"We" or "us" means Auto Investments (Pty) Ltd – 2004/028721/07.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer, mobile device and/or other web-enabled device whenever you visit a website. The cookie, once stored, allows the website to "remember" your device and your actions or preferences over time.
A cookie is downloaded by your internet browser the first time your visit a website. The next time you visit that website with the same device, the cookie and the information in it are sent back to either the website visited (i.e. first-party cookie) or another website (i.e. third-party cookie). By that a website can detect that it has already been opened using your browser, and in some cases it will then vary the content it shows and/or limit or enable functionality.
Most internet browsers support cookies. You can however set your browser to decline certain types of cookies or specific cookies. Further, you can delete cookies at any time.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies for a lot of different functions, including to learn how you interact with our content and to generally improve your experience when visiting our website.
First Party and/or Third Party cookies?
We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website. First-party cookies are cookies issued from our autoigroup.co.za domain that are generally used to identify language and location preferences or render basic site functionality.
Categories of cookies?
We use the following categories of cookies on our website:
- Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around our website and use its features (such as accessing secure areas of our website). Without these cookies certain functionalities of our website cannot be offered.
- Analytics cookies
These cookies allow us to employ data analytics so we can measure and improve the performance of our website and provide more relevant content to you.
- Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about your visit and use of our website, for instance which pages you visit the most often and if you get error messages from web pages.
- Functionality cookies
These cookies allow our website to store information you have already previously entered and remember options you have already previously selected.
How can you manage your cookies?
You can adjust your cookie settings through your browser options. If you want to remove existing cookies from your device, you can do this using your browser options. If you reject the use of cookies, you will still be able to visit our website but some of the functions may not work correctly.
You may also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for details on how to delete or reject cookies and for further information on cookies generally.
Privacy Statement
PRIVACY STATEMENT
"We" or "us" means Auto Investments (Pty) Ltd – 2004/028721/07.
We are strongly committed to protecting personal information and we attach great importance to your right to privacy. We want you to feel secure that when you deal with us, your personal information is in good hands.
We protect your personal information in accordance with applicable laws and our information privacy policies. In addition, we maintain the appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and/or against accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or access, or accidental or unlawful destruction of or damage thereto.
When used in this Privacy Statement, the term "personal information" has the meaning given to it in the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"), applicable in the Republic of South Africa.
Lawful Processing
The following conditions of lawful processing of personal information are the principles in terms of which we will be processing the collected personal information:
Accountability – we will make sure that your personal information is processed in a lawful and responsible manner;
Processing limitation – we shall lawfully collect your personal information for a defined purpose and where applicable, with your consent;
Purpose specification – we will only use your personal information for the purposes that you expect us to use it for;
Information quality – we will take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is accurate, complete and updated;
Openness – from the start, we will be open, clear and honest with you on how and why we use your personal information;
Security safeguards – we will apply and follow appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information;
Information subject participation – we have processes in place for you to access, correct and delete personal information.
What personal information do we collect?
We may collect and process the following personal information from you:
Contact information such as name, email address, postal address and telephone number
Financial information such as credit/debit card numbers or bank account details
Personal information such as ID number, date of birth, or marital status
Vehicle preferences and purchase history
Any other information you choose to provide to us
How do we use your personal information?
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
To process your inquiries and provide you with information about our products and services
To process your vehicle purchase or financing application
To communicate with you about your account or transactions
To send you marketing communications (with your consent)
To improve our website and services
To comply with legal obligations
How do we protect your information?
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Your rights
You have the right to:
Access your personal information
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion of your information
Object to processing of your information
Withdraw consent for marketing communications
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at derick@autoiwb.co.za.
Disclaimer
DISCLAIMER
1. "We" or "us" means Auto Investments (Pty) Ltd – 2004/028721/07.
2. Your use of our website is dependent on factors beyond our control, such as the network coverage or availability of your Internet Service Provider. We are not liable for any loss or damages you may suffer if a factor beyond our control arises, and you cannot access this website.
3. You use our website and the online services entirely at your own risk. You are fully responsible for any loss or damage that may result from you using or not being able to use our website or any of its content, information or any online service.
4. We (including our owners, agents, consultants, employees and any affiliated person) are not responsible for any loss or damages related to your use of our website. This includes, without limitation, any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages in terms of any contract, delict (breach of a duty of care) or law, and even if we were expressly told that any loss or damage was possible.
5. We are not responsible for any loss that results from:
5.1 any technical or other problem (including interruption, malfunction, downtime or other failure) that affects our website, system or any online service or any database for any reason;
5.2 any problem affecting any other goods or services provided by any other party, for example any telecommunication or Internet service provider, electricity supplier, or local or other authority;
5.3 any loss of or damage to any personal information or other data caused directly or indirectly by technical problems, power failures, unlawful acts (such as data theft), any harmful computer program or virus, or because of your own negligence;
5.4 any order, investment decision or purchase or disposal of goods or services (including any financial instrument or currency) from any other party based on any information on our website; or
5.5 any event over which we have no direct control.
6. Our website may include links to external websites. When you follow such links the external website may appear as a full screen (in which case you will need to use the back button on your browser to return to our website) or in some cases it may appear within the frame of this website. We are not responsible for the owners or operators of these websites or for any goods or services they supply or for the content of their websites.
7. All information or advice provided as part of our website is intended to be general in nature and you should not rely on it in connection with the making of any decision. We try to ensure that all information provided as part of our website is correct at the time of inclusion on the website but do not guarantee the accuracy of such information. We are not liable for any action you may take as a result of relying on such information or advice or for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of you taking this action.
8. We reserve the right to monitor any information transmitted or received through any forum provided. We, at our sole discretion and without prior notice, may at any time review, remove or otherwise block any material posted.
9. Should any part of our website offer you the opportunity to join in or read from a forum, please be aware that any communications posted on the forum represent the views of the individual who posted such communication and are not to be taken as our views. We accept no responsibility or liability for anything posted on the forum by any user of the forum.
