Privacy Policy

The South Africa Trust (“The Trust”) takes the privacy of our users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalised and valuable service. This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of the Trust in so far as it relates to this website (of which these terms and conditions form a part)(“the Website”). If you have any requests concerning your personal information, wish to make any amendment to your personal information or have any queries with regard to these practices please contact us by sending an email to [email protected] In using this Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy Statement and agree that the Trust may make use of your personal information as set out herein. If we make any changes to this privacy policy, we will post them on this page.

Information collected

We may choose to collect personal information from you via the Website through the use of enquiry and registration forms and every time you e-mail us your details. We may also collect information automatically about your visit to the Website.

Use and disclosure of personal information

We may process personal information collected via the Website for the purposes of:

conducting market consultation exercises; and
providing you with information about new developments on or any changes to the services provided via the Website.

If you do not wish to receive information about our products or services, please indicate this in the appropriate box when providing us with your details (if applicable to this Website).

We may also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified):

to build up marketing profiles;
to aid strategic development;
to manage our relationship with advertisers; and to audit usage of the site

We may disclose your personal information to third parties where:

we are compelled by law or a court order to do so, or if we believe that such action is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Trust, to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of the Trust, the Website, visitors to the Website or others;
we may use third parties to provide us with services. For example, we may use a third party to distribute our publications and if you have told us that you wish to receive a publication, that third party would need your mailing address. They would only be allowed to use your mailing address for the purpose of sending you the relevant publication; or
the disclosure is made with your consent.

Law enforcement agencies

We may, in our discretion, contact law enforcement authorities if we believe that anything unlawful is occurring in connection with the Website. In this process, we may provide the law enforcement authorities with any personal data that is held by us.

Use of cookies

Cookies may be placed on your computer when you both visit and register on the Website. By your use of the Website you agree that the Trust may use cookies.

The Trust may also use “cookies” to identify you when you access the Website and to build up a demographic profile.

A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on www.cookiecentral.com.

This use of cookies also allows registered users to be presented with a personalised version of the Website.

Applicable law

This Website is created, hosted, maintained and controlled in the Republic of South Africa and as such the laws of the Republic of South Africa and the jurisdiction of the South African courts govern this Privacy Policy Statement, and any legal matter resulting therefrom, without giving effect to any principle of conflict of laws.