Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy explains how we obtain, use and disclose your
personal information, in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of
Personal Information Act (“POPIA”).
At Shop e Quip Displays we are committed to protecting your
privacy and to ensure that your personal information is collected and used properly,
lawfully and transparently.
About the Company
Shop e Quip Displays cc
The information we collect
We collect and process your personal information mainly to contact you
for the purposes of understanding your requirements, and delivering services
accordingly. For this purpose, we will collect contact details including
your name and organisation.
We collect information directly from you where you provide us with your
personal details. Where possible, we will inform you what information you
are required to provide to us and what information is optional.
Website usage information may be collected using “cookies” which allows
us to collect standard internet visitor usage information.
How we use your information
We will use your personal information only for the purposes for which it
was collected and agreed with you. In addition, where necessary your
information may be retained for legal or research purposes.
For example:
- To
gather contact information;
- To confirm
and verify your identity or to verify that you are an authorised user for
security purposes;
- For
the detection and prevention of fraud, crime, money laundering or other
malpractice;
- To
conduct market or customer satisfaction research or for statistical
analysis;
- For
audit and record keeping purposes;
- In
connection with legal proceedings.
Disclosure of information
We may disclose your personal information to our service providers who
are involved in the delivery of products or services to you. We have agreements
in place to ensure that they comply with the privacy requirements as required
by the Protection of Personal Information Act.
We may also disclose your information:
- Where
we have a duty or a right to disclose in terms of law or industry codes;
- Where
we believe it is necessary to protect our rights.
Information Security
We are legally obliged to provide adequate protection for the personal
information we hold and to stop unauthorized access and use of personal
information. We will, on an on-going basis, continue to review our security
controls and related processes to ensure that your personal information remains
secure.
Our security policies and procedures cover:
- Physical
security;
- Computer
and network security;
- Access
to personal information;
- Secure
communications;
- Security
in contracting out activities or functions;
- Retention
and disposal of information;
- Acceptable
usage of personal information;
- Governance
and regulatory issues;
- Monitoring
access and usage of private information;
- Investigating
and reacting to security incidents.
When we contract with third parties, we impose appropriate security,
privacy and confidentiality obligations on them to ensure that personal
information that we remain responsible for, is kept secure.
We will ensure that anyone to whom we pass your personal information
agrees to treat your information with the same level of protection as we are
obliged to.
Your Rights: Access to information
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold
about you. To do this, simply contact us at the numbers/addresses as provided
on our website and specify what information you require. We will need a
copy of your ID document to confirm your identity before providing details of
your personal information.
Please note that any such access request may be subject to a payment of
a legally allowable fee.
Correction of your information
You have the right to ask us to update, correct or delete your personal
information. We will require a copy of your ID document to confirm your
identity before making changes to personal information we may hold about you.
We would appreciate it if you would keep your personal information accurate.
Definition of personal information
According to the Act ‘‘personal information’’ means
information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it
is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person. Further to the
POPI Act, COR Concepts also includes the following items as personal
information:
- All
addresses including residential, postal and email addresses.
- Change
of name – for which we require copies of the marriage certificate or
official change of name document issued by the state department.
How to contact us
If you have any queries about this notice; you need further information
about our privacy practices; wish to withdraw consent; exercise preferences or
access or correct your personal information, please contact us at the
numbers/addresses listed on our website or email info@shopequip.co.za
DECLARATION AND INFORMED CONSENT
By signing up to use the service, I/ the Data Subject confirm that my /
the Data Subject’s Personal Information provided is:
- Accurate,
up to date, not misleading and is complete in all respects, save where
same may change and then in such an event, I/ the Data Subject undertake
to advise SME SA or its Associates/ Third party developers and Suppliers
(hereafter referred to collectively as “the Parties”), of these
changes.
- I, /
the Data Subject, in providing the required Personal Information to SME SA
and / or the Parties, consent and give permission to the Parties to
process and further process my /the Data Subject’s Personal Information as
and where required and acknowledge that I/ the Data Subject understand the
purposes for which the Personal Information is required and for which it
will be used.
- Furthermore,
should any of the Personal Information which has been provided by myself
concern or pertain to a legal entity whom I represent, I confirm that I
have the necessary authority to act on behalf of such legal entity/ Data
Subject and that I have the right to provide the Personal Information and
/ or the required consent to use said Personal Information, on behalf of
the legal entity.
- Furthermore,
should any of the Personal Information belong to any of my dependents
and/or beneficiaries who are underage, I in my capacity as their legal
guardian and competent person give the Parties the appropriate permission
to process their Personal Information for the purposes for which these
details were given.