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1. INTRODUCTION
2. ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION
3. RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
4. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
5. REQUEST FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
6. SENDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA
7. ENQUIRIES
8. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
9. HOW TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE INFORMATION REGULATOR

Playbox privacy policy

  1. . INTRODUCTION

    This policy applies to all visitors of Playbox and users of the services that we offer ("you" and "your").

    1. PURPOSE
      1. This Privacy Policy describes the data protection practices of Playbox (“Playbox,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect and use about you when you access or use the Playbox website, mobile application, or other online or mobile service that links to or otherwise presents this Privacy Policy to you. We refer to these services collectively as the “Services.”
      2. At Playbox, we recognise the importance of protecting your privacy in respect of your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information which is processed, collected, stored, transferred, or collated (“Processed” and “Process”) by Playbox from persons and other organisations with whom they engage. When using and/or registering on our website, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, if you use our website, you agree that we may process your personal information as set out and explained under this Privacy Policy.
      3. It is important that you as the user and or visitor of our website read this Privacy Policy together with our Terms and Conditions and any other notices or policies that we may provide you with from time to time as we use your personal information.
    2. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES PLAYBOX COLLECT AND PROCESS AND USE?
      1. Upon registration as a Playbox user, you will no longer be anonymous to us as you will voluntarily provide us with personal information. This personal information will include:
        1. Full Name
        2. Age
        3. Your participation in contests, or surveys
        4. Any reviews that you submit about the Services
        5. Account registration and administration of your account
        6. Optional information that you voluntarily provide to us
        7. Requests for customer support and technical assistance
        8. Identity number
        9. Gender
        10. Email address
        11. Online identifiers and;
        12. Cell phone number
        13. Log-in credentials if you create a Playbox account
        14. Billing information, such as shipping address of a gift card recipient, credit or debit card number, verification number, zip code, and expiration date
        15. Information about your customer service interactions with us
        16. Any other information you choose to directly provide to us in connection with your use of Playbox Services
        17. Playbox collects information about and via applications, browsers, and devices you use to access our services, the information we collect includes unique identifiers, browser type and settings, device type and settings, operating system, mobile network information including carrier name and phone number, and application version number.
        18. Playbox also collect information about the interaction of your applications, browsers, and devices with our services, including IP address, crash reports, system activity, and the date, time.
      2. This excludes such personal information such as:
        1. non-personal statistical information collected and compiled by us and information that you have provided voluntarily in an open, public environment or forum including (without limitation) any blog, chat room, community, classifieds, or discussion board. As the information has been disclosed in a public forum, it is no longer confidential and does not constitute personal information subject to protection under this policy.
      3. We will collect Personal Information from you when you register as a user and/ or visit our website.
      4. If you are below the age of eighteen (18), please ensure that you get permission from a parent or guardian before you use our website or give us your Personal Information. We may request your parent/guardian's contact details to verify that you have permission. If we cannot verify that you have permission, we may refuse to allow you to use our website.
      5. Playbox will not use or disclose Personal Information provided to us pursuant to this Privacy Policy in ways other than the ones described in this Privacy Policy, without informing you and providing you with the opportunity to consent to such modified conditions concerning the use and disclosure of your Personal Information.
    3. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

      You must accept all the terms of this policy when you register as a user. You are deemed to have read, understood, accepted, and agreed to be bound by all its terms.

    4. CHANGES

      We may change the terms of this policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by placing a notice in a prominent place on the website or by email. If you do not agree with the change, you must stop using the services. If you continue to use the services following notification of a change to the terms, the changed terms will apply to you and you will be deemed to have accepted such terms.

    5. CONSENT TO COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

      We will obtain your consent to collect personal information:

      1. In accordance with applicable law; and
      2. At the time you provide us with any registration information and/or optional information.
    6. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED VIA THE WEBSITE
      1. To the extent allowed by law, we may use your Personal Information:
        1. to provide services to you;
        2. to retain and make available to you any information as part of the services;
        3. to verify your details;
        4. to facilitate any payments by you regarding your subscription;
        5. to provide you with any publications and newsletters;
        6. for security, administrative and legal purposes (including enforcing any rights we may have against you in law); and
        7. for helping us in any future dealings with you;

      In respect of messages and updates, we may send administrative messages and email updates to you regarding the website. In some cases, we may also send you primarily promotional messages. You can choose to opt-out of promotional messages.

    7. DISCLOSURE
      1. We may share your personal information with an affiliate, in which case we will seek to require the affiliates to honour this privacy policy.
      2. Our service providers under contract who help with parts of our business operations (fraud prevention, bill collection, marketing, technology services). Our contracts dictate that these service providers only use your information in connection with the services they perform for us and not for their own benefit;
      3. With regard to Regulators, if you contact us regarding your experience with using any of our products, we may disclose your personal information as required by law or governmental audit.
      4. Law enforcement: We may disclose personal information if required:
        1. by subpoena or court order;
        2. to comply with any law;
        3. to protect the safety of any individual or the general public;
        4. to prevent violation of our terms of service.
      5. We will not sell personal information. No personal information will be disclosed to anyone except as provided in this privacy policy.
      6. Marketing purposes: We may disclose aggregate statistics (information about the customer population in general terms) about the personal information to advertisers or business partners.
      7. Change of ownership: If we undergo a change in ownership, or a merger with, acquisition by, or sale of assets to another entity, we may assign our rights to the personal information we process to a successor, purchaser, or separate entity. We will disclose the transfer on the website. If you are concerned about your personal information migrating to a new owner, you may request us to delete your personal information.
      8. Employees: We may need to disclose personal information to our employees that require the personal information to do their jobs.
    8. USER TRACKING AND COOKIES
      1. When you access our website, we may send one or more cookies (small text files containing a string of alphanumeric characters) to your computer to collect certain usage information. We use session cookies (which disappear after you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain after you close your browser and can be removed manually) and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our website. We use information gathered by cookies to improve the website.
      2. Our website may contain electronic image requests (called a “single-pixel gif” or “web beacon” request) that allow us to count page views and to access cookies. Our web beacons do not collect, gather, monitor or share any of your personal information. We merely use them to compile anonymous information about our website.
  2. . ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION
    1. We will try to keep the personal information we collect as accurate, complete and up to date as is necessary for as long as you use the website. From time to time, we will request you to update your personal information on the website. You are able to review or update any personal information that has been retained on your user profile by accessing your account on the website, by emailing us or by phoning us.
    2. Please note that in order to better protect you and safeguard your personal information, we do take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your account or making any corrections to your personal information.
    3. You may choose to correct or update the personal information you have submitted to us, by clicking the menu on any of the pages on our website.
  3. . RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

    We keep your information for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it is processed. The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and used it and/or as required to comply with applicable laws.

  4. . HOW WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

    Playbox takes technical and organisational security measures to protect the information provided via the Services from loss, misuse, and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any information to Playbox via the Internet.

  5. . REQUEST FOR THE DELETION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

    5.1 At any time, you may request that Playbox delete your Personal Information from the mailing list and/or platform.
    5.2. In order for your Personal Information to be deleted by Playbox, you will be required to send an email to [email protected] requesting the deletion.
    5.3. Once Playbox has received your request, you will receive the following form to complete, in compliance with the POPI Act: “ FORM 2 Request for Correction or Deletion of Personal Information or Destroying or Deletion of Record of Personal Information in Terms of Section 24(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013).”
    5.4. Kindly ensure that you complete all information required on FORM 2 and send the completed FORM 2 to Playbox using the same email address as stated above.
    5.5. Once Playbox has received the correctly completed FORM 2, your Personal Information shall be deleted within 5 (Five) to 7 (Seven) working days.
    5.6. Once your information has been deleted, you will receive confirmation that your Personal Information has been deleted.

  6. . SENDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA

    We may transfer certain Personal Information outside the geographic borders of South Africa to service providers for purposes set out above (How do we use your Personal Information?), including for data storage and backup purposes to ensure the integrity of our systems. When we transfer your Personal Information outside of the geographic borders of South Africa, we will ensure that we do so in accordance with the requirements for lawful transfer outside of South Africa as set out in POPI. By accessing and using our website, you consent to us transferring your Personal Information outside of South Africa as set out in POPI.

  7. . ENQUIRIES

    If you have any questions or concerns arising from this privacy policy or the way in which we handle personal information, please contact us on (011) 236 7850.

  8. . CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

    We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in the law, our data collection and use practices, the features of our Services, or advances in technology. We will make the revised Privacy Policy accessible through the Services, so you should review the Privacy Policy periodically. If we make a material change to the Policy, you will be provided with appropriate notice in accordance with legal requirements. By continuing to use the Services, you are confirming that you have read and understood the latest version of this Privacy Policy.

  9. . HOW TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE INFORMATION REGULATOR

    If you have any complaints about this Privacy Policy or our compliance with this Privacy Policy you can lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator. The contact details of the Information Regulator are available on its website at: https://justice.gov.za/inforeg/.