Children's Privacy Policy

Africa Living Media Group, LLC ("Africa Living," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of children. This Children's Privacy Policy describes our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq., and the Federal Trade Commission's COPPA Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 312.

This policy supplements our general Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. In the event of any conflict between this Children's Privacy Policy and our general Privacy Policy with respect to children under 13, this Children's Privacy Policy controls.

The Africa Living Media website located at africalivingmediagroup.com and all associated subdomains and brand properties (collectively, the "Site") are intended for general audiences and are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent.

If you are under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to use or access the Site, submit any personal information through the Site, or register for any account or service offered through the Site.

We do not knowingly collect any of the following categories of personal information from children under 13:

• Full name, home address, email address, telephone number, or any other contact information
• A screen or user name that functions as online contact information
• A persistent identifier that can be used to recognize a user over time and across different websites or online services
• A photograph, video, or audio file containing a child's image or voice
• Geolocation information sufficient to identify a street name and city or town
• Any other information about the child or the child's parents that could be used to identify or contact the child

If you are a parent or legal guardian and you believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us without your consent, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. Upon receiving a verified request from a parent or guardian, we will:

• Provide you with a description of the types of personal information collected from your child, if any
• Provide you with the opportunity to review any personal information collected from your child
• Refuse to permit further use or collection of personal information from your child
• Delete any personal information collected from your child

We will respond to verified parental requests within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days from receipt of the request.

If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take immediate steps to:

• Delete such information from our records as quickly as reasonably possible
• Notify the parent or guardian if contact information is available
• Review and strengthen our age-screening procedures to prevent future occurrences

Our Site may use third-party analytics, advertising, and social media services. We do not permit these third parties to collect personal information from children under 13 through our Site. However, we cannot guarantee the practices of third-party websites or services that may be linked from our Site. We encourage parents and guardians to review the privacy policies of any third-party services their children may access.

We do not use behavioral advertising targeting children under 13, and we do not share personal information of children under 13 with third parties for commercial purposes.

In addition to COPPA protections, California's "Eraser Law" (California Business and Professions Code § 22581) provides that a minor who is a registered user of an online service may request removal of content or information posted by the minor. If you are a California resident under 18 and a registered user of our Site, you may request removal of content you have publicly posted by contacting us at [email protected].

Please note that removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information posted, as there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.

We take commercially reasonable measures to avoid collecting personal information from children under 13. These measures include age-screening mechanisms on registration and subscription forms. However, we cannot guarantee that all users who represent themselves as 13 or older are in fact 13 or older.

If you are a parent or guardian who has concerns about your child's use of our Site, we encourage you to use parental control tools and internet filtering software to help manage your child's online activity.

Africa Living Media Group produces editorial content about African culture, travel, lifestyle, music, fashion, food, and the African Diaspora experience. Some of this content may be of interest to younger audiences as part of cultural education. However, our Site and services are designed for adults and older teens, and we do not create accounts, profiles, or personalized experiences for children under 13.

We may update this Children's Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage parents and guardians to review this policy periodically. If we make material changes that affect children's personal information, we will provide prominent notice on our Site.

If you have questions or concerns about this Children's Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your parental rights under COPPA, please contact us:

For general privacy inquiries, please also review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.