Amani Close: Privacy Policy
Amani Close:
Disclaimer, Privacy and Security Policy
- INTRODUCTION
Amani Close and its affiliates (“Amani Close”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) are committed to safeguarding the privacy, confidentiality, and security of all personal information collected through our website and communication platforms.
- YOUR CONSENT AND CHOICE
Submission of personal data to us is voluntary. Use of our services constitutes consent to the processing of information under this policy.
- INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Personal data may include identification, contact details, employment data, and financial/banking details.
- HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use your data for service delivery, communication, compliance, and limited marketing (with consent).
- DATA SHARING AND THIRD PARTIES
Data is not sold. It is shared only with trusted third parties for lawful or service-related purposes.
- SECURITY SAFEGUARDS
We implement strict measures, including encryption, secure servers, and access controls, to protect data.
- COOKIES AND WEBSITE MONITORING
We use cookies for analytics and performance improvement. You can disable cookies in your browser.
- YOUR RIGHTS
You may access, correct, or object to the processing of your data and lodge complaints with authorities.
- EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE
We do not request sensitive data via email. Unsecured emails should not be used to share confidential information.
- RETENTION OF INFORMATION
Data is retained in line with legal obligations and business needs.
- CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this policy and post the latest version on our website.
- CONTACT INFORMATION
Information Officer: Mrs V. Fortune
Email: info@amaniclose.co.za
Address: 262 Voortrekker Road, Parow, Cape Town
Phone: +27 (0)83 542 7721
Privacy Policy
Amani Close is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. (Non-Fin)
This Privacy Policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.
What information do we collect on our website?
We collect information from you when you fill out a form in order to make your use of our service offered by us as successful as possible.
- to identify you as an individual;
- We gather this information to allow us to process your request and provide you with the information requested by you, and also ensure that we can be of good service to you and grant you a prompt response from your enquiry
Do we use cookies?
We use cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business. This is statistical data about browsing actions and patterns and does not identify any individual.
How we protect your information
The Internet is not a secure medium. However, we have put in place various security procedures as set out in this policy.
Amani Close takes the security and privacy of its customers’ personal information extremely seriously. We have strict internal procedures, which cover the storage, access, and disclosure of your information.
Your personal information will not be sold or transferred to any third parties
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act
We subscribe to the principles outlined in Section 51 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2002 (‘ECT Act’), which govern your right to have your personal information kept private.
Which laws apply?
This Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa. To the extent that a court has jurisdiction over any dispute that may arise, we both submit to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.
Disclosure.
Amani Close doesn’t sell or rent users’ personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without users’ explicit consent. Amani Close may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, respond to claims that a posting or other content violates others’ rights, or protect anyone’s rights, property, or safety.
Your consent
By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Policy. If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times. We will also email you should we make any changes so that you may consent to our use of your information in that way. Continued use of the service will signify that you agree to any such changes.
Consent:
By submitting the application form for home improvement products, you confirm that you have read and understood the terms and conditions and that you have given consent to do a credit check based on the information you have provided.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
Amani Close
info@amaniclose.co.za
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://amaniclose.co.za.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
