Introduction 1.Thank you for taking the time to review
our Privacy Policy. At times, Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations will collect certain
personal information about customers and visitors to websites hosted
by us. Such information will include both identifiable
personal data, as well as non-identifiable personal information.
Identifiable personal information will be collected when you sign
a contract for service with us, or use our website for a transaction
or subscription service. Non-identifiable information is gathered
automatically when you visit our website or those websites hosted
by us, and stored for use in our system. 2.The purpose of this privacy policy is to explain to customers
what types of information we will collect and how that information
is used. In most cases,
we collect this information to ensure network integrity and that we continue
to provide you with the most relevant content and best possible service that
suits your needs. In some cases, we are required by law to collect personal
information about customers. Except where the law requires otherwise, we undertake
to protect the confidentiality of such data.
Confidentiality 3.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations respects
customer privacy and the privacy of those accessing our website, or those websites
hosted by us.
We undertake to protect the confidentiality of our customers and users including
all personal information supplied in the course of contracting with us for
services. We undertake not to sell your personal information to third parties
for commercial or marketing purposes.
Collection of Personal Data
4.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations collects
personal data about our users when you visit a website hosted by us; apply
for a service
subscription; respond to a customer questionnaire; and through the use of cookie
technology.(A cookie is a data file that sits
on your computer hardisk. The cookie is placed there by a remote web server
that you have visited using a browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer. It
is used to uniquely identify you during web interactions with a website and
contains data parameters that allow the remote HTML server to keep a record
of who you are, and what actions you take at the remote web site. You have
the option to disable the cookie function in your browser, but will be restricted
from accessing many sites as a result. ]. We
may also combine information about you that we have with information we obtain
from our business partners or affiliates.
Use of Personal Data
5.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations may
on occasion use your personal information to contact you about promotional
offers; advise
you of matters relevant to service provision and in some cases, solicit your
feedback. However, Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations will
provide you with an option within every communication to opt out of receiving
any communications of this nature or you can contact our customer services
representatives to ensure that you do not receive such promotional information,
at (011) 787 0833 .
6.Any information Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations collects
from you through correspondence with us, whether via e-mail, telephonically
or by written letter, will only be used to address the matters within that
correspondence. If this requires referring such correspondence within Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations or
to a third party to ensure customer service, your personal information will
only be disclosed to the point necessary
to address your query or concerns, and will otherwise be kept confidential.
Public Space ( Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms and Third-Party Sites)
7.Any information that customers disclose in a public space, including on any
bulletin board, chat room or any site Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations may host for you, is available to anyone else who visits that
space. Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations cannot
safeguard any information you disclose there.
Site Linking
8.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations websites
contain many links to sites that belong to third parties unrelated to us. Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations cannot
be held responsible for any use of your personal information arising from you
disclosing personal such information
on third party sites. Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations cannot
protect any information you may disclose on these sites and recommends that
you review the privacy policy statements of those sites you visit. Minors
9.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations will
not enter into a service subscription contract with a minor unless such minor
has explicit
written consent from a parent or guardian to do so. Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations undertakes
not to contact minors about promotional offers or for marketing purposes without
a parental consent.
Reservation of Rights
10.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations reserves
the right to disclose information about customers where required in good faith,
to do so by law or to exercise our legal rights or defend ourselves against
legal claims.
11.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations further
reserves the right to share information with law enforcement to investigate
or prevent illegal
activities being committed over our network.
12.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations reserves
our rights to disclose your personal information where you have given us explicit
legal
written consent to do so.
13.Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations reserves
the right to monitor user and network traffic for site security purposes and
prevent
any unauthorized attempts to tamper with our site or cause damage to our property.
Acacia
Southern Africa Destinations reserves the right to
make changes to this privacy policy or update it. Where a major change is made,
customers will be informed by e-mail notification or through a notice on our
website. Customers and site visitors bear the responsibility to ensure that
they have read the changes or updates as the case may be.
Dream, Explore, Discover
Acacia Southern Africa Destinations
P.O. Box 1183, Ferndale 2160. Johannesburg. South Africa
Tel:+27 (0) 11 787 0765 – Fax:+27 (0) 11 787 0833 – e-mail: info@acacia-sa.com