PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION POLICY
1.1. By providing JH Olivier Inc with your Personal Information, you agree to this policy and authorise us to process such information as set out herein;
1.2. You further authorise JH Olivier Inc, its employees and Service Providers to Process your Personal Information for the purposes stated in herein.
1.3. JH Olivier Inc will not use your Personal Information for any other purpose than the purpose as set out herein and will attempt to protect your Personal Information from unauthorised access, disclosure or loss.
1.4. This policy applies to all the parties with whom we interact irrespective of the nature of the relationship.
2.1. We may collect Personal Information about you in any of the following ways;
2.1.1. directly from you;
2.1.2. during our relationship with you;
2.1.3. while providing legal services to you;
2.1.4. when you visit and/or interact with our electronic platforms including our website and social media pages;
2.1.5. when you communicate with us
2.1.6. when you make your Personal Information public
2.1.7. when you visit our offices and complete any documentation;
2.1.8. we may also receive Personal Information about you from third parties
3.1. The following Personal Information about you may be processed by JH Olivier Inc:
3.1.1. Your name, surname; gender; date of birth, age; nationality; title; language preferences; passport ; identity number; bank statements; contact details: correspondence address; telephone number; email address; and photograph as well as any details of your social media profiles; documents, evidence or other materials that we process in the course of providing legal services; billing address; payment method; bank account number or credit card number; invoice records; payment records; SWIFT details; data relating to your visits to our website: your device type; operating system; browser type; browser settings; IP address; language settings; dates and times of connecting to the website; and other technical communications information; company details where you interact with us in your capacity as an employee of an organisation, records of your interactions with our online platforms.
4.1. Where we Personal Information of a sensitive nature is processed same will be done during the source and scope of our business and in accordance with the relevant legislation applicable.
5.1. All Personal Information will be processed in the ordinary course and scope of our business and will only be used for the purpose that it was collected for.
5.2. Further usage of any personal information may only be done in accordance
with legislation.
5.3. We may process Personal Information for completing mandates in accordance with daily business activities, marketing purposes and financial activities, insurance and management, including regulatory requirements.
5.4. We may Process your Personal Information for safety and security purposes.
6.1. We may disclose your Personal Information to our Service Providers, for business purposes, in accordance with relevant legislation and subject to applicable regulatory requirements regarding confidentiality.
6.2. In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information;
6.2.1. if required by law;
6.2.2. if requested by legal and regulatory authorities, for any suspected breach of applicable law or regulation;
6.2.3. to any party for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, or prosecution of criminal offences.
6.2.4. third party Operators, located anywhere in the world,
6.2.5. to any relevant third party provider, where our website uses third party advertising, or content.
6.2.6. If we engage a third party to Process any of Personal Information, we acknowledge that that such third party who is in another country other than South Africa must be subjected to a laws and regulations with the similar protection offered by the Protection of Personal Information Act,
Act 4 of 2013 “POPIA”.
6.2.7. We will ensure all third parties employed by JH Olivier Incorporated is bound contractually to the same legal requirements.
7.1. We have implemented various security measures to protect your Personal Information that is in our possession against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, loss or unauthorised access.
7.2. Should we believe that any Personal Information has been obtained or accessed by any person not duly authorised, we will notify the information regulator as well as the affected persons.
7.3. Event though JH Olivier Inc has implemented all reasonable measures to protect your Personal Information that is in our possession, we cannot guarantee the security of any information and cannot be held liable for any loss or damage suffered due to any breach.
8.1. We may transfer your Personal Information to recipients outside of the Republic of South Africa provided that the country to which the data is transferred has Legislation in place similar to POPIA.
9.1. JH Olivier Inc will only store Personal Information for the period for which the data is required to serve its purpose or for such a period thereafter as may be required by legislation.
10.1. You may request access to certain personal information held by JH Olivier Inc in terms of The Promotion to Access to Information’s Act, Act 2 of 2000
11.1. We may review or amend this policy from time to time as required.
11.2. For any further information relating to personal information feel free to contact our Information officer:
Jan Olivier
Telephone: 011 535 8452
Email: jan@jholivier.co.za
