Privacy Policy

PRIVACY NOTICE

WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING
2009/197259/23

Introduction:

This Privacy notice was drafted in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), effective 1 July 2021, and to ensure lawful processing of all personal information.

Who we are:

We an engineering company that specialise in metrology and engineering services. Our main focus is on the automotive sector.

The type of personal information we collect:

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name, surname and contact details)
  • Company Name & Registration & VAT number
  • Physical addresses
  • Email addresses
  • CAD information

How we get the personal information and what we use is for:

Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • To provide required service

We also receive personal information indirectly, from the following sources in the following scenarios:

  • Third parties acquiring our services on your behalf

We use the information that you have given us in order to:

  • Give required service as quoted

We may share this information with:

  • Legal Team in the event of non-payment of accounts or complaints
  • Auditors for auditing purposes

When will we process your personal information:

In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), the justification ground which we base our processing on consist out of the following:

  • The data subject or a competent person where the data subject is a child consents to the processing. Kindly note that you have the right to withdraw your consent;
  • The processing is necessary to carry out actions for the conclusion or performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party;
  • The processing complies with an obligation imposed by law on the business;
  • The processing protects a legitimate interest of the data subject;
  • The processing is necessary for the proper performance of a public law duty by the business;
    Or
  • The processing is necessary for pursuing the legitimate interests of the business or of a third party to whom the information is supplied.

How we store your personal information:

Your information is securely stored:

We keep your information for 5 years. We will then dispose your information by shredding.

Your data protection rights:

  • You are entitled to access your personal data by sending a written request to WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING. We may charge you a fee for this service.
  • You may also request WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING to correct or supplement any of your personal data which WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING will undertake as soon as practicable.
  • Request the destruction of your personal data. WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING will consider your request in light of any other laws or regulations prohibiting WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING from destroying your personal data.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at WORLDWIDE ACCREDITED METROLOGY CC t/a WAM ENGINEERING if you wish to make a request.

Contact details

Name: Wayne Gerber
Address: 89 Circular Drive, Lorraine, PE
Phone Number: 041 368 9128
E-mail: admin@wameng.co.za