Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 April 2025

Introduction

CF Business Consultant Ltd, trading as Adster.mu ("Adster," "we," "our," or "us"), is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you use our website (www.adster.mu) and related services. It also outlines your rights under the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 and other applicable local laws. By using our website or services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information We Collect

We collect various types of personal information in order to operate our business and provide our services:

Information You Provide to Us: When you fill out forms on our site (for example, our contact form or service sign-up form), we collect the information you submit. This may include your name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other details you choose to provide.
Affiliate Program Information: If you apply to join our affiliate program, we will ask you to verify your identity. This process, which is facilitated through a third-party form provider (Jotform), involves collecting a photo of you (a "selfie") and a copy of a government-issued ID. We use this information solely to verify your identity for the affiliate program. Important: Once your identity has been verified, we delete the copy of your ID from our records.
Payment Information: When you make payments for our services, these transactions are handled by third-party payment processors (such as PayPal). Adster does not collect or store your credit card numbers or bank account details. We receive from the payment processor a confirmation that payment was made and basic information (such as your name and the amount paid) to record the transaction.
Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our website, our system and third-party analytics tools automatically collect certain technical information about your device and usage of the site. This includes your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the site. We may also collect information through cookies or similar tracking technologies (see Cookies and Analytics below).

Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to enhance your user experience and to collect usage data:

Cookies: Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to store data. Our site may use essential cookies for functionality (for example, to remember your preferences or keep you logged in, if applicable) as well as analytical cookies.
Analytics Tools: We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use our website. These services use cookies and scripts to collect information about your interaction with our site, such as the pages you visit, how long you stay on each page, and which links you click. This information helps us improve our website and services. The analytics data collected is generally aggregated and does not directly identify you. However, it may include your IP address and some device information which can be considered personal information under certain laws.
Your Choices: Most web browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of our site might become inaccessible or not function properly.

How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

Providing and Improving Services: To deliver the services or information you request, to manage our relationship with you (such as setting up and administering your account or affiliate profile), and to improve and personalize your experience with Adster.
Communication: To communicate with you about our services, respond to your inquiries, send important notices (such as updates about your account or changes to our terms or policies), and, where you have consented, send promotional emails about new services or offers. (You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.)
Affiliate Program Verification: For affiliate program applicants, to verify your identity and eligibility. The selfie and ID you provide are used strictly for fraud prevention and compliance purposes in the affiliate program.
Analytics and Service Enhancement: To analyze website usage and performance through tools like Google Analytics, which helps us understand user behavior and improve our website design, functionality, and content.
Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect our business, website, and users from fraud, malicious activity, or other illegal activities. For example, we may use certain data to detect and prevent security incidents or other harmful activities.
Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, such as maintaining records for tax purposes or responding to lawful requests by governmental authorities.

We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another related purpose that is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and, if required, seek your consent.

How We Share Your Information

We value your privacy and do not sell your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate our business or provide our services to you, as outlined below:

Service Providers and Partners: We share personal information with third-party service providers and business partners who help us operate our business and provide our services. For example:
- We use third-party companies for payment processing (e.g., PayPal). When you make a payment, you are redirected to the payment processor’s platform, and the information you provide to them is subject to their privacy policies. We receive a record of your payment but do not see or store your sensitive payment details.
- We use analytics providers like Google Analytics to collect usage data (as discussed above under Cookies and Analytics).
- We may use cloud hosting services or IT support providers that process data on our behalf to ensure our website and systems run smoothly.
- For our affiliate program, we use Jotform to collect your application (including your ID documentation). Jotform acts as a data processor by transmitting your information to us and may temporarily hold that data on their servers. We have agreements or assurances in place with such providers to ensure your information is handled securely and only for the intended purpose.
Legal Compliance and Protection: If necessary, we may disclose your information for legal reasons or safety concerns (see Legal Compliance and Disclosures below for details).
Business Transactions: In the event that our company is involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, or other business transaction, personal information held by us may be among the assets transferred to the buyer or new owner. If such a transfer occurs, we will ensure the new owner is bound to respect your personal information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
With Your Consent: We will disclose your personal information to a third party if you have given us your explicit consent to do so for a specific purpose. For example, if you instruct us to share your contact details with one of our partners in order to facilitate a service or consultation, we will share it as directed by you.

All third parties with whom we share personal data are required to handle your data in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy and to use it only for the purposes of providing their services to us (or to you on our behalf).

International Data Transfers

Adster is based in Mauritius, but the personal information we collect may be transferred to and stored in countries outside of Mauritius.
This may occur, for example, when we use cloud storage or third-party service providers located overseas — such as web hosting platforms, analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics), or form services (e.g. Jotform) that store data on servers in the United States or other jurisdictions.

When we transfer your personal information to an overseas recipient, we will ensure that your data is afforded a comparable level of protection as required under the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017.
We will do this by, for example:

Using service providers that comply with recognised international data protection standards
Ensuring data is encrypted during transfer and storage where applicable
Limiting access to authorised personnel only
Including appropriate data protection clauses in our contracts with third-party providers

Only transferring your data to countries that have robust data protection laws; or

By using our services or providing us with your personal information, you consent to the transfer of your information outside Mauritius in the ways described above. Regardless of where your information is processed, we will take all reasonable steps to ensure it is treated securely and following this Privacy Policy.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected (as described in this policy), or as required by law.

Client and Service Data: If you are a client or user of our services, we will retain your personal data for the duration of our relationship with you, and then for up to 12 months after you cease to use our services. This retention period allows us to conclude any ongoing obligations, resolve potential disputes, or answer any questions you may have about the services you received. After this period, we will securely delete or anonymize the personal data, unless we are legally required to retain it for longer.
Affiliate Program Data: Personal information collected for the affiliate program (such as your ID verification documents) is retained only as long as necessary to verify your identity and set up your affiliate account. We delete copies of identity documents (e.g., your photo ID) promptly after verification. Other affiliate-related information may be kept for the duration of your participation in the program and for a reasonable period (up to 12 months) after it ends, similar to other client data.
Legal Obligations and Disputes: In certain cases, we may need to retain some information for longer than the periods above. For example, we might retain records if we are required to by law (such as for tax compliance, audits, or legal filings), or if we need to preserve information for an ongoing or potential legal dispute. In such cases, we will retain only the information necessary for those purposes and for only as long as required.

Once we no longer have a legitimate business need or legal obligation to keep your personal information, we will securely delete it or anonymize it so you can no longer be identified.

Data Security

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement reasonable measures to protect it from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include physical, technical, and administrative safeguards:

Access Controls: We limit access to personal information to employees and contractors who have a need to know it for their role, and we ensure they are subject to confidentiality obligations.
Encryption: Our website uses SSL encryption (indicated by the "https://" to protect data transmitted between your device and our servers. We also employ encryption and other security protocols where appropriate on our backend systems and databases.
Security Practices: We maintain up-to-date security software, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems to guard our IT infrastructure. We also regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices to prevent unauthorized access and update them in line with new threats or best practices.
Third-Party Security: When using third-party service providers (such as web hosts, payment processors, or form collection tools), we choose reputable providers and require that they have appropriate security measures in place to protect personal information.

While we strive to protect your data, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
In the event of a data breach that poses a risk of serious harm, we will notify you and, where applicable, the Mauritius Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2017. We will also take all necessary steps to contain the breach, mitigate its effects, and prevent future occurrences.Your Rights and Choices

Under the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 and other applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. These include:

Right to Access: You have the right to request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you, and to request a copy of that information. We will provide you with access to your personal data that we have, unless an exception under the law applies. We will respond to access requests within a reasonable time frame.
Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we correct or update any personal information we hold about you that is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Upon request, we will correct the information if we agree it is wrong, or if we do not agree, we will mark on our records that a request to correct was made.
Right to Deletion: You can ask us to delete the personal information we hold about you in certain circumstances. For example, if the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or if you withdraw your consent (where consent was the basis for collection). We will take reasonable steps to erase your data upon request, provided there is no legal requirement or compelling reason for us to retain it.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the processing of your personal information if you have a specific reason, such as you contest the accuracy of the data or object to us processing it. When processing is restricted, we can store the data but will not use it further until the issue is resolved (unless we have your consent or there are legal grounds to continue).
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing any personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. For example, you may withdraw consent for receiving marketing emails by unsubscribing.
Opt-Out of Marketing: If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from us, you can opt out by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us to request removal from our marketing list. Please note that even if you opt out of marketing messages, we may still send you transactional or service-related communications (such as billing invoices or service notifications).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the Contact Us section below. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests to ensure we do not disclose information to the wrong person. We will not charge you a fee for making a request unless it is unfounded or excessive, in which case we will inform you of the fee and explain why it's applicable.

We will endeavour to respond to all legitimate requests as promptly as possible, and within the timeframes set by the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017.
If we are unable to comply with your request — for example, if it would infringe on another person’s rights or if we are legally required to retain certain information — we will explain the reasons in our response.

Children’s Privacy

Our website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, please do not use our website or provide any personal information to us.

If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from someone under 18, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe we might have collected information from your child, please contact us immediately so we can investigate and take appropriate action.

Legal Compliance and Disclosures

We may disclose your personal information to third parties if we believe such disclosure is necessary to:

Comply with the law:
We will share personal information if required to do so under Mauritian law or other applicable legal frameworks. This may include compliance with court orders, subpoenas, or other lawful directives.
Respond to lawful requests:
If we receive a valid request from law enforcement or government authorities in Mauritius (such as the Mauritius Police Force or regulatory agencies) in connection with national security, criminal investigations, or suspected unlawful activity, we may disclose the information required.
Enforce our rights and agreements:
We may share personal information when necessary to enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements, or to investigate potential breaches of those terms.
Protect rights and safety:
We may also disclose information to protect the rights, property, or safety of Adster, our team, our users, or the public. This includes efforts to detect, prevent, or respond to fraud, misuse, or other illegal activities.

When disclosing information for the above purposes, we will only provide the data that we believe is reasonably required to fulfill the relevant obligation or request. We will always take your privacy into account and comply with applicable privacy laws when making such disclosures.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. We may revise this policy to reflect changes in our practices, to clarify our procedures, or to ensure compliance with legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy. If the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (such as a notification on our website or an email to affected users).

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal information. Your continued use of our website and services after any modifications to this Privacy Policy will signify your acceptance of the changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about how your personal information is handled, please contact us:

CF Business Consultant Ltd (trading as Adster)
Email: adster.mu@gmail.com

We will respond to your inquiries as soon as reasonably possible.