Privacy

 

INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

  1. Thank you for visiting our website, (Christie Wolhuter Biokinetics) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

  2. This Privacy Policy, together with our Website terms and conditions, sets out the basis on which any personal information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be used, stored and processed by us ("Collect" or “Collection”). Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your Personal Information (as defined below) and how we will treat it.

  3. In adopting this Privacy Policy, we wish to ensure that the use of your Personal Information is lawful, reasonable, and relevant to our activities, with the ultimate goal of improving the services we offer and to your experience with us. We will take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access to, or disclosure of your Personal Information. However, we do not guarantee that your Personal Information shall be 100% secure.

  4. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to the terms and conditions set out in this Privacy Policy. You agree at we may Collect Personal Information for the purposes of providing you with access to our Website and for any of the purposes listed at paragraph 3 below.

  5. You consent to the Collection of your Personal Information on the terms and conditions set out in this Privacy Policy if you continue to use the Website.

WHAT TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION we collect?

  1. The types of Personal Information that we may Collect includes information necessary to provide our Content and Services. This may include personal information which contains identifiable information such as (amongst other things) your first and last name, screen name, and email address.

  2. We will attempt to limit the types of Personal Information we Collect to only that to which you consent.

  3. When you visit our Website, our web server also automatically records the name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider), the website from which you visit us, the pages on our sites you visit and in what sequence, and the date and length of your visit. This information is aggregate and anonymous data and does not identify you specifically.

  4. We, our third party service providers and our partners, may send "cookies" to your computer or use similar technologies to enhance your online experience at our Website and across the Internet. "Cookies" are files that can identify you as a unique customer and store your personal preferences as product preferences to tells us which site pages you have visited and in what order. We use cookies and other technical information to personalise your visit to the Website, to analyse traffic on the website and to track user trends, patterns and selections for authorised download and for technical reasons connected with your use of our site. Cookies can either be permanent (i.e., they remain on your computer until you delete them) or temporary (i.e. they last only until you close your browser).


HOW DO YOU USE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

  1. We may use your Personal Information to:

    1. provide Services or Content you request (e.g. send you by email or other electronic means our newsletters or other services in which you express an interest);

    2. allow you to participate in recreational activities on the Website (e.g. participate in our message boards), to organise or carry out educational or promotional activities, games or promotional events;

    3. inform you of changes made to our Website;

    4. inform you of content, services, promotions, offers and competitions which you may find interesting;

    5. respond to any queries you may have;

    6. develop a more direct relationship with you for the purposes described in this section;

    7. understand general trends and patterns so we can develop and support existing and ongoing strategies for our services and educational content; and

    8. for security, administrative and legal purposes.

  2. Where you choose to receive mobile services and content via SMS, MMS and other mobile services, we use this information to deliver such mobile services and content to you, to carry out market research, to track sales data and to plan other promotional or educational activities which may be of interest to you.

WHAT ABOUT PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE?

If at any time our Website offers any chat rooms, message boards, blogs, newsgroups or forums, etc., we Collect the information that you disclose. Such information will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please note that we are not responsible for other parties' use of the Personal Information which you make available to such third parties through any chat room, message board, blog, newsgroup or forums, etc. on our Website

WILL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION BE USED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES?

  1. If we obtain your prior express consent, we may use your Personal Information for the purposes of:

    1. promoting our services.

    2. marketing upcoming events and services.

    3. You are entitled to request that we desist from using your Personal Information for the purposes of marketing, and we will provide you with the necessary functionality for you to do so with ease, each time we market to you.

WHAT SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

  1. Although absolute security cannot be guaranteed on the Internet, we have in place up to-date, reasonable technical and organisational security measures to protect your Personal Information against accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, misuse, destruction or against unauthorised disclosure or access to the information we collect online.

  2. While we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any Personal Information you provide us, we will continue to maintain and improve these security measures over time in line with legal and technological developments.

USE OF THE WEBSITE BY CHILDREN

  1. This Website is accessible to children under the age of 18.

  2. We require children to consult with their parents or a competent adult (eg teacher) before providing Personal Information. We also encourage parents to supervise their children's online activities by, for example, adopting parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that help provide a child-friendly online environment. These tools can also prevent children from disclosing online their name, address, and other Personal Information.

  3. We encourage parents to talk to their children about the use of the Internet and information they disclose to websites.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

  1. From time to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect company initiatives, changes in the law or technology or changes in our practices regarding the collection and use of Personal Information. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, the changes will be posted on this Website so that you are always informed of the latest version.

  2. We will not use or disclose Personal Information provided to us pursuant to this Privacy Policy in ways other than the ones described above, without informing you and providing you with the opportunity to consent to such modified conditions concerning the use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

GOVERNING LAW

  1. The contents of this Privacy Policy shall be governed by South African law.

  2. If any provision of this Privacy Policy is judged to be illegal, void or unenforceable due to applicable law or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall be deemed deleted and the continuation in full force and effect of the remainder of the provisions will not be prejudiced unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the substantive purpose of this Privacy Policy is then frustrated, in which case you may contact us in order to opt-out of the Privacy Policy.