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Privacy Policy

Last revised 8 June 2021

 

Introduction

This Privacy Policy applies to Auro Professional’s website.  Our practice is based in South Africa, and we can only regulate information received by us.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Information Officer using the Contact Us link.

Information collection
As a visitor, you do not have to submit any personal information in order to use the Website. This Website only collects personal information that is voluntarily provided by visitors. Such information may consist of, but is not limited to, your name, email address, telephone number and further information supplied by you on our message area.

We may also store and maintain any content that you provide, including but not limited to postings on any blogs, forums and other social media applications and services that we may provide.

We do not usually seek or require sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, criminal record, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation) from visitors. We obtain your explicit consent to collect and use such information, where and when necessary.

Log information, cookies, and web beacons
This site collects standard internet log information including your IP address, browser type and language, access times, and referring website addresses. To ensure that this Website is managed well and to facilitate improved navigation, we or our service providers may also use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser), or Web beacons (electronic images that allow this Website to count visitors who have accessed a particular page and to access certain cookies) to collect aggregate data.

Information use
If you provide personal information via this site, for example, to gain access to specific content, or request communications about specific areas of interest. In such cases, the information you submit will be used to manage your request and to customise and improve this Website and related services offered to you. We may also use your personal information for marketing purposes, or to send you promotional materials or communications regarding services provided by Auro Professional that we feel may be of interest to you. We may also contact you to seek feedback on services provided by us or for market or other research purposes.

Your personal information may also be used to protect our rights or property and that of our users and, where appropriate, to comply with legal process.

You may at any time request that we discontinue sending you emails or other communications generated in response to your provision of personal information via this Website.

Disclosure of information to third parties

We may provide your personal information to third parties in order to provide you with information that could be of interest to you and conduct market or other research. Personal information may also be disclosed to other third parties in order to respond to your requests or inquiries, where those parties handle information on our behalf.

All of these disclosures may involve the transfer of personal information to countries or regions without data protection rules similar to those in effect in your area of residence.

Personal information may also be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory, or other government agencies, or to other third parties, in each case to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests.

By providing information through this Website, you are consenting to the disclosures described above.

Blogs, forums, and other social media
This Website may host various blogs, forums, and other social media applications or services that allow you to share content with other users (collectively “Social Media Applications”). Any personal information or other information that you contribute to any Social Media Application can be read, collected, and used by other users of that Social Media Application over whom we have little or no control. Therefore, we are not responsible for any other user’s use, misuse, or misappropriation of any personal information or other information that you contribute to any Social Media Application.

Access to information
Visitors who would like to request access to their information, to update their details, or unsubscribe from communications should contact our Information Officer using the contact us link. In all cases we will treat requests to access information or change information in accordance with applicable legal requirements

Information security
We have reasonable commercial standards of technology and operational security in place to protect all information provided by visitors via this Website from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Changes to our Privacy Statement
We may modify or amend this Privacy Statement from time to time at our discretion. When we make changes to this Policy, we will amend the revision date at the top of this page, and such modified or amended Privacy Policy shall be effective as to you and your information as of that revision date. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to be informed about how we are protecting your information.

Children’s privacy protection
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy in the interactive online world. This Website is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children 18 years of age or younger. It is not our policy to intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 18.

Visitors’ questions
Please direct all questions or concerns regarding your privacy while using this Website, to our Information Officer, using the Contact Us Link.