Privacy Policy
1. Who We Are / Data Controller
The Responsible Party / Data Controller for processing your data is Expert Technology Law, located at 19 Trinity Close, Paulshof, Sandton, 2191, South Africa. Registration ID: ZA-86973063. For enquiries, contact [email protected] or call +27 76 172 1198.
2. Scope of Policy
This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, store, share, and protect your Personal Information when visiting our website, interacting via lead capturing forms, or utilizing our technical law consulting services. We handle data in strict alignment with South African data privacy guidelines and global parameters.
3. Data We Collect
Depending on your activities, we can aggregate several categories of data:
- Direct interactions: Name, professional company email address, mobile phone number, organizational context, and messages shared when utilizing our secure capture systems.
- Automated tracking: Internet Protocol address (IP), customized device telemetry, operating system details, browser information, pages browsed, and referral URLs.
- Cookies and pixels: Analytical signals configured under state-approved regulatory guidelines.
4. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing Information
| Processing Purpose | Information Categories | legal Grounds (POPIA Sec 11) |
|---|---|---|
| Providing services and contracts | Name, Phone, Email, Context | Performance of contract |
| Platform analytics & security | IP details, click activity, device metadata | Legitimate business interests |
| Communication updates & campaigns | Email, Phone contact details | Explicit consent (opt-in) |
5. Cookies & Consent Management
We leverage contemporary cookie configurations to adapt preferences dynamically. Our opt-in banner remains functional. Before user approval, non-essential tracking is disabled by default. You can adjust your criteria via the permanent link in our footer at any time.
6. Data Distribution Limits
We stand against commercializing or selling private user profiles. Your confidential information is shared only under specific protocols: strict hosting provider storage, enterprise cloud services processing, legal authority demands, or within corporate restructures requiring secure handovers.
7. Cross-Border Data Transfers
In cases where services demand moving data beyond South African borders, we confirm our destination storage hosts ensure equivalent protections as required by POPIA and global standards.
8. Data Retention Policies
We retain personal information gathered only for the durations necessary to resolve client requirements, keep corporate accountability intact, clear auditing requirements, or solve legal inquiries.
9. Your Legal Rights
According to POPIA conditions, users have the rights to: access stored data sheets, correct and delete obsolete details, restrict processing, withdraw consent and voice concerns to the South African Information Regulator (JD House, 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001, email: [email protected]).
10. Children's Regulatory Thresholds
In accordance with section 34 of POPIA, we restrict usage under 18 years. We do not deliberately register children's data.