Offershop recognises the importance of protecting your privacy in respect of your personal information. We are committed to processing your Personal Information lawfully, ethically, and securely, in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and other relevant South African legislation.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information which is processed, collected, stored, transferred, or collated by Offershop from persons and organisations with whom they engage.
By registering on any of our websites, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
We limit information to only what is necessary for service delivery and legitimate business use.
We use your Personal Information for the purposes below:
| Purpose Category | Specific Uses (Examples) |
|---|---|
| Service Provision & Account Management | To register and maintain you as a customer of Offershop. |
| Service Access & Retention |
• Providing access to services • Retaining and making available your service information |
| Verification and Checks |
• Verifying your details • Performing credit checks |
| Financial & Administration |
• Facilitating payments • Security, administrative, and legal purposes |
| Communication & Marketing |
• Providing newsletters • Supporting future interactions |
We retain your information only as required by law, contract, consent, or legitimate interest.
In accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”), you may, where applicable, request the correction or deletion of personal information about you that is in our possession or under our control, or request the destruction or deletion of a record of personal information that we are no longer authorised to retain.
A request may be made using the Information Regulator of South Africa’s prescribed Request for Correction or Deletion of Personal Information or Destroying or Deletion of Record of Personal Information , issued in terms of section 24(1) of POPIA and Regulation 3(2).
Completed requests, together with any supporting documentation reasonably required to identify the relevant personal information and verify the request, should be submitted to our Information Officer at:
Information Officer: Jean Maritz
Email:
jean.maritz@offernet.net
We will consider and process a valid request in accordance with POPIA and other applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
Where we are required or authorised by law to retain particular personal information or records, we may retain such information for the applicable retention period and will not retain it for longer than is lawfully necessary.
This procedure also applies to personal information received or processed through our integrations with third-party platforms, including applicable Meta Platform Data, where such information is in our possession or under our control and is subject to deletion in accordance with applicable law and the relevant platform requirements.
If you believe that your personal information has been processed unlawfully, or you are dissatisfied with the manner in which your request has been handled, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa) using the procedures and prescribed forms made available by the Regulator.
We take all reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised access.
This Policy may be updated periodically. Continued use means acceptance of updates.
This Policy is governed by South African law.
Offershop Information Officer:
Jean Maritz
Email:
jean.maritz@offernet.net
Information Regulator (South Africa):
Complaints:
complaints.IR@justice.gov.za
Enquiries:
inforeg@justice.gov.za