Introduction This Privacy Policy outlines Circular South Africa’s practices concerning information collected from users accessing our platform (“Site”) or sharing personal information with us (collectively: “Users”).
Responsible authority within the meaning of data protection laws in South Africa.
User Rights You may request:
Please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our legitimate interests and regulatory requirements.
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights or receive more information, please contact us at [email protected].
We understand the importance of your personal information, and we are committed to retaining it only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services, comply with legal requirements, settle disputes, and enforce policies. The retention periods will depend on the type of information collected, its purpose, and the applicable legal obligations. We are also required by regulations to maintain records that include your personal data, account opening documents, communications, and other necessary information.
We may rectify, replenish, or remove incomplete or inaccurate information at any time and at our discretion.
Grounds for Data Collection Processing of your personal information is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations, protecting our legitimate interests, and complying with legal and financial regulatory obligations.
When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We encourage Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy to make informed decisions.
What Information Do We Collect? When you register as a user on our site, to receive our emails, or to attend our events, we collect the necessary personal information to provide those services. Typically, we ask for your name, job title, email address, and the organization you work for.
How Do We Receive Information About You? We receive your Personal Information from various sources:
How Is the Information Used? With Whom Do We Share the Information? We use your personal information to personalize our services, improve your website experience, and send newsletters. We may share data with contractors who work on our behalf, ensuring data protection and security standards.
Cookies are used by us and our trusted partners. Cookies are used for various purposes, including efficient navigation, feature activation, preference storage, and compiling statistical data. The Site uses session cookies, persistent cookies, and third-party cookies. Cookies do not contain personally identifying information, but the Personal Information we store may be linked to information obtained from cookies.
Use of Script Libraries (Google Web Fonts) To present our content uniformly across browsers, we use script libraries like Google Web Fonts. These are transferred to your browser’s cache, and the privacy policy of Google, the library operator, can be found at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy.
Third-party collection of Information our policy addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect. Different rules may apply to information disclosed to other internet parties or sites. This Privacy Policy doesn’t apply to companies we don’t control or individuals we don’t manage.
Safeguarding your information while we implement and maintain site and information security, we cannot be responsible for unauthorized access or abuse. We make no warranty, express or implied, that we will prevent such access.
When we transfer information overseas, we only do so to countries approved by the European Commission or with legal agreements ensuring adequate data protection.
Advertisements we may use third-party advertising technology to serve ads when you access the Site. This technology uses your information to serve ads based on your use of the services.
We may use your Personal Information for promotional materials about our services. You can opt out of further marketing offers. Even if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, important communications may be sent without opt-out options.
This Site is not designed for or directed at children. We don’t knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent becomes aware of unauthorized Personal Information disclosure, contact us at [email protected].
This Privacy Policy may be updated or revised periodically. In such cases, your continued use of our services after being notified of any amendments will indicate your acknowledgment, consent, and agreement to be bound by the new terms. The last modification was made on 2023/11/13.
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