Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 August 2026

1. Controller

The controller responsible for processing personal data on this website is:

Yaka 5 GmbH, Klingerstr. 10, 51143 Köln, Germany.
Email: e-contact@africabusinessforum.eu

2. What data we process, and why

We process personal data only as needed to run the Africa Business Forum event and operate this website:

3. Processors and recipients

We use carefully selected service providers who process data on our behalf under data-processing agreements:

Some providers may process data outside the EU/EEA (for example in the USA). Where that happens, transfers are safeguarded by the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.

4. Cookies and local storage

This website sets no cookies of its own. It stores a small preference (your chosen language), your answer to the map question below, and — in the portal — your login session in your browser's local storage. These are strictly necessary for the site and portal to function, so they do not require your consent. We use no analytics, no advertising and no cross-site tracking, and our fonts are served from our own servers rather than from a third party.

The venue map (Google Maps). The one optional element is the map in the “Venue & travel” section. It is embedded from Google Maps, and loading it transmits your IP address and browser information to Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC, which may process it in the USA. For that reason the map is not loaded until you ask for it: we show a placeholder with a “Load the map” button, and only your click loads it. The legal basis is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG); you can withdraw it at any time, with effect for the future, via “Cookie settings” in the footer. Your answer is stored locally in your browser and is never sent to us. Google's own privacy policy applies to the processing: policies.google.com/privacy. The venue address is also given as plain text, so you never need to load the map.

5. Retention

We keep registration and account data for as long as needed to run the event and to meet legal obligations (e.g. tax and accounting), after which we delete or anonymise it.

6. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and to object to processing. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data-protection supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, contact e-contact@africabusinessforum.eu.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: e-contact@africabusinessforum.eu.

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