Skukuza Law Chambers

1. Information Officer Contact Details

The designated Information Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).

Email: werner@vdheeverlaw.co.za
Telephone: 071 484 2120

2. Lawful Processing of Personal Information

Skukuza Law Chambers processes personal information lawfully, based on consent, legal duty, contract or legitimate interest.

3. Information Collected

Names, contact details, company information and necessary identifiers may be collected for specific and lawful purposes.

4. Purpose of Collection

Personal information may be collected to deliver legal services, respond to queries, maintain professional relationships, perform diagnostics and comply with legal duties.

5. Cookies

Cookies may be used to improve website functionality, security and analytics. Browser settings may be used to restrict or disable cookies.

6. Log Data

We may collect information such as an internet protocol address, browser information, pages accessed and access timestamps to improve website security and performance.

7. Information Quality

Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete and updated where necessary. Data subjects may request corrections or updates.

8. Retention of Data

Personal information is retained only for as long as required for the purpose for which it was collected, or as otherwise required by law, after which it will be destroyed, deleted or de-identified.

9. Further Processing

Further processing will remain compatible with the original purpose of collection unless additional processing is authorised by law or consented to by the data subject.

10. Notification of Collection

Data subjects will be informed, where required, of the identity of the responsible party, the purpose of collection, their rights and the intended recipients of the information.

11. Data Subject Rights

Data subjects may request access to or correction of their personal information, object to certain processing and lodge a complaint concerning the processing of their information.

12. Third-Party Operators

Third parties who process personal information on our behalf are required to comply with appropriate confidentiality, security and POPIA-related obligations.

13. International Data Transfers

Personal information will be transferred outside South Africa only where the transfer is permitted by POPIA and appropriate safeguards are in place.

14. Security Safeguards

Reasonable physical, technical and organisational safeguards are maintained to prevent loss, unlawful access, interference, alteration or unauthorised destruction of personal information.

15. Children’s Personal Information

We do not intentionally collect personal information from children without the necessary consent or another lawful basis. Information collected unlawfully will be deleted or otherwise dealt with as required by law.

16. Disclosure to Third Parties

Personal information will be disclosed to third parties only where authorised by the data subject, necessary for the provision of services, permitted by law or required for the protection of lawful rights.

17. Links to Third-Party Websites

Skukuza Law Chambers is not responsible for the privacy policies, content or information practices of external websites linked from this website.

18. Security Compromise Notification

Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that personal information has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorised person, notification will be provided to the Information Regulator and affected data subjects as required by section 22 of POPIA.

19. Amendments to This Policy

This policy may be amended from time to time. The most recent version will be published on the Skukuza Law Chambers website together with its effective or revision date.