Privacy Policy
Zani Visuals — (ZV)
This page applies to our website and all services offered by the company, Zani Visuals (also referred to as us and we); and it governs the manner in which the website collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from its users.
How we collect information
We may collect your information during any of the following:
- when engaging with third party service providers.
- making use of our real-time reporting tools.
- making use of any reservation services.
- making use of any other goods or services offered by us.
- during the registration process.
- during the booking process.
- during any online session from your web browser.
- from cookies and web beacons on our website to track how you use our website and to provide you with a personalised experience.
- optional information you provide when you upload / download content from our website or when you enter competitions, take advantage of promotions, respond to surveys or register and subscribe for additional services.
How we use your information
We may use your information to send you administrative messages and email updates to you:
- regarding the website.
- for marketing purposes.
- for targeted content (in specified instances directly or via third party service providers).
- for business purposes (which may be deemed beneficial to you).
- respond or reply to your request for a project.
We may also use your information to provide you with our email notifications, newsletters and other marketing communications that either you request from us or which you consent to by opting in when completing a registration form on the site. You may opt out from receiving such marketing communications from us at any time by notifying us in writing, contacting me at zaniphotography@gmail.com or, alternatively, by following the procedure to ‘unsubscribe’ that is specified in the email you receive.
Security
- Audience
This policy applies to all visitors to our website and customers, potential customers and customers or potential customers of our affiliates or partners (“you” and “your”). - Purpose of this policy
This policy disclaims the personal information and privacy issues that affect you and any potential customers. It describes the way we collect, store, use, and protect information that can be associated with you, your business or a natural person and can be used to identify any of the above (“personal information”). - Personal information
3.1 Includes:
- certain information collected on registration.
- additional information accessed through your interactions with us.
- optional information that you voluntarily provide us.
3.2 Excludes:- information that has been made anonymous and does not identify a specific person.
- permanently de-identified information that does not relate or cannot be traced back to you specifically.
- non-personal statistical information collected and compiled by us and information you have provided voluntarily
- in an open, public environment or forum including (without limitation) any blog, social media account, chat room, community, classifieds or discussion board, as the information has been disclosed on a public platform, it is no longer confidential and does not constitute personal information subject to protection under this policy.
- Acceptance of terms
By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. You may not access our website or use our services if you are younger than 18 years old or do not have legal capacity to conclude legally binding contracts. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes and that you have read, understood, accepted, and agreed to be bound by all its terms. - Future 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. - Collection
When conducting business with us and when you use our services you will no longer be anonymous to us as you will provide us with your personal information.
This personal information will include:
- your name, surname, company name, company registration number, and VAT number.
- your postal address, email address, telephone number, and postal code.
- payment details, bank account(s) and credit card number(s).
In order to provide the services to you, you will be asked to provide us with additional information on a voluntary basis such as:
- profile management details.
- flight, hotel, card reservations, should travel be included in our project.
- personal account details.
- details relating to skills and knowledge transfer from us to you.
- expense management details.
We automatically receive and record Internet usage information on our server logs from your browser, such as your Internet Protocol address (“IP address”), browsing habits, click patterns, version of software installed, system type, screen resolutions, colour capabilities, plug-ins, language settings, cookie preferences, search engine keywords, JavaScript enablement, the content and pages that you access on the website, and the dates and times that you visit the website, paths taken, and time spent on sites and pages within the website (“usage information”). Please note that other websites visited before entering our website might place personal information within your URL during a visit to it, and we have no control over such websites. Accordingly, a subsequent website that collects URL information may log some personal information.
6.1 Cookies
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 which can be removed manually) which may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to our website.
We use information gathered by Cookies to improve the website. Please note that some of our business partners (e.g. advertisers) use their own Cookies or widgets on our website. We have no access to or control over them. Information collected by any such Cookie or widget is governed by the Privacy Policy of the company that created it, and not by us. Cookies cannot contain malicious code such as viruses. All information is anonymous and we do not use the collected information to create visitor profiles.
Refusing a Cookie may, in some cases, preclude you from using, or negatively impact, the display or function of our websites or certain areas or features of our websites.
ZV uses Google Analytics and Cookies to target our advertising on third party sites. For example, it may be ads on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google AdWords or other websites.
6.2 Web beacons
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. Any electronic image viewed as part of a web page (including an ad banner) can act as a web beacon. 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.
6.3 Recording calls
We DO NOT at this stage record or monitor any calls.
6.4 Sharing your information
We endeavor our best policy to keep your information safe. We will not sell or share your information with other divisions or companies, as well as third-party advertisers / affiliates.
7.1 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.
7.2 Law enforcement
We may disclose personal information if required:
- by a subpoena or court order.
- to comply with any law.
- to protect the safety of any individual or the general public.
- to prevent violation of our service terms.
7.3 Marketing purposes
We may disclose aggregate statistics (information about the customer population in general terms) about the personal information to advertisers or business partners.
7.4 Employees
We may need to disclose personal information to our employees that require the personal information to do their jobs.
7.5 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.
- Security of personal information
Generally we use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption to protect personal information and we enforce physical access controls to our buildings and files.
We authorise access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfil their job responsibilities. Our hosting company will host our website in a secure server environment that uses a firewall and other advanced security measures to prevent interference or access from outside intruders. We authorise access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfil their job responsibilities.
- Accurate and up to date
We will try to keep the personal information we collect as accurate, complete and up to date as is necessary for the purposes explicitly defined in this policy. 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 we hold on you by accessing your account online, by emailing us, or by phoning us.
In order to better protect you and safeguard your personal information, we take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your account or making any corrections to your personal information.
- Retention of personal information
We will only retain your personal information for as long as we determine is necessary to fulfil the purposes explicitly set out in this policy, unless:
- retention of the record is required or authorised by law.
- you have consented to the retention of the record.
During the period of retention, we will continue to abide by our obligations. Unless explicitly directed otherwise, your access to our website or use of our services is deemed consent to retain records of the information outlined in this privacy and personal information policy.
- Transfer of personal information outside South Africa
We may transmit or transfer personal information outside South Africa to a foreign country. Personal information may be stored on servers located outside South Africa in a foreign country whose laws protecting personal information may not be as stringent as the laws in South Africa. You consent to us processing your personal information in a foreign country whose laws regarding processing of personal information may be less stringent.
- Enquiries
- If you have any questions or concerns arising from this privacy and personal information policy or the way in which we handle personal information, please contact zaniphotography@gmail.com.
