1. INTRODUCTION

Bidniz Technologies respects the right to privacy and confidentiality of our potential and existing clients’ personal information. The Protection of Personal Information Act describes personal information as information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person. This includes data such as names, contact details, and identity numbers.
This Policy explains how we obtain, use and disclose our clients’ personal information, in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”) and the Electronic Communications and Transaction Act (“ECTA”).

We are committed to protecting our clients’ privacy and ensuring that their personal information is collected and used properly, lawfully, and transparently.
Bidniz Technologies reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy and/or add provisions to it at any time by publishing an updated version on our website.

2. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this Policy is to ensure compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Electronic

Communications and Transaction Act by:
• Setting out our strategy to uphold the rights to privacy and confidentiality of our clients’ personal information.
• Notifying data subjects how we will handle personal information that we obtain.

3. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

We collect personal information in various instances; including when:
• Data subjects contact or request information or services;
• Persons apply for employment;
• Persons use website or engage with through social media;
• We may collect the information directly from a data subject or
from third parties (such as regulators, government authorities, and registries), or
• Personal and proprietary client information is submitted for business purposes.

The interaction with the Bidniz Technologies website may result in the collection of information regarding the person’s activities on the website. Similarly, when anyone engages with the website via any one of our media platforms. This information includes, but is not limited to, the person’s name, contact details, and information regarding the matter with which they need assistance. Refer out cookies policy for more information

4. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

4.1 Bidniz Technologies may process personal information:
• to provide services to clients;
• to comply with legal or regulatory obligations;
• if a data subject has provided their consent, or
• if the processing is allowed by law.

4.2 The purposes for which we process personal information include, but are not limited to:
• marketing and promotion of services;
• providing and improving services to clients;
• improving users’ experience when using our website;
• enabling our internal operations;
• supplier onboarding, or,
• client credit applications and information.

4.3 Where we Collect your Personal Information from:
We collect your Personal Information from you directly, except where we have used third party businesses for the purpose of verifying, substantiating and/or updating the Personal Information provided.

5. INFORMATION SECURITY

We are legally obliged to provide adequate protection for the personal information we hold and to stop unauthorised 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 our clients’ personal information remains secure.

Our security procedures cover:
• Physical security;
• Computer and network security;
• Access to personal information;
• Secure communications;
• Retention and disposal of information;
• Acceptable usage of personal information;
• Governance and regulatory issues;
• Monitoring access and usage of private information, and;
• Investigating and reacting to security incidents.

6. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

6.1 We may disclose your information Where we have a duty or a right to disclose in terms of law, industry codes or a Court Order; or where we believe it is necessary to protect our rights.

The third parties to whom we disclose personal information include, but are not limited to:
• government authorities and registries;
• organs of state;
• regulators;
• courts;
• tribunals and law enforcement agencies.

6.2 Who we share your Personal Information with
We only transfer your Personal Information to Operators we trust and who have agreed to keep your Personal Information secure and confidential and to only use it for the purposes for which we shared it with them.
6.3 Transborder Flow of Personal Information
We transfer your Personal Information to third parties who are in a foreign country primarily for rendering services and support systems.
6.4 Storage of your Personal Information
We will not keep your Personal Information longer than we need to fulfil the purposes, unless we are legally required to do so, we are authorised to do so by law, or we require the record for lawful purposes related to our functions or activities.
We take legal requirements, contractual obligations, the functions and activities of the services, and the expectations and requirements of our clients into account when we determine how long we should retain your Personal Information.
As soon as reasonably practicable after we no longer need your Personal Information, we will delete, destroy and/or de-identify your Personal Information in accordance with POPIA
6.5 Failure to provide us with your Personal Information
You acknowledge that any Personal Information you provide us is Personal Information that you voluntarily provide, however you acknowledge that the Personal Information requested by us is mandatory for the provision of the services. Where we need to collect Personal Information by law, or under the terms of a contract for the provision of a service, and you fail to provide the required Personal Information, we may not be able to comply with our obligations in terms of the law and/or contract. In such an instance, we may have to deny providing the service to you or cancel the service.

7. CLIENT’S 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/address as provided on our website and specify what information you require. We will need a copy of your ID/Passport document to confirm your identity before providing details of your personal information. Please note that any such access request may be subject to payment of a legally allowable fee.

8. 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/Passport 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.

9. RIGHT TO OBJECT

In terms of Section 11(3) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal information. You may object by sending a request in writing to info@ageragroup.co.za.

10. RIGHT TO COMPLAIN

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator should you feel that your personal data was not handled in a responsible manner.
The complaint can be sent to the Information Regulator at:
JD House, P.O Box 31533,
27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg,
Johannesburg, 2017
2001

Or complaints.IR@justice.gov.za

 

 

Introduction

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