Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY
(*Effective as of November 2021)
This Policy, read together with all other legal documents on the Website, shall be legally binding on any person or entity who accesses or uses the www.parra.org.za Website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). The User shall be bound by all the Terms & Conditions contained herein, as well as any regulations and laws applicable to the particular jurisdiction from which the User accesses the Website from. Users are urged to read the Website’s Privacy Policy carefully. This Policy shall replace all previous versions.
1. GENERAL
1.1. The owner(s) of the Website are committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of all of its User’s.
1.2. The owner(s) of the Website will take all reasonable and legal steps to protect confidential information and will release information only to the relevant authorities under their request or in terms of any regulation which requires such and when necessary for a third-party integration.
2. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE WEBSITE
2.1. Log Data:
2.1.1. When a User visits the Website, the Website services may automatically log the standard data provided by the User’s web browser.
2.1.2. This may include: The Users computer Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages the User has visited, the time and date of these visits, the time spent on each page and other details.
2.2. Device Data:
2.2.1. The Website may collect data about the device that the User is using to access the Website.
2.2.2. This data collected may include: The device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, device settings and geo-location data.
2.2.3. What we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software.
2.2.4. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to learn what information they make available to us.
2.3. Personal information:
2.3.1. In order to perform certain functions, there may be times when the User is requested to provide personal information on the Website.
2.3.2. Personal information shall be processed in accordance with the requirements set out by the Protection of Personal Information Act (hereinafter referred to as POPIA) and as set out in the Terms & Conditions of this Website.
3. LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING
3.1. The Website and its owner(s) will process the User’s personal information lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner.
3.2. Information will only be collected and processed about the User where the Website has legal bases for doing so, which depends on the services that the User accesses and how they are used.
3.3. The Website may collect and use the User’s information only where:
3.3.1. It is necessary for the completion of a Membership Subscription and payment;
3.3.2. It satisfies a legitimate interest;
3.3.3. The User gives consent to do so for a specific purpose (for example, the User might consent to the Website sending its newsletter); or
3.3.4. When the owner(s) of the Website needs to process the User data to comply with a legal obligation.
3.4. The User has the right to change its mind at any time if previously consented to allow the Website to use its data for a specific purpose, however this will not affect any processing that has already taken place.
3.5. The User acknowledges however that no method of electronic transmission or storage of data is 100% secure and therefore the owner(s) of the Website cannot guarantee absolute data security.
3.6. If necessary, the Website will retain the User’s personal information for compliance with any legal obligations it may have, or in order to protect the User’s vital interests or the vital interests of another natural person.
4. COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
4.1. The Website and its owner(s) may collect, hold, use and disclose information for the following purposes and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:
4.1.1. to enable the User to customize or personalize the User experience of the Website;
4.1.2. to enable the User to access and use the Website, associated applications and associated social media platforms;
4.1.3. to contact and communicate with the User
4.1.4. for internal record keeping and administrative purposes;
4.1.5. for analytics, market research and business development, including to operate and improve the Website, associated applications and associated social media platforms;
4.1.6. for advertising and marketing, including to send the User promotional information and information about third parties that the owner(s) of the Website consider may be of interest to the Users; and
4.1.7. to comply with the legal obligations and resolve any disputes that the Website may have.
5. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
5.1. The owner(s) of the Website may disclose personal information to third party service providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their services, including (without limitation) IT service providers, data storage, hosting and server providers, analytics, and payment systems operators.
6. THE USERS RIGHTS & CONTROL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
6.1 Choice and consent:
6.1.1 By providing personal information the User consents to the owner(s) of the Website collecting, holding, using and disclosing its personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
6.1.2 If a User is under 16 years of age, the User must have, and warrant to the extent permitted by law, that he/she has a parent or legal guardian’s permission to access and use the Website and they (the parents or legal guardians) have consented to the User providing the Website with personal information.
6.2 Information from third parties:
6.2.1 Should the Website receive personal information about a User from a third party, this information will be protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
6.2.2 If the User is a third party providing personal information about somebody else, the User represents and warrants that he/she/it has such person’s consent to provide this personal information.
6.3 Restrict:
6.3.1 The User may choose to restrict the collection or use of personal information.
6.3.2 Should the User have previously agreed to the use of personal information, the User may change his/her mind at any time by contacting the owner(s) of the Website.
6.3.3 Should the User ask for a restriction or limitation on personal information, the owner(s) of the Website may inform the restriction effects on the Users use of the Website or its Services.
6.4 Correction:
6.4.1 Should the User believe that any information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, the User may contact the owner(s) of the Website to update or correct the information held.
6.4.2 The owner(s) of the Website will take all reasonable steps to correct any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or out of date.
6.5 Notification of data breaches:
6.5.1 The owner(s) of the Website undertake to comply with the regulations and laws applicable, in respect of any data breach.
6.6 Complaints:
6.6.1 Should the User believe that the owner(s) of the Website have breached any relevant data protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact the owner(s) of the Website and provide full details of the alleged breach.
6.6.2 The owner(s) of the Website undertake to promptly investigate all complaints, and respond in writing, setting out the outcome of the investigation and the steps taken to address such complaint.
7. COOKIES
7.1. The Website uses “cookies” to collect information about the User and its activity.
7.2. Please refer to the Cookie Policy on the Website for more information.
8. LIMITS OF OUR POLICY
8.1. This Website may link to external sites and/or third-party sites which are not operated or controlled by the owner(s) of this Website.
8.2. The User acknowledges that the owner(s) of the Website have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and therefore cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.
9. AMENDMENTS TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
9.1. This Privacy Policy may be amended and updated from time to time, without notice, and shall be effective immediately.
9.2. The amended Privacy Policy shall immediately replace any previous versions on the Website.
9.3. The User is urged to regularly visit the Website to ascertain whether there have been any updates to the Privacy Policy.
9.4. The User’s continued use of the Website will constitute an unequivocal tacit acceptance of the Privacy Policy listed on the Website.
9.5. Should the User not accept the amended Privacy Policy, the User is to immediately refrain from using and accessing the Website.
