THE SAMSODIEN FOUNDATION NPO (“TSF”)
A Public Benefit Organisation (PBO)
Respecting and protecting your Personal Information (please refer to the definition of Personal Information at the end of this policy statement) is important to TSF. It is a Constitutional right, legal, and good business practice requirement, which TSF take very seriously.
In line with the 8 Conditions in the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”), 4 of 3013 (the Act), TSF;
- Accept joint responsibility and accountability with you to responsibly manage and protect your Personal Information when providing TSF services and solutions to you,
- Undertake to receive, only from you, and process the Personal Information that is necessary for the purpose to assist you with your required solutions, conclude the necessarily related agreements and consider the legitimate legal interests of everyone concerned, as required by the Act and to respect your right to withdraw your consent for the processing of your Personal Information,
- Undertake to only use your Personal Information for the purpose required to assist you or provide solutions to you,
- Undertake not to share or further process your Personal Information with anyone if not required for assisting you with your solutions or by the law,
- Undertake to be open and transparent and notify you as and when required by law regarding why and how your Personal Information needs to be collected,
- Undertake to safeguard and protect your Personal Information in TSF’s possession,
- Undertake to freely confirm what Personal Information TSF has, update and correct the Personal Information, and keep it no longer than legally required.
TSF may need to share your Personal Information or utilise software or online platforms to enter and process your information for registration of benefits, outreach services or business management purposes. TSF will share your information in strict adherence to the requirements of the Act.
TSF and the companies providing the solutions to you may use “cookies” on our and their websites. They enable them and us to improve your future visits to our site and provide you with a more user-friendly experience. TSF’s Cookie Policy can be found on our website, www.samsodien.co. The relevant Cookie Policy of companies providing solutions to you during our engagement can be found on their websites.
Any additional information or concerns can be found and raised with the Information Regulator, who can be contacted as shared below.
At TSF, we would encourage you to feel free to contact our Information Officer first to discuss any questions or concerns you may have:
Your Personal Information is defined by the Protection of Personal Information Act (the Act) as:
“means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person, including, but not limited to:
- information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of the person;
- information relating to the education or the medical, financial, criminal or employment history of the person;
- any identifying number, symbol, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number, location information, online identifier or other particular assignment to the person;
- the biometric information of the person;
- the personal opinions, views or preferences of the person;
- correspondence sent by the person that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence;
- the views or opinions of another individual about the person; and
- the name of the person if it appears with other personal information relating to the person or if the disclosure of the name itself would reveal information about the person”.
This Privacy Policy Statement applies to TSF.
A Standard POPI Act Privacy Policy Statement
Disclaimer: While every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy and soundness of the content of this material, TSF do not accept any responsibility for the consequences of any actions based on any information contained herein. The content of this material does not constitute advice.
