Privacy Policy

How is the information gathered by the website used?

BuildWithElectronics.co.za obtains the information the customer/user provides when he/she registers on the website. This information will used to contact the customer/user from time-to-time with important information, required notices and marketing promotions.

Only BuildWithElectronics and Teacup Technology cc will utilise the information given, information will not be given to a third party without the customer/user's consent unless it is required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or legal process and/or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

Children

BuildWithElectronics.co.za does not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. By using this website, the customer/user represents that he/she is over the consenting age of 13 and that he/she has legal right to give information and/or effect a purchase on the website.

Warranty

BuildWithElectronics warrant that all our goods are new and of good quality unless we clearly describe them as used or reconditioned or as having specific defects. We offer a 30 day warranty on all of our products against any defects of normal household or business use in the absence of any form of misuse or negligence. Any costs involved in returning the product will be furbished by the customer. Upon receiving the returned product it shall be inspected, if the product is indeed defective it shall be repaired or replaced and sent back to the customer free of charge. Should the product be deemed to be damaged due to any form of misuse or gross negligence by the customer it shall be sent back at his/her expense.

Security

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know that information in order to process your order. Please be aware that, although we endeavor provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches. 

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as continued use is deemed approval of all changes.

 

THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT (POPIA Act 1 July 2021)

CUSTOMER PRIVACY NOTICE

The information we collect

We collect and process your personal information mainly to contact you for the purposes of understanding your requirements and delivering services accordingly. For this purpose, we will collect contact details including your name and organisation.

We collect information directly from you where you provide us with your personal details. Where possible, we will inform you what information you are required to provide to us and what information is optional. Website usage information may be collected using “cookies” which allows us to collect standard internet visitor usage information.

How we use your information

We will use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and agreed with you. In addition, where necessary your information may be retained for legal or research purposes.

For example:

  • To gather contact information.
  • To confirm and verify your identity or to verify that you are an authorised user for security purposes.
  • For the detection and prevention of fraud, crime, money laundering or other malpractice.
  • To conduct market or customer satisfaction research or for statistical analysis.
  • For audit and record keeping purposes.
  • In connection with legal proceedings.

 Disclosure of information

We may disclose your personal information to our service providers who are involved in the delivery of products or services to you. We have agreements in place to ensure that they comply with the privacy requirements as required by the Protection of Personal Information Act.

We may also disclose your information:

  • Where we have a duty or a right to disclose in terms of law or industry codes.
  • Where we believe it is necessary to protect our rights.

 Information Security

We are legally obliged to provide adequate protection for the personal information we hold and to stop unauthorized access and use of personal information. We will, on an on-going basis, continue to review our security controls and related processes to ensure that your personal information remains secure.

Our security policies and procedures cover:

  • Physical security.
  • Computer and network security.
  • Access to personal information.
  • Secure communications.
  • Security in contracting out activities or functions.
  • Retention and disposal of information.
  • Acceptable usage of personal information.
  • Governance and regulatory issues.
  • Monitoring access and usage of private information.
  • Investigating and reacting to security incidents.

 When we contract with third parties, we impose appropriate security, privacy and confidentiality obligations on them to ensure that personal information that we remain responsible for, is kept secure.

We will ensure that anyone to whom we pass your personal information agrees to treat your information with the same level of protection as we are obliged to.

 Your Rights: Access to information

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you. To do this, simply contact us at the numbers/addresses as provided on our website and specify what information you require. We will need a copy of your ID document to confirm your identity before providing details of your personal information.

Please note that any such access request may be subject to a payment of a legally allowable fee.

Correction of your information

You have the right to ask us to update, correct or delete your personal information. We will require a copy of your ID document to confirm your identity before making changes to personal information we may hold about you. We would appreciate it if you would keep your personal information accurate.

 Definition of personal information

According to the Act ‘‘personal information’’ means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person. Further to the POPI Act, COR Concepts also includes the following items as personal information:

  • All addresses including residential, postal and email addresses.
  • Change of name – for which we require copies of the marriage certificate or official change of name document issued by the state department.

 Your consent

By utilising this website you, the user, understand your right to privacy and the right to have your personal information processed in accordance with the conditions for the lawful processing of personal information and hereby give your consent to the Company to collect process and distribute relevant personal information where the company is legally required to do so. You understand and consent to the Company sharing your personal information strictly for the purposes hereof as set out above as per the POPIA Act 1 July 2021.