This privacy statement was last updated on October 6, 2024 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of South Africa.
In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://brocoded.co.za. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:
- we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
- we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
- we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
- we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
- we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.
If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.
1. Purpose, data and retention period
We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)1.1 Newsletters
1.1 Newsletters
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- A telephone number
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.2 Contact - Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms
1.2 Contact - Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A telephone number
- IP Address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.3 Payments
1.3 Payments
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- IP Address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.4 Registering an account
1.4 Registering an account
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- A telephone number
- IP Address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.5 To be able to offer personalised products and services
1.5 To be able to offer personalised products and services
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- IP Address
- An email address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.6 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.
1.6 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.
For this purpose we use the following data:
- IP Address
- An email address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.7 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased
1.7 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased
For this purpose we use the following data:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- IP Address
Retention period
We retain this data until the service is terminated.
1.8 We also collect or may have collected personal information that we buy or receive from a third party. This is done under the following circumstances
Google AnalyticsGoogle Ads
Microsoft Clarity
Rank Math Pro
2. What if you don't provide us with your personal information?
If you don't provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the information, products or assistance that you are seeking.
3. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.4. Disclosure practices
We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.
If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.
We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.Google may not use the data for any other Google services.The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.5. Security
We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.The security measures we use consist of:
- Vulnerability Detection
- Website Hardening/Security Features
- (START)TLS / SSL / DANE Encryption
- Login Security
- DKIM, SPF, DMARC and other specific DNS settings
- HTTP Strict Transport Security and related Security Headers and Browser Policies
- Security measures of hardware that contain, or process personal data.
6. Third-party websites
This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.7. Amendments to this privacy statement
We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.8. Accessing and modifying your data
If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.
9. Submitting a complaint
If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator South Africa:P.O Box 31533,
Braamfontein,
Johannesburg,
2017
Complaints email:[email protected]
10. Children
Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.
11. Contact details
Brocoded IT
Ebury Avenue, Bryanston, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2191
South Africa
Website: https://brocoded.co.za
Email: info@brocoded.co.za
Phone number: +27635667511
We have appointed a contact person for the organisation's policies and practices and to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded:
Mr JR Barnard
[email protected]
Annex
WP Mail Logging
When you use this site several actions (e.g. commenting) trigger the dispatch of emails. They contain information about you associated with your email address. Which data are part of these emails depends on the action performed. These emails are stored and accessible to the site management as log.
Really Simple SSL
Really Simple SSL and Really Simple SSL add-ons do not process any personal identifiable information, so the GDPR does not apply to these plugins or usage of these plugins on your website. You can find our privacy policy here.
Solid Security
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Security Logs
Suggested text: The IP address of visitors, user ID of logged in users, and username of login attempts are conditionally logged to check for malicious activity and to protect the site from specific kinds of attacks. Examples of conditions when logging occurs include login attempts, log out requests, requests for suspicious URLs, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for 60 days.
Who we share your data with
When running Security Check, solidwp.com will be contacted as part of a process to determine if the site supports TLS/SSL requests. No personal data is sent to solidwp.com as part of this process. Requests to solidwp.com include the site's URL. For solidwp.com privacy policy details, please see the SolidWP Privacy Policy.
Suggested text: This site is scanned for potential malware and vulnerabilities by the iThemes Site Scanner. We do not send personal information to the scanner; however, the scanner could find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during the scan.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: Security logs are retained for 60 days.
Where we send your data
Suggested text: This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provided by solidwp.com. For privacy policy details, please see the SolidWP Privacy Policy.
Complianz | The Privacy Suite for WordPress
This website uses the Privacy Suite for WordPress from Complianz to collect records of consent. For this functionality your IP address is anonymised and stored in our database. For more information, see the Complianz Privacy Statement.
LiteSpeed Cache
This site utilises caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily.Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.