Effective Date: August 2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to Sandy Coffey Marriage Officer (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [https://marriageofficersouthafrica.com] (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal information about you:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when contacting us.
- Technical Data: This includes your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
- Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.
3. How We Collect Your Information
We collect information through various means, including:
- Direct interactions: You may provide data by filling in forms on our website or by corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise.
- Automated technologies or interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
4. Use of Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our services: To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and process your requests.
- To improve our website: To better understand how you use our website and to make enhancements based on user preferences.
- To analyze data: We use Google Analytics to collect information on how visitors use our site. This helps us understand site usage patterns and identify potential areas for improvement.
- For marketing and promotional activities: To send you updates and information about our services that may be of interest to you, based on your preferences.
5. Data Sharing
We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers that assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
7. Security of Your Information
We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed in an unauthorized way. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: You can request deletion of your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
- Objection: You can object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at sandycoffey@lovestories.co.za.
9. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our Cookie Policy.
10. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: sandycoffey@lovestories.co.za
Phone: +27 83 265 7804