Privacy Policy


Privacy Policy

When you use our site, you are trusting us with your information. We understand that this is a big responsibility and we work hard to protect your information and put you in control. This privacy policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it and how you can update, manage, export and delete your information. This updated version of our Privacy Policy takes effect on the 25 May 2018.

Personal Data

This section depicts lexpress-petites-annonces.mu’s strong commitment to protect your privacy and your personal information with regards to collected data and/or processed data, when using the website, in compliance with lexpress-petites-annonces.mu’s’ Terms and Conditions. The present Privacy Policy is applicable to your personal information. Personal information shall designate any information or bundle of information which can reasonably to assessed to identify you.

Information that we collect

The information that we collect and further process is nothing more than that the information that you wilfully provide during your account creation process on our website, including for instance your full name, address and at least a valid email address. Information that is automatically collected by the website is just your IP address, to the exclusion of any other information. You are hereby informed that the website is likely to automatically track cookies which you may block, in the case that you have not signed in to the website, by changing the related parameters in your Internet browser, as set out in the section below regarding “Information about cookies”.

The purpose of data processing

Information considered as essential are necessary respond to your requests and enable you to benefit from the functionalities, products and services featured by the website such as posting ads, view online ads, contact the seller by phone or by email, be contacted by interested buyers by phone or by email.

Information that is automatically collected by the website allows us to compile and generate statistics regarding website visits (sections and ads) and user browsing activities on the website.

Our partners featuring ads or third-party services on our website may also automatically collect information, as set out in the section below regarding “Information about cookies”.

Please note that our website may include links towards third-party websites and that collection and processing of your personal information by those websites are subject to their Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you carefully read the Privacy Policy of those third-party websites regarding third-party links featured on our website.

Data Security

Lexpress-petites-annonces.mu attaches great importance to the security of your personal information and implements the appropriate measures to minimise risks related loss, spoilage or misuse of your personal information.

Data retention

Data is stored on the website’s server and is stored for a period that is strictly necessary for the above-mentioned data processing purposes. Beyond this period, data will only be stored for statistical purposes.

Your Rights

You are granted the right to access, modify, rectify and delete your personal information by sending us an email here: [email protected]

Information about cookies

This section informs you about your rights and choices you may have with regards to cookies. Cookies are small text files which are transferred from our websites, applications or services and stored on your device. We use cookies to help us provide you with a personalised service, and to help make our websites, applications and services better for you.

Upon using lexpress-petites-annonces.mu and depending on your choice to allow or not cookies, cookies are likely to be installed on your device and information related to the browsing by your device is likely to be stored by those cookies.

Cookies may be implemented by us or by some of our authorised partners.

7.2 Publishing ads

On lexpress-petites-annonces.mu, you may publish almost all types of ads. However, in order to ensure publishing high-quality ads, on top of complying with existing Mauritian laws, their publishing is regulated by the following core principles:

You are not allowed to:

• Post an ad which does not comply with existing Mauritian laws and with the Terms and Conditions of lexpress-petites-annnonces.mu;

• Post a poor quality ad (refer to Clause 7.4 below);

• Post an ad in an inappropriate category(refer to Clause 7.3 below);

• Post a series of ads for the same ‘object’ in various categories, several times and in multiple copies or in a short period of time;

• Post an ad for a product, property or service which does not exist, which you are not authorised to sell or commercialise in accordance to existing laws or which does not belong to you;

• Make use of lexpress-petites-annonces.mu for fraudulent or illegal purposes;

• Post an ad in a language other than French or English. It can, however, include some words in other languages to describe the object.

We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies

These are cookies which are needed for our websites, applications or services to function properly, for example, these cookies allow you to access secure areas of our website or to remember information related to your subscription and access to our website, to set up security measures, to adapt the website’s display settings regarding your browser’s preferences and even to verify your browser’s compatibility with our website.

Performance cookies and analytics technologies

These cookies collect information about how visitors and users use our websites, applications and services, for instance which functionality visitors use most often, and if they get error messages from areas of the websites, applications or services. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor or user. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We only use these cookies to improve how our website, applications and services work.

Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operators’ permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

Our website uses the following cookies:

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Statistic Cookies

Statistic Cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing Cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Unclassified Cookies

Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.

What you may choose to do?

You may at any moment choose to modify your preferences regarding cookies. You may be able to configure your browser or our website, application or service to restrict cookies or block all cookies if you wish, however if you disable cookies you may find this affects your ability to use certain parts of our website, applications or services.

LexpressClassifieds shall in no case be liable regarding the consequences related to the poor performance of the website or our services resulting from the fact that lexpress-petites-annonces.mu being unable to store or read cookies necessary for the good running of the website prior to your choice of refusing or deleting cookies.

For more information about cookies and instructions on how to adjust your browser settings to accept, delete or reject cookies, on an ad-hoc or permanent basis:

Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647

Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/Activer%20et%20d%C3%A9sactiver%20les%20cookies

Internet Explorer : http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

Safari http://www.apple.com/support/mac-apps/safari/

You may also configure your browser in such a way that the latter trigger a code indicating to the websites that you do not wish to be tracked. (‘Do not track’ option) :

Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114836?

Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/comment-activer-option-ne-pas-pister

Internet Explorer : http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-fr/internet-explorer/use-tracking-protection#ie=ie-11

Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11952

To learn more about how to manage or delete Flash cookies, please visit the following link: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/fr/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html

Our website uses Google Analytics for statistical purposes. If you do not wish to be tracked by Google Analytics, you may do so here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files placed on your computer) to help the website operators analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.