POPI Disclaimer

We respect your right to privacy and therefore aim to ensure that we comply with the legal requirement of the POPI Act which regulates the manner in which we collect, process, store, share and destroy any personal information which you have provided to us.  Why we collect Personal Information:  We collect personal information in order to liaise with you telephonically, via our website or email so that we may: 

1. Respond to any query or comment received from you; 

2. Inform you of new offers; 

3. Enable us to process, validate and verify information and requests for the supply of goods and/or services; 

4. For the purposes for which you specifically provided the information; and 

5. Generally to improve your experience on our website. 

Processing of Information 

We will share your personal information: 

1. In order to comply with applicable law or with legal process served on our company; 

2. In order to protect and defend the rights or property of our company; and  Security Measures  We will: 

1. Treat your personal information as strictly confidential; 

2. Take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal information is kept secure and is protected against unauthorised or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage, alteration, disclosure or access; 

3. Promptly notify you if we become aware of any unauthorised use, disclosure or processing of your personal information; 

4. Provide you with reasonable evidence of our compliance with our obligations under this policy on reasonable request; and 

5. We will not retain your personal information longer than the period for which it was originally required, unless we are required by law to do so, or you consent to us retaining such information for a longer period. 

ALTHOUGH WE TAKE THE AFOREMENTIONED PRECAUTIONS IN PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, WE SHALL HOWEVER NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, HOWSOEVER ARISING, SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THE DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION IF OUTSIDE OUR REASONABLE CONTROL.

Your rights 

You have the right at any time to: 

1. Rectify the Personal Information collected by us; 

2. Object to the processing of Personal Information (subject to legislation); 

3. Request the return or destruction of Personal Information (subject to legislation);  '

4. Lodge a complaint with the company. 

The Personal Information processed by us is not routed/transferred to a third country or International organisation.  

 

"User" a person who uses and/or access computer Software and/or material via the Culture Automotive website;

"Culture Automotive" This Website, its sponsors, affiliates and creators;

"Data" means any data (including Personal Information) provided to Culture Automotive by a User;

"Personal Information" Including but not limited any Data or information about an identifiable User, including an email address;

INTRODUCTION

Culture Automotive wants to help you maintain your privacy on the Internet. Culture Automotive has formulated this Privacy Policy to explain how Culture Automotive collects Data and for what purposes.

In this agreement unless it appears to the contrary, the singular shall include the plural and visa versa, any reference to any gender shall also includes the opposite gender and any reference to a natural person, shall include legal person and visa versa.

COLLECTION OF DATA

If a User registers with Culture Automotive by completing a submission form, including but not limited to a newsletter registration form, an information enquiry form or a registration to gain access to a password protected zone, a User is not anonymous to Culture Automotive. For the purposes of online purchasing, a User may also be prompted to provide necessary Personal Information to process a credit card or PayPal payment.

Information collected by Culture Automotive is stored in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public.

If a User does not wish to submit any personal identifying information, the User should not submit any information within submission form fields on Culture Automotive.

Culture Automotive does not have any motive or intention to gather contact Data of visitors who are under the age of 13 and would prefer that parental Data be supplied instead on behalf of a child under the age of 13.

It is the nature of the Internet and websites that Culture Automotive by default records User information on Culture Automotive's server traffic reports from the browser which the User is using to view Culture Automotive, including an IP address and which web pages were visited.

Culture Automotive uses cookie technology. Cookie technology consists of trace elements of data that is stored on the User's computer's hard drive and which contains information about the User, so that next time the User visits Culture Automotive the Cookie recognises the User's prior visit.

USE OF DATA

Users of Culture Automotive understand and agree that in order to offer certain services or functions, Culture Automotive must collect and use personal information about Users.

Culture Automotive may send to a User messages by Email and/or SMS regarding their account.

It is an optional condition of a User submitting Data to Culture Automotive that Users agree to receive future Promotional messages from Culture Automotive by Email and/or SMS or to Opt-out from future communications. A User can choose to opt-out of promotional messages at any time by contacting Culture Automotive or following the unsubscribe link or instructions on the future communication.

Culture Automotive uses cookie technology and generates and saves User and session ID's to the User's Internet browser and computer to track and analyse website usage of the User. Culture Automotive does this to be able to identify any technical problems with the workings of Culture Automotive and to correct these to ensure a better online experience for the User.

AUTHORISED ACCESS TO DATA

Culture Automotive may disclose information to any authorized official if required to do so by law or if it is required to protect the safety of other Culture Automotive Users or the public, or if Culture Automotive believes that such action is necessary to protect and defend Culture Automotive rights or properties.

Culture Automotive will not sell, rent, share, or distribute Personal Information to any entity other than 3rd parties which are vital in the administration of Culture Automotive and the supply of goods or services that have been requested by the User, including but not limited to: hosting service providers, web administrators and online purchase and delivery service providers.

Culture Automotive may need to share Data with employees and employees of 3rd parties that require access to the Data to perform their day-to-day functions for Culture Automotive.

Culture Automotive may disclose anonymous demographic and biometric statistics about the Data within the database for business purposes.

In the event of Culture Automotive changing ownership to a new entity, Culture Automotive may transfer its rights to the Data to the new owner. The new owner of Culture Automotive is required to notify each User of the transfer and the User may choose to modify its Personal Data at that time or choose to remove it.

SECURE STORAGE OF DATA

Information collected by Culture Automotive is stored in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public.

All Data is available only to the User and those authorized employees to whom Culture Automotive has granted permissions by issuing a username and password.

It is the responsibility of each User to maintain the confidentiality and security of their password and to alert Culture Automotive or reset their password if compromise of security is suspected.

Any unauthorised use of Culture Automotive systems and attempts to access Data without express authorisation is a violation of the Agreement, the act of which is prosecutable by Law.

EDITING OR REMOVING DATA

A User is able to update or remove the Data they have submitted to Culture Automotive, either by logging in or by contacting Culture Automotive. User updates or removal will reflect in Culture Automotive's active database, but Culture Automotive may retain Data in backup files and archives or to prevent a User from being accidentally re-added to the database after they have expressly unsubscribed.

LIMITATION

Culture Automotive has no control over information or privacy policies of 3rd party websites hyperlinked to from Culture Automotive. These 3rd party links are being provided for the convenience of the Users of Culture Automotive and Culture Automotive does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for the content, nature or reliability of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website. Culture Automotive takes no responsibility for monitoring, updating, supplementing or correcting any information on any linked website and makes no representation or warranties regarding such information. Please be aware that in linking to these outside websites, Users are leaving Culture Automotive and that Culture Automotive is not responsible for the content of any other site.

ENQUIRIES

Any questions or concerns related to should be directed to the contact person listed on Culture Automotive.