Last updated: July 2026
Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Markeetee collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects your information when you use our platform to discover, support, or manage African-owned businesses.
Markeetee ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use Markeetee, including our website, mobile web application, and business listing platform.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when creating an account, listing a business, contacting us, or interacting with our platform. This may include your name, email address, phone number, business information, profile photo, business photos, website, social media links, country of origin, and other information necessary to provide our services. We also collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited.
Information you publish as part of your business profile—including your business name, address, phone number, operating hours, website, images, menu, products, and customer reviews—is intended to be publicly visible to help customers discover your business.
If you choose to sign in using Google, we receive basic profile information such as your name, email address, and profile picture. Authentication is securely handled through Google and Supabase. We never receive or store your Google password.
Markeetee uses location information to help users discover nearby businesses. If you allow location access, we may use your approximate or precise location to improve search results, provide map directions, and recommend nearby businesses. You can disable location permissions at any time through your device or browser settings.
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, improve website performance, measure usage, and enhance security. Some third-party services integrated into Markeetee may also use cookies to provide their functionality.
We use your information to create and manage your account, display business listings, process subscriptions, respond to customer enquiries, send important account notifications, improve our platform, personalize your experience, prevent fraud, monitor security, and comply with legal obligations.
Any reviews, ratings, photos, or other content you submit may become publicly visible. Please avoid posting sensitive personal information in reviews or public comments. We reserve the right to remove content that violates our Terms of Service.
Paid subscriptions are securely processed by our payment providers. Markeetee does not store your full payment card information. Billing information is handled according to the payment provider’s security standards.
To operate Markeetee, we use trusted third-party providers including Supabase (authentication and database), Google Maps Platform (maps and location services), Algolia (search), Resend (email delivery), Stripe (subscription payments), and Vercel (website hosting). These providers only process information necessary to deliver their services.
We collect anonymous and aggregated usage information to understand how users interact with Markeetee. This helps us improve search results, business visibility, website performance, and user experience. Analytics data is not used to personally identify visitors.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate Markeetee, when required by law, to protect our legal rights, or during a business merger, acquisition, or sale.
We use industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. This includes encrypted HTTPS connections, secure authentication, access controls, and regular security monitoring. While we strive to protect your information, no online system can guarantee absolute security.
We retain your information for as long as your account remains active or as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. You may request deletion of your account at any time.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, update, correct, download, or delete your personal information. You may also object to certain processing activities or withdraw consent where applicable. We will respond to verified requests within a reasonable timeframe.
Markeetee is intended for individuals who are at least 18 years old or the age required by applicable law to operate a business. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Markeetee primarily serves users in the United States while connecting African-owned businesses and communities around the world. Your information may be processed and stored in countries where our service providers operate.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our services, legal requirements, or business practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, notify users through the platform or by email.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@markeetee.com or visit our Contact page at https://markeetee.com/contact.
