Sunrise Corporation

Legal Notice

In accordance with Congolese law and good practice in online transparency, SUNRISE CORPORATION provides users of its website with the following legal information. This English version is provided for convenience; if there is any discrepancy, the French version prevails.

1. Website Publisher

Company Name

SUNRISE CORPORATION
Limited liability company (SARL) under Congolese law

Registered Office

47, Avenue Roi Baudouin (Ex 3Z)
1st Floor, BAHATI & Consorts Building
Commune of Gombe
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Contact Details

Email: info@sunrise-drc.com | billy@sunrise-drc.com
Phone: +243 998 538 455
Website: www.sunrise-drc.com

Legal and Tax Information

Trade Register (RCCM): CD/KNG/RCCM/21-A-01600
National ID: 01-G4701-N795684
Tax Number: A2290877M

Professional Accreditation

Sworn translation recognized by the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance)
Accreditation number: 198/D.50/2021
Accreditation date: 2021

Publication Director

Billy MBUDI BUTSHIANGA
Email: billy@sunrise-drc.com

Editorial Manager

SUNRISE CORPORATION
Represented by its Manager

2. Website Hosting

Host

Host: Hostinger International Ltd.
Address: 61 Lordou Vironos Street, Lumiel Building, 4th floor, 6023 Larnaca, Cyprus
Country: Cyprus
Contact: hostinger@hostinger.com | +370 645 03378

3. Purpose of the Website

www.sunrise-drc.com is an institutional and commercial website presenting the activities and services of SUNRISE CORPORATION, including:

  • Professional and certified translation services
  • Conference and field interpreting services
  • Business facilitation and strategic support
  • Foreign language training (English, French)
  • Additional services (scholarships, ticketing, travel insurance, general services)

The website aims to inform visitors about our services and to enable business contact.

4. Intellectual Property

Copyright

All content on www.sunrise-drc.com (text, images, photographs, logos, videos, icons, sounds, software, site structure, graphic design) is the exclusive property of SUNRISE CORPORATION or is used with permission.

Any reproduction, representation, modification, publication or adaptation of all or part of the website, by any means or process, is prohibited without the prior written permission of SUNRISE CORPORATION.

Trademarks and Logos

The trademarks, logos and distinctive signs reproduced on www.sunrise-drc.com are the property of SUNRISE CORPORATION. Any full or partial reproduction of these trademarks or logos from the website without the express permission of SUNRISE CORPORATION is prohibited.

Use of Content

Any unauthorized use of the website or of any of its elements will be treated as infringement and prosecuted under Congolese intellectual property law.

Exceptions

Copies strictly reserved for the private use of the copyist and not intended for collective use are permitted, as are short quotations justified by the critical, polemical, educational, scientific or informative nature of the work in which they appear, provided the source and author’s name are clearly stated.

5. Personal Data Protection

Data Controller

SUNRISE CORPORATION, as publisher of the website, is the controller of personal data collected on www.sunrise-drc.com.

Data Collected

When you use the website, SUNRISE CORPORATION may collect the following categories of data:

Identification data:

  • First and last name
  • Company name (for professionals)
  • Postal address
  • Email address
  • Phone number

Connection data:

  • IP address
  • Connection logs
  • Browsing data (cookies)

Professional data:

  • Position held
  • Sector
  • Company/organization

Documents submitted:

  • Documents to be translated or processed (as part of our services)
  • CVs and diplomas (as part of scholarship applications)

Purposes of Processing

The personal data collected is used for the following purposes:

  • Handling quote and contact requests
  • Delivering translation, interpreting, training and other services
  • Managing customer relations (invoicing, follow-up, support)
  • Improving our services and website
  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
  • Business prospecting (with prior consent)

Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of your personal data is based on:

  • The performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures
  • Compliance with legal obligations
  • Your consent (for business prospecting)
  • The legitimate interest of SUNRISE CORPORATION (service improvement, security)

Data Recipients

The data collected is intended for SUNRISE CORPORATION’s internal departments and may be shared with:

  • Our technical subcontractors (hosting, maintenance)
  • Our business partners (strictly to deliver our services)
  • Legally authorized authorities (on judicial request)

SUNRISE CORPORATION undertakes never to sell, rent or transfer your personal data to third parties for commercial purposes without your prior explicit consent.

Retention Period

Personal data is kept for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Prospect data: 3 years from the last contact
  • Customer data: Length of the business relationship + 5 years (accounting and tax obligations)
  • Cookies: 13 months maximum
  • Translated documents: Deleted after delivery to the client (unless a legal retention obligation applies)

Your Rights

Under applicable regulations, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access: You can obtain confirmation that your data is being processed and receive a copy.

Right to rectification: You can ask for inaccurate or incomplete data to be corrected.

Right to erasure: You can ask for your data to be deleted in certain cases.

Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data on legitimate grounds.

Right to restriction of processing: You can ask for processing to be restricted in certain situations.

Right to portability: You can receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.

Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent.

Right to set post-mortem directives: You can set directives on what happens to your data after your death.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your rights, you can contact us:

By email: info@sunrise-drc.com (subject: « Personal data protection »)
By post: SUNRISE CORPORATION – Data Protection Department
47, Avenue Roi Baudouin, BAHATI & Consorts Building, Gombe, Kinshasa, DRC

We undertake to reply to your request within a maximum of 30 days.

Data Security

SUNRISE CORPORATION implements all appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or unauthorized access, including:

  • Encryption of sensitive data (SSL/TLS)
  • Strict access control to personal data
  • Regular data backups
  • Staff awareness of data protection
  • Confidentiality agreements with our subcontractors

International Transfers

If personal data is transferred outside the Democratic Republic of Congo, SUNRISE CORPORATION ensures that the transfer complies with applicable regulations and is subject to appropriate safeguards (standard contractual clauses, adequacy decision).

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. It allows the site to recognize your device on later visits.

Cookies Used on This Website

www.sunrise-drc.com uses the following types of cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies:

  • Session cookies (authentication, security)
  • Technical cookies needed for the site to work
  • Duration: Session or up to 24 hours
  • Legal basis: Legitimate interest (website operation)

Performance and analytics cookies:

  • Google Analytics (anonymized audience analysis)
  • Traffic and usage statistics
  • Duration: 13 months maximum
  • Legal basis: Consent

Functional cookies:

  • Language preferences
  • Display settings
  • Duration: 12 months maximum
  • Legal basis: Consent

Advertising cookies: Not used on this website

Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time:

Through our consent banner: On your first visit, you can accept or refuse non-essential cookies.

Through your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy
  • Edge: Settings > Privacy and security

Please note: Refusing strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from using certain features of the website.

Third-Party Cookies

The website may contain cookies set by third parties (Google Analytics, social networks). These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties.

7. Hyperlinks

www.sunrise-drc.com may contain links to other websites. SUNRISE CORPORATION cannot be held responsible for the content of these third-party sites, their data protection practices or any damage resulting from accessing or using them.

Links to other sites are provided for information only and do not imply any partnership, approval or endorsement on our part, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

8. Liability and Warranties

Website Availability

SUNRISE CORPORATION strives to keep www.sunrise-drc.com available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, the company cannot guarantee full availability because of:

  • Maintenance and update operations
  • Technical failures beyond our control
  • Force majeure events (natural disasters, power cuts, etc.)

SUNRISE CORPORATION reserves the right to temporarily suspend access to the website for technical, maintenance or security reasons, without notice or compensation.

Accuracy of Information

SUNRISE CORPORATION strives to keep the information on the website accurate and up to date. However, the company cannot guarantee the accuracy, precision or completeness of the information provided.

The information on the website is provided for guidance only and may change. SUNRISE CORPORATION cannot be held liable for any error or omission.

Limitation of Liability

SUNRISE CORPORATION cannot be held liable for:

  • Direct or indirect damage resulting from accessing or using the website
  • Interruptions, malfunctions or errors on the website
  • Transmission of viruses or malicious programs by third parties
  • Fraudulent use of the website by third parties
  • Damage resulting from the use of information obtained on the website

Users are solely responsible for their use of the website and of the information they consult on it.

User Obligations

By using www.sunrise-drc.com, users agree to:

  • Comply with this legal notice
  • Use the website fairly and for its intended purpose
  • Not infringe the intellectual property rights of SUNRISE CORPORATION
  • Not attempt to gain fraudulent access to the website or its IT systems
  • Not distribute unlawful, defamatory, abusive, racist or indecent content
  • Not disrupt the normal operation of the website

9. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

Applicable Law

This legal notice is governed by the law of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jurisdiction

In the event of a dispute relating to the use of www.sunrise-drc.com or the interpretation of this legal notice, and failing an amicable resolution, the courts of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) shall have sole jurisdiction.

Amicable Dispute Resolution

Before taking legal action, the parties undertake to seek an amicable solution to the dispute. Users can contact SUNRISE CORPORATION using the details in section 1 of this legal notice.

10. Changes to This Legal Notice

SUNRISE CORPORATION reserves the right to change this legal notice at any time. Changes take effect as soon as they are published on the website.

The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page. Users are advised to check this page regularly for any changes.

Continued use of the website after changes to the legal notice constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

11. Contact and Complaints

Questions About This Legal Notice

Email: info@sunrise-drc.com
Subject: « Legal notice »

Post: SUNRISE CORPORATION
Legal Department
47, Avenue Roi Baudouin, BAHATI & Consorts Building
Commune of Gombe
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Questions About Data Protection

Email: info@sunrise-drc.com
Subject: « Personal data protection »

Response time: We undertake to reply within a maximum of 30 days.

12. General Terms of Sale

The general terms of sale for our services (translation, interpreting, training, business facilitation) are available on request and provided to each client when signing a contract or accepting a quote.

To view our general terms of sale, please contact us at: info@sunrise-drc.com

13. Consumer Mediation and Dispute Resolution

In accordance with applicable consumer mediation provisions, SUNRISE CORPORATION informs consumers that they may use a mediator in the event of a dispute.

14. Accessibility

SUNRISE CORPORATION strives to make its website accessible to as many people as possible, including people with disabilities. If you have difficulty accessing any content, please let us know at: info@sunrise-drc.com

15. Credits

Website Design and Development

Elite Web Congo / Ariel OLANGI

Hosting

Hostinger

Photographs and Illustrations

© SUNRISE CORPORATION (unless otherwise stated)
Some photographs come from royalty-free image banks: iStock

16. Additional Information

Share Capital

Not disclosed

Legal Form

Limited liability company (SARL)

Date of Establishment

1997

Headcount

1 to 10 employees

Revenue

Not disclosed

SUNRISE CORPORATION
Your trusted language and business partner in Central Africa since 1997