Last Revised: September 13, 2017

 

Premier StopWash (Pty) Ltd,  (“Company” or “We”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy (the “Privacy Policy”).

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This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit http://www.stopwash.co.za or use the mobile application Stopwash  (“ Stopwash “) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect:

• On Stopwash

• In e-mail, text and other electronic messages between you and Stopwash.

• Through mobile and desktop applications you download from Stopwash, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and Stopwash.

 

It does not apply to information collected by:

• us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party; or

• any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on Stopwash.

 

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, you should not use Stopwash. By accessing or using Stopwash, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of Stopwash after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

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Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

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We collect several types of information from and about users of Stopwash, including information:

• by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address or telephone number (“personal information“);

• which is about you, but individually does not identify you; and/or

• which is about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access Stopwash and usage details.

 

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us.

• Automatically as you navigate through the site (information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies).

• From third parties, for example, our business partners.

 

Information You Provide to Us. 

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The information we collect on or through Stopwash may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms or other fields requesting information on Stopwash. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use Stopwash, posting material, or participating in contests or sweepstakes. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with Stopwash.

• Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.

• Your search queries on Stopwash.

 

You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted“) on public areas of Stopwash, or transmitted to other users of Stopwash or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions“). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although we may allow certain security or privacy features for User Contributions, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of Stopwash with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

Usage Details, IP Addresses Cookies and Other Technologies. 

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As you navigate through and interact with Stopwash, we may automatically collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:

•  Details of your visits to Stopwash, including traffic data and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on Stopwash.

• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.

 

The information we collect automatically is statistical data. It helps us to improve Stopwash and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling us to:

• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.

• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize Stopwash according to your individual interests.

• Speed up your searches.

• Recognize you when you return to Stopwash

 

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer or other device which accepts cookies. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of Stopwash. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to Stopwash.

• Flash Cookies. Certain features of Stopwash may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from and on Stopwash. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.

 

How We Use Your Information

 

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present Stopwash and its contents to you.

• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.

• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

• To provide you with notices about your account, including prize notifications, expiration and renewal notices.

• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.

• To notify you about changes to Stopwash or any products or services we offer or provide though it.

• To allow you to participate in interactive features on Stopwash.

• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.

• For any other purpose with your consent.

 

We may also use your information to contact you about contests or sweepstakes that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please check the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data.

We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.

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Disclosure of Your Information

 

We may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates.

• To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business.

• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Stopwash (Pty) Ltd’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Stopwash (Pty) Ltd about Stopwash users is among the assets transferred.

• To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have not opted out of these disclosures.

• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.

• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.

• With your consent.

 

We may also disclose your personal information:

• To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.

• To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements.

• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Stopwash (Pty) Ltd, our customers or others.

 

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

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We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

• Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

• Promotional Offers from the Company. If you do not wish to have your e-mail address or contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, you can opt-out by checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data or at any other time by logging into Stopwash and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes or by sending us an e-mail stating your request. If we have sent you a promotional e-mail, you may send us a return e-mail asking to be omitted from future e-mail distributions.

 

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

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You can review and change your personal information by logging in to Stopwash and visiting your account profile page.

You may also send us an e-mail to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

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If you delete your User Contributions from Stopwash, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Stopwash users. Proper access and use of information provided on Stopwash, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use.