Privacy policy

Last updated: 15 March 2026

Africa Solar Portal (africasolar.pro) is committed to protecting the privacy of its website users. This policy describes the data we collect, how we use it and your rights.

1. Data controller

The data controller for personal data is the publisher of the Africa Solar Portal website. Contact: informations@africasolar.pro, postal address: 08 B.P. 1106 ABIDJAN 08, Côte d'Ivoire.

2. Data collected

We may collect:

• User account: name, email address, country, password (stored securely) when registering.
• Contact form: name, email, company, country, subject and message.
• Newsletter: email address for sending news.
• Technical: IP address, browser type, pages visited (logs and cookies if used) for site operation and security.

3. Purposes of processing

Data is used to: manage your account and access to services; process your contact requests; send the newsletter if you are subscribed; verify your email (verification link on registration); ensure site security and proper operation; comply with our legal obligations.

4. Legal basis and retention

Processing is based on your consent (registration, contact, newsletter), performance of our services (account) or our legitimate interest (security, logs). Data is retained for as long as necessary for these purposes.

5. Recipients and transfers

Data is accessible to authorised Africa Solar Portal teams and, where applicable, to technical service providers (hosting, email sending) strictly within the scope of their tasks. It is hosted in secure environments. We do not sell your data to third parties.

6. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectify and, where applicable under the law, to erasure, restriction of processing and portability of your data. You may withdraw your consent at any time (e.g. newsletter unsubscribe). To exercise these rights or ask a question, contact us at informations@africasolar.pro. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures (restricted access, hashed passwords, HTTPS, good practice) to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss or alteration.

8. Changes

This policy may be updated. The last update date is shown at the top of the page. We invite you to consult it regularly.