Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

1.1 www.legalpursuit.co.za is owned by Quattro Finance and Legal (Pty) Ltd, registration number 2013/151493/07 (“we”, “us” or “our”), a private company registered and incorporated in term so of the Company Laws of the Republic of South Africa, with its registered address at 390 Ridge Road, Overport, Durban, 4001. Legal Pursuit is a product of Quattro Finance and Legal (Pty) Ltd.

1.2 We collect and process the personal information of anyone who accesses our website and/or chooses to become a client.

1.3 Personal information, in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”), means “information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, and where it is applicable, an identifiable, existing juristic person”. South Africa’s Constitution, Act 108 of 1996, provides that everyone has the right to privacy. This includes the right to protection against the unlawful collection, retention, dissemination and use of your personal information.

1.4 This Privacy Policy applies to any of your personal information that we collect and process through our website or which you authorise us to collect from third parties.

2. General Statement

2.1 We are committed to protecting, safeguarding and ensuring that your personal information is protected, and not disseminated, other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy and in terms of law.

2.2 Certain pages on our site have been constructed so that persons can access the site without identifying themselves or revealing any personal information. However, should you wish to make full use of the website you may be required to register and provide us with your personal information and, accordingly this notice is made readily available on our home page and every other page that collects personal information.

2.3 By submitting your personal information to us, using and navigating the website you consent and agree to us collecting, storing, processing, using and disclosing your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, kindly do not provide us with your personal information.

2.4 Our Privacy Policy sets out:

2.4.1 the scope of the Privacy Policy;
2.4.2 what type of information is protected;
2.4.3 how the information is collected and used;
2.4.4 how the information is protected; and
2.4.5 disclosure of the information;

2.2.1 Scope of the Privacy Policy
2.2.1.1 The Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected by us from you, in connection with the services and products offered and sold by us to you.

2.2.2 What type of information is protected
2.2.2.1 The information protected includes all your personal information disclosed to us by you, which could allow you to be identified, such as your name, business and residential address, email address, telephone and fax numbers, and other personal information and technical information.

2.2.3 How the information is collected and used
2.2.3.1 The information is collected either from you voluntarily, when submitted by you and/ or automatically when you access, use and navigate the website, through various inputs, web analytic tools and web tags, such as cookies. Cookies are used to remember details of your visits to the website, including but not limited to, technical information about your visit and to monitor our website usage.
2.2.3.2 The information collected is used to:
2.2.3.2.1 process your request or provide you with the products and services you have requested and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the provision of the products and services;
2.2.3.2.2 contact you about new services and products and marketing messages, of which option you can elect to opt out of; and
2.2.3.2.3 improve your experience in using and navigating the website.

2.2.4 How the information is protected
2.2.4.1 We undertake to take all reasonable and precautionary measures to ensure that your information is kept safe and restricted, not disseminated and prevent unauthorised and unlawful access to that information.

2.2.5 Disclosure of the information
2.2.5.1 We will not disclose your information without your express consent, save for the following:
2.2.5.1.1 to law enforcement or government authorities where they have followed due legal process to request us to disclose your personal information, including banks, credit bureaus and fraud prevention agencies;
2.2.5.1.2 to service providers, partners or agents who help with parts of our business operations and services, and help us fulfil our obligations to you, including but not limited to partner law firms, courier services, customs, postal mail and e-mail service providers, marketing assistance specialists, credit card payment processors and other service providers;
2.2.5.1.3 to our affiliates, in which case we will seek to require that the affiliates honour this Privacy Policy; and
2.2.5.1.4 to the directors, employees, auditors, legal and other professional advisors of Quattro Finance and Legal (Pty) Ltd and any entity within the Quattro group.

3. Site Linking
Our website may contain links to sites that belong to third parties unrelated to us. We shall not be responsible for any use of your personal information arising from you disclosing personal such information on such third party sites. We recommend that you review the privacy policy statements of those sites you visit.

4. Changes to the Privacy Policy
These guidelines are subject to change at any time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy at the inception of each session.

5. Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. You agree that any cause of action that may arise under this Privacy Policy shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate court in the Republic of South Africa.

6. Contact us
Should you have any queries, concerns comments which you wish us to address on our Privacy Policy or the content thereof kindly contact us by clicking on the Contact Us link on our website where you will find all our contact details.