The Founders Advisory respects your privacy and processes personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). This notice explains what information we collect through this website, why we use it and the choices available to you.
1. Who is responsible for your information?
The Founders Advisory is the responsible party for personal information collected through this website. References to “we”, “us” or “our” in this notice refer to The Founders Advisory.
2. Information we collect
When you submit an enquiry or contact us, we may collect:
- your name and contact details;
- your company or organisation;
- the type of legal or transaction support you are seeking;
- the contents of your message and any information you choose to provide; and
- basic technical information recorded by our hosting and security systems, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and the date and time of access.
Please do not send confidential, privileged or highly sensitive information through the website form. Submitting an enquiry does not, by itself, create an attorney-client relationship.
3. How we use personal information
We use personal information only where reasonably necessary to:
- respond to enquiries and arrange consultations;
- understand and assess the assistance you may require;
- communicate with you about a potential or existing engagement;
- administer, secure and improve the website;
- maintain appropriate business and professional records; and
- comply with legal, regulatory and professional obligations.
4. How we share information
We do not sell personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers that support our website, email, information technology or professional operations, but only to the extent necessary for them to provide those services. We may also disclose information where required by law, a regulator, a court order or to protect legitimate legal rights.
5. International processing
Some technology or hosting providers may process information outside South Africa. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure that the information receives an appropriate level of protection and is handled consistently with applicable data-protection requirements.
6. Retention and security
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, or as required by legal, regulatory and professional obligations. We use reasonable organisational and technical safeguards to protect information against loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure. No internet transmission or storage system can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.
7. Cookies and analytics
This website does not currently use advertising cookies or third-party marketing analytics. Essential technical cookies may be used where necessary for the operation, administration and security of the WordPress website. If our use of cookies or analytics changes, this notice will be updated.
8. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may ask us to:
- confirm whether we hold personal information about you;
- provide access to or correct your personal information;
- delete information that we are no longer authorised or required to retain;
- object to or request a restriction on certain processing; or
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
9. Contact us
The Founders Advisory
Johannesburg, South Africa
hello@thefoundersadvisory.co.za
10. Complaints
If you believe that your personal information has been handled unlawfully, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter. You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa):
- Email: POPIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za
- Telephone: 0800 017 160 or 010 023 5200
- Website: inforegulator.org.za
11. Changes to this notice
We may update this notice when our services, website practices or legal obligations change. The latest version will always be published on this page with its effective date.