PRIVACY POLICY
Your right to privacy while using the World Wide Web is very important to FIDSSA
(“FIDSSA, “we,” “us,” or “our”). FIDSSA is committed to helping you maintain
control over your personal data while fostering the growth of a more
interactive, engaging and personalized Web experience. We respect your right to
control how much information you provide about yourself. The following Privacy
Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, protect and use information we
receive from visitors to our Web site (“www.fidssa.co.za”) (the “Site”). If you
are not yet 13 years old, discontinue using the Site immediately. If a user
submitting personal information is suspected of being younger than 13 years of
age, FIDSSA will delete this information from its records. This Policy applies
only to information collected through this Site and not to information collected
offline. If for any reason, you do not agree with this Policy, please do not
participate in the features, activities and services that require you to provide
your personal information. This Policy is legally binding on all users.
1. The Information We Collect
We do not collect personally identifiable information on our Site unless you
voluntarily provide such information about yourself via an electronic mail
message or by filling out one of our online forms. On our Site, you can register
for conferences. The types of personally identifiable information that may be
collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone
number and fax number. If you send us an email, we may use the information you
provide to follow up via telephone or email. The information you provide will be
kept confidential and will be used only to support your continued relationship
with FIDSSA.
No software or hardware techniques are employed to capture a visitor’s email
address or other personally identifiable information. FIDSSA does not monitor
individual traffic patterns on our Site, and we do not use “cookies” or
invisible images to track how you use our Site. Our hosting company may collect
anonymous, aggregate information or statistics related to Site usage. These
statistics indicate the total number of hits, the total number of page hits, the
number of kilobytes transferred from our Site, and the IP address of the
visitor. We may have the ability to access this information, but have chosen not
to avail ourselves of this data. If we decide to use this information to analyze
Web traffic in the future, we will only be able to measure the number of
visitors to our Site and the addresses of the Web sites from which our visitors
come. Email addresses and other personally identifiable information are not
available to us.
2. How the Information You Provide Is Used
Should you send us your comments or questions via email to any email address
provided on our Site, we will only share your communications with our employees
or agents most capable of addressing your questions and concerns. We will retain
your communication until we have done our very best to provide you with a
complete and satisfactory response and then we will either discard it or, in
some cases, archive it. We will only disclose personal information if we are
required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is
necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and
defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use
of the Site; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the
public. We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose personally identifiable
information you may provide without your consent.
3. Security of Information Sent to Us
Please note that, unless we expressly advise you otherwise, the email
functionality on our Site does not provide a means for completely secure and
private communications between us. Like all unencrypted Internet email
communications, your email may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users,
without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us. For that reason,
to protect your privacy, please do not use email to communicate information to
us that you consider to be confidential. While we strive to protect your
personal information, FIDSSA cannot ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive
your transmission, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its
security on our internal systems. Depending on the nature of the inquiry, your
communication may be discarded or archived. If you wish, you may contact us
instead via telephone at the numbers provided on our Site.
4. Privacy Policies of Web Sites Not Under Our Control
We may sometimes offer services and/or content (e.g., events websites) that are
sponsored by or co-branded with identified third parties. By virtue of these
relationships, the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information
that visitors voluntarily submit to participate in the site activity. We have no
control over these third parties’ use of this information. For your convenience,
this Site may provide links to various Web sites that we do not control. When
you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our Site and
connected to the Web site of the organization or company that you selected. We
are not responsible for the nature, quality or accuracy of the content or
opinions expressed in such Web sites, and such Web sites are not investigated,
monitored or checked for quality, accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of
any linked Web site on the FIDSSA Site does not imply or express an approval or
endorsement of the linked Web site by us, or of any of the content, opinions,
products or services provided on these Web sites. Even if an affiliation exists
between our Site and a third-party Web site, we exercise no control over linked
sites. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data
collection policies and procedures. If you visit a Web site that is linked to
from our Site, we encourage you to consult that Web site’s privacy policy before
providing any personal information and whenever interacting with any Web site.
5. Access and Correction
You have a right to know about the personal information that FIDSSA has
collected through your requests as describe above, including the right to
correct, amend or delete the information that FIDSSA has on file if it is
incorrect. You may also change the status of whether you wish to receive FIDSSA
alerts, newsletters and communications at any time. If at any time you wish to
exercise these rights, feel free to change your email option settings at
fidssa.co.za or contact us by email or by phone.
6. Modifications to This Privacy Policy
By using this Site, you signify your agreement to the terms of our Policy. If
you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, please do not disclose any
personal information through this Site.
Please bear in mind that we may change the content or design of our Site, and
consequently, this Policy at any time in the future. Notice of any revisions
will be posted to this page, so please revisit this page from time to time to
ensure that you are aware of any changes to it. You are responsible for
reviewing this Policy periodically, and your continued use of our Site following
any modifications to this Policy will be conclusively deemed acceptance of any
changes.
FIDSSA welcomes comments and questions about this Policy and about our Site. We
are dedicated to protecting your personal information while providing a robust
and friendly Web environment. Any comments or questions regarding FIDSSA’s
electronic information privacy practices may be sent using our contact form. You
may also call us at 011 340 9006 or send a letter to:
PO Box 2127
Cresta
2118
Thank you for your interest in FIDSSA. We hope your visit to our Site is
pleasant and productive.