How Bénin Tourisme collects, processes and protects your personal data on gaani.bj, in accordance with the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin.

The Beninese Agency for Tourism Development (Bénin Tourisme) takes the protection of personal data very seriously. This privacy policy sets out how Bénin Tourisme collects, processes and protects information gathered through the gaani.bj website and in the course of its activities. It is based on Article 415 of Book Five of the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin on the protection of personal data, and provides evidence that the required preliminary formalities have been completed with the Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP).

This policy helps you understand what information we collect and process, for what purposes, and the management approach put in place to comply with applicable personal data and privacy legislation in the Republic of Benin.

By providing your personal data to Bénin Tourisme, you accept the terms of this privacy policy. This policy may be updated from time to time; please read it carefully.

1. Scope

This policy applies to all services offered on gaani.bj, except for services provided by third parties. Bénin Tourisme is not responsible for the privacy practices of other companies or websites that the site may link to.

2. Preliminary formalities — Personal Data Protection Authority (APDP)

You may contact the APDP and verify the terms of this policy using the following details:

Rue 6.076 “Aïdjèdo, Immeuble El MARZOUK Joël” — 01 BP 04837 Cotonou
+229 21 32 57 88 / 69 55 00 00
contact@apdp.bj — www.apdp.bj

3. Data collected and collection method

Bénin Tourisme collects, in particular via the site’s contact form, the following data:

Identification data — name, surname, etc.
Contact details — email address, subject and content of your message.

This data is collected when you enter it yourself in the site’s contact form.

4. Purpose and legal basis for processing

Bénin Tourisme processes your personal data for the following purposes:

Responding to your requests — handling messages sent via the contact form (questions, partnership requests, press inquiries).
Compliance with legal obligations — compliance with applicable laws and regulations, in particular Articles 332 and 333 of the Digital Code in the case of direct marketing.

No sensitive personal data (health information, community affiliation, etc.) is collected without explicit consent.

5. Data retention period

Your personal data is kept for no longer than necessary to achieve the purposes described above. In the absence of a specific legal requirement, it is kept for a maximum of ten years from your last interaction with Bénin Tourisme.

6. Storage location and international transfers

Bénin Tourisme stores your data in centralised databases hosted in Benin.

7. Data security

Bénin Tourisme implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, destruction, unauthorised access, disclosure, or accidental or unlawful manipulation, including:

Encryption of data in transit and at rest.
Strict access controls limiting access to personal data.
Regular security audits to assess and strengthen system security.

8. Your data protection rights

In accordance with the Digital Code of the Republic of Benin, you have the following rights:

Right of access — request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure — request deletion of your data under certain circumstances.
Right to restriction of processing — request that processing of your data be restricted under certain conditions.
Right to data portability — request that your data be transmitted to another service provider.
Right to object — object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes.

You can find the definition of these rights on the APDP website: service.apdp.bj/actualites/mes_droits.

To exercise your rights, please contact our data controller at contact@benin.bj. We are committed to responding to your request as promptly as possible, in accordance with legal obligations.

9. Cookies and tracking technologies

The gaani.bj website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve the user experience, including third-party font resources (Google Fonts). A notice is displayed on your first visit to collect your consent to the processing of data through these technologies. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time.

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