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PRIVACY POLICY
Bertuzzi Distribution (Proprietary) Limited of postal address No 3, Stella Road, Montague Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7441 (“We”/”Us”/”Our”) respect your personal privacy.
We take Our obligations for the processing of personal information very seriously and We are committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy together with Our Terms and Conditions of Use which can be obtained from Our website, www.bertuzzi.co.za, governs the manner in which We treat your personal information and/or personal data which We collect from you or which you provide to Us.
We respect your privacy, your personal information and your personal data and, for this reason, We take all reasonable measures in accordance with this privacy policy to protect your personal information and personal data and to keep it confidential.
YOU AGREE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR USE OF OUR WEBSITE. ALL DISPUTES OVER YOUR PRIVACY AND YOUR DATA SHALL BE GOVERNED AS SET OUT IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND IN OUR TERMS OF USE.
The “responsible party”, as referred to in the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) is Bertuzzi Distribution (Proprietary) Limited. We have appointed Heinrich Reynecke as Our Information Officer.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following data about you:
IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES
We may collect information about your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device used to access the Website (“your device”), including your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to Our business partners. This is statistical data about Our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
For the same reason, We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a “cookie file” which is stored on your device. “Cookies” refers to information that is sent from Our website to your device where it is saved and contains information to personalise your experience on Our website. In this way, the next time you use Our website, We will know who you are and that you have visited Our website before. They may help Us to improve Our website and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They also enable Us:
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of Our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Our system will issue cookies when you log on to Our website.
Please note that Our advertisers and business partners may also use cookies, over which We have no control.
PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD BY OR DISCLOSED BY YOU TO A THIRD PARTY
Your personal information will not be sold by Us. However, due to the fact that We are not responsible for any representations or information or warranties or content on any website other than Our website (including without limitation websites linked to this Our website), We do not exercise control over third party’s privacy policies and you should refer to the privacy policy of any such third party to establish how such third party protects your privacy.
WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The data which We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the Republic of South Africa (“RSA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the RSA who work for Us or for one of Our suppliers. Such staff may be engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
The data We collect from you and that We transfer to a third party outside of the Republic of South Africa shall only be to a third party who is subject to a law, binding corporate rules (as defined in POPI) or binding agreement (as defined in POPI) which provides an adequate level of protection that:
All information you provide to Us is stored on Our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be processed by a third party, namely Paygate (Proprietary) Limited, Bertuzzi Distribution (Proprietary) Limited has no control over the payment or any information associated with it. The payment will be administered in terms of Paygate (Proprietary) Limited’s Privacy Policy located at www.paygate.co.za/payggate-security-policy. Bertuzzi Distribution (Proprietary) Limited will not be held liable for any breach of security of Paygate (Proprietary) Limited which may result in the User’s information becoming available to unauthorised third parties.
Where We have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of Our website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do Our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to Our website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once We have received your information, We will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:
We may also use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data, to provide you with information about goods and services which may be of interest to you and We or they may contact you about these by post or telephone. Such third parties may also use your data for academic and/or statistical research purposes and may contact you with regard to this.
If you are an existing customer, We will contact you by electronic means (e-mail or SMS) with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous transaction with you.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information to any directly affiliated entity or group company of Bertuzzi (Proprietary) Limited. Directly affiliated entities and group companies include Rush Retail Corporation (Proprietary) Limited, a subsidiary to which We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to ask Us not to process your personal data for marketing or academic purposes. You can exercise the right at any time by contacting Us at info@bertuzzi.co.za.
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of Our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary. We undertake to regularly review the personal data We hold and to delete your personal information which We no longer require. We will keep your personal information for only so long as We need it in order to:
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
You can correct factual errors, review and/or update information held about you at any time by contacting us at the following email address: info@bertuzzi.co.za.
Any access request may be subject to a fee to meet Our costs in providing you with details of the information We hold about you.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes We may make to Our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to the Information Officer, No 3, Stella Road, Montague Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7441; Tel: +27 87 813 0040; Email: info@bertuzzi.co.za.
APPLICABLE LAW
This privacy policy will be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. You consent to the jurisdiction of the South African Courts for any dispute which may arise out of this privacy policy.
COPYRIGHT WARNING
The Copyright Act, 1978, governs the making or printing of copies or other reproductions of the content of Our Website. No part of Our Website nor any content contained on Our Website may be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Bertuzzi (Proprietary) Limited. All rights are reserved.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGAL ADVISORS
Spoor & Fisher Attorneys
Pretoria, South Africa