Privacy Policy
WHO WE ARE:
Mapochs Resources (Pty) Limited (“we”, “us”, “our” or “Mapochs”) operates website at [URL].
Mapochs respects (and is committed to protecting) your privacy. Mapochs thus takes extraordinary steps to handle any personal information collected on this website only in ways compatible with this Privacy Policy.
This website may collect certain information about your visit including the name of the internet service provider and the internet protocol (IP) address through which you access the internet, the date and time you access the site, the page(s) that you visit while on the site, and the internet address of the website from which you linked directly to this site.
Mapochs is the sole owner of the information collected on this website and will never sell, share or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in the privacy statement below. This information is used only to administer this website, analyse trends and to generally help improve the site, and will never result in you receiving spam e-mails.
LOG FILES:
Mapochs keeps log files on broad fields to track user movements, analyse trends and gather demographic data. This is not linked to a visitor’s personal identification in any way.
COOKIES / TRACKING TECHNOLOGY:
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the visitor’s hard drive containing information about the visitor. Cookies and tracking technologies are useful for gathering information, such as browser types and operating systems, tracking the number of visitors to a website and understanding how visitors use the websites they browse. This information can help customise a website for specific users.
LINKS:
This Privacy Policy applies solely to Mapochs. Mapochs is not necessarily aware of, nor is it responsible for, differences in privacy statements of external websites linked to or from ours.
CONSEQUENCES OF WITHHOLDING CONSENT OR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Should the Data Subject refuse to provide Mapochs with the Personal Information required by Mapochs for the purposes indicated above, and do not provide the required consent to process the aforementioned Personal Information, Mapochs will be unable to engage with the Data Subject or enter into any agreement or relationship with the Data Subject.
Google Analytics:
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the site. You can read more about how Google uses your personal information here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en. You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
SHARING:
Mapochs does not harvest the information of third parties when visitors share a page of this website in social circles.
STORAGE, RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
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The Data Subject’s electronic Personal Information will be stored in a centralised data base, which, for operational reasons, will be accessible to all within Mapochs on a need to know and business basis, save that where appropriate, some of the Data Subject’s Personal Information may be retained in hard copy.
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Once the Data Subject’s Personal Information is no longer required due to the fact that the purpose for which the Personal Information was held has come to an end and expired, such Personal Information will be safely and securely archived for a period of 7 years, as per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2008 or longer should this be required by any other law applicable in South Africa (e.g. health records are to be retained for 40 years as per the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996). Mapochs thereafter will ensure that such Personal Information is permanently destroyed in a secure manner.
RIGHT TO OBJECT AND COMPLAIN
The Data Subject is encouraged to make immediate contact with the Mapochs Information Officer at any time if not comfortable or satisfied with the manner in which Mapochs is processing the Data Subject’s Personal Information. On receipt of the Data Subject’s objection, Mapochs will place a hold on any further processing until the cause of the objection has been resolved.
If the Data Subject is not satisfied with such process, the Data Subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the South African Information Regulator:
Woodmead North Office Park, 54 Maxwell Dr, Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191
e-mail: enquiries@inforegulator.org.za
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY:
Mapochs undertakes to conduct regular audits regarding the safety and the security of the Data Subject’s Personal Information.
Mapochs may need to update this policy from time to time to address new issues and reflect changes on this website. Please refer back to this policy regularly.