Hardwarebora

When you visit or shop on our website, we may collect:

a) Personal Information

You provide this directly when you:

  • Place an order
  • Create an account
  • Contact us
  • Subscribe to emails

This may include:

  • Full name
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Billing and delivery address
  • Payment details (processed securely via third-party payment providers)

b) Automatic Information

We collect certain data automatically through cookies and analytics tools:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on site

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Process and deliver your orders
  • Communicate about your order status
  • Provide customer support
  • Improve our website and services
  • Send promotional offers (only if you opt in)
  • Prevent fraud and secure transactions
  • Comply with legal obligations

3. Legal Basis for Processing (Kenya Data Protection Law)

We process your data based on:

  • Contractual necessity to fulfill your orders
  • Your consent for marketing communications
  • Legal obligations tax and regulatory requirements
  • Legitimate interests fraud prevention and service improvement

4. Payment Information

We do not store full payment card details. Payments are securely processed by trusted third-party providers such as:

  • M-Pesa
  • Card processors
  • Paystack

These providers follow strict security standards.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

  • Keep items in your cart
  • Remember your preferences
  • Improve website performance
  • Analyze traffic

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not work properly.

6. How We Share Your Information

We may share your data with:

  • Delivery companies (to ship your order)
  • Payment processors
  • IT service providers
  • Marketing tools (only with consent)

We do not sell your personal information.

7. Data Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary to:

  • Fulfill orders
  • Comply with tax and legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes

After that, your data is securely deleted or anonymized.

8. Your Rights Under Kenyan Law

Under the Data Protection Act, 2019, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing
  • Withdraw consent

9. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures, including:

  • SSL encryption
  • Secure hosting
  • Access controls
  • Regular monitoring

10. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

12. Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.