The Mzilikazi Royal Kingdom of the Umthwakazi Nation is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of its members. In this regard, the Mzilikazi NPO has implemented has implemented practices, procedures and systems to comply with all legal obligations and, in particular, to:
- maintain the confidentiality and security of personal information it collects and holds;
- manage its systems, practices and procedures in an open and transparent way.
“Personal information” means information or an opinion about an identified individual or about an individual who is reasonably identifiable from the information.
This Policy describes how personal information, collected and held in this site, will be managed.
The kinds of personal information we may collect and hold are:
- contact details (including email addresses);
- names;
- gender;
- communication preferences;
- age-range;
- personal information in answers to security log-in questions and survey questions
- your profession or expertise (as stated to us by you);
- your project and news interests (as nominated by you);
- your social media handles (if you choose to share these with us)
- your proof of identification (as provided by you. Optionally this can be home identification documents or that from your current country of residence)
Why Mzilikazi NPO collects such information
All personal information is collected for the purpose of furthering the aims and objectives of the Mzilikazi Royal Kingdom of the Umthwakazi Nation. Different kinds of personal information are used for different purposes. The information may be used for the following:
- to provide members with news and information as well as opportunities that may be relevant for members;
- to communicate with you (including by email, mail or telephone);
- to facilitate collaboration between members and communities;
- for system administration;
- for network analysis and security;
- to allow members to participate in interactive features of this site that may be available;
- to investigate any complaints about or made by members, or if there is reason to suspect that a member is in breach of any of the terms and conditions of using this site and any related resources or that they may be engaged in any unlawful activity; and
- as required or permitted by any law (including privacy legislation).
How Mzilikazi NPO collects personal information
Mzilikazi NPO prefers to obtain any personal information directly from its members. In cases where referral is made from a third parry, such information will be verified with the member.
Who has access to your personal information?
Generally, only our staff will access your personal information, and then only on a “need to know” basis.
With your consent, however, we may also disclose your personal information:
- to people who work for or with the Mzilikazi NPO to provide research, donations and other support services;
- to our agents, affiliates, joint venture entities and other partners (including tribal authorities and chiefs)
- to anyone else that you specifically authorise us to receive information held by us; and/or as otherwise required or permitted by law (including under privacy legislation).
How to access (and, if necessary, correct) personal information that Mzilikazi NPO collects and holds about you
If you want to review (and, if necessary, correct) personal information that is held in the Mzilikazi NPO registration system, , please contact our Privacy Officer.
We will respond to your requests to access and to correct your personal information as soon as possible (but in any case within a reasonable period).
How to complain about Mzilikazi NPO if it breaches any applicable privacy principles or any registered code that binds it
Contact our Privacy Officer if you have any complaints about breaches by Mzilikazi NPO of any applicable privacy principles or of any registered code that binds it.
How Mzilikazi NPO deals with complaints about breaches of applicable privacy legislation or any relevant registered code
Mzilikazi NPO will treat any complaint about a breach of privacy legislation or any relevant registered code seriously, and will investigate any breach of which we become aware – including how it occurred and how best to prevent such a breach occurring again.
What steps Mzilikazi NPO takes to secure personal information
Mzilikazi NPO takes all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is treated securely and in accordance with this Policy and is not subject to misuse, interference or loss, or unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
For example, apart from using secure servers (with application level security and restricted logins), we implement firewalls, we use “https” for requests to the site, back-ups are stored on secure servers and transferred via SSL encryption.
Please note, however, that the transmission of information (including over the Internet) is never completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your information – particularly while it is being transmitted to us – so any transmission is at your own risk and we cannot accept responsibility for misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information where the security of information is not within our control.
If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please let us know immediately.
If we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access our services or parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Privacy Policy Review
Mzilikazi NPO will review its Privacy Policy from time to time, to ensure it is in line with best practice and up-to-date with any legislative changes. Any changes to our privacy policy will be incorporated into a new version and made available online. Our use of your personal information will be governed by our most recent policy.
Please contact our Privacy Officer if you have any questions, comments or requests in relation to this Privacy Policy.
Who do I contact at Mzilikazi NPO about privacy issues
Contact our Privacy Officer by email to [email protected]. If you have any concerns about privacy issues, including in relation to how IMzilikazi NPO is dealing with your personal information or how it is being held.
Please also contact our Privacy Officer if you want to review and/or correct any personal information we hold about you, or if you receive communications purporting to be connected with Mzilikazi NPO or our programmes that you believe have been sent other than in accordance with this Policy or in breach of any law.
