Privacy Policy
Privacy Statement:
For the purposes of this statement, Personal Information will be understood in accordance with the definition provided in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 ("the Act").
IT EquipRentals takes your privacy and protection of your personal information very seriously, as a result, we will only use your personal information in accordance with this statement and/or legislation applicable to a transaction. It is imperative that you read this Statement carefully in conjunction with the relevant provisions of the Act which we subscribe to before submitting any personal information to us.
We aim to ensure the quality, accuracy and most importantly, confidentiality of Personal Information in our possession.
Although we seek to promote our business interests, your expectation of secure privacy is equally important to us, therefore, we will employ all reasonable measures in order to prevent unauthorised access to and/or disclosure of your Personal Information. Inasmuch as we undertake to attempt to secure your Personal Information at all material times, please note that it is improbable to guarantee 100% security.
The purpose of this statement is to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when using our website and your choices concerning such data. We use your data to provide and improve our service, therefore, by using the website, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.
- Collection and Usage of Personal Information Data:
2.1 In the course of using our website, we may ask you to provide your personal information which can be used to contact or identify you, such information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address;
- First name and surname/last name; and
- Phone/mobile number.
2.2 Usage data for the purpose of this policy is data that is collected automatically, either generated by the use of the website or from the website infrastructure (for example, the duration of a page visit). IT EquipRentals uses the collected data for various purposes, among others:
- to provide and maintain the website;
- to notify users about changes to the website;
- to allow users to participate in interactive features of the website;
- to provide customer care and support; and
- to detect, prevent and address technical issues.
2.3 We will attempt to limit the types of Personal Information that we process to only the one which you consent to.
2.4 We store your Personal Information directly, or alternatively, store your Personal Information on, and transfer your Personal Information to, a central database.
2.5 We will not store your Personal information longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable legislation.
2.6 The Personal Information that we collect from the users shall only be accessed by our employees, representatives and consultants on a need-to-know basis, and subject to reasonable confidentiality obligations binding such authorised persons.
2.7 We shall have the right, but shall not be obliged, to monitor or examine any information and materials including any website link that you publish or submit to us for publishing on the Site. You shall be solely responsible for the contents of all material published by yourself.
2.8 We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service to our users. We do not accept any users, or representatives of users, under 18 years of age or who otherwise do not have the relevant capacity to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
2.9 We will not sell, share, or rent your Personal Information to any third party or use your e-mail address for unsolicited mail. Any emails sent by us will only be in connection with the provision of our services and/or the marketing thereof.
- Disclosure of Data: Legal requirements
3.1 IT EquipRentals may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to, among others:
- comply with a legal obligation;
- protect and defend IT EquipRentals rights or property;
- prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the website;
- protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public;
- protect IT EquipRentals against legal liability; and
- Third Party Function – Cookies:
4.1 Like most websites, our website includes functionality provided by third parties. Our website uses cookies (disabling these cookies will likely break the functions offered by these third parties).
4.2 A cookie is a small piece of information stored on your computer or smart phone by the web browser. The two types of cookies used on the Website are described below:
- "Session cookies": These are used to maintain a so-called 'session state' and only lasts for the duration of your use of the Website. A session cookie expires when you close your browser, or if you have not visited the server for a certain period of time. Session cookies are required for the Platform to function optimally, but are not used in any way to identify you personally.
- "Permanent cookies": These cookies permanently store a unique code on your computer or smart device hard drive in order to identify you as an individual user. No Personal Information is stored in permanent cookies. You can view permanent cookies by looking in the cookie’s directory of your browser installation. These permanent cookies are not required for the website to work, but may enhance your browsing experience.
4.3 Our cookies are designed to help us to:
- make our website work as the users would need it to;
- improve the speed and security of our site;
- continuously improve our website and services.
4.4 Granting us permission to use cookies:
If the settings on the browser that you are using to view this website are adjusted to accept cookies, we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you are fine with this. Should you wish to remove or not use cookies from our site, you are welcome to do so. Doing so will however likely mean that our website will not work as you would expect it to.
4.5 Links to other websites:
4.5.1 Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you select a third party link, you will be directed to that party's website. We advise you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.
4.5.2 We advise that you evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any Third-Party Website before disclosing any personal information to them. We do not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.
- Changes to this privacy policy
We may update our privacy policy from time to time and will post the adapted policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our website before the change becomes effective and update the effective date at the top of this privacy policy. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at
info@itequiprentals.co.za/webmail.
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