This privacy policy governs the collection, storage and use of personal information collected by us, Acceleration eMarketing (PTY) LTD ("Acceleration"), via our website at http://www.acceleration.biz (the "Website"). It provides you with details about the personal information we collect from you, how we use your personal information and your rights to control personal information we hold about you. Please read this privacy policy carefully – by accessing or browsing the Website, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to this privacy policy in its entirety. If you do not agree to this privacy policy in its entirety, you must not use the Website.

Who we are

We are Acceleration: a company registered in South Africa whose address is 4th Floor, Longkloof Studios, Darters Road, Gardens, 8001.

If you have any questions about how we collect, store and use personal information, or if you have any other privacy-related questions, please contact us by any of the following means:

North America: +1 212 784 5470
UK: +44 207 321 3600
SA: +27 21 487 1380

or send us an email at info@acceleration.biz

Write to us at: 

USA: 32 East 31st Street, New York, NY, 10016
UK: Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London, WC2N 4JF
SA: 2nd Floor, Longkloof Studios, Darters Road, Gardens, 8001

The personal information we collect about you

When you access and browse the Website (including when you submit personal information to us through data entry fields on the Website), we may collect the following information from you:

your name;
surname
the name of your company; and
email.

How we may store and use your information

We (or third party data processors acting on our behalf) may collect, store and use your personal information listed above for the following purposes: to make the Website available to you and to provide you with content which is tailored to your individual tastes; to provide you with services that you request; and subject to any preference you may have indicated to contact you (including by SMS and e-mail) about products and services which we think may interest you.

If a third party acquires all (or substantially all) of our business and/or assets, we may disclose your personal information to that third party in connection with the acquisition. We may also disclose your personal information where we are required to do so by applicable law, by a governmental body or by a law enforcement agency.

Finally, we may also collect anonymised details about visitors to our website for the purposes of aggregate statistics or reporting purposes. However, no single individual will be identifiable from the anonymised details we collect for these purposes.

International transfers

We may transfer personal information that we collect from you to other companies within the Acceleration group of companies. This will only be done for the purposes indicated in the 'How we may store and use your information' section above.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files which may be placed on your computer by the Website and which collect certain personal information about you. Acceleration uses a supplier called Omniture who sets cookies on the Website on its behalf to deliver the service it is providing. Omniture provides anonymised statistical information to Acceleration. Omniture uses cookies, log file data and code which is embedded on pages of the Website. Omniture uses this information to track volume of usage on the Website and to help improve the services it provides to users.

If you are viewing the Website from within the European Union, the settings on this website are set to allow cookies. When visiting the website you will see a pop up giving you the option to allow or dis-allow the Website to use cookies.  If you continue without changing these setting, you are giving constent to the use of cookies during your visit. You may opt-out by choosing the relevent option within the pop up. If you are not viewing the Website from within the European Union you may change your website browser settings to reject cookies.

Please note that if you do not allow the Website to use cookies it may impair the functionality of the Website. For further information about cookies, including how to refuse cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Security

Whilst we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard the personal information that you provide to us, no transmission over the Internet can ever be guaranteed secure. Consequently, please note that we cannot guarantee the security of any personal information that you transfer over the Internet to us.

Your rights

You have the following rights:

 - the right to ask us to provide you with copies of personal information that we hold about you at any time, subject to a fee specified by law;
 - the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal information that we hold about you free of charge; and
 - the right to opt out of any marketing communications that we (or any third party to whom we have disclosed your personal information with your consent) may send you.

If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please e-mail us at the address above. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before providing copies or making corrections.

Third party sites

The Website contains links to other websites operated by third parties. Please note that this privacy policy applies only to the personal information that we collect through the Website and we cannot be responsible for personal information that third parties may collect, store and use through their website. You should always read the privacy policy of each website you visit carefully.