Privacy Policy

Protecting your privacy is very important to us. Any information that we collect via our website or other Social Media platforms will be kept confidential and will only be share if we are legally required to do so. If you have any questions please contact us at info@farrsa.org.za

This privacy notice is part of our agreement with you. We may need to update it from time to time, but we will update it via this website when we do.

1. WHO YOU ARE SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH

We are the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR). We are a NPO and our physical address is Unit 5, 42 Bloemhof Street, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa.

2. WHAT WE COLLECT, AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

2.1. When you visit our website we collect information. We collect any information by you visiting our website and the information that you give us when completing a form, such as your name and email address.

2.2. We collect information while you browse the website. When you browse www.farrsa.org.za we collect standard information about your internet connection and website use. We use this information to help us improve our website and online services. The type of information we collect includes the URL you came from, IP address, domain type, browser type, the country and telephone code where your device is located and the web pages viewed during your visit.

3. WHAT WE USE YOUR INFORMATION FOR

3.1. If you contact us with an enquiry we will use the information that you provide us to respond.

3.2. We may use cookies to optimise your website experience

We use information collected from cookies and other technologies to improve your user experience and the overall quality of our website. We use anonymous cookies to collect data about how you use our website, so that we can improve and optimise your website experience. Cookies on their own
cannot identify you, they just recognise your web browser.

To better understand how visitors use our website (www.farrsa.org.za) and to help us improve the user experience, we use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, that may place cookies on your device.

You can turn off your web browser’s ability to accept cookies if you prefer. You can find more information about cookies, including how to block them or delete them at AboutCookies.org.

4. WHEN WILL WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

4.1. We don’t sell or share your information for profit.

We respect your privacy and will not sell or share your information with other institutions or companies to use for their own purposes. We only share information if we have to do it to deliver the services you requested.

4.2. We may be required by law to share your information. Sometimes we will be required by law to share your information. For instance, if a warrant is issued by the police or if we are compelled by a court to disclose information. We will always check whether the request is legitimate

5. HOW WE PROTECT IT

5.1. We take your privacy and the security of your personal information seriously.

We have implemented reasonable security safeguards based on the sensitivity of the personal information to protect it from loss, misuse and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

5.2. We will inform you if your privacy is ever compromised, if we have access to information that can identify you.

Although we cannot prevent all security threats, we have measures in place to minimise the threat to your privacy should something happen. We will let you know of any breaches which affect your personal information unless we are obligated in law not to do so.

6. YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

You have the right to know what kind of personal information we have about you and to correct it.

You have the right to:

  • ask what personal information we hold about you;
  • ask what information was sent to our suppliers, service providers or any other third party;
  • ask us to update, correct or delete any out-of-date or incorrect personal information we hold about you;
  • unsubscribe from any direct marketing communications we may send you, such as our Annual Newsletter.
  • object to the processing of our personal information.

You can request access to the information we hold about you or correct your personal information by info@farrsa.org.za . To protect your information, we may require proof of your identity