Welcome to The Malilangwe Trust’s (“Malilangwe”) website (“Site”). This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) will help you understand how Malilangwe uses and protects the Personal Information you and other users provide to us when you visit and use our site or services (“Services”). This Policy applies to all Services available on our Site and does not apply to any other services or products offered by other organisations or individuals, including all other websites, social media, third-parties, third-party plug-ins, and emails. By using this Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of your Personal Information by Malilangwe as described in this Policy. If you do not accept this Policy nor the terms and conditions herein, then please do not use our Site or Services.
WHAT DATA WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS PROCESSED
When you visit our Site, Malilangwe or third parties providing services to Malilangwe, including social media sites, third-parties, third-party plugins, and others, may collect information or data from you. When using our Site your Personal Information may be collected either actively (where you provide the information) or inactively (where information is collected from you that you have not actively provided). Users are responsible for third-party information obtained, published or shared through this Site.
ACTIVE INFORMATION COLLECTION is when you have directly provided the Personal Information to us:
- Your name, contact information and email address
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Complete a questionnaire
- Contact us in respect of a specific project, service or product
INACTIVE INFORMATION COLLECTION is when our Site automatically collects information which you have not knowingly provided but cannot be linked to you personally.
- IP address
- Cookies
- Browser type, language, plug-ins, Internet domain and operating system
- The website(s) visited before visiting the Site and the website(s) visited after visiting the Site
- Unique identifiers, including mobile device identification numbers, that may identify the physical location of such devices
DATA SECURITY
While Malilangwe has taken reasonable technical and organisational measures to safeguard the information we collect online, the transmission of Personal Information via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our site; any transmission of Personal Information is solely at your own risk.
We will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the Personal Information in our possession, to guard against the loss of, damage to, unauthorised access to, processing of and destruction of Personal Information, however, we do not guarantee that our security systems are 100% secure nor error-free. Therefore, we do not guarantee the security or accuracy of the information (whether it be Personal Information or not) we collect from you and process in accordance with this Policy.
We restrict your Personal Information to our employees and contracted third-party service providers who have a legitimate operational reason for having access to such information. We endeavour to maintain physical, electronic, and procedural precautions that comply with the relevant laws and regulations to protect your Personal Information from any unauthorised access.
COOKIE POLICY
When you agree to allow our website to use Cookies, you also agree for us to use the data it collects regarding your online behaviour (analyse web traffic, web pages you visit and spend the most time on, etc).
After the data is used for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems. Please note that Cookies do not allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which posts you find useful.
If you wish to disable Cookies, you can do so by accessing the settings of your internet browser, or visit https://www.internetcookies.com which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices.
LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, PLUG-INS, AND SERVICES
On our Site you will see links that lead to websites that are owned and/or managed by third party websites, plug-ins, and other services, which third-parties are unrelated to Malilangwe (“Third-Party Websites”), and which Third-Party Websites are specifically excluded from this Policy. If you click on any of these links, Malilangwe is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. These Third-Party Websites have their own privacy policies which are not governed by Malilangwe’s privacy policy agreement. Make sure you read the privacy policy documentation of the websites you go to from our site.
If you choose to use these third-party sites or features, you may disclose your information to these third parties and their users, and the public more generally, depending on how their services function. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of every site you visit.
LEGITIMATE INTERESTS
We handle information on the grounds that it furthers our legitimate interests and in ways that do not override the fundamental rights and freedoms of third parties.
Our legitimate interests include:
- Marketing, advertising, and fundraising
- Sharing our work
- Protecting our users, personnel, and property
- Managing user accounts
- Organising and running events and projects
- Analysing and improving our business
- Managing legal issues
We may also process information for the same legitimate interests of our users and business partners.
CONSENT
Where required by law and where legally permissible we handle information based on consent and when we do so on this basis you have the right to withdraw your consent in accordance with any applicable laws.
OPT OUT – YOUR CHOICES AND RIGHTS
You have various rights with respect to the collection and use of your information through our services.
Email/Newsletter Unsubscribe – you may unsubscribe from our newsletter emails at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each newsletter.
DATA RETENTION
We retain the Personal Information we collect for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes set forth in this Policy for as long as we are legally required or permitted to do so. Information may persist in copies made for backup and business continuity purposes for additional time.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Malilangwe will continue to evaluate this Policy as we update and expand our Services, and we may make changes to the Policy accordingly. We will not post any changes here and we will revise the date on this Policy. We encourage you to check this page periodically for updates to stay informed on how we collect, use and share your information. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will provide you with the notice as required by law.
