Privacy Policy – Afrosmeet South Africa
Last updated: 28 June 2026
1. Responsible Party & Data Controller
Afrosmeet is operated by LBT Synergy, located at 34 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France.
As the Responsible Party under POPIA and the Data Controller under the GDPR:
Contact: contact@afrosmeet.com
2. Applicable Law & Scope
This Privacy Policy applies to all users in South Africa and to members of the global Afro diaspora who use Afrosmeet. We comply with:
- POPIA — Protection of Personal Information Act, No. 4 of 2013 (South Africa), in force since 1 July 2021.
- GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, applicable to our EU operations and data transfers.
Where both laws apply, we apply the stricter standard to ensure full protection of your personal information.
3. Personal Information Collected
To operate and improve the Afrosmeet platform, we collect the following categories of personal information:
- Identity and contact details provided during registration (name, email address, age).
- Profile information, photos, bio and dating preferences you choose to share.
- Identity verification photo (mandatory, deleted immediately after validation).
- Geolocation data, only with your explicit consent, to suggest nearby profiles.
- Usage data, device information, IP address and technical logs for security and stability.
- Payment data — processed exclusively by Apple App Store or Google Play. Afrosmeet does not store any banking information.
4. Purpose of Processing
Your personal information is processed for the following purposes:
- Creating and managing your account, and enabling matching and messaging features.
- Verifying profiles and moderating the platform against fake accounts, scammers and prohibited content.
- Improving app performance, usability and functionality.
- Sending activity-related notifications (with your consent).
- Complying with legal obligations and responding to lawful authority requests.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under POPIA (Section 11) and the GDPR (Article 6), we process your personal information on the following grounds:
- Consent — for geolocation, push notifications and non-essential cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time.
- Contractual necessity — to provide the core Afrosmeet service (account creation, matching, messaging).
- Legitimate interest — for moderation, fraud prevention, platform safety and service improvement.
- Legal obligation — where processing is required by South African or French law.
6. Special / Sensitive Personal Information
Afrosmeet may process information relating to your cultural background or preferences in accordance with POPIA Section 26, which governs the processing of special personal information. Such information is processed only with your explicit consent and is used solely to improve matching relevance and cultural connection on the platform.
7. Data Sharing & Transfers
We do not sell your personal information. It may be shared only with:
- Technical service providers — cloud hosting (AWS, EU servers), push notifications (Firebase/Google), payments (Apple/Google).
- Competent authorities — where required by South African or French law, or in response to serious reports.
International transfers (including to the EU) are conducted in compliance with POPIA Section 72 and the GDPR, using Standard Contractual Clauses or other appropriate safeguards.
8. Data Security & Retention
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures (HTTPS/TLS encryption, restricted access, secure AWS hosting) to protect your personal information as required by POPIA Section 19.
- Active account: data retained for the duration of your account activity.
- Inactive account: data deleted or anonymised after 12 months of inactivity.
- After deletion: data erased within 30 days, except where legal retention is required (max. 5 years).
- Verification photo: deleted immediately after profile validation.
9. Your Rights Under POPIA & GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to correction — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Right to deletion / erasure — request permanent deletion of your account and data.
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Right to restriction — temporarily suspend processing of your data.
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to withdraw consent — withdraw consent for geolocation, cookies or notifications at any time.
- Right to complain — lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (see Section 10).
To exercise your rights, contact us at contact@afrosmeet.com. We respond within 30 days as required by POPIA and the GDPR.
10. Supervisory Authorities
If you believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully, you may lodge a complaint with:
11. Cookies
Afrosmeet uses essential cookies required for platform functionality. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics / GTM) and advertising pixels (Meta Pixel) are deposited only with your explicit consent.
12. Minors
Afrosmeet is exclusively for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. Accounts found to belong to persons under 18 will be deleted immediately. To report a minor: contact@afrosmeet.com
13. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the app or by email. Continued use of Afrosmeet after notification constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
14. Contact
LBT Synergy — Responsible Party (POPIA) / Data Controller (GDPR)
34 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France
contact@afrosmeet.com
