Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.congobusinessnetwork.org and Congo Business Network Incorporated and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Congo Business Network include www.congobusinessnetwork.org and Congo Business Network.

Congo Business Network is an international network of Congolese professionals and entrepreneurs. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this Statement of Privacy.

Collection of your personal information

Congo Business Network may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

–          Name
–          Address
–          E-mail Address
–          Phone Number

If you purchase Congo Business Network’s products and services, we may collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Congo Business Network. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Congo Business Network’s web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Congo Business Network’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Congo Business Network encourages you to review the privacy statements of web sites you choose to link to Congo Business Network so that you can understand how those web sites collect, use and share your information. Congo Business Network is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on web sites outside of Congo Business Network’s web site.

Use of your personal information

Congo Business Network may collect and use your personal information to operate its web site and deliver the services you have requested. Congo Business Network may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Congo Business Network and its affiliates.

Congo Business Network may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Congo Business Network does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Congo Business Network may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail address, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.

Congo Business Network may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you e-mail or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Congo Business Network, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Congo Business Network may keep track of the web sites and pages our users visit within Congo Business Network, in order to determine what Congo Business Network services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Congo Business Network to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Congo Business Network will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Congo Business Network or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Congo Business Network; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Congo Business Network, or the public.

Use of cookies

Congo Business Network’s web site may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies can not be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Congo Business Network pages, or register with Congo Business Network’s web site or services, a cookie helps Congo Business Network to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Congo Business Network’s web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use Congo Business Network’s features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Congo Business Network services or websites you visit.

Children under thirteen

Congo Business Network does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this web site.

Opt-out and unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Congo Business Network by contacting us.

Changes to this privacy policy

Congo Business Network will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback. Congo Business Network encourages you to periodically review this Statement of Privacy to be informed of how Congo Business Network is protecting your information.

Contact information

Congo Business Network welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Congo Business Network has not adhered to this Statement of Privacy, please contact Congo Business Network at:

Congo Business Network
P.O. Box 255
New York, NY 10163

Email address:
[email protected]

Telephone number:
+1.202.820.4580