OUR PRIVACY POLICY

 

 

General

 

 

 

Afriscience Learning Solutions (PTY) Ltd is totally committed to protecting our customer’s privacy and complying with South African and International Data Protection laws.

 

 

 

Information that we collect

 

 

 

We will collect personal information from you when you complete a form on this website to make a booking, make an enquiry or subscribe to a service. We also will collect personal information from you if you book by telephone or in writing.

 

 

 

The information we collect may include your title, name, job title, business address, business email address and telephone number. If you choose to pay by credit or debit card then the necessary payment details will be collected through a secure payment gateway. We do not store or otherwise process your credit card details directly.

 

 

 

We do not collect any special personal data (such as health, disability, race, etc.) unless you wish to make us aware of special circumstances where it may be necessary to make reasonable adjustments at a venue or provide for special dietary needs. 

 

 

 

How we use the information

 

 

 

It is necessary for us to collect the personal information of customers who agree to purchase our services in order to run our business and provide and receive payment for those services effectively. We take all necessary measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of the information collected.

 

 

 

We will use your information to process your order for our services and to ensure that you receive all the necessary information to receive or access those services. We will also contact you to check that you were satisfied with the services you received.

 

 

 

We will also use this information to ensure the safe and efficient running of the course in cooperation with our venues.

 

 

 

If you subscribe to a service or book a training course then we may contact you with news about similar products or services that we think our customers will find relevant and of interest. You may opt-out of receiving such communications at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us via any of the means displayed on our website.

 

 

 

From time to time we may use your name or job title and company details (including company logo), when publishing feedback comments on the Testimonials page of our website or other marketing materials.

 

 

 

Our legal basis for processing your information

 

 

 

It is necessary for us to process the personal data you have supplied in order for us to fulfil the contract between you or your employer and Afriscience

 

 

 

Further processing may be necessary to support the delivery of our services and the fulfilment of our obligations in the legitimate interests of the business.

 

 

 

We may process your information by sending you details of similar products or services to those previously delivered to you. This is also in the legitimate interests of Afriscience and in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

 

 

 

How we store your information

 

 

 

Our data and the data we collect are stored on a secure cloud server hosted by Microsoft and Afrihost. Although transmission of information over the Internet cannot be guaranteed as one hundred per cent safe, once we have received your data we will use strict security procedures, data protection tools and anti-virus/hacking technology to prevent data loss or unauthorised access.

 

 

 

How long we retain information

 

 

 

We retain personal data relating to payments, VAT, tax and accounts for the minimum statutory periods required by South African law.

 

 

 

We retain information relating to historic bookings and purchase to enable us to analyse the performance of the business over time and plan for the future success of the company. We only keep this information for as long as is necessary to perform this task.

 

 

 

Passing information to third parties

 

 

 

We will not sell, trade, transmit or otherwise pass on your personal information to a third party, except where it is necessary to deliver our services (such as delegate details to training venues for Health and Safety purposes) or for sending you information about our other courses.

 

 

 

The use of cookies

 

 

 

Some pages on this site use cookies, which are small files the site places on your device for identification purposes. These files are used for the benefit of users who register on the site, for the monitoring of traffic and for customisation. You should note that cookies cannot read data from your device and we do not use cookies to collect personal information. Your web browser will allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not. By not accepting cookies, some pages may not function correctly and you may not be able to access certain information on this site.

 

 

 

Copyright

 

 

 

International copyright and trademark laws protect the entire contents of this website. The owners of the intellectual property and copyrights are Afriscience Learning Solutions (PTY) LTD. You may not reproduce, republish, modify, copy, transmit, upload, post or distribute, in any manner, the material on the site, including text, graphics, media and code without prior written approval.