Effective Date: August 1, 2024
Guman Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website https://gumaninc.co.za (referred to as the “Service”).
This document details our approach to collecting, using, and disclosing personal information when you engage with our Service. It also outlines your options regarding your personal information.
By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.
Information Collection and Use
We collect various types of data for different reasons, aiming to improve the quality and functionality of the Service.
Types of Information Collected:
Personal Information
When you access our Service, we may request certain personally identifiable information to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include, but is not limited to:
Usage Data
We may also collect data regarding how the Service is accessed and utilized (“Usage Data”). This may include details such as your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, visit time, duration spent on pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Financial Information
In the process of providing our services, Guman Inc. may request financial details (e.g., bank account or credit card information). Such details will be handled with confidentiality, securely stored by our payment processors, and shared only when necessary, such as for processing payments through PayFast or other payment services.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on the Service and hold specific data.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. These are transferred to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies, such as beacons, tags, and scripts, may be employed to collect and monitor data to enhance and analyze the Service.
You may configure your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of our Service may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
Examples of cookies we use:
Activity Log
The activity log records actions performed by registered users on the site. Retention of this data varies depending on the site’s plan and the type of activity.
Data Collected for Activity Log: To provide this feature, the following information is recorded: user email, role, login details, display name, WordPress.com and local user IDs, activity details, site ID, Jetpack version, and timestamp. Certain activities may also capture the IP address and user agent.
Contact Form
Data submitted through the contact form, including the IP address, user agent, name, email, website, and message, is stored in our database and sent to the site owner. If Wordfence is active, the submission data is used for spam detection.
Mobile Theme
A cookie is used to remember whether a visitor prefers the mobile version of the site.
Use of Data
Guman Inc. uses the collected information for various purposes:
Data Transfers
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to computers located outside your jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ. By submitting your data and agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you consent to such transfers.
Guman Inc. will take all necessary steps to ensure that your data is handled securely and in accordance with this policy, ensuring that no transfer of Personal Data occurs without proper safeguards in place.
Disclosure of Information
Guman Inc. may disclose your personal information when required:
Security of Information
We take your privacy seriously and strive to implement commercially acceptable means of protecting your Personal Data. However, no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Service Providers
We may use third-party companies and individuals to assist in the delivery of our Service or to perform services on our behalf. These third parties are granted access to Personal Data only to fulfill specific tasks and are prohibited from using or disclosing it for any other purposes.
Analytics
We may utilize third-party services, like Google Analytics, to analyze and track the usage of our Service.
You may opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more details on Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for individuals under 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 18. If you believe your child has provided Personal Data to us, please contact us immediately. If we discover that we have collected data from minors without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
Policy Updates
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy, with changes reflected by an updated “effective date” at the top of the page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time for any updates.
We will notify you of any significant changes via email and/or a prominent notice on the Service before they take effect.
Contact Information
For inquiries about this Privacy Policy, please reach us:
Terms Definitions
The terms “Customer,” “User,” and “you” are used interchangeably and refer to any individual accessing the website.
The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Guman Inc.” refer to Guman Inc. and any individuals or entities acting on behalf of the company.
