Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 8, 2021

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use our Website and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve our Website. By using our Website, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy applies to all users of (“our Website“), which are used to access and purchase our products and services.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to set out how, why and when CRAFTEX Warehouse (PTY) Ltd. trading as (“CRAFTEX“) uses your Personal Information so as to comply with the  Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI“).

It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with our other terms and conditions, privacy notices or policies we may provide from time to time when we collect or use your Personal Information.

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions:
Interpretation and Definitions

The words in which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in the plural.

Further, please pay special attention to the clauses in this Privacy Policy that appear in similar text and style (i.e. bold) which:

  • may limit the risk or liability of CRAFTEX or a third party.
  • may create risk or liability for the user.
  • may compel the user to indemnify CRAFTEX or a third party.
  • serves as an acknowledgement, by the user, of a fact.

We respect your privacy and take the protection of Personal Information very seriously. We strive to deliver excellent service every time you shop with us, and to do this, we need to use some of your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle the Personal Information we collect about you and/or receive from you. By using our Website, you agree to the processing of your Personal Information as set out in this Privacy Policy.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Accountmeans a unique account created for You to access our Website or parts of our Website.
  • Company(referred to as either “CRAFTEX“, “the Company“, “We“, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to CRAFTEX Warehouse (PTY) Ltd., Unit 2 Jackalview, 485 Boundry Road, Northriding, Johannesburg, South Africa 2169.
  • Cookiesare small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Countryrefers to: South Africa
  • Devicemeans any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Datais any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Servicerefers to the Website.
  • Service Providermeans any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Third-party Social Media Servicerefers to any website or any social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.
  • Usage Datarefers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Websiterefers to CRAFTEX Website, accessible from http://www.craftexwarehouse.com/
  • Youmeans the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
  • “Registered User(s)” refers to anyone registered on our Website and has provided us with a unique email address and password as well as other Personal Information in order to order goods and services on our Website.
  • “Personal Information“, and “process/processing” bear the same meanings as set out in POPI.

If you are below the age of 18

If you are below the age of 18 years, you must always get permission from your parent or guardian before you use our Website or give us your Personal Information. We may check that your parent or guardian has given you such permission, for example by asking you to provide us with your parent’s or guardian’s contact details so we can contact them. We may also check that the contact details you have given us are correct and are the details of a person who is actually your parent or guardian. If we are not able to verify such permission or if a parent or guardian confirms that you do not have their permission, you may not use our Website.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND PROCESS

CRAFTEX processes Personal Information in a manner that is reasonable, adequate, relevant, non-excessive and purpose-specific. In order for users to access and use our Website we collect and process some Personal Information. When you become a registered user, we have to collect and process your Personal Information to render our Websites to you.

When you register to use our Website, we may collect the following Personal Information:

  • name and surname.
  • email address.
  • physical address.
  • shipping address.
  • telephone number.
  • mobile phone number.
  • identification number.

When you register as a business or apply to be a stockist, we may also collect the following Business Information:

  • business/shop name.
  • company registration number
  • VAT number.
  • physical address.
  • shipping address.
  • website address.
  • social media page links.

Should your Personal Information change or you wish to amend and/or correct this Personal Information you can do this by updating your registered user information in your account profile via the following link: http://www.craftexwarehouse.com/account/update-account-details/

You warrant that the information you have provided is accurate, current, true and correct and that does not impersonate or misrepresent any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with anyone or anything.

Information from using our Website

When you access our Website, whether or not you are a registered user, CRAFTEX processes some of your Personal Information. Depending on how you access and use our Website, we may receive:

  • log information, through online identifiers, including information on how, when and for how long you use our Website and other services, the content you view and search queries you submit.
  • information about the equipment you use to access or use our Website, including the type of device you are using, how you access our Website, your browser or operating system and your Internet Protocol address.
  • the geographic location from which you accessed our Website, including your device’s global positioning system signal and information about nearby wifi networks and cell towers. We get this information when you use location-enabled services.
  • other information about you from third parties, such as social media.

Why do we process your personal information?

We process the Personal Information we collect and receive to:

  • identify you;
  • verify your identity;
  • create a user account for you; and/or
  • enter into a contract with you.

As a registered user, we also process your Personal Information in order to:

  • fulfill our contractual obligations to you when you have ordered goods in order for us to deliver those goods and process returns.
  • provide you with information, products or services you request from us.
  • communicate with you regarding our Website and provide you with information, products or services, including billing, customer support, resolving complaints and quality control.
  • notify you about changes to our Website, services and products, terms and conditions, privacy policy or notices, and any other changes that impact our Website, services and products.
  • send you information about competitions, products or services that may interest you (unless you have opted out of receiving such information).
  • get feedback from you which we need to develop our products and services and grow our business.
  • comply with any legal or regulatory obligations such as tax or financial laws.
  • undertake research for statistical purposes. The research and statistics we get from this process do not include your Personal Information and cannot be linked to you, nor can you be identified from these statistics.

Retention and restriction of records

We keep your Personal Information for as long as:

  • we need it to provide our Website, products or services to you.
  • it is required or allowed by law and is in line with our internal retention policies.
  • it is necessary to uphold the contract between you and us.
  • you have agreed to us keeping your Personal Information subject to your request for us to stop processing your Personal Information.

We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which this information was collected or subsequently processed. If your Personal Information is used for more than one purpose, we will retain it until the purpose with the latest period expires but we will stop using it for the purpose with a shorter period once that period expires.

By accessing and using the Platform, you consent to us retaining records of your Personal Information for no longer than may be necessary to achieve the purpose for which the information was initially collected or subsequently processed. 

User tracking and cookies

When you access and use our Website we may use various technological tools to improve your experience on our websites through the use of cookies and/or user tracking.

Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Website. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies.Cookies are small text files placed on the device that you use to access our Website. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Website may use Cookies. These files do not contain your Personal Information but allow us to associate you with a particular device. Many websites use cookies and we use cookies to:
      • make our Website more user friendly.
      • personalise your interactions with our Website, tailor our Websites and Platforms to your interests and needs, and ensure they work on your device.
      • provide advertising that is relevant to you, limit the number of times you see the same advertisement and measure the effectiveness of the advertisements on our Website  and other websites, based on your online activities such as the websites and apps you use or content you view, and information we have about you.
      • send Opt-In marketing communication if you are not a registered user.
    • Flash Cookies.Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences or Your activity on our Website. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies. For more information on how You can delete Flash Cookies, please read “Where can I change the settings for disabling, or deleting local shared objects?” available at https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/disable-local-shared-objects-flash.html#main_Where_can_I_change_the_settings_for_disabling__or_deleting_local_shared_objects_
    • Web Beacons.Certain sections of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies: Cookies: What Do They Do?.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookies Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

We will not use your Personal Information for any other purpose without your permission.

By accessing and using our Website, you consent to our use of cookies.

Opt-out from direct marketing

You have the right to request us not to contact you for purposes of direct marketing by any form of electronic communication such as automatic calling machines, email and/or SMS notifications by “opting-out” of any direct marketing communications we may send to you.

Who else gets to process your personal information

We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing or any other purposes.

We may provide or make your Personal Information available to:

  • our employees and/or third party service providers in order to enable them to assist us to interact with you via our Website for the ordering of goods or when delivering goods to you.
  • law enforcement, government officials, fraud detection agencies or other third parties when the disclosure of Personal Information is necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, or other activity that is illegal or may expose us to legal liability or financial loss, to report or support the investigation into suspected illegal activity.
  • third parties (such as a potential purchaser and its professional advisors) in the event of any reorganisation, merger, consolation, sale, joint venture, or other disposition of any or all of our assets.
  • our Website providers (under contract with us) who help with parts of our business operations (fraud prevention, marketing, public relations, technology services etc). However, our contracts dictate that these service providers may only use your Personal Information in connection with our Websites they perform for us and not for their own benefit or any other purpose, and must treat such information as confidential information.
  • our suppliers or sellers in order for them to liaise directly with you regarding any goods you have purchased, for them to comply with their regulatory obligations, or for any other purpose which may require their involvement.

Sending your personal information outside south africa

We may transfer certain Personal Information outside the geographic borders of South Africa to service providers for purposes set out above (Why we process your Personal Information?), including for data storage and back-up purposes to ensure the integrity of our systems.

When we transfer your Personal Information outside of the geographic borders of South Africa, we will ensure that we do so in accordance with the requirements for lawful transfer outside of South Africa as set out in POPI.

By accessing and using our Website, you consent to us transferring your Personal Information outside of South Africa as set out in POPI.

Securing your personal information

We secure the integrity and confidentiality of your Personal Information in our possession or under our control by taking appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures to prevent loss of, damage to or unauthorised destruction of Personal Information; and unlawful access to or processing of Personal Information.

In order to implement and maintain such measures, we have in place policies, controls and related processes, which are reviewed and updated on a regular basis. Our policies, controls and procedures cover for example:

  • physical, technical and network security.
  • access controls and monitoring of access.
  • secure storage, destruction and encryption of records of Personal Information.
  • Personal Information breach reporting and remediation.
  • by way of written agreements, imposition of security and confidentiality obligations on third parties (based within or outside the borders of South Africa) who process Personal Information as part of rendering services to us.

Should you disclose your Personal Information to any third party other than CRAFTEX, CRAFTEX shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising or suffered by you as a result of the disclosure of such Personal Information to any third party. This is because we do not regulate or control how that third party uses your Personal Information. You should always ensure that you read the privacy policy of any third party. 

Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Know your rights

Having provided adequate proof of your identity, you have the right to:

  • view, correct and/or amend your Personal Information we process. Please note that as a registered user, you can do this through your user account for the Personal Information reflected therein.
  • request a record or description of your Personal Information.
  • request to have your Personal Information corrected, destroyed or deleted. Please note that you can stop being a registered user by cancelling your account. In this instance CRAFTEX will only retain your Personal Information subject to any legislative requirement and/or our internal retention policy.
  • us complying with your requests upon receipt unless we have credible reason why we cannot comply.
  • us indicating where, if we cannot agree whether to correct or delete your Personal Information as requested, that a correction or deletion was requested but was not made.
  • inform you if reasonably practicable,  should we change your Personal Information and this has an impact on decisions about you.
  • notify you of the action taken by us because of your request.
  • notify you of unauthorised access to your Personal Information.
  • provide you with reasonable evidence of our compliance with our obligations under this Privacy Policy on reasonable notice and request.
  • Submit a complaint to the Information Regulator.

As a registered user, you can exercise all your rights set out above in terms of POPIA by going to the F.A.Q section of our Website.

This version of the Privacy Policy replaces any preceding privacy policy provisions on our website. We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When you use our Website the version of the Privacy Policy posted on this page applies to you.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

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