PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: 23 October 2017
The Borehole Water Association of Southern Africa (“us,” “we” or “our”) owns and operates the Borehole Water Association Website, including The Borehole Water Journal Online (http://bwa.co.za) (“Website”). This privacy statement applies to our collection, use and sharing of personal information we receive from visitors and users of this website.
We use personal information solely for the purpose of providing and improving this Website. By using the Website, you agree to this privacy policy, including the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy statement. If you disagree with any aspect of this privacy policy, please discontinue use of this Website.
1. Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
While using the Website, you may provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information includes any of the following: your first and last name, your email address, your shipping and/or billing address (collectively “Personal Information”).
Like many other sites, we collect information that your browser sends when you visit our Website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (“IP address”), browser information, Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) information, the pages of our Website that you visit, time spent on those pages and other statistics. We may also use third party services such as Google Analytics to collect, monitor and analyze Log Data.
“Cookies” are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Like many other websites, we use cookies to collect information solely for the purposes of analysis of content performance.
We use Google Double Click for Publishers to deliver advertisements, which are placed with us by groundwater-related companies. Double Click for Publishers is run through Google AdSense, and although we do not display any AdSense ads, Google AdSense may collect, use, store and disclose data and information collected from visitors, including information related to your demographic information. Each of our advertising partners has their own privacy policy for their site, which you can review at each of their sites.
You can turn off the use of cookies at any time in your browser’s settings. Please refer to the help section of your browser for instructions on how to do this. If you choose to disable cookies, this may affect your ability to access or use some portions of our Website.
2. Personal Information Use and Sharing
Except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share Personal Information with vendor service providers of this Website, such as the servers for our email communications. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with this policy.
In general, any Personal Information that you provide to us is used solely to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact Website visitors in response to questions, solicit feedback and send bimonthly email newsletters. See Section 4 for more information regarding our email marketing.
In the event that we undergo a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition or partial sale with another company, your Personal Information may be transferred. You consent that such transfer may occur and is permitted by this policy.
3. Information You Provide
When you leave a comment on this website, you are giving implied consent for this comment and your information to appear on our website. In leaving a comment, your name and email address will not be shared with any third party. We may use your email address solely to respond to your comment. However, we are not liable or responsible for the actions of other individuals and the unauthorized use by such information that you voluntarily share.
4. Email Marketing
If you choose to opt in to our email newsletter (The Borehole Water Journal Online), you will occasionally receive emails regarding updates to this website. You may opt out of our email newsletter at any time. Our email newsletter is managed through an email list management provider and opting out of one of our email lists may not necessarily remove you from all emails. Should you have any issues or problems unsubscribing, please contact us at editor@bwa.co.za.
If you correspond with us via email, we may retain the email messages and correspondence, but will not share this information with any third party.
5. Security
We make every attempt to keep your Personal Information secure, but we realize that no transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, but we cannot guarantee absolute security. By using this Website, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
6. Links to Other Websites
This Website includes links to other websites. Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Website’s Terms and Conditions.
When you click on links on our Website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
7. Updates
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
8. Questions and Contact Information
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at: editor@bwa.co.za.