Personal Information and Terms of Use
PRIVACY POLICY
We understand and appreciate that you are concerned about privacy, particularly in relation to the use and disclosure of personal information. We are committed to providing a high level of privacy in relation to all personal information that is collected by us.
This website is the property of Lodge Protea No 337. By accessing this website, you agree to its privacy policy. The privacy policy relates to the collection and use of personal information that may be provided to the organisation by the use of this website. Please click on the tabs below to expand relevant information.
THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect and process your personal information mainly to contact you for the purposes of understanding and responding to your enquiry, and responding (either in email or telephonically) accordingly. For this purpose we will collect contact details including your name, surname, contact number, city of residence and email address.
HOW WE WILL USE YOUR INFORMATION
We will use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and agreed with you.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information to members of our organisation who are involved and responsible for communications regarding your enquiry. 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. Your information will not be shared or sold to third parties and will furthermore not be added to mailing lists or direct marketing of any kind without your consent.
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.
COOKIES
Our website makes use of Google Analytics. This allows us to see information on user website activities including, but not limited to page views, source and time spent on website. The information is not personal and is displayed as numbers, meaning it cannot be tracked back to individuals. This allows us to track popular content and in return, give insight to produce more content that you would find interesting.
STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
You agree that we may store your personal information in South Africa, as well as in any country outside of South Africa where such country’s data privacy laws are equivalent or stricter than POPI (including Australia, the United States of America and/or the United Kingdom).
SECURITY
We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that information is stored securely in electronic and/ physical form.
Please note that our website does not provide systems for secure transmission of personal information across the internet, except where otherwise specifically stated. You should be aware that there are inherent risks in transmitting personal information via the internet and that we accept no responsibility for personal information provided via unsecured websites.
HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any queries about this notice; you need further information about our privacy practices; wish to withdraw consent; exercise preferences or access or correct your personal information, please contact us at the numbers listed on our website.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
From time to time we may amend or update this privacy policy. As this happens, we will post the new version of the privacy policy on our website. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy policy so that you remain informed as to how we are use your personal information.
DISCLAIMER
This page or any other page on this site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information on this website is provided ‘as is’ without warranty of any kind, either express or limited, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, therefore the above exclusion may not apply to you.
Information on this website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. Lodge Protea may also make improvements and/or changes to this information at any time without notice.
When you access a non-Lodge Protea website, please note that it is independent from Lodge Protea, and that Lodge Protea cannot control the content on such websites. In addition, a link to a non-Lodge Protea website does not mean that Lodge Protea endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such websites.
It is up to the individual visiting this website to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and other items of a destructive nature. In no event will Lodge Protea be liable to any party or for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages due to the use of this website, or on any other hyperlinked website, including without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or otherwise, even if we are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.