policy is organised as follows:

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files located in your browser's directory. When a website is accessed, a cookie placed on a device will send information to the browser. Cookies are very common and are used on a number of websites. The reason for their ubiquity is that cookies enable a website publisher to perform useful tasks; for example, a cookie enables a website operator to find out whether a computer (and presumably its user) has visited the site before. In general, cookies are intended to improve website performance and the user experience when using such a site, although cookies can also carry advertising (which we will explain below). For a more detailed explanation of the definition of cookies and how they work, please consult the following website All About Cookies.

2. PROPRIETARY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

AfriqMarket may place cookies on your device through AfriqMarket. Cookies placed by us are called proprietary cookies. Proprietary cookies are cookies that are specific to the website that created them. Their use enables AfriqMarket to provide an efficient service and to track the behaviour of visitors to AfriqMarket.

AfriqMarket also allows third parties to place cookies on your device. Third-party cookies allow the website to send you cookies that seek to deliver advertising more tailored to you and your user preferences (such as the type of purchases you have made from the website). The difference between a proprietary cookie and a third party cookie is in the control of the party sending the cookie. If we allow third parties access to AfriqMarket to place these cookies on users' devices, we have no control over the information provided by the cookies and we do not retain access to this data. This information is fully controlled by these third parties in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

AfriqMarket makes no commitment concerning any other site to which the user may have access via this website, it being expressly reminded that a link to such a site in no way implies that AfriqMarket assumes any responsibility for the content or use that may be made of such a site, AfriqMarket exercising no control over third party sites.

3. PERSISTENT AND SESSION COOKIES

AfriqMarket may place persistent and session cookies on your device. While the difference between a proprietary cookie and a third-party cookie is the party controlling the initial placement of the cookie on your device, the difference between a session cookie and a persistent cookie is the length of time a cookie is retained. Session cookies last until you close your web browser. As soon as you end your browsing session, the cookie expires.

Persistent cookies, as their name suggests, are continuous and will persist after you close your browser. A common example of a persistent cookie is one that is placed on your computer if you have checked the "Remember me" box during the account login process. Without a persistent cookie to remember your session, AfriqMarket would be unable to "remember you" after you close your browser.

4. OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

There are other technologies that perform a similar function to cookies. These include web beacons and web beacons. These technologies are often used alongside cookies to help a website operator better understand the users of its website. We mainly use these technologies in our newsletters. We use these technologies when we send you our newsletter so that we can know when you open an e-mail and what you click on in that e-mail. When you open an e-mail and/or click on an e-mail sent by AfriqMarket, there will be a brief redirection of this information via a statistics server operated by us. This data is then used to measure the effectiveness of our email campaigns and to enable us to better target our advertising to you and the services we provide.

5. COOKIES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES USED BY AFRIQMARKET

AfriqMarket may send you cookies and other similar technologies in various ways and for various purposes.

In general, these are :

• Analyse and improve AfriqMarket's performance and efficiency.

5.1. Session/local site cookies and user tracking cookies

We do not use user tracking cookies.

6. TRANSPARENCY WITH REGARD TO COOKIES

AfriqMarket wishes to make the use of cookies and other technologies as transparent as possible. As mentioned above, AfriqMarket cannot offer its services without AfriqMarket's proprietary cookies and other AfriqMarket technologies, as described in Article 4.

Some browsers allow you to choose the response you want when third parties request cookies to be placed on your device. We advise you to consult the following websites in order to understand how to limit or prevent the placement of cookies on your device (depending on the browser you are using):

• Firefox [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer].
• Internet Explorer [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955].
• Google Chrome [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=fr].
• Bing [http://www.microsoft.com/privacystatement/fr-fr/bing/default.aspx#EAB].
• Safari [http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042].

AfriqMarket reserves the right to modify this Cookie Policy, in whole or in part, at its sole discretion. Any changes to our Cookie Policy will become effective upon publication of the revised policy on the website. This policy was updated on 2 June 2014 and is complete as of that date. If, following a change to this Cookie Policy, you continue to use AfriqMarket, you will be deemed to have consented to all such changes. If you do not agree to the terms of this Cookie Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, in whole or in part, you should discontinue your use of AfriqMarket.