21 February 2007
Introduction
CHKBIZ respects your right to privacy and security and both are very important to us. This Privacy and Security Statement is provided to inform you of our policies and practices. This website and the online services are governed in accordance with the laws of South Africa. The South African courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of your use of this website or online services.
This website is owned by CHKBIZ (Pty) Ltd, Reg. No: 1999/018185/07, 4 Hoheizen Park, 32A Hoheizen Crescent, Hoheizen, 7530 South Africa.
CHKBIZ treats personal information made available to us through the use of this website and the online services as private and confidential.
How we use the personal information we collect
When we request personal information from you, this information is used to help CHKBIZ to meet its obligations to you, to follow your instructions and to ensure that our websites, online services and products best meet your needs.
Use of technology to monitor your use of our website and online services
We gather and analyse information on our visitors' use of this website and online services. This information does not identify you as an individual rather it provides information about the device that you are using to access the website or the online services. CHKBIZ does not link this information with personal data about specific individuals.
Cookies
Some parts of our website may use "cookie" technology. “Cookies” are small pieces of data, which are given to your browser by our servers when you visit our website or online services. Your browser stores this data. A cookie is not computer programs and do not run on a computer like programs do. Cookies do not compromise your privacy nor security and they merely enable us to provide a more valuable online experience to you.
While your Internet browser can be set to block and disable cookie technology, we do not recommend this as some parts of this website and our online services may not function properly, or at all without cookies.
Mail, email or SMS promotions
We may use the collected information and the information that you have provided to CHKBIZ to send you information on new services or products that may be of interest to you and from time to time will send information to you about us, our products and services, or our partners and their products or services. If you do not wish to continue receiving this information from CHKBIZ you may contact us and we will remove you from our contact list.
Third parties providing services to CHKBIZ
Whenever we make use other organisations to provide services to us, we will bind them to our privacy policies as far as they may be required to have access to website and online services users personal information to perform such services.
Third party websites
Our website may contain links to or from other sites and we recommend that you always read the privacy and security statements on these sites.
Third parties to which CHKBIZ provides services
Whenever we provide services to other organisations, we will bind them to our privacy policies as far as they may be required to have access to personal information of users of our website and online services.
When we will disclose personal information without consent
We will not disclose personal information to anyone outside of CHKBIZ without your permission unless:
1. we are compelled to do so by law or in terms of a court order;
2. it is in the public interest to do so;
3. it is necessary to protect our rights.
Storing personal information
Personal information made available to us using the website or online services is stored in a secured environment and is held for its useful life.
Our security practices
Our servers are protected by means of firewalls and intrusion detection systems and access to information on these servers is restricted to authorized personnel only.
Privacy and security statements applying to specific online services
Different online CHKBIZ services and websites may have their own privacy and security policies appropriate to the nature of the service or products, which require deviation from our general policy. These specific policies will apply exclusively to your use of the particular online service or website.
Right to amend this privacy and security statement
We reserve the right to amend this privacy and security statement at any time. All amendments to this privacy and security statement will be posted on the website. Unless otherwise stated, the current version shall supersede and replace all previous versions of this privacy and security statement.
If you have any questions about this Privacy and Security statement please email us on assure@chkbiz.co.za.
