Privacy Policy

Welcome to Paulines Publications Africa

Paulines Publications Africa provides a means for buying its products when you visit our shop at e.paulinesafrica.org (the "website"). At Paulines Africa we provide and sell our products to you subject to our terms and conditions set out on this page.

Conditions of Use

Please read these conditions carefully before using Paulines Services. By using Paulines Services, you signify your agreement to be bound by these conditions. We offer a wide range of Paulines Books, eBooks and Audiovisual products, and sometimes additional terms may apply. When you use a Paulines Service (for example Your Profile, Gift Cards or Paulines applications for mobile), you will also be subject to the terms, guidelines and conditions applicable to that Paulines Service ("Service Terms").

1. PRIVACY

Paulines Publications Africa knows that you care how information about you is used and shared and we appreciate your trust in us to do that carefully and sensibly. This notice describes the privacy policy of Paulines Africa. By visiting Paulines Africa, you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Controllers of Personal Information

Any personal information provided to or gathered by Paulines Africa is controlled by Paulines Publications Africa.

The information we learn from customers helps us personalise and continually improve your shopping experience at Paulines Africa. We use the information to handle orders, deliver products and services, process payments, communicate with you about orders, products, services and promotional offers, update our records and generally maintain your accounts with us. We also use this information to improve our store and platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuses of our website and enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf.

2. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you use any Paulines Service or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on the website or through the other Paulines Services.

3. COPYRIGHT, AUTHORS' RIGHTS AND DATABASE RIGHTS

All content included in or made available through any Paulines Service, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads and data compilations is the property of Paulines or its content suppliers and is protected by Kenya and international copyright, authors' rights and database right laws. The compilation of all content included in or made available through any Paulines Service is the exclusive property of Paulines and is protected by Kenya and international copyright and database right laws.

You may not extract and/or re-utilise parts of the content of any Paulines Service without our express written consent. In particular, you may not utilise any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools to extract (whether once or many times) for re-utilisation any substantial parts of the content of any Paulines Service, without our express written consent. You may also not create and/or publish your own database that features substantial parts of any Paulines Service (e.g. our prices and product listings) without our express written consent.

4. TRADEMARKS

In addition graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names included in or made available through any Paulines Service are trademarks of Paulines. Paulines' may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not “Paulines”, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits Paulines.

5. PATENTS

One or more patents owned by Paulines apply to the Paulines Services and to the features and services accessible via the Paulines Services.

6. LICENCE AND ACCESS

Subject to your compliance with these Conditions of Use and applicable Service Terms and your payment of any applicable fees, Paulines or its content providers grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub licensable licence to access and make personal and non-commercial use of the Paulines Services. This licence does not include any resale or commercial use of any Paulines Service or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of any Paulines Service or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

All rights not expressly granted to you in these Conditions of Use or any Service Terms are reserved and retained by Paulines or its licensors, suppliers, publishers, rights holders, or other content providers. No Paulines Service, nor any part of any Paulines Service, may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without our express written consent. You may not frame or use framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Paulines without our express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilising Paulines' names or trademarks without our express written consent.

You may not misuse the Paulines Services. You may use the Paulines Services only as permitted by law. The licences granted by Paulines terminate if you do not comply with these Conditions of Use or any Service Terms.

7. YOUR ACCOUNT

If you use any Paulines Service you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and to the extent permitted by applicable law you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You should take all necessary steps to ensure that the password is kept confidential and secure and should inform us immediately if you have any reason to believe that your password has become known to anyone else, or if the password is being, or is likely to be used in an unauthorised manner. You are responsible for ensuring that the details you provide us with are correct and complete, and for informing us of any changes to the information you have provided. You can access and update much of the information you have provided us with, including your account settings, in the your account area of the website.

You must not use any Paulines Service: (i) in any way that causes, or is likely to cause, any Paulines Service, or any access to it to be interrupted, damaged or impaired in any way, or (ii) for fraudulent purposes, or in connection with a criminal offence or other unlawful activity, or (iii) to cause annoyance, inconvenience or anxiety.

We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts or remove or edit content if you are in breach of applicable laws, these Conditions of Use or any other applicable terms and conditions, guidelines or policies.

8. OUR LIABILITY

We will do our utmost to ensure that availability of the Paulines Services will be uninterrupted and that transmissions will be error-free. However, due to the nature of the Internet, this cannot be guaranteed. Also, your access to Paulines Services may also be occasionally suspended or restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance, or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to limit the frequency and duration of any such suspension or restriction.

Paulines will not be responsible for (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on our part, or (ii) any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure), or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both you and us when you commenced using the Paulines Services.

We will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with our obligations under these conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause, which is beyond our reasonable control. This condition does not affect your legal right to have goods sent or services provided within a reasonable time or to receive a refund if goods or services ordered cannot be supplied within a reasonable time owing to a cause beyond our reasonable control.

9. APPLICABLE LAW

These conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Kenya, and the application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. We both agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Kenya, which means that you may bring a claim to enforce your consumer protection rights in connection with these Conditions of Use in Kenya.

10. ALTERATIONS TO SERVICE OR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONDITIONS OF USE

We reserve the right to make changes to any Paulines Services, policies, terms and conditions including these Conditions of Use, and Service Terms at any time without prior notice of the customer. You will be subject to the terms and conditions, policies and Conditions of Use in force at the time that you use the Paulines Services. If any of these Conditions of Use is deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

11. WAIVER

If you breach these Conditions of Use and we take no action, we will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these Conditions of Use.

12. OUR CONTACT DETAILS

This website is owned and maintained by Paulines Publications Africa.

Paulines Publications Africa

P.O.Box 49026, 00100 GPO, Nairobi (Kenya) Tel (020) 4447202/3

Email: publications@paulinesafric.org  distribution@paulinesafrica.org

Website: www.e.paulinesafrica.org  www.paulinesafrica.org

Conditions of Sale

These Conditions of Sale govern the sale of products by Paulines Africa to you. Paulines is a trading name of Paulines Publications Africa. We offer a wide range of Paulines Services, and sometimes additional terms may apply. When you use any Paulines Service (for example Your Profile, Gift Cards or Paulines applications for mobile), you will also be subject to the terms, guidelines and conditions applicable to that Paulines Service ("Service Terms").