TalkAfric Forums - Privacy policy

This policy explains in detail how “TalkAfric Forums” along with its affiliated companies (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “TalkAfric Forums”, “http://www.talkafric.com.ng”) use any information collected during any session of usage by you (hereinafter “your information”).

Your information is collected via two ways. Firstly, by browsing TalkAfric Forums, a number of cookies will be created. Cookies are small text files that are downloaded on to your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user-id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session-id”), automatically assigned to you by Talkafric. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics within TalkAfric Forums and is used to store which topics have been read, thereby improving your user experience.

The second way in which we collect your information is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: posting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous posts”), registering on TalkAfric Forums (hereinafter “your account”) and posts submitted by you after registration and whilst logged in (hereinafter “your posts”).

Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”) and a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”). Your information for your account at TalkAfric Forums is protected by data-protection laws applicable in the country that hosts us. Any information beyond your user name, your password, and your email address required by TalkAfric Forums during the registration process is either mandatory or optional, at the discretion of TalkAfric Forums. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the Talkafric.

Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account at TalkAfric Forums, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with TalkAfric Forums, her owners or another 3rd party, legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by Talkafric. This process will ask you to submit your user name and your email, then the forum will generate a new password to reclaim your account.