Privacy Policy
At Start a Business in Africa, protecting your sensitive corporate and personal data is our highest priority. Learn how we collect, use, and safeguard your information across all our jurisdictions.
Contact Our Privacy TeamOur Commitment to Privacy
As a premier corporate advisory firm facilitating cross-border investments in Africa, we routinely handle highly sensitive documentation—from passports and proof of address to financial statements and Beneficial Ownership declarations. We treat this data with the utmost strictness.
This Privacy Policy outlines our practices in accordance with international data protection standards (including the GDPR) and regional African data privacy frameworks. It applies to all information collected through our website, client portals, and direct communications with our advisory teams.
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256-bit Encryption
Zero
Unauthorized Sharing
Strict Confidentiality
Your corporate strategy remains entirely private
Information We Collect
To legally incorporate your business and ensure anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, we must collect specific categories of data.
Identity & Contact Data
Includes first name, last name, email address, physical address, phone numbers, and securely uploaded KYC documents (such as passport copies, national IDs, and utility bills) necessary to verify the identities of directors and shareholders.
Corporate & Financial Data
Includes proposed company names, business plans, details of share capital, parent company statutes, and financial source-of-funds declarations required for securing Investment Certificates or opening corporate bank accounts.
Technical & Usage Data
Includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, time zone settings, and cookies detailing how you interact with our website. This data is used strictly for site optimization, analytics, and security monitoring.
How We Process Your Data
Collection & Verification (KYC)
We collect your information securely when you fill out our intake forms or communicate with our advisory team. We use this data to perform legally mandated Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks before onboarding.
Service Execution
Your data is used to draft official corporate documents (such as Memorandum and Articles of Association) and process your application for business registration, tax identification, and investment licensing.
Authorized Third-Party Sharing
We do not sell your data. We strictly share your information only with authorized entities required to fulfill your requested service—such as government registries (e.g., URSB, BRELA, GUCE), Notaries Public, and partnered commercial banks.
Secure Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or statutory reporting requirements across the jurisdictions we operate in.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you possess specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Access: Request copies of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements for corporate structuring).
- Right to Restrict Processing: Request a pause on how your data is used.
Security & Compliance Notes
- ⚠️ Cross-Border Transfers: Because we facilitate setups across multiple African nations, your data may be transferred to and stored in jurisdictions outside your home country. We ensure all transfers are safeguarded by strict confidentiality agreements.
- ⚠️ Data Security Measures: We have implemented robust technical and organizational security measures—including encrypted communications and secure cloud storage—to prevent your data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way.
- ⚠️ Beneficial Ownership Registries: Be aware that many African jurisdictions (including Kenya, Rwanda, and Seychelles) now operate mandatory Beneficial Ownership registries. Submitting your data to government authorities is a legal requirement for incorporation.
Have Questions About Your Privacy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we handle your KYC documents, or if you would like to exercise your data rights, our compliance team is ready to assist you.
Contact Our Data Protection Officer