Privacy Policy of Dot Digital
Effective Date: 23 February 2023
Welcome to Dot Digital. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and safeguarding of your personal information.
1. Introduction
Dot Digital respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal information when you visit our website or engage with our services and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
2. Information Officer
Our Information Officer is Tristan Scott. If you have any questions about this policy or our privacy practices, please contact Tristan Scott at tristan@dotdigital.co.za.
3. Information We Collect
We may collect various types of personal information to provide and improve our services to you. This includes, but is not limited to, your name and contact details. We do not collect sensitive personal information such as identification numbers or financial information. The collection of personal information will always be transparent, and we will inform you of the purpose of the collection.
4. Use of Your Personal Information
We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason compatible with the original purpose. You will be notified if we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose.
5. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. We limit access to your personal data to those employees and third parties who have a business need to know.
6. Data Retention
Dot Digital will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
7. Your Rights
Under POPIA, you have rights including:
- Access: You have the right to request Dot Digital for copies of your personal data.
- Rectification: You have the right to request that Dot Digital correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Erasure: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that Dot Digital erase your personal data.
- Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that Dot Digital restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
8. Changes to This Policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes, but you are encouraged to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this privacy policy or our handling of your personal data, please contact our Information Officer, Tristan Scott, at tristan@dotdigital.co.za.
10. Acknowledgment
By using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.