Privacy Policy

BrainPlay Privacy Policy:

 

BrainPlay (Pty) Ltd, henceforth referred to as BrainPlay are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy discloses how we obtain and use personal information collected by BrainPlay. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information. By using the site, you are accepting the terms and conditions. These policies may be changed at any time, but any changes will be posted here so please review this section from time to time.The privacy practices set forth in this policy are for this website only. If you link to other websites, please review the privacy policies posted on those sites.

Personal information:

We may collect certain information about your visit such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the internet; the date and time you access the site; the pages that you access while at the site and the internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help improve the site, analyse trends, and administer the site.

Using BrainPlay’s website requires the following information:

• Name / Billing Details / Email Address / BrainPlay Password
The personal information above is collected, stored, processed and used for the following purposes: User registration and account management; Provision of services offered by BrainPlay; market research to improve our service; Dispatch newsletters on special promotional deals.
Any analysis is carried out with no relation to the personal data. The user will remain anonymous.
Data access:The customer can demand access to their personal data stored in the BrainPlay database by requesting it. We will also remove your data from our database on request, unless there is a legal reason why we need to keep the data. Access can be gained, the data can be corrected, and any concerns related to the use of your data can be raised by writing to info@brainplay.co.za. Please include a certified copy of your identity document.

Analytics:

BrainPlay uses various tracking programs offered by third parties such as Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). This program uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer that provide the analysis and tracking of the usage of the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. By accepting these terms you agree to the processing of your data by Google in the manner described and for the foregoing purpose.

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://muddev.co.za/brainplay.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.