Privacy Policy

1.         INTERPRETATION
1.1.         The headings of the clauses in this Privacy Policy are for the purpose of convenience and reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation of nor modify nor amplify the terms of this privacy policy nor any clause hereof.  Unless a contrary intention clearly appears:
1.2.         words importing:
1.2.1.        any one gender includes the other two genders;
1.2.2.        the singular include the plural and vice versa; and
1.2.3.        natural persons include created entities (corporate or otherwise) and the state and vice versa;
1.3.         the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder and cognate expressions shall have corresponding meanings, namely:
1.3.1.        “ECTA” means the South African Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No. 25 of 2002;
1.3.2.        “The Supplier” means Lente Keyser trading as a sole proprietor under the name, style and domain www.bepartofthemystery.com, with her chosen domicillium at Unit 101 Eagle House, 92 Edward Street, Tyger Valley, Bellville, Republic of South Africa and “we”, “us”, “our” and “ours” when used in these Terms of Use means Lente Keyser trading as bepartofthemystery.com and her employees, agents and affiliates.
1.3.3.         “Privacy Policy” means The Suppliers’ privacy policy as provided for below, which is deemed incorporated to the Terms of Use;
1.3.4.        “Terms of Use” means the provisions as contained in the Terms of Use which may be accessed at mystery terms and conditions;
1.3.5.        “User” means a consumer that uses the Website and the terms “you”, “your” and “yours” when used in this Privacy Policy means any User of the Website and“use”, “using” and “used” means the accessing of the Website and viewing of the Website’s content; and
1.3.6.        “Website” means this website and its contents owned and operated by The Supplier under an exclusive license.
2.         SCOPE OF PRIVACY POLICY
2.1.         The Supplier is committed to the privacy and confidentiality of information provided by you to us. This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to personal data collected by us from you directly and/or through the Website, to the extent that such data is protected by applicable South African data protection laws.
2.2.         The Supplier and its employees respect your privacy and the protection of your personal data is of the utmost importance to us. In the interests of ensuring that Users of this Website are adequately protected when supplying personal data, The Supplier voluntarily subscribes to the principles outlined in Section 51 of ECTA under this Privacy Policy.
3.         NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We are continually improving our methods of communication and adding new functionality and features to this Website and to our existing services. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, we will notify you of the changes via this page. We encourage you to check this page frequently.
4.         COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
4.1.         Where personal data is submitted to the site by the User, for example through sending an e-mail or filling in required fields, the following principles are observed in the handling of that information:
4.1.1.        This Website collects, processes and stores only such personal data regarding Users as is necessary to provide the services offered. The specific purpose for which information is collected is apparent from the context in which it is requested and/or provided.
4.1.2.        This Website will not use the personal data submitted for any other purpose other than the efficient provision of services, including this web site and services offered through it by third parties, without obtaining the prior written approval of the User or unless required to do so by law.
4.1.3.        The Supplier further reserves the right to retain contact information provided to it for the purposes of inter alia market research, future marketing (if permitted by the User) and for monitoring compliance with these Terms of Use and The Supplier’s Intellectual Property rights.
4.1.4.        This Website will destroy or delete any personal data under its control, which has become obsolete.
4.1.5.        Information collected about Users through their use of this Website is the property of The Supplier. The Supplier will retain all ownership of and copyright in any database of Users' personal data.
4.1.6.        Note that, as permitted by the ECTA, this Website may use personal data collected to compile profiles for statistical purposes and trade in these profiles. No information contained in the profiles or statistics will be able to be linked to any specific User.
5.         COLLECTION OF ANONYMOUS DATA
5.1.         In addition to the information we collect as described in clause 4 above, we use technology to collect anonymous information about the use of our Website.  For example, our web server automatically logs which pages of our Website our visitors view, their IP addresses and which web browsers our visitors use.  This technology does not identify you personally; it simply enables us to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our Website.
5.2.         We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Website.  An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your computer on a network, or in this case, the Internet.  Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information, such as determining how many of our visitors are from outside of the Republic of South Africa
5.3.         Our Website contains hyperlinks to other pages on our Website. We may use technology to track how often these links are used and which pages on our Website our visitors choose to view.  Again this technology does not identify you personally – it simply enables us to compile statistics about the use of these hyperlinks.
6.         COOKIES
6.1.         In order to collect the anonymous data described in clause 5 above, we may use temporary “cookies” that remain in the cookies file of your browser until the browser is closed.
6.2.         Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the User. A cookie is a small piece of information, which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you to decide if you want to accept it or not. 
7.         DATA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY
We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of personal data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases. The security measures in place on our Website and computer systems, aim to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of the information you provide to us. We keep your personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention requirements.
8.         LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites that are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their operators.  We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their data or privacy practices.  We urge you to review any privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal data about yourself.
9.         TRANSFER OF DATA ABROAD
9.1.         We may, from time to time, share your personal data with our agents, employees and licensors. We will ensure that any such data transferred is appropriately protected and made pursuant to a contract or other measure providing adequate protection.
9.2.         If you are visiting this Website from a country other than the country in which our servers are located, the various communications will necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries.
9.3.         By visiting this Website and communicating electronically with us, you consent to the processing and transfer of your data as set out in this Privacy Policy.
10.       GOVERNING LAW
10.1.      This Privacy Policy forms part of our Website Terms of Use (which can be accessed at here) and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of South Africa without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
10.2.      You agree that the laws of the Republic of South Africa shall govern any controversy or claim of whatever nature arising out of or relating to the Use of this Website, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions, and you hereby irrevocably consent and submit yourself to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of South Africa for all such purposes.
11.       FEEDBACK
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us by accessing the following link.