PRIVACY POLICY (POPIA)
Last updated: 2026/10/28
Definitions
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Afri Jigs-
Afri Jigs means Afri Jigs (PTY) Ltd, Unit 13 Thatchers Corner, 90 Main Road, Sandton, South Africa.
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POPIA-
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (South Africa).
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Responsible Party-
Responsible Party means the public or private body or person who, alone or with others, decides why and how personal information is processed. -
Operator-
Operator means a person or company that processes personal information on behalf of Afri Jigs under a contract or mandate, without coming under Afri Jigs' direct authority. -
Data Subject-
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
1. Principles for processing personal data
Our principles for processing personal data are:
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Fairness and lawfulness. When we process personal data, the individual rights of the Data Subjects must be protected. All personal data must be collected and processed legally and fairly.
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Restricted to a specific purpose. The personal data of Data Subject must be processed only for specific purposes.
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Transparency. The Data Subject must be informed of how his/her data is being collected, processed, and used.
2. What personal data we collect and process
Afri Jigs collects several different types of personal data for various purposes. Personal Data may include, but is not limited to:
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Email address
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First name and last name
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Phone number
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Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
3. How we use the personal data
Afri Jigs uses the collected personal data for various purposes:
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To provide you with services
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To notify you about changes to our services and/or products
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To provide customer support
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To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our services
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To detect, prevent and address technical issues
4. Legal basis for collecting and processing personal data
Afri Jigs legal basis for collecting and using the personal data described in this Data Protection Policy depends on the personal data we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:
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Afri Jigs needs to perform a contract with you
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You have given Afri Jigs permission to do so
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Processing your personal data is in Afri Jigs legitimate interests
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Afri Jigs needs to comply with the law
5. Retention of personal data
Afri Jigs will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Data Protection Policy.
Afri Jigs will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
6. Data protection rights
Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Afri Jigs' Information Officer is Sergio de Oliveira (sergioadeo@afrijigs.com). You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa).. If you wish to be informed what personal data, we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
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The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you
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The right of rectification
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The right to object
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The right of restriction
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The right to data portability
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The right to withdraw consent
