Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Aalababa.com (“Aalababa”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Irish law.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you access or use our marketplace platform.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Name, email address, and phone number
Account login and authentication details
Listings, messages, and content you post on the platform
Payment information (processed securely by third-party providers)
IP address, browser, device, and operating system details
Usage data, cookies, and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the marketplace
Enable communication between buyers and sellers
Process payments for paid listings and promotions
Detect, prevent, and address fraud or misuse
Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data only when we have a valid legal basis, including:

Performance of a contract
Your consent (where required)
Compliance with legal obligations
Legitimate business interests

5. Payments

Payments on Aalababa are processed securely through trusted third-party payment providers (such as Stripe).

Aalababa does not store or process full payment card details on its servers.

6. Data Sharing

We may share your data only with:

Payment processing partners
Hosting, infrastructure, and analytics service providers
Law enforcement or regulatory authorities when legally required

We do not sell your personal data.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for:

Account operation and service delivery
Legal, tax, and regulatory compliance
Resolving disputes and enforcing agreements

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Request data portability
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact: support@aalababa.com

9. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

However, no online system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

Email: support@aalababa.com