Privacy Policy

Focus on iThemba (RF) NPC is a non-profit organisation with Registration No.035-958-NPO; and is approved as a Public Benefit Organisation, No. 930 000 3051. VAT No 439 021 9378.

Its registered office is Jacob House, iThemba Campus, 111 Ngwele Road, Hillcrest, KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa, 3610.

Contact information: Tayla-Anne Goss – info@focusonithemba.org or 031 710 1800

Focus on iThemba is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This policy explains how we use the information we collect about you and the procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy. This privacy policy covers your use of this website.

1. The Information We Collect and How We Use It

When you register and / or subscribe with Focus on iThemba we need to know your name, email address and telephone number. We may also ask you to give us optional contact information, for example your fax number and demographic information like your age. If you subscribe to our mailing lists for latest news and other information, you may be asked to specify the areas in which you are interested so that we can tailor the information, which we send to you to cover the topics, which we believe you might be interested in. We do not pass on your personal data to third party companies. We may also use your information for the purpose of providing you with information about any special offers or features of our website which we think may be of interest to you and for related marketing purposes.

We monitor customer traffic on an aggregate basis in order to help us develop and improve our website for the benefit of our customers. In order to enhance your use of the website you will be given a session ID which will only last for the duration of that visit to the site. Each time you visit the site you will have a different session ID. By submitting your information you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Policy.

Because the Internet infrastructure is global, and it is not possible to predict the routes that information sent over the Internet will take, the information you provide may be transferred temporarily via a route, which takes it outside the African Economic Area as it passes between you and us. By submitting your information you consent to this transfer.

2. Opt In / Opt Out

If at any time you no longer wish to receive all or some of the communication i.e. newsletters, from us you may amend or remove your preferences by selecting the opt out option on any mail that we send you and you will automatically be removed from the database. If you have any queries about how to use the mailing preference system, please contact info@focusonithemba.org.

3. Cookies

Our site uses cookies to keep track of your visits to our website. A cookie is a small file that can be stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. We may use these to do a number of things. We use cookies for various advantages eg: to deliver contents specific to your interest and to save your password so that you don’t have to re-enter it every time you visit our site. Cookies help us to recognise when you next visit our website and note the advertisements displayed to you. This allows us to tailor the service we provide to your preferences. You can usually change your browser so that it will not accept cookies.

4. Security of Information

We follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us. This is to prevent unauthorised access or unlawful processing of your personal information. We keep your information confidential and store it on a secure server which is password protected and hidden behind a firewall from the outside world. We use secure socket layer software (SSL) to encrypt all of your personal information.

Focus on iThemba’s internal procedures cover the storage, access and disclosure of your information. Non- disclosure to third parties: unless we have your express consent, we will only disclose your personal data to third parties if this is required for the purpose of completing your transaction with us. This is subject to the proviso that we may disclose or transfer your data to a partner company where you have supplied information via a site, which is co-branded with that partner company or to members of our own group.

If personally identifying data about you may be shared with a partner company, we will tell you before we collect or transfer the data so that you may opt out of this transfer if you wish. We use your information only as set out in this Policy and will not sell, rent or pass your information on to others for marketing purposes without your express consent. Focus on iThemba may however provide aggregate statistics about our users, sales traffic patterns and related site information to reputable third-party vendors and relevant affiliate partners, but these statistics will include no personally identifying information.

5. Your Consent

By submitting your information and using our website, you consent to the collection, storage and processing of your personal information by us in the manner set out in this Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy we will post the changes on this website so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use and under what circumstances we disclose it. We will also email you should we make any changes to give you a chance to ask us not to use your information in that way.

6. Disclaimer

The nature of Internet communications means that your communications may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and delays. Focus on iThemba shall not be responsible for any detrimental reliance you place on this website or its contents. Focus on iThemba is providing this site and its contents (including any downloadable data or software) on an ’as is’ basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site or its contents and disclaims all such representations and warranties, whether express or implied, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, Focus on iThemba makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose of the information and related graphics published in this site or that any software or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. The information contained in this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. All liability of Focus on iThemba howsoever arising for any such inaccuracies or errors is expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Neither Focus on iThemba nor any of its members, employees or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site in any way. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties.

7. Hyperlinks

Our website may contain hyperlinks. These hyperlinks connect you to sites of other organizations, which are not our responsibility. We have used our reasonable endeavours in preparing our own website and the information included in it is done so in good faith. However, we have no control over any of the information you can access via other websites. Therefore, no mention of any organization, company or individual to which our website is linked shall imply any approval or warranty as to the standing and capability of any such organizations, company or individual on the part of Focus on iThemba.

Entire Agreement

These Terms & Conditions, including our Privacy Statement, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in relation to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior promises, representations, agreements, statements and understandings whatsoever between us. To the extent that software is available through the Site, such software may be subject to a license agreement that is distributed or included with such software and you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of any such license agreements. The failure by us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms & Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms & Conditions is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavour to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms & Conditions shall remain in full force and effect.

Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms & Conditions, including the Privacy Statement and any matter relating to this Site, shall be governed by South African law. To the extent that software is accessible through this site, such software may be subject to export, re-export and/or import controls imposed by any other jurisdiction and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported: (a) into (or to a national or resident of ) any country to which the South Africa has placed an embargo. If you download or use the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, or under the control of, or a national or one any such country or on any such list. The above policy has been implemented to the best of our understanding and is without prejudice to our rights.