Privacy policy

PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT – WÊRELDWYD / WORLDWIDE

This privacy policy sets out how Wêreldwyd / Worldwide, an initiative of AfriForum, uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.

Wêreldwyd / Worldwide is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Wêreldwyd / Worldwide may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page regularly to ensure that you are comfortable and satisfied with any changes. This policy is effective from 22 May 2018.

We collect the following information:

  • Name;
  • Contact information, including email address.

What we do with the information we gather:

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal recordkeeping;
  • We send newsletters and notices containing information which we think you may find interesting, using the email address which you have provided.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to suit your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website contains links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at wereldwyd@afriforum.co.za.
  • We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to any third parties at all.
  • You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held about you, please write to wereldwyd@afriforum.co.za.

If you believe that any information we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

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