Privacy Policy
Last updated April 28, 2021Thank
you for choosing to be part of our community at Mzansixxx (“Company“,
“we“, “us“, “our“). We are committed to protecting your personal
information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or
concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to
your personal information, please contact us at [email protected].
When you visit our website https://mzansixxx.com (the
“Website“), and more generally, use any of our services (the
“Services“, which include the Website), we appreciate that you are
trusting us with your personal information. We take your privacy very
seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you in the
clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and
what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to
read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in
this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use
of our Services immediately.
This privacy notice applies to all
information collected through our Services (which, as described above,
includes our Website), as well as, any related services, sales,
marketing or events.
Please read this privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information that we collect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?6. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?7. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES12. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We
collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when
you register on the Website, express an interest in obtaining
information about us or our products and Services, when you participate
in activities on the Website (such as by posting messages in our online
forums or entering competitions, contests or giveaways) or otherwise
when you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends
on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the
choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal
information we collect may include the following:
Personal
Information Provided by You. We collect names; phone numbers; email
addresses; mailing addresses; job titles; usernames; passwords; contact
preferences; contact or authentication data; and other similar
information.
All personal information that you provide to us must be
true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to
such personal information.Information automatically collected
In
Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address
and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically
when you visit our Website.
We automatically collect certain
information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This
information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or
contact information) but may include device and usage information, such
as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating
system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country,
location, information about how and when you use our Website and other
technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain
the security and operation of our Website, and for our internal
analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we collect includes:- Log
and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic,
usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when
you access or use our Website and which we record in log files.
Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP
address, device information, browser type and settings and information
about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps
associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other
actions you take such as which features you use), device event
information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called
‘crash dumps’) and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We
collect device data such as information about your computer, phone,
tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the
device used, this device data may include information such as your IP
address (or proxy server), device and application identification
numbers, location, browser type, hardware model Internet service
provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system
configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect
location data such as information about your device’s location, which
can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect
depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access
the Website. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to
collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on
your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this
information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling
your Location setting on your device. Note however, if you choose to
opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
In
Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate
business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance
with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.
We use personal
information collected via our Website for a variety of business purposes
described below. We process your personal information for these
purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to
enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for
compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific
processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
We use the information we collect or receive:- To
facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link
your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or
Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from
those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process
for the performance of the contract.
- To post
testimonials. We post testimonials on our Website that may contain
personal information. Prior to posting a testimonial, we will obtain
your consent to use your name and the content of the testimonial. If you
wish to update, or delete your testimonial, please contact us
at __________ and be sure to include your name, testimonial location,
and contact information.
- Request feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Website.
- To
enable user-to-user communications. We may use your information in
order to enable user-to-user communications with each user’s consent.
- To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in working order.
- To
send administrative information to you. We may use your personal
information to send you product, service and new feature information
and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- To
protect our Services. We may use your information as part of our
efforts to keep our Website safe and secure (for example, for fraud
monitoring and prevention).
- To enforce our terms,
conditions and policies for business purposes, to comply with legal and
regulatory requirements or in connection with our contract.
- To
respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or
other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to
determine how to respond.
- Fulfill and manage your
orders. We may use your information to fulfill and manage your orders,
payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Website.
- Administer
prize draws and competitions. We may use your information to administer
prize draws and competitions when you elect to participate in our
competitions.
- To deliver and facilitate delivery of
services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with
the requested service.
- To respond to user
inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond
to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with
the use of our Services.
- To send you marketing and
promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners
may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing
purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For
example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us
or our Website, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we
will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of our
marketing emails at any time (see the “WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?” below).
- Deliver
targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and
display personalized content and advertising (and work with third
parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to
measure its effectiveness.
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In
Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with
laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to
fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share your data that we hold based on the following legal basis:- Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
- Performance
of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may
process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
- Legal
Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally
required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental
requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as
in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to
public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement
requirements).
- Vital Interests: We may disclose your
information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or
take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected
fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any
person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we
are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:
- Business
Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection
with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets,
financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another
company.
- Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party
Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors,
service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or
on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.
Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery,
hosting services, customer service and marketing efforts. We may allow
selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Website, which
will enable them to collect data on our behalf about how you interact
with our Website over time. This information may be used to, among other
things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain
content, pages or features, and better understand online activity.
Unless described in this notice, we do not share, sell, rent or trade
any of your information with third parties for their promotional
purposes. We have contracts in place with our data processors, which are
designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that
they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have
instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal
information with any organization apart from us. They also commit to
protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period
we instruct.
- Third-Party Advertisers. We may use
third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit or use
the Website. These companies may use information about your visits to
our Website(s) and other websites that are contained in web cookies and
other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about
goods and services of interest to you.
- Other
Users. When you share personal information (for example, by posting
comments, contributions or other content to the Website) or otherwise
interact with public areas of the Website, such personal information may
be viewed by all users and may be publicly made available outside
the Website in perpetuity. Similarly, other users will be able to view
descriptions of your activity, communicate with you within our Website,
and view your profile.
4. WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?
In Short: We only share information with the following categories of third parties.
We
only share and disclose your information with the following categories
of third parties. If we have processed your data based on your consent
and you wish to revoke your consent, please contact us using the contact
details provided in the section below titled “HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?“.5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We
may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and
pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how
we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set
out in our Cookie Notice.
6. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.
Our
servers are located in. If you are accessing our Website from outside,
please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and
processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom
we may share your personal information (see “WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?” above), in and other countries.
If
you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United
Kingdom (UK), then these countries may not necessarily have data
protection laws or other similar laws as comprehensive as those in your
country. We will however take all necessary measures to protect your
personal information in accordance with this privacy notice and
applicable law. 7. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In
Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that
you share with third-party providers who advertise, but are not
affiliated with, our Website.
The Website may contain advertisements
from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to
other websites, online services or mobile applications. We cannot
guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third
parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this
privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and
security practices and policies of any third parties, including other
websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from
the Website. You should review the policies of such third parties and
contact them directly to respond to your questions.
8. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In
Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill
the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required
by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it
is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a
longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this notice will
require us keeping your personal information for longer than the period
of time in which users have an account with us.
When we have no
ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information,
we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not
possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored
in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal
information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is
possible.
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We
do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years
of age. By using the Website, you represent that you are at least 18 or
that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such
minor dependent’s use of the Website. If we learn that personal
information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we
will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly
delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we
may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us
at __________.
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: In
some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United
Kingdom (UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and
control over your personal information. You may review, change, or
terminate your account at any time.
In some regions (like the EEA and
UK), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws.
These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of
your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure;
(iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv)
if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may
also have the right to object to the processing of your personal
information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If
we are relying on your consent to process your personal information,
you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note
however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing
before its withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your
personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds
other than consent. If you are a resident in the EEA or UK and you
believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also
have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory
authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are a resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at [email protected] Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:- Log in to your account settings and update your user account.
- Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon
your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete
your account and information from our active databases. However, we may
retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot
problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use
and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most
Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you
can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject
cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could
affect certain features or services of our Website. To opt-out of
interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Website visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
Opting out of email marketing: You
can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking
on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us
using the details provided below. You will then be removed from the
marketing email list — however, we may still communicate with you, for
example to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the
administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests,
or for other non-marketing purposes. To otherwise opt-out, you may:- Access your account settings and update your preferences.
- Contact us using the contact information provided.
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most
web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications
include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to
signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online
browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform
technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has
been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser
signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your
choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is
adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that
practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
12. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In
Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted
specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California
Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law,
permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain
from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of
personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct
marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with
which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding
calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make
such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the
contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age,
reside in California, and have a registered account with the Website,
you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly
post on the Website. To request removal of such data, please contact us
using the contact information provided below, and include the email
address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in
California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on
the Website, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or
comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g. backups, etc.).CCPA
Privacy Notice
The California Code of Regulations defines a “resident” as:
(1)
every individual who is in the State of California for other than a
temporary or transitory purpose and(2) every individual who is domiciled
in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a
temporary or transitory purpose
All other individuals are defined as “non-residents.”
If
this definition of “resident” applies to you, we must adhere to certain
rights and obligations regarding your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:
Category
Examples
Collected
A.
IdentifiersContact details, such as real name, alias, postal address,
telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online
identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address and account name
YESB.
Personal information categories listed in the California Customer
Records statuteName, contact information, education, employment,
employment history and financial information
YESC. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal lawGender and date of birth
YESD. Commercial informationTransaction information, purchase history, financial details and payment information
NOE. Biometric informationFingerprints and voiceprints
NOF.
Internet or other similar network activityBrowsing history, search
history, online behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and
other websites, applications, systems and advertisements
NOG. Geolocation dataDevice location
YESH.
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar
informationImages and audio, video or call recordings created in
connection with our business activities
NOI.
Professional or employment-related informationBusiness contact details
in order to provide you our services at a business level, job title as
well as work history and professional qualifications if you apply for a
job with us
YESJ. Education InformationStudent records and directory information
NOK.
Inferences drawn from other personal informationInferences drawn from
any of the collected personal information listed above to create a
profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and
characteristics
NOWe may also collect
other personal information outside of these categories instances where
you interact with us in-person, online, or by phone or mail in the
context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?
Mzansixxx collects and shares your personal information through:- Targeting cookies/Marketing cookies
More information about our data collection and sharing practices can be found in this privacy notice.
You may contact us or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.
If
you are using an authorized agent to exercise your right to opt-out we
may deny a request if the authorized agent does not submit proof that
they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf.
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We
may disclose your personal information with our service providers
pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider.
Each service provider is a for-profit entity that processes the
information on our behalf.
We may use your personal information for
our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for
technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to
be “selling” of your personal data.
Mzansixxx has disclosed the
following categories of personal information to third parties for a
business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months:- Category
B. Personal information, as defined in the California Customer Records
law, such as your name, contact information, education, employment,
employment history and financial information.
- Category G. Geolocation data, such as device location.
The
categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information
for a business or commercial purpose can be found under “WHO WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH?“.
Mzansixxx has
not sold any personal information to third parties for a business or
commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. Mzansixxx will
not sell personal information in the future belonging to website
visitors, users and other consumers.
Your rights with respect to your personal data
Right to request deletion of the data – Request to delete
You
can ask for the deletion of your personal information. If you ask us to
delete your personal information, we will respect your request and
delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided
by law, such as (but not limited to) the exercise by another consumer
of his or her right to free speech, our compliance requirements
resulting from a legal obligation or any processing that may be required
to protect against illegal activities.
Right to be informed – Request to know
Depending on the circumstances, you have a right to know:- whether we collect and use your personal information;
- the categories of personal information that we collect;
- the purposes for which the collected personal information is used;
- whether we sell your personal information to third parties;
- the categories of personal information that we sold or disclosed for a business purpose;
- the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was sold or disclosed for a business purpose; and
- the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling personal information.
In
accordance with applicable law, we are not obligated to provide or
delete consumer information that is de-identified in response to a
consumer request or to re-identify individual data to verify a consumer
request.
Right to Non-Discrimination for the Exercise of a Consumer’s Privacy Rights
We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your privacy rights.
Verification process
Upon
receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to
determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in
our system. These verification efforts require us to ask you to provide
information so that we can match it with information you have previously
provided us. For instance, depending on the type of request you submit,
we may ask you to provide certain information so that we can match the
information you provide with the information we already have on file, or
we may contact you through a communication method (e.g. phone or email)
that you have previously provided to us. We may also use other
verification methods as the circumstances dictate.
We will only use
personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or
authority to make the request. To the extent possible, we will avoid
requesting additional information from you for the purposes of
verification. If, however, we cannot verify your identity from the
information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide
additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity, and
for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We will delete such
additionally provided information as soon as we finish verifying you.
Other privacy rights- you may object to the processing of your personal data
- you
may request correction of your personal data if it is incorrect or no
longer relevant, or ask to restrict the processing of the data
- you
can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on
your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does
not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your
behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
- you may request to
opt-out from future selling of your personal information to third
parties. Upon receiving a request to opt-out, we will act upon the
request as soon as feasibly possible, but no later than 15 days from the
date of the request submission.
To exercise these
rights, you can contact us or by referring to the contact details at the
bottom of this document. If you have a complaint about how we handle
your data, we would like to hear from you.
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES
TO THIS NOTICE?In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary
to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy
notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an
updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon
as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy
notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such
changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to
review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are
protecting your information.
14. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at __________ or by post to:
Mzansixxx____________________South Africa
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based
on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to
request access to the personal information we collect from you, change
that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to
review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: https://mzansixxx.com/user/edit.