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All Rights Reserved.
This policy explains how we obtain, process and
disclose your personal information, in accordance
with the requirements of the Protection of Personal
Information Act 4 of 2013 (“the Act”). Importantly,
processing also includes legal use of your personal
information as per the definitions provided in the
Act.
At Complete Pet Supplies CC we are committed to
protecting your privacy and to ensure that your
personal information is collected and used properly,
lawfully and transparently.
About Complete Pet Supplies
Complete Pet Supplies carries major dog food and
cat food brands and make these products available
to retail outlets and individuals who sell to the
public in general.
About you
You may be either a client, an employee or a service
provider to Complete Pet Supplies. Depending on
your role in relation to Complete Pet Supplies, for
purposes of this policy you may either be a data
subject, an operator or even another responsible
party. Complete Pet Supplies applies this policy
irrespective as if it relates to a data subject.
Key definitions
“Responsible party” – a public or private body or
any other person which determines the purpose of
and means for processing personal information.
“Operator” - a person who processes information
for a responsible party in terms of a contract or
mandate, without coming under the direct authority
of the responsible party.
“Data subject” – a person to whom personal
information relates.
“Processing” – any operation or activity concerning
personal information.
“Record” – any recorded information, regardless of
when it came into existence.
“Personal information’’ means information relating
to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where
it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic
person. When we refer to information, we also
refer to personal information.
Rationale, collection and accountability
Whereas we are the responsible party collecting
and processing information about you, the data
subject, we undertake to comply with all conditions
for the lawful and reasonable processing of your
personal information as these conditions are found
in Chapter 3 of the Act.
We collect and process your personal information
mainly because you are a data subject to Complete
Pet Supplies. For this purpose, upon receiving your
consent we typically collect the following categories
of personal information from you:
•
Name and surname of the person
•
Email address, physical address, telephone
number
•
Account numbers
We would also like you to know that upon becoming
a data subject to Complete Pet Supplies, we may
automatically collect your personal information. We
also collect information directly from you where you
provide us with your personal details. Where
possible, we will inform you what information you
are required to provide to us and what information
is optional, and for all such information we will seek
your consent. For those instances of personal
information we do not receive your consent to use,
we will consequently make an assessment of
whether or how it impacts upon the services and
products we have agreed to deliver to you, and
where lack of consent materially impacts upon such
delivery we will inform you timeously. Where your
information becomes available to us in another
manner, we will collect it only in accordance with
the same consent and in compliance with the Act.
Website usage information may be collected using
“cookies” which allows us to collect standard
internet visitor usage information. Our cookie
policy offers you a choice to proceed or to avoid
exposure so caused.
How we process your information
We are legally obliged to quality assure your
information and to only use it for the purposes
specified. Therefore, we will process your personal
information only for the purposes for which it was
collected and as it was agreed with you. This is in
holding with the principle of minimality requiring
that processing of personal information be
adequate, relevant and not excessive. In addition,
where necessary your information may be retained
for legal or research purposes.
The following example demonstrate potential use:
1.
To conclude or perform on a contract to which
you are a party;
2.
To gather contact information;
3.
For the detection and prevention of fraud,
crime, money laundering or other malpractice;
4.
To conduct market or customer satisfaction
research or for statistical analysis;
5.
For audit and record keeping purposes;
6.
To protect your legitimate interest;
7.
In connection with legal proceedings.
Your rights to access to information, objections
to processing and withdrawal of consent to
processing
You have the right to request a copy of the personal
information we hold about you, and about the
details of any third parties who have or have had
access to your information. To do this, simply
contact us at the numbers/addresses as provided
on our website and specify what information you
require. We will require proof of your identity in a
legally accepted format before providing details of
your personal information. Please note that any
such access request may be subject to a payment of
a legally allowable fee.
You have the right at any time, within reason and
within the determinations of the Act, to object to
the manner in which we process your personal
information.
You have the right at any time, within reason and
within the determinations of the Act, to withdraw
your consent to collection and processing of your
personal information.
Correction of your information
You have the right to ask us to update, correct or
delete your personal information. We will require
proof of your identity in a legally accepted format
before making changes to personal information we
may hold about you. To this end, we would
appreciate it if you would keep your personal
information accurate as we collect it from you. In
whichever way your personal information is
modified, we will inform you should this have any
material impact upon you.
Information security
We are legally obliged to provide adequate
protection for the personal information we hold, to
guarantee its integrity and confidentiality, and to
stop and prevent unauthorized 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 your personal information
remains secure.
Our security policies and procedures cover:
1.
Physical security;
2.
Computer and network security;
3.
Access to personal information;
4.
Secure communications;
5.
Security in contracting out activities or
functions;
6.
Retention and disposal of information;
7.
Acceptable usage of personal information;
8.
Governance and regulatory issues;
9.
Monitoring access and usage of private
information;
10.
Investigating and reacting to security
incidents.
When we contract with third parties, we impose
appropriate security, privacy and confidentiality
obligations on them to ensure that personal
information that we remain responsible for, is kept
secure.
Should we ever experience a security breach
impacting upon your personal information, we will
deal with such a security breach and notify you as
per the requirements of the Act.
Disclosure of information
We may also disclose your information:
1.
Where we have a duty or a right to disclose in
terms of law or industry codes;
2.
Where we believe it is necessary to protect
our rights.
How to contact us
If you have any queries about this notice; should
you need further information about our privacy
practices; should you wish to withdraw consent;
should you want to exercise preferences, or access,
or correct your personal information, please contact
us at the numbers/addresses listed on our website.
DATA PRIVACY POLICY
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+27 (0)11 392 5216