Your privacy is important to us. It is Precious Tree Project NPO’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://precioustreeproject.org.za, and other sites we own and operate.
Personal identification information
We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.
We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities. 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
We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.
Non-personal identification information
We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about Users means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.
This Site uses the Google Analytics for traffic reporting and to gain insights into users/visitors and their behaviour. For more information see https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. Information collected is not used for targeted marketing.
How we use collected information
Precious Tree Project NPO may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:
- To improve our Site
We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services. - To send periodic emails
We may use the email address to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
Users may request that we erase any personal data we hold about them at any time. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Web browser cookies
Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. User’s web browser places cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish, see https://www.aboutcookies.org/.
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third party websites
Users may find advertising or other content on our Site that link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. These sites may use additional or different cookies to the ones described above. If so, the details of these will be provided in their specific cookies notice page. You may be asked for your agreement to store these cookies. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see https://www.aboutcookies.org/.
In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies
Changes to this privacy policy
Precious Tree Project NPO has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.
This document was last updated on October 16, 2019.
