Rivonia Wide Residents Association · Ward 106, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service, and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We use your personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Words with an initial capital letter have meanings defined under the following conditions. These definitions apply equally whether they appear in singular or plural form.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Company (referred to as "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our") refers to the Rivonia Wide Residents Association (RWRA).
Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of your browsing history on that website among other uses.
Country refers to: South Africa.
Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company, including third-party companies or individuals employed to facilitate, provide, or analyse the Service.
Third-Party Social Media Service refers to any website or social network through which a user can log in or create an account to use the Service.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to the Rivonia Wide Residents Association website.
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing the Service.
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, province, postal code, city
Date of birth
Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include information such as your device's IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time and date of visits, time spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. When accessing the Service via a mobile device, additional information such as device type, mobile operating system, and mobile browser type may also be collected.
The Company allows you to create an account and log in via the following Third-Party Social Media Services:
If you register through or grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, we may collect Personal Data already associated with that account, such as your name, email address, activities, or contact list. Any additional information you choose to share gives the Company permission to use, share, and store it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies (beacons, tags, and scripts) to track activity on our Service and store certain information. The types of Cookies we use include:
Browser Cookies — small files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, though this may affect your ability to use parts of the Service.
Flash Cookies — local stored objects used to collect and store information about your preferences or activity. These are not managed by standard browser cookie settings.
Web Beacons — small electronic files in certain pages and emails used to count page visits, measure email opens, and gather related website statistics.
Cookies may be Session Cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or Persistent Cookies (remain on your device when offline). We use them for the following purposes:
Necessary / Essential Cookies (Session) — essential to provide the Service and authenticate users. Cannot be disabled without affecting Service availability.
Cookie Acceptance Cookies (Persistent) — identify whether users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies (Persistent) — remember your choices such as login details or language preferences to provide a more personalised experience.
Tracking and Performance Cookies (Persistent, Third-Party) — track traffic and usage patterns. Information gathered may be linked to a pseudonymous device identifier and may indirectly identify you as an individual visitor.
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service, including monitoring usage.
To manage your Account and registration as a user of the Service.
For the performance of a contract, including the development and compliance of any purchase or service agreement.
To contact you by email, telephone, SMS, or other electronic communication regarding updates, security notices, or service-related information.
To provide news and offers about goods, services, and events similar to those you have already enquired about, unless you have opted out.
To manage your requests submitted to us.
To deliver targeted advertising tailored to your interests and/or location, including through third-party vendors.
For business transfers, such as evaluating a merger, acquisition, or sale of Company assets.
For other purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and improving our Service, products, and marketing.
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
With Service Providers — to monitor and analyse the Service, process payments, advertise, or contact you.
For business transfers — in connection with a merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition.
With Affiliates — who are required to honour this Privacy Policy.
With business partners — to offer certain products, services, or promotions.
With other users — when you share information in public areas of the Service, it may be viewed by all users.
With your consent — for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.
Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except where it is used to strengthen security, improve Service functionality, or where we are legally required to retain it longer.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at the Company's operating offices or in any other location where processing parties are based. This may involve transfer to computers located outside your province, country, or governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by submission of your information, represents your agreement to such transfer. The Company will take all reasonably necessary steps to ensure your data is treated securely and that no transfer will take place unless adequate controls are in place.
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before such transfer and before your data becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or government agency).
The Company may disclose your Personal Data in good faith where such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
The security of your Personal Data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect it, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Service Providers we use may have access to your Personal Data and collect, store, use, process, and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their own Privacy Policies.
Google Analytics — a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google may use this data to contextualise and personalise ads within its advertising network. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information, visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
We may use your Personal Data to send newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any email we send or by contacting us directly.
Where paid products or services are offered, we use third-party payment processors. We do not store or collect your payment card details — this information is provided directly to the payment processor and is governed by their Privacy Policy. All payment processors adhere to PCI-DSS standards.
Invisible reCAPTCHA — operated by Google. Used for security purposes. Information gathered is held in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Google Places — operated by Google. Returns location-based information via HTTP requests. Information gathered is held in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected such data without verified parental consent, we will take steps to remove it from our servers.
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the effective date. Where appropriate, we will also notify you via email or a prominent notice on our Service prior to the change becoming effective.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes become effective when posted on this page.
By using the Service, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.