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Privacy and Cookies Policy

 

This privacy statement was last updated on 22 May 2022, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of South Africa.

 

In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://joy-activist.com. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:

 

  • we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;

  • we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;

  • we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;

  • we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;

  • we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.

 

If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.

 

1. Purpose, data and retention period

 

1.1 Contact – Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms

For this purpose we use the following data:

  • Name, Address and City

  • Email address

  • IP Address

  • Location

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1.2 Payment

For this purpose we use the following data:

  • Name, Address and City

  • Email address

  • Username, passwords and other account specific data

  • IP Address

  • Location

  • Telephone number

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1.3 Registering an account

For this purpose we use the following data:

  • Name, Address and City

  • Email address

  • Username, passwords and other account specific data

  • IP Address

  • Location

  • Telephone number

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1.4 Newsletters

For this purpose we use the following data:

Name, Address and City

Email address

IP Address

Location

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1.5 Compiling and analysing statistics for website improvement.

For this purpose we use the following data:

  • IP Address

  • Location

 

1.6 Data and Retention Period

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Consent obtained

Retention period

Upon termination of the service we retain this data for the following period: Unlimited until requested to be removed.

 

2. What if you don't provide us with your personal information?

If you don’t provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the information, products or assistance that you are seeking.

 

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a “cookie file” which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. “Cookies” refers to information that is sent from our website to your hard drive where it is saved and contains information to personalise your experience on our website. In this way, the next time you use our website, we will know who you are and that you have visited our website before.

 

They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They also enable us:

  • to estimate our audience size and usage pattern.

  • to store information about your preferences and allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests.

  • to speed up your searches.

 

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.

 

Please note that our advertisers and business partners may also use cookies, over which we have no control.

 

4. Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

 

5. Third-party websites

This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.

 

6. Amendments to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.

 

7. Accessing and modifying your data

If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:

 

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.

  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.

  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.

  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.

  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

 

Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.

 

10. Children

Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.

 

11. Submitting a complaint

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator South Africa:

P.O Box 31533, 

Braamfontein, 

Johannesburg, 

2017 

Complaints email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za

 

10. Information Officer

Our Information Officer has been registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you have any questions or requests with respect to this privacy statement or for the Data Protection Officer, you may contact Sue Jameson, https://joy-activist.com or via info@joy-activist.com

 

11. Contact details

Sue Jameson

185 Panorama Drive

Constantia Kloof 1705

Gauteng, South Africa

Website: https://joy-activist.com

Email: info@joy-activist.com

Phone: 082 885 0771

 

We have appointed a contact person for the organization’s policies and practices and to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded:

Sue Jameson – OWNER (Details above)

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