Last Updated: 31/08/2024
The Bloc Studio (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website [your website URL] or engage with our services.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms on our website or communicate with us.
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Information: Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through, and from our site, products/services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, and length of visits to certain pages.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and improve our services.
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending newsletters or updates.
- To fulfill any legal obligations or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- To analyze and monitor the use of our website for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and testing.
- To improve our website and ensure its security and functionality.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have provided consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services), provided your rights do not override these interests.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who provide services to us (e.g., web hosting, email marketing) and are bound by contractual obligations to keep your personal data confidential and use it only for specified purposes.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients or others.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data and request a copy.
- Request correction of your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Request deletion of your personal data where there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing it.
- Object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Request restriction of processing your personal data.
- Request the transfer of your personal data to another party (data portability).
- Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [your contact email].
7. Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our [Cookie Policy].
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
The Bloc Studio
Waterfall, Durban, South Africa
hey@thebloc.studio
+27 61 527 3835
Last Updated: 31/08/02024
The Bloc Studio (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information in compliance with applicable U.S. privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal information:
- Identifiers: Name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms on our website or communicate with us.
- Internet Activity: IP address, browser type and version, browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our website.
- Commercial Information: Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, improve, and customize our services to meet your needs.
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending newsletters or updates.
- To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- To analyze and monitor the use of our website for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and testing.
- To enhance the security and functionality of our website.
3. Your California Privacy Rights (For California Residents)
Under the CCPA, California residents have the following rights:
- Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the personal information we have collected about you and how we have used and shared it in the past 12 months.
- Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. However, we do not sell personal information.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [your contact email] or visit our [Your Opt-Out Page] for more details.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your personal information with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who assist us in providing our services (e.g., web hosting, email marketing). These providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep your personal information confidential and to use it only for specified purposes.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients or others.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
6. Security
We take appropriate, reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our [Cookie Policy].
8. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
The Bloc Studio
Waterfall, Durban, South Africa
hey@thebloc.studio
+27 61 527 3835
Last Updated: 31/08/2024
The Bloc Studio (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following personal information:
- Personal Details: Name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms on our website or communicate with us.
- Technical Information: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system, and platform.
- Usage Information: Details about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through, and from our site, products/services you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, and length of visits to certain pages.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide, improve, and customize our services to meet your needs.
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending newsletters or updates.
- To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
- To analyse and monitor the use of our website for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, and testing.
- To enhance the security and functionality of our website.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where you have provided consent (e.g., subscribing to our newsletter).
- Contractual Necessity: Where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services), provided your rights do not override these interests.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
4. Sharing Your Information
We will not sell, rent, or disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as required by law or as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. However, we may share your personal information with:
- Service Providers: Third parties who assist us in providing our services (e.g., web hosting, email marketing). These providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep your personal information confidential and to use it only for specified purposes.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our clients or others.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
6. Your Rights
Under POPIA, you have the following rights:
- Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You have the right to request the correction or deletion of inaccurate, irrelevant, or out-of-date personal information.
- Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Withdrawal of Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
- Complaints: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator if you believe that we are not complying with POPIA.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [your contact email].
7. Security
We take appropriate, reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
8. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our [Cookie Policy].
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
The Bloc Studio
Waterfall, Durban, South Africa
hey@thebloc.studio
+27 61 527 3835
