Mansa Merch does not sell your personal information. We do not harvest email addresses for marketing lists. We do not share your data with third parties for advertising purposes. Information you provide through our forms and consultations is used solely to respond to your inquiry and manage our engagement with you.

Who we are

Mansa Merch LLC is a global procurement and project execution firm incorporated in California, United States. We operate from Southern California with procurement operations in the Philippines and trade facilitation work in West Africa. This policy covers all data collected through our website at mansamerch.xyz and the services we provide.

Business contact for privacy inquiries: hello@mansamerch.xyz

What information we collect

Information you provide directly

When you submit an inquiry through our contact form or book a consultation, you provide information such as your name, email address, company name, phone number, and the details of your inquiry or project requirements. We collect this information only when you actively provide it through these forms.

Information collected automatically

When you visit mansamerch.xyz, our hosting provider (Vercel) may collect standard web analytics data including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This data is collected through server logs and basic analytics, not through advertising trackers or cross-site tracking scripts.

Cookies

Our site uses minimal cookies. Google Fonts, which provides the typefaces on our site, may set cookies when fonts are loaded. Our hosting infrastructure may set essential cookies for site functionality and security. We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or cross-site tracking technologies.

How we use your information

We use the information you provide for the following purposes and no others:

What we do not do

To be specific about what is not happening with your data:

Third-party services

Our website uses a small number of third-party services to function. Each has its own privacy practices:

We do not control how these third parties handle your data once it reaches their systems. We have selected each provider based on their established privacy practices and industry reputation, but we encourage you to review their individual policies.

How we protect your information

Our website is served over HTTPS, which encrypts data in transit between your browser and our servers. Form submissions are transmitted through Formspree's encrypted processing pipeline. Consultation bookings are managed through Calendly's secured infrastructure. We do not store credit card numbers, payment information, or sensitive financial data on our website or servers.

How long we retain your information

Inquiry form submissions are retained in our email system for as long as needed to respond to your request and manage any resulting engagement. If you book a consultation, Calendly retains the scheduling data according to their retention policy. Analytics data is retained by Vercel according to their data practices. If you request deletion of your personal information, we will remove it from our systems within 30 days, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain certain records.

Your rights

For California residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

For EU/EEA residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the right to:

The legal basis for our processing of your personal data is legitimate interest (responding to your inquiry and providing requested services) and, where applicable, your consent (submitting a form or booking a consultation).

For all visitors

Regardless of your location, you can contact us at any time to:

We will respond to all privacy requests within 30 days.

International data transfers

Mansa Merch operates across the United States, the Philippines, and West Africa. If you submit information through our website, it may be processed in the United States where our primary business operations and email systems are located. Our third-party service providers (Vercel, Formspree, Calendly) may process data in their own facilities, which may be located outside your country of residence. By using our website and submitting information through our forms, you acknowledge this transfer.

Children's privacy

Our website and services are designed for business professionals and are not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from someone under 18, we will delete that information promptly.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices, services, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Material changes that affect how we use your personal information will be communicated through a notice on our website.

Privacy questions or requests

If you have questions about this policy, want to exercise your privacy rights, or need to request deletion of your personal information, contact us at hello@mansamerch.xyz. Include "Privacy Request" in the subject line and we will respond within 30 days.