How Blue Nickel Solutions collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Blue Nickel Solutions (Pty) Ltd ("Blue Nickel", "we", "us" or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of everyone who interacts with us and our website. This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and safeguard it, and the rights you have in respect of your information.
We process personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and any other applicable laws.
Blue Nickel Solutions is a process engineering and software company serving the mining and processing industries, established in 2005, with offices in Centurion and Rustenburg, South Africa.
We only collect personal information that is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. This may include:
We use your personal information to:
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those listed above without your consent, unless required or permitted by law.
We process personal information where: you have given consent; it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or to perform a contract with you; it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation; or it is in our legitimate business interests, balanced against your rights.
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it only where necessary with:
We take reasonable, appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, disclosure or misuse. Information submitted through our website is stored securely and access is limited to those who need it to fulfil the purposes described above.
We retain personal information only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Where personal information is transferred outside South Africa (for example, where a service provider hosts data abroad), we take steps to ensure it receives a level of protection consistent with POPIA.
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@bluenickel.co.za.
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We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the effective date shown above.
For any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal information, contact our Information Officer, Theo van Schalkwyk, at theo@bluenickel.co.za, or our general office at info@bluenickel.co.za or +27 12 012 6045.
You may also contact the Information Regulator of South Africa: