Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. Privacy Policy
This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use (www.lootsbassonconsult.co.za).
We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit the website (www.lootsbassonconsult.co.za)
What User Data We Collect?
When you visit the website, we may collect the following data:
- Your IP address.
- Your contact information and email address.
- Other information such as interests and preferences regarding our services.
- Your feedback on our services that we offer.
Why We Collect Your Data?
We are collecting your data for several reasons:
- To better understand your needs / requirements.
- To improve our services that we offer.
- To send you promotional emails containing information we think you will find interesting.
- To contact you for further market research and surveys to better understand the client’s needs.
- To customize our website to be as user friendly as possible.
Safeguarding and Securing your Data
Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.
Furthermore, in line with the POPIA the following consent form requires your authorization for Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. to gain access to your information:
PART A
- In terms of section 69 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013), the processing of personal information of a data subject (the person to whom personal information relates) for the purpose of direct marketing by means of any form of electronic communication, including automatic calling machines, facsimile machines, SMSs or e-mail is prohibited unless written consent to the processing is given by the data subject. You may only be approached once for your consent by this responsible party. After you have indicated your wishes in Part B, you are kindly requested to submit this Form either by post, facsimile or e-mail to the address, facsimile number or e-mail address as stated above.
- “Processing” means any operation or activity or any set of operations, whether or not by automatic means, concerning personal information, including— (a) the collection, receipt, recording, organisation, collation, storage, updating or modification, retrieval, alteration, consultation or use; (b) dissemination by means of transmission, distribution or making available in any other form; or (c) merging, linking, as well as restriction, degradation, erasure or destruction of information.
- “Personal information” means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person, including, but not limited to— (a) information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of the person; (b) information relating to the education or the medical, financial, criminal or employment history of the person; (c) any identifying number, symbol, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number, location information, online identifier or other particular assignment to the person; (d) the biometric information of the person; (e) the personal opinions, views or preferences of the person; (f) correspondence sent by the person that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence; (g) the views or opinions of another individual about the person; and (h) the name of the person if it appears with other personal information relating to the person or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about the person.
Our Cookie Policy:
Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behaviour (analyze web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit.
The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our system.
Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you don’t so that we can provide a better experience for you.
If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser. You can visit www.internetcookies.com, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data
At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data/ you can achieve this by doing the following:
When you are filling the forms on our website, make sure to state clearly that you do not want to disclose your personal information.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.
Loots Basson Consultancy (Pty) Ltd. will not lease, sell, or distribute your personal information to any third parties, unless we have your written permission. Your personal information will be used when we need to send you promotional materials if you agree to this privacy policy.