Last updated: 25 October 2024

At SAMEA, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you use our website samea.org.za (the “site” or “website”) and any related services. By using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

We collect personal information you provide to us when you use the Site, such as your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily submit through contact forms or other means. Additionally, we automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with the Site using cookies and similar tracking technologies. For more information about cookies and how to control them, please see our Cookie Policy below.

We may use the personal information we collect for various purposes including:

• Providing and improving our services;
• Communicating with you, including responding to your inquiries;
• Personalizing your experience on the Site;
• Complying with legal obligations; and
• For marketing and any other purpose with your consent.

We use cookies on our website to enable us to collect information about your visit and provide you with a more personalised service when you browse our website and engage with us. In this policy we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website, when visited by a user, asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you (such as your language preference or login information). The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
Those cookies are set by us and called first party cookies. We also use third party cookies, which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting (including for our advertising and marketing activities).

Details about Cookies
Our websites are regularly scanned with cookie scanning tools to maintain a list as accurate as possible.

We classify cookies in the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Functional Cookies
Performance Cookies
Social Media Cookies
Targeting Cookies

You can find out more about each type of cookie below:

Strictly necessary
These ones keep you safe on our site and allow you to use some of its features, like secure areas that require registration, setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our websites and cannot be turned off.

Functional Cookies
These ones let you browse our websites or benefit from enhanced features, clever things like memorising language preferences or using instant messaging support. If these are disabled, it could impact your experience of some website functionality.

Performance Cookies
These let our websites work better according to the way you use them. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we’ve added to our pages. If you don’t allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Social Media Cookies
These ones are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

Targeting Cookies
These ones are provided by our third-party advertising partners, they collect information about your browsing habits and preferences. This information allows Byont and our third-party advertising providers to display relevant content and advertisements on other websites you visit.

Each of the above categories of cookies can be subdivided into first-party and third-party cookies:

First party cookies
They are owned by us and delivered by us to your computer. They are often used to recognise your computer when it revisits our site and to remember your preferences as you browse our site.

Third party cookies
They are owned and delivered by a third-party partner or supplier on our behalf and can be used by that third party to recognise your computer when you visit other web sites. Third party cookies are most commonly used for web site analytics or advertising purposes.

Cookies set by third parties
If you go on to a page on our website that contains embedded content, for example YouTube, you may be sent cookies from these websites.

Our website also contains embedded “share” buttons to enable users of the site to easily share articles with their friends through numerous social networks, e.g., Facebook and Twitter. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service.

We do not control the setting of these cookies, so we suggest you check the third-party website for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

Enabling/Disabling and Deleting Cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• With service providers who assist us in operating the Site and providing our services;
• With law enforcement or government authorities when required by law or to protect our rights;
• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition; and
• With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

If you are located in Europe or South Africa, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal information, as well as the right to data portability. Please contact us using the information provided below to exercise these rights.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our products and services and to comply with legal obligations.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the last update will be indicated at the top of the page.

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, or destruction.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at +27 10 447 2572 or [email protected].

By using our website or purchasing our products and services, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.