1.
Introduction
Welcome
to Universal Publishing Association 7.
Universal
Publishing Association 7 (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates upa7.co.za
(hereinafter referred to as “Service”).
Our
Privacy Policy governs your visit to upa7.co.za, and explains how we
collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our
Service.
We
use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to
the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless
otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy
have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Our
Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of our Service and
together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“agreement”).
2.
Definitions
SERVICE
means the upa7.co.za website operated by Universal Publishing Association 7.
PERSONAL
DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those
data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to
come into our possession).
USAGE
DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service
or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page
visit).
COOKIES
are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
DATA
CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or
in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner
in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of
this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
DATA
PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who
processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of
various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
DATA
SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
THE
USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data
Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
3.
Information Collection and Use
We
collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide
and improve our Service to you.
4.
Types of Data Collected
Personal
Data
While
using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally
identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal
Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited
to:
0.1.
Email address
0.2.
First name and last name
0.3.
Phone number
0.4.
Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
0.5.
Cookies and Usage Data
We
may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or
promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You
may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by
following the unsubscribe link.
Usage
Data
We
may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our
Service or when you access Service by or through any device (“Usage Data”).
This
Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol
address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service
that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages,
unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When
you access Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such
as the type of device you use, your device unique ID, the IP address of your
device, your device operating system, the type of Internet browser you use,
unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking
Cookies Data
We
use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our
Service and we hold certain information.
Cookies
are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique
identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your
device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and
scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our
Service.
You
can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is
being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use
some portions of our Service.
Examples
of Cookies we use:
0.1.
Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
0.2.
Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your
preferences and various settings.
0.3.
Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
0.4.
Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with
advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.
Other
Data
While
using our Service, we may also collect the following information: Name, Surname, mobile number, physical and delivery address.
5.
Use of Data
Universal
Publishing Association 7 uses the collected data for various purposes:
0.1.
to provide and maintain our Service;
0.2.
to notify you about changes to our Service;
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to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you
choose to do so;
0.4.
to provide customer support;
0.5.
to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
0.6.
to monitor the usage of our Service;
0.7.
to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
0.8.
to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it;
0.9.
to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts
entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
0.10.
to provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including
expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc.;
0.11.
to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other
goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you
have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive
such information;
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in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
0.13.
for any other purpose with your consent.
6.
Retention of Data
We
will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the
purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal
Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example,
if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve
disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We
will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is
generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to
strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we
are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
7.
Transfer of Data
Your
information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on
– computers located outside of your state, province, country or other
governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those
of your jurisdiction.
If
you are located outside South Africa and choose to provide information to us,
please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to South Africa
and process it there.
Your
consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information
represents your agreement to that transfer.
Universal
Publishing Association 7 will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure
that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy
and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a
country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of
your data and other personal information.
8.
Disclosure of Data
We
may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
0.1.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement.
Under
certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if
required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public
authorities.
0.2.
Business Transaction.
If
we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale,
your Personal Data may be transferred.
0.3.
Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
0.3.1.
to our subsidiaries and affiliates;
0.3.2.
to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support
our business;
0.3.3.
to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
0.3.4.
for the purpose of including your company’s logo on our website;
0.3.5.
for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
0.3.6.
with your consent in any other cases;
0.3.7.
if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights,
property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.
9.
Security of Data
The
security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of
transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal
Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
10.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If
you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA),
you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR.
We
aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit
the use of your Personal Data.
If
you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it
to be removed from our systems, please email us at info@upa7.co.za.
In
certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
0.1.
the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you;
0.2.
the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information
rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete;
0.3.
the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your
Personal Data;
0.4.
the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the
processing of your personal information;
0.5.
the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of
your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;
0.6.
the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent
at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information;
Please
note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such
requests. Please note, we may not able to provide Service without some
necessary data.
You
have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection
and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local
data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
11.
Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act
(CalOPPA)
CalOPPA
is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online
services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond
California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable
the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable
information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on
its website stating exactly the information being collected and those
individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy.
According
to CalOPPA we agree to the following:
0.1.
users can visit our site anonymously;
0.2.
our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on
the home page of our website;
0.3.
users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy
Page;
0.4.
users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at info@upa7.co.za.
Our
Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals:
We
honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising
when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference
you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be
tracked.
You
can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page
of your web browser.
12.
Your Data Protection Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If
you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect
about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your
data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:
0.1.
What personal information we have about you. If you make this request, we will
return to you:
0.0.1.
The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
0.0.2.
The categories of sources from which we collect your personal information.
0.0.3.
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal
information.
0.0.4.
The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
0.0.5.
The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
0.0.6.
A list of categories of personal information that we have sold, along with the
category of any other company we sold it to. If we have not sold your personal
information, we will inform you of that fact.
0.0.7.
A list of categories of personal information that we have disclosed for a
business purpose, along with the category of any other company we shared it
with.
Please
note, you are entitled to ask us to provide you with this information up to two
times in a rolling twelve-month period. When you make this request, the
information provided may be limited to the personal information we collected
about you in the previous 12 months.
0.2.
To delete your personal information. If you make this request, we will delete
the personal information we hold about you as of the date of your request from
our records and direct any service providers to do the same. In some cases,
deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the information. If
you choose to delete your personal information, you may not be able to use
certain functions that require your personal information to operate.
0.3.
To stop selling your personal information. We don’t sell or rent your personal
information to any third parties for any purpose. We do not sell your personal
information for monetary consideration. However, under some circumstances, a
transfer of personal information to a third party, or within our family of
companies, without monetary consideration may be considered a “sale” under
California law. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can request
disclosure or deletion at any time.
If
you submit a request to stop selling your personal information, we will stop
making such transfers.
Please
note, if you ask us to delete or stop selling your data, it may impact your
experience with us, and you may not be able to participate in certain programs
or membership services which require the usage of your personal information to
function. But in no circumstances, we will discriminate against you for
exercising your rights.
To
exercise your California data protection rights described above, please send
your request(s) by email: info@upa7.co.za.
Your
data protection rights, described above, are covered by the CCPA, short for the
California Consumer Privacy Act. To find out more, visit the official
California Legislative Information website. The CCPA took effect on 01/01/2020.
13.
Service Providers
We
may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service
Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related
services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.
These
third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on
our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
14.
Analytics
We
may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our
Service.
15.
CI/CD tools
We
may use third-party Service Providers to automate the development process of
our Service.
16.
Behavioral Remarketing
We
may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after
you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform,
optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
17.
Payments
We
may provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use
third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We
will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is
provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your
personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment
processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI
Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa,
Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the
secure handling of payment information.
18.
Links to Other Sites
Our
Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you
click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We
strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We
have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy
policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
19.
Children’s Privacy
Our
Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 18 (“Child”
or “Children”).
We
do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children
under 18. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data,
please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from
Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that
information from our servers.
20.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We
may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any
changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We
will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to
the change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this
Privacy Policy.
You
are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes
to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
21.
Contact Us
If
you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: info@upa7.co.za.