Website Privacy Policy 

Definitions and Interpretation 

1. “Privacy Policy” this statement with regards to the collections, storage, protections and usage of any personal data you provide to the Business.

2.  “Business” the medical practice of Dr Jacquelyn Loren Schultz

3. “Contact Detail” the e-mail address where Dr Schultz can be contacted for any purpose pertaining to this Privacy Policy - schultzj@global.co.za; 

4. “Personal Information” Personal Information relating to an identifiable person (natural or legal) as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013; 

5. “Processing” the creation, generation, communication, storage, and destruction of Personal Information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013; 

6.  “Website” the website of the Business at URL www.drjlschultz.com, or such other URL as the Business may choose from time to time; and 

7.  “We”, “us” or “our”/ “I” the Business and Dr Schultz; and 

8.  “You” or the “user” any person who accesses and browses this website for any purpose. 

Introduction and the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy 

1. The Business respects your privacy.  As such, this privacy policy statement sets out the way in which we may gather information and disseminate it in respect of the Website.  It also governs the processing of Personal Information provided to the business through your interaction with my Website; 

2. Please note that, due to legal and other developments, Dr Schultz may amend these terms and conditions from time to time.  It is your duty to remain apprised of the current version of this Privacy Policy; 

3. Continuing to browse or use the Website constitutes your agreement to observe this Privacy Policy as may be revised. 

Processing of Personal Information 

1. You provide us with information when completing customer application forms, either in writing or on our website. This includes information you provide when you subscribe to any of our services.

2. You may also provide us with information verbally over the telephone or by email when interacting with Dr Schultz.
   The information we may collect from you and retain includes:

   1. Names;

   2. Addresses;

   3. Phone numbers;

   4. Email addresses;

   5. Details of minors to whom you are legal guardian or parent. By providing your Personal Information to the Business you acknowledge that it has been collected directly from you and consent to its processing by us. 

3. If you are providing Personal Information regarding a minor, you specifically consent to us retaining and processing such Personal Information and warrant that you are entitled to provide such Personal Information; 

4. Where you submit Personal Information (such as name, address, telephone number and email address) via the website (e.g., through completing any online form) the following principles are observed in the processing of that information: 

   1. We shall only collect Personal Information for a purpose consistent with the purpose for which it is required. The specific purpose for which information is collected will be apparent from the context in which it is requested. 

   2. We shall only process Personal Information in a manner that is adequate, relevant, and not excessive in the context of the purpose for which it is processed; 

   3. Personal Information will only be processed for a purpose compatible with that for which it was collected, unless you have agreed to an alternative purpose in writing, or I am permitted in terms of national legislation of general application dealing primarily with the protection of Personal Information; 

   4. We shall keep records of all Personal Information collected for a period of 1 year or as might be otherwise be allowed by legislation; 

   5. We shall not disclose any Personal Information relating to you to any third party unless your prior written agreement is obtained, or if we are required to do so by law; 

   6. If Personal Information is released with your consent, we shall retain a record of the information released, the third party to which it was released, the reason for the release, and the date of release, for a period of 1 (one) year from the date on which it was last used; and 

   7. We shall destroy or delete any Personal Information that is no longer needed by the Business for the purpose it was initially collected, or subsequently processed.  In addition, upon request (through the Contact Detail), we shall destroy or alter any Personal Information that we gathered from you. 

5. We may, in accordance with the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002 use Personal Information collected to compile profiles for statistical purposes. No information contained in the profiles or statistics will be able to be linked to any specific user. 

Collection of anonymous data 

1. The Business may use standard technology to collect Information about the use of this Website. This technology is not able to identify individual users but simply allows me to collect statistics; 

2. We may utilize temporary or session cookies to keep track of users’ browsing habits. A cookie is a small file that is placed on your hard drive, to keep a record of your interaction with this website and facilitate user convenience; 

3. Cookies by themselves will not be used to identify users personally but may be used to compile identified statistics relating to use of services offered or to provide me with feedback on the performance of this website. 

4. The following classes of information may be collected in respect of users who have enabled cookies: 

   1. the browser software used; 

   2. IP address; 

   3. date and time of activities while visiting the website; 

   4. URLs of internal pages visited; and 

   5. referrers. 

5. If you do not wish cookies to be employed to customize your interaction with this website, it is possible to alter the way your browser handles cookies on your computer. Please note that, if this is done, certain services on this Website may not be available. 

Your rights in terms of the law:

1. You have the right to request personal data to be erased to prevent further processing under the following circumstances:

   1. The personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose of the business;

   2. The individual (you) withdraws their consent;

   3. The individual (you) objects to the processing of their data.

2. You have the right to request access to your personal data and the right to rectify any of your personal data stored by us.

Security
We take reasonable measures to ensure the security and integrity of information submitted to or collected by this Website but cannot under any circumstances be held liable for any loss or other damage sustained by you because of unlawful access to or dissemination of any Personal Information by a third party. 

Links to other websites 

1. Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website.

2. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide whilst visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Statement.

3. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. 

Queries 

1. If you have any queries about this privacy policy, please contact the Business by emailing per the Contact Detail or through the contact form on this site.