1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for visiting Joburg Skin Doctor.co.za (the “Site”). Please take a moment to read this
privacy policy, which is in accordance to the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (No
36 of 2005), in order to familiarise yourself with how we collect and use your personal identifiable
information. If you do not agree with this policy, we recommend that you do not continue using this
Site and exit immediately.
This Site is owned and operated by Dr Slindile Sibisi, (“JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR”), whose main
office is located at Wits Donald Medical Centre, 27 Eaton Road, Parktown Johannesburg, South
Africa. JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR is a practice owned and run Dr Silindile Sibisi,
This policy applies to all JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR direct entities and/or divisions but does not
include any websites operated by associated companies/brands.
Personally Identifiable Information Collected by JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR may collect and store personally identifiable information about you if you
voluntarily submit such information to JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR. Personally identifiable information
may include your name, email address, physical address and other information that specifically
identifies you.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information Collected by JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR may also automatically collect (through cookies, described below, and
other methods) and store aggregate or anonymous information about user contact with and use of
the Site. Examples of this type of information include demographic information, the type of internet
browser you are using, the type of computer operating system application software and peripherals
you are using, the domain name of the web site from which you linked to our Site and your browsing
habits on and usage of the Site.
Non-Personally identifiable information may also include personally identifiable information that
has been aggregated so that no one individual is specifically identifiable (such as, how many users
in a particular city access the Site).
How We Use Your Personally Identifiable Information
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR will only use your personally identifiable information as described in this
policy.
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR may use the personally identifiable information we collect to contact you
about our products and services or those of our clients or other third parties from time to time.
Except for the parties described below, we do not sell or share your personally identifiable
information with third parties without your consent. We may share your personally identifiable
information with our clients (if they have agreed to comply with privacy protections similar to those
set forth in this policy), companies that are affiliates of JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR, technical
consultants and other third parties who make our Site available, enhance its functionality, or
provide associated services (but only for the purpose of providing such services to JOBURG SKIN
DOCTOR).
Information obtained in connection with the Site may be intermingled with and used by us in
conjunction with information obtained through sources other than the Site, including both offline
and online sources.
We reserve the right to transfer any information to our successors in business and purchasers of
Site assets or a particular division or line of business.
We also reserve the right to access and/or disclose any information as required by courts or
administrative agencies and to the extent necessary to permit us to investigate suspected fraud,
harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, the Site rules or policies, or the rights
of third parties or to investigate any suspected conduct which JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR deems
improper
How We Use Your Non-Personally Identifiable Information
We may share non-personally identifiable information with third parties for any number of reasons,
including advertising, promotional and/or other purposes.
Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information
from you and to customize your use of the Site. A cookie is a small data file that certain web sites
write to your hard drive when you visit them. We may also use web bugs, clear gifs and similar
technologies that collect data similar to that collected by a cookie.
A cookie file can contain various types of information, including a user ID that the site uses to track
the pages you have visited.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies; however, you can reset your browser to refuse
all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent or you can flush your browser of cookies from
time to time. (Note: you may need to consult the help area of your browser application for
instructions.) If you choose to disable cookies or refuse to accept a cookie, you may not be able to
utilize all features of the Site.
At times, some of our advertisers and their ad service providers set cookies when you click their
advertising banners. While we use cookies in other parts of the Site (as discussed above), cookies
which are received with banner ads, are collected by those advertisers and their ad service
providers. The advertiser’s privacy policy and/or that of its service provider will govern the use of
this information and JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR is not responsible for the privacy practices of such
advertiser or ad service provider.
Links
Our Site may contain links to web sites maintained by company divisions, subsidiaries or third
parties.
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR is not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites. You should
carefully read their own privacy policies before providing any information to such websites.
Opt-Out Procedures
You have the option to opt-out of receiving information from JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR. This opt
out messaging will appear at the bottom of every promotional email that is sent out to you by
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR in relation to this Site. JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR also gives you the
option to remove your information from its database of active users. If you no longer wish to take
advantage of this Site or to receive any form of direct contact from JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR,
whether it is email, discounts, newsletters, or other promotional offers or materials, or wish us to
delete your personally identifiable information from our database of active users, please send us
a request with the subject line “Privacy-Urgent”, and email admin@Joburg Skin Doctor.co.za.
However, JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR is not responsible for removing information from third party
lists or databases of any kind if we have shared your information with such third parties as
permitted by this policy.
Please note that, notwithstanding the fact that we may have removed your information from our
list of active users, we reserve the right to keep any information submitted or collected for business
reasons, such as archiving data.
Reviewing or changing your information
In order to ensure that the information we maintain is accurate, JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR gives
users the option to change or modify their information previously provided. If you would like to
change your information currently in our database, please contact us.
JOBURG SKIN DOCTOR is not responsible for updating information contained in third party lists
or databases.
Security
We are committed to taking reasonable and responsible steps to ensure the security of your
information.
To prevent unauthorised access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of
information, we have put into place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to help
safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
However, due to the inherent open nature of the Internet, and subject to the provisions of sections
43(5) and 43(6) of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, we shall not be liable for
any damage, loss or liability of whatsoever nature arising from the use or inability to use this
website or the services or content provided from and through this website. Furthermore, JOBURG
SKIN DOCTOR makes no representations or warranties, implied or otherwise, that, amongst
others, the content and technology available from this website are free from errors or omissions or
that the service will be 100% uninterrupted and error free.
Protection for Children
This Site is not intended for users under the age of 13, and we have no intention of collecting
personally identifiable information from children (i.e., individuals under the age of 13). If a parent
or guardian learns that a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, that child’s
parent or guardian should contact us and send a request marked “Privacy – Urgent” if they would
like the information submitted by the child deleted from our database. We will use all reasonable
efforts to delete such information from our database.
Agreements in terms of Section 21 of the Electronic Communications and
Transactions Act
1. No information or data on this website is an offer, but merely an invitation to do
business.
2. Merely sending a data message to this website shall conclude no agreements or
its owners, valid agreements are only concluded as detail above.
3. Data messages, such as e-mail, are only deemed to have been received by us
once reply to and such a reply does not include an auto-reply.
The Republic of South Africa (Applicable by Governing Law)
This website is hosted, controlled and operated from the Republic of South Africa (“RSA”), and
thus the South African Law governs the use or inability to use this Site and these terms and
conditions.
By using the Site, you freely and specifically give us your consent to export your personally
identifiable information to RSA and to store and use it in RSA as specified in this policy.
Your Consent
We may amend our privacy policy at any time and will post those changes on this page, so you
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we
may disclose it. However, if we plan to materially change the way in which we use or disclose your
personally identifiable information, we will provide you with prior notice and a chance to opt-out of
such differing uses.
Notification of changes
If we decide at any time to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on our Site so
you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if
any, we disclose it.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with
this Site, you can contact us:
Joburg Skin Doctor South Africa
+27 11 356 6015
In addition, our mailing address is:
Joburg Skin Doctor South Africa
Address
Wits Donald
GordonMedicalCentre27
Eton Road Parktown
2193
Effective Date
This privacy policy was last updated on September 2019.
