Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is Polygon Software Development’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://www.polygonsoftware.co.za, and other sites we own and operate.

We only ask for personal information when we truly need it to provide a service to you. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why we’re collecting it and how it will be used.

We only retain collected information for as long as necessary to provide you with your requested service. What data we store, we’ll protect within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We don’t share any personally identifying information publicly or with third-parties, except when required to by law.

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies.

You are free to refuse our request for your personal information, with the understanding that we may be unable to provide you with some of your desired services.

Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information. If you have any questions about how we handle user data and personal information, feel free to contact us.

This policy is effective as of 16 October 2019, and extended on the 29th of June 2021 as follows:

Privacy Policy for: Polygon Software Development cc
1997/046402/23

Prepared in terms of the requirements of the PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT 2013 (POPIA)
(hereinafter referred to as the “Act”)

In terms of the POPI Act, Polygon Software Development (PSD) is deemed to be an organization that engages in all aspects of business, but specifically software development. It follows that personal information could be processed in some of the following categories:

1. Employees
2. Clients
3. Vendors
4. Statutory bodies, i.e. SARS
5. Public viewers, i.e. websites (Only if the Contact Form on the website is filled in)

Your relationship with PSD determines the exact nature of the personal information PSD processes, and the purpose for which such personal information is collected and used.

All information is processed internally and information is used by a limited number of authorized persons. The following general information is collected from the parties above:

1. School/ business name
2. Contact person(s)
3. Telephone and cellular phone number(s)
4. Email address
5. Physical address
6. Barcode last serial number to facilitate future orders
7. All internal labor related information
8. Client information relating to accounting, products and services
9. All vendor information relating to accounting, products and services
10. All Statutory information on which the Company is to report / act upon
11. Information destined for marketing and sales in future

PSD vows to protect the information as prescribed by the POPI Act. As far as PSD understands, all personal information is private and attended to according to the POPI Act.

PSD will at all times measure the risk of breach of the POPI Act and actively manage same on a daily basis.