Privacy Policy

This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how O50M (“us”, “we”,

“our”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use blazingfast.co.za blazing fast internet service.

In South Africa, the collection, processing, storage, use and, where necessary, destruction of personal information is subject to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) 4 of 2013, as amended.

We take Our responsibility as it pertains to your privacy seriously, and always endeavour to ensure that the information under Our control and/or in Our possession is processed in accordance with the provisions of POPIA.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be

promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest

changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.

What User Data We Collect

In terms of POPIA, we are allowed to collect and/or process personal information and/or special personal information when one or more of the below conditions are met:

1.1 Where we have obtained your consent.

1.2 In order to fulfill our contractual obligations

1.3 Where it is required to pursue our own legitimate interests and/or protect your legitimate interests.

We collect a variety of information from individuals and other legal entities during the ordinary course of business – from a multitude of sources – including when you:

interact with Us via telephone, as We may record calls for operational, quality or evidentiary purposes.

when you enter Our premises, as your image, movement and location may be recorded via video surveillance for security and evidentiary purposes. Due to the nature of video surveillance, We may also record your race and/or ethnicity, although this is purely incidental.

• interact with Us via electronic (email), written or other correspondence.
• visit Our Website and/or contact Us via the ‘Contact Us’ section
• complete customer-onboarding documentation, including Our credit application.
• complete customer satisfaction or similar such surveys.
• attend functions organised by Us or where we are the sponsor.
• referrals from vendors, distributors, customers, employees or the general public.

We collect and process this information always with the aim of using such information for the purpose of establishing and/or maintaining the i) Employer/employee, ii) Services Provider/Customer, iii) Value-added Reseller/Vendor and other relationships.

The types of personal information collected by Us varies based on the type of professional relationship We wish to establish with you, but generally includes (but is not limited to) the following:

Name of person, company or organisation.

Identity and/or passport number of an individual or, in the case of a company or organisation, their company registration number, VAT registration number and Non-Profit Organisation number.

We may also request copies of such documents.

• Contact information, including email address, contact number and the like.
• Residential, business address and, where applicable, postal address.
• Marital status.
• Names of previous employer(s).
• Trade references.
• Financial information, including bank account numbers.

If you are a prospective customer, We may also request additional personal information relating to third parties. It is your responsibility to ensure that you obtain the necessary approval from any such third-parties to disclose the information requested, and that whatever information you provide is both accurate and correct

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

• To better understand your needs.

• To improve our services and products.

• To send you promotional emails containing the information we think you will find

interesting.

• To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of market

research.

• To customize our website according to your online behaviour and personal

preferences.

• To verify your employment history, verify your identity, perform background checks and the like.
• To ascertain your creditworthiness, which includes performing credit refence verification.
• For operational purposes, which includes providing Our products, services and solutions to you.
• For business development, sales, marketing and event-planning purposes.
• For legal purposes.
• For record-keeping purposes, financial or otherwise (either for Our own purposes or those mandated by legislation).
• To protect Our premises, offices, employees, Information & Communication Technology infrastructure, communication facilities, networks, data, equipment and the like.
• For purposes and/or activities not expressly set out above, provided that such purposes and/or activities do not contravene any laws and are reasonable as it relates to the purpose for which it was collected, the provision of services by Us or your use of the Website.

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

O50M is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential.

O50M has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access,

and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us

safeguard all the information we collect online.

Our Cookie Policy

Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it

collects regarding your online behaviour (analyze web traffic, web pages you visit and

spend the most time on).

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs.

After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our

systems.

Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way.

They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so

that we can provide a better experience for you.

If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet

browser.

THE RIGHTS YOU MAY EXERCISE

You have the right to:

• reject certain cookies when you visit Our Website;
• request a copy of the personal information relating to you that We have on file.
• under certain circumstances, object to the processing of your personal information by Us.
• request that personal information about you that we have a record of be corrected or updated.
• request that personal information about you that we have a record of be deleted or otherwise destroyed. We will comply with such requests provided that i) We are not legally required to retain your information or ii) We do not need to retain such personal information in order to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim(s).
• exercise any of the aforementioned rights, please direct your enquiry to informationofficer@O50m.co.za

Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links that lead to other websites. If you click on these links

O50M is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting

those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the

privacy policy documentation of the website you go to from our website.

Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data

At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data.

You can achieve this by doing the following:

When you are filling the forms on the website, make sure to check if there is a box

which you can leave unchecked, if you don’t want to disclose your personal information.

If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via

email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.

O50M will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third

parties, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. Your

personal information will be used when we need to send you promotional materials if you agree to this privacy policy.

CONTACT THE INFORMATION OFFICER

Should you have any questions or concerns about the content of this Policy, please direct such questions or concerns to the Information Officer. You may do so by sending an email to informationofficer@o50m.co.za or by contacting Us on 010 745 4000. Should you prefer an alternative method of communication, please refer to the ‘Contact Us’ section of Our Website.