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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Orbis Gems
Effective Date: 2024
1. Introduction Welcome to Orbis Gems. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information, in compliance with the POPI Act and other relevant laws of South Africa.
2. Information We Collect We collect personal information such as name, contact details, and payment information during purchase transactions. Additional data may be collected for SEO optimization and Google Shopping integration.
3. Use of Information Your information is used for order processing, SEO optimization, and Google Shopping features. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We adhere to the POPI Act’s principles in our data handling practices.
4. Data Security and Compliance We implement stringent security measures to safeguard your personal information. Compliance with the POPI Act and other relevant laws is a priority.
5. Google Shopping Integration Information relevant for listing products on Google Shopping is handled in accordance with Google’s data policies and SEO best practices.
6. Your Rights Under the POPI Act, you have rights regarding your personal data. Contact us to access, rectify, or to delete your information.
7. Changes to This Policy This policy may be updated to reflect changes in legal requirements or our practices. Changes will be communicated through our website.
8. Contact Us For questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at info@orbisgems.co.za
Consent to the use of cookies.
For our website to function properly we use cookies. To obtain your valid consent for the use and storage of cookies in the browser you use to access our website and to properly document this we use a consent management platform: CookieFirst. This technology is provided by Digital Data Solutions BV, Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018 DH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Website: href=’https://cookiefirst.com’ title=’Cookiefirst page’>https://cookiefirst.com referred to as CookieFirst.
When you access our website, a connection is established with CookieFirst’s server to give us the possibility to obtain valid consent from you to the use of certain cookies. CookieFirst then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to activate only those cookies to which you have consented and to properly document this. The data processed is stored until the predefined storage period expires or you request to delete the data. Certain mandatory legal storage periods may apply notwithstanding the aforementioned.
CookieFirst is used to obtain the legally required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data processing agreement
We have concluded a data processing agreement with CookieFirst. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.
Server log files
Our website and CookieFirst automatically collect and store information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The following data is collected:
Your consent status or the withdrawal of consent
Your anonymised IP address
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The date and time you have visited our website
The webpage url where you saved or updated your consent preferences
The approximate location of the user that saved their consent preference
A universally unique identifier (UUID) of the website visitor that clicked the cookie banner
