Southway Capital

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: December 2021

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information when you use our Websites, products, and/or services, and the choices you have associated with that information.

Personal information can be anything that can be used to identify an individual, including but not limited to the person’s name, address, date of birth, marital status, contact information, financial records, credit information, medical history, where one travels, and intentions to acquire products and services. We use your data to provide and improve the our Websites and services. By using our Websites, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

This Privacy and Data Protection Policy forms part of the our Website Terms and Conditions of Use. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions of Use.

 

SECURITY OF INFORMATION

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to third parties where: • we have your consent; • we use third parties to assist us in providing services and you have elected to receive one of those services. The third party would only be allowed to use your information for the purposes of providing that service to you; or • we are compelled by law or a court order to do so, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest pursued by Southway Capital (Pty) Ltd, to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of the Southway Capital (Pty) Ltd, our Websites, visitors to our Websites or others.

 

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. Southway Capital (Pty) Ltd will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Information will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

 

COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION

We may choose to collect personal information from you via our Website through the use of enquiry and registration forms and every time you e-mail us your details. All personal information that we may collect (including, but not limited to, your name and contact details) will be collected, used and held in accordance with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 and your rights under that Act. Southway Capital (Pty) Ltd uses the collected information for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Websites, services and/or products
  • To notify you about changes to our Websites, services and/or products
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Websites, services and/or products when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer care and support
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Websites, services and/or products Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Websites, services and/or products
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

 

SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Websites and services (“Service Providers”), to provide services on our behalf, to perform Website or service related services or to assist us in analysing how our Website and services are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

 

ANALYTICS

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Websites. Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page.

 

EXTERNAL LINKS

For your convenience we may provide links to websites operated by companies, other than Southway Capital (Pty) Ltd, (“Third Party Sites”) that we believe may be of interest to you. We do not disclose your Personal Information to these Third Party Sites without obtaining your consent. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these Third Party Sites. If you choose to click on a link to one of these Third Party Sites, you should review their privacy policy to understand how that Third Party Site collects and uses your Personal Information.

 

COOKIES

By using or accessing any of our websites, you consent to the use of Cookies as set out in this Cookie Policy. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on our Website, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies. This Cookie Policy may change from time to time and your continued use of the websites is deemed to be acceptance of such changes. Please check this Cookie Policy periodically for updates.

 

WHAT ARE COOKIES

In the context of computers, cookies are small files that contain information about browsing activity. Whenever you visit a website, the website sends a cookie to the device you’re using to access the website. Your device automatically stores the cookie in a file that’s located within your web browser. When you revisit a site, the website will respond in a more personalized way, remembering your preferences, providing faster page load times and so forth.

 

TYPES OF COOKIES

  • First-party Cookies are those set by a site that is being visited by the user at the time.
  • Third-party Cookies are Cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the site being visited by the user. If a user visits a site and another entity sets a cookie through that site, this would be a third-party cookie.
  • Persistent Cookies are Cookies that remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the site that created that particular cookie.
  • Session Cookies are Cookies that allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session Cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session Cookies are deleted.

 

HOW WE USE COOKIES

When you use and access our Websites, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. We use Cookies and other technologies to ensure visitors to our website have the best possible experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • to enable certain functions of our website and services
  • to provide analytics
  • to store your preferences 

We use both session and persistent cookies on our website. Some or all of the Cookies identified below may be stored in your browser.

 

Essential Cookies

We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Essential Cookies are necessary for the operation of our Websites. These Cookies are essential in helping you to move around our Websites and use the features, such as accessing secure areas of our Websites or using the shopping basket.

For example, we may use Essential Cookies to:

  • Identify you as being logged into our Websites
  • Provide access to protected areas of our Websites
  • Remember previously entered text so it is not lost if the page refreshes 
  • Remember the goods and services you selected when you get to the payment page

 

Performance Cookies

Performance Cookies simply help us improve the way our Websites work. We utilise these Cookies to analyse how our visitors use our Websites and to monitor our site performance. They tell us how people use each page, which ones are most commonly viewed, or whether any errors occurred. This allows us to provide a high-quality experience and quickly identify and fix any issues that arise. For example, we may use Performance Necessary Cookies to:

Enable web analytics to provide anonymous statistics on how our Websites are used

  • Store preferences to see which method of linking between pages is most effective
  • To assist with error management in helping us improve our Websites by measuring any errors that occur 

 

Functionality Cookies

We use Functionality Cookies to allow us to remember your preferences. For example, we may use Functionality Cookies to:

  • Remember certain settings you have applied
  • Remember if we have already asked you if you want to fill in a survey
  • Process a request from a user to submit a comment or blog or forum post
  • Detect if you have already seen a pop-up to ensure it doesn’t get shown to you again 

 

Google Analytics Cookies

Our websites use Google Analytics Cookies, which monitor traffic levels, search queries and visits to our Websites. These Cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a return visitor to the site and to track the pages that you visit during your session. For more information about Google Analytics Cookies, please see Google’s privacy policy. Google has developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js). If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install Google’s add-on for your web browser.

 

HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES

Most internet browsers are initially set up to automatically accept Cookies. If you do not want our Websites to store Cookies on your computer or device, you can change or adjust your browser or device settings to block Cookies or to alert you when Cookies are being sent to your device. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website and your user experience might be affected. If you use different devices to view and access our Websites you will need to ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to suit your Cookie preferences. You can use your browser’s help function or click on the relevant link below to view the steps to disable cookies per browser.

  • Internet Explorer
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • FireFox
  • Safari IOS
  • Google Android

 

WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

To find out more about Cookies, including how to see what Cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit one of the following websites:

www.aboutcookies.org www.allaboutcookies.org www.cookiecental.com

 

CHANGING OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on our Websites. We will take legally-required steps to notify you of any material changes or modifications to this Privacy Policy. We will also change the effective date of this Privacy Policy (located at the top of this page). Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

 

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at: david@southwaycapital.co.za