Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Introduction
Every Avenue Estates (Pty) Ltd trading as Every Avenue Estates, a company registered in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa ("Every Avenue Estates" or “we” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it.
This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our privacy practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is utilized by us.
Certain pages on our website (the “Every Avenue Estates website” or “Site”) have been structured so that you can access the Site without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. However, should you wish to make full use of the Site, you will be required to register and provide us with personal information and accordingly we have made this notice readily available on the home page of the Site.
When you register:
you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.
you agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password and access to the Site.
Applicability
This Privacy Policy applies to the Every Avenue Estates website and all mobile applications relating thereto. Any reference to the Every Avenue Estates website herein includes a reference to such mobile applications. This statement is not applicable to other related websites not specifically included.
The Every Avenue Estates website may contain links to or from other sites ("linked sites") which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, Every Avenue Estates is in no way responsible for the content or the privacy and security policies employed by linked sites.
Every Avenue Estates will not share your personal information with those linked sites.
Types of information collected
Personal Information
When you register on the Every Avenue Estates website we need to collect certain personal information about you in order to provide you with the services you have requested. This information may include, but is not limited to:
Name
Email Address
Contact Telephone Numbers
Once you choose to register on the Every Avenue Estates website and provide us with personal information, it will be used for the purposes of providing you with the requested service and in conformity with the provisions of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25/2002.
We respect your privacy and undertake not to sell, rent or lease your personal information to others.
We will only record your e-mail address if you register on the Every Avenue Estates website. It will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it and will not be added to a mailing list unless you request that this be done. We will not disclose it without your consent.
Non-personal Information
Certain non-personal information may be collected while you are using the Site. This will comprise of data about usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. Every Avenue Estates may collect and use this non-personal information to evaluate how the Every Avenue Estates website is being used.
Most non-personal data is collected via cookies (see below) or other analysis technologies. The Every Avenue Estates website pages use cookies, web beacons and other technologies for data analysis and potential personalization of the Site and services offered. These technologies may vary, but in many cases may involve a small file stored locally on the computer used to access the Every Avenue Estates website, and may be used to store and collect information relating to your viewing and use of the Every Avenue Estates website.
With regard to our use of cookies specifically:
The Site makes use of cookies - a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a web server. Basically, it is your unique identification card that can only be read by the server that gave it to you.
Our server generates one cookie which is used to keep track of the pages you have accessed while using our server. The cookie allows you to page back and forwards through the Site and return to pages you have already visited. The cookie exists only for the time you are accessing our server.
Information collected through cookies is used to create a profile of our users. A profile is stored information we keep on individual users that details their preferences, their use and request history and behavioural activity, and can minimise the need for you to re-enter information.
Cookies are not used for any other purpose at or on the Site. We do not use cookies to collect personal information.
Most cookies expire after a defined period of time, or you can delete your cookie file at any time. Most web browser software is initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your web browser software to refuse cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some parts of our Site will not function properly or may be considerably slower if you refuse cookies. For example, without cookies, you will not be able to set personalized preferences, and/or may have difficulty completing transactions.
Every Avenue Estates may collect your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain name address, the identity of your Internet service or access provider, the type of web browsing software you use, your computers operating system, the URL of the web page from which you came to visit our website and the language you selected for your web browsing software (collectively referred to herein as clickstream data). We use these technologies to identify our users, to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer the Every Avenue Estates website and the services offered thereon.
In summary, when you visit or use the Site, our server logs the following non-personal information provided by your browser:
the type of browser and operating system your computer uses;
your domain name extension (for example .com, .co.za);
the referring site's address (the site where you clicked the link that led you to us);
your server's IP address (a number which is unique to the computer connecting you to the Internet, which is usually one of your service provider's computers);
the date and time of your visit;
the address of the pages visited;
the documents downloaded.
Every Avenue Estates needs and uses your personal information to provide you with the services you request and to help us better understand your needs and interests in the future.
Personal data given to Every Avenue Estates may be transferred across provincial and national borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage and simplified customer information management.
Sharing of your Information
Every Avenue Estates will not share personal information with any third parties without your permission, unless required by law enforcement action, subpoena, or local law.
Social Media
Should you share the Every Avenue Estates website, or any content on the Site that we create and make available in connection with the Site including but not limited to written content, visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, designs and photographs (“Site Content”), on any social media platform such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, your activity may be visible to third parties depending on the privacy settings chosen by you on the applicable social media platform(s).
You acknowledge that you understand the terms and conditions (including the privacy policy) of each social media platform you use, as such rules will apply to you. The privacy policy of such social media platforms will govern the information obtained from you by these social media platforms and the way such information is used.
Every Avenue Estates’s Social Media Platforms
Every Avenue Estates may operate various social media communities on various platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter. When you connect with us via any such platform, we may receive personal information about you. The manner in which your personal information may be used will be set out in the applicable privacy policy of such social media platform. You should read the privacy policy in relation to each such social media platform together with this Privacy Policy.
Privacy Preferences
Every Avenue Estates will not use your personal information for a different purpose than the one stated when you provided your data. You may opt out of communications about updated information, new services and marketing messages at any time.
E-Mail Subscriptions
We maintain a list of e-mail addresses to which “Every Avenue Estates Property Group Newsletter”, our regular newsletter, is sent. Individuals must affirmatively request to join this list by using the subscribe form on the subscriptions page. Any members of this list may choose to unsubscribe at any time by using the same form. Our list server has been configured such that e-mail addresses can only be accessed by authorised Every Avenue Estates staff.
Security
Every Avenue Estates undertakes to take all reasonable measures to protect the information you provide us.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Please note that these guidelines are subject to change at any time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy at the inception of each session.
General Provisions
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
In the event of any dispute arising between you and Every Avenue Estates, you consent to the jurisdiction of the Western Cape High Court (notwithstanding that the quantum in the action or proceedings may otherwise be beyond the monetary jurisdiction of that court).
Every Avenue Estates may legally assign any of its rights and obligations under this Privacy Policy at any time without giving you notice.
Acceptance of policy
By using this Site, or otherwise providing your personal information to Every Avenue Estates, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use the Every Avenue Estates website or provide any personal information to Every Avenue Estates.