PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information when you interact with our Company, and this policy advises you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
1. Definitions
Company: refers to Carmin The Creative (referred to as either “the Company”, “I”, “Me” or “My” in this policy)
Cookies: small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many users.
Country: refers to South Africa
Device: means any device that can access the website, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
Personal Data: is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Usage Data: refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the website or from the website infrastructure itself (eg: the duration of a page visit)
Website: refers to Carmin The Creative, accessible from https://www.carmincreative.co.za
2. Collecting and Using your Personal Information
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Types of Information Collected
Personal Information
While using the website, I may ask you to provide me with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact you. Personally
identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- First and Last name
- Email address
- Contact number
- Usage data
Usage Data
Usage data is collected automatically when using the website.
Usage data may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages you visited on our website and other diagnostic information.
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Use of your Personal Information
The Company may use Personal Information for the following purposes:
- To contact you by email, telephone, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication in response to a request by you to provide you with a service.
- To attend to and manage your requests to me.
3. Retention of your Personal Information
The Company will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. I will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations and resolve disputes.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is usually retained for a much shorter period unless it is required to strengthen the security or improve functionality of our website.
4. Transfer of your Personal Information
Your information is processed at the Company’s offices in Edenvale and in any other place where the parties involved in the processing are located.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with the Privacy Policy, and no transfer of your Personal Information will take place to a third-party unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your information and other personal information.
5. Disclosure of your Personal Information
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Information, if required to do so by law, or in response to valid requests by public authorities. (e.g. Court)
The Company may disclose your information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation,
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company,
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the website,
- Protect the personal safety of users on the website or the public,
- Protect against legal liability.
6. Children’s Privacy
I do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update our Privacy Policy from time to time.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are uploaded on the Company website.
8. Contact Me
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me via e-mail: design@carmincreative.co.za