1. General:
A. This privacy policy is intended to be read together with the Terms and Conditions page hyperlinked at https://www.simplycolour.co.za/terms-conditions/
B. This privacy policy is intended to explain the consumers rights in relation to sensitive personal information that may, from time to, be requested from the user of Simply Colour by Shaves.
C. All rules and guidelines have been drafted with specific reference to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).
D. The supplier is Shave Industrials (PTY) LTD t/a Shave Paint and Décor now going by the name Simply Colour by Shaves.
E. Simply Colour by Shaves is committed to ethical practice and ensuring that the customer always has safe and secure forum within which to transact. We are committed to ensuring that personal information gathered is done so with complete transparency, and, with the utmost of care in order to ensure the maximum standard of protection of privacy.
2. Disclaimer:
A. Please take the time to read through this Privacy Policy and become comfortable with the contents hereof. By visiting Simply Colour by Shaves’ E – Commerce website or submitting personal information, irrelevant of the intention to transact, you are expressly accepting and consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and you give your express consent to Simply Colour by Shaves, it’s directors, officers, employees, servants, agents and/or contractors and/or other third parties to process (which will include collecting, using and disclosing) your personal information for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy.
3. Definitions:
A. “Consent” – means any voluntary, specific and informed expression of will in terms of which permission is given for the processing of personal information.
B. “Personal Information” – means information that identifies, or could be reasonably associated with you. This definition is within the guidelines set out in the POPI Act.
C. “Processing/Process” – means any operation or activity or any set of operations, whether or not by automatic means, concerning personal information, including; the collection, receipt, recording, organisation, collation, storage, updating or modification, retrieval, alteration, consultation or dissemination by means of transmission, distribution or making available in any other form; or merging, linking, as well as restriction, degradation, erasure or destruction of information.
4. Data Collection:
A. The following are examples, although not limited to them, of personal information that may be collected from you; name, surname, address, telephone number, valid South African identification number, email address, physical address, facts about yourself, your profession, marital status and preferences, payment details including credit and debit card numbers (which will not be stored by the supplier), shipping and billing addresses
B. The following personal information will be collected from you; technical information, including your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address which is used to connect your computer to the internet, any login details, to the extent that it is used, operating system and browser type and platform for system administration; and information about your use of our Website including details of your visits such as pages viewed and the resources that you accessed. Such information includes traffic data, location data and other communication data.
C. There are various ways in which Simply Colour by Shaves may collect personal information. The following, although not limited to them, are examples of the methods used to gather personal information; filling in purchase order forms, email correspondence, telephonic correspondence, purchasing of products, marketing correspondence and questionnaires. Information from purchasing of products & account creation forms & contact enquiry forms
D. By using this Website, irrelevant of the intention to transact, you hereby grant Simply Colour by Shaves the authority to use third party information about you from entities we work closely with, should that entity meet all the standards and consent requirements as found in the POPI Act.
5. Usage of data collected:
A. Simply Colour by Shaves reserves the right to use personal information gathered for the following purposes;
B. To assist us to process and verify for the purposes for the purposes for which you provided the information or for further services.
C. To assist in providing you with an improved experience via the Website.
D. To develop and present new products, services and features for you.
E. To inform you about changes in the services we offer and/or our Website or about features we think you would find of interest.
F. To communicate with you and to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website, when you choose to do so.
G. To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts that we may have entered into with you.
H. To provide you with information, products and services that you
request from us.
I. To provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about.
J. Provided that you have consented thereto, to provide you with information about goods or services we feel may interest you by means of any form of electronic communication, including automated calling machines, facsimile, SMS or email. If you are an existing customer, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale or negotiations of a sale to you. If you are a new customer, we will contact you once to obtain your consent by electronic means. If you do not want us to use your data in this way, please tick the relevant box situated on the form on which we collect your data.
6. Storage and Transfer of Personal Information:
A. The supplier has implemented reasonable security safeguards to protect the personal information that you provide. For example, sensitive data (such as your personal information) is protected by SSL encryption when it is exchanged between your web browser and our website.
7. Control of Personal Data:
A. No personal data will be distributed to third parties.
B. Customers will need to opt into marketing campaigns. The supplier will never send marketing correspondence with the consent of the Client.
8. Cookies:
A. Our Website uses “cookies” or similar technology through which we may
automatically collect certain personal information about you. This helps create an environment best suited to you based on purchase and browsing patterns. The following data may be supplied to us by your browser:
B. Your IP address and/or domain name.
C. Your operating system (type of browser and platform).
D. Date, time and length of your visit to the Website(s).
E. The resources you accessed and the documents you downloaded.
F. You may refuse to allow cookies and continue to use the Website, however, certain elements of the website may be unavailable as it is reserved for those who accept the use of cookies.
9. Third Party Websites:
A. This Clause is currently not applicable.
10. Safeguarding of information:
A. Personal information is stored on a database on a securely hosted server.
11. Change of Policy:
A. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time to time. Such changes will take effect as and when published on our Website with or without notice to you. Please ensure that you check our Privacy Policy periodically for changes.
B. We may ask you to provide additional consent if we need to use your personal information for purposes not covered in this Privacy Policy or for which we may not have your consent.
C. You may refuse or withdraw your consent to us processing your personal
information at any time by giving us reasonable notice by contacting us as provided for in this Privacy Policy.
D. Should you have any queries relating to this Privacy Policy or the way in which your personal information is used, please follow the steps in the “Feedback and Questions” section below and we will assist in resolving your query.