Privacy policy
Horse Junction is an internet publication, committed to the dissemination of equestrian and related information over the internet. The internet publication Horse Junction can be accessed through the following domains:
- www.horsejunction.co.za
- www.hjcentral.co.za
- www.hjcentral.com
All references made to Horse Junction also refers to horsejunction.co.za, hjcentral.co.za and hjcentral.com. If you have any questions, please contact: izak@horsejunction.co.za.
We at Horse Junction ("HJ") are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you share with us.
Horse Junction has established this Online Privacy Policy so that you can understand the care with which we intend to treat your Personal Information.
Personal Information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address, an e-mail address or other contact information, whether at work or at home.
Upon registering with Horse Junction, you are required to supply a working email address and a nickname. Horse Junction undertakes to take all reasonable steps to ensure that this email address is kept private and withheld from any third party. The supplied nickname will be used to identify you publicly.
If you choose to provide us with your Personal Information on the web, we may transfer that Information, within HJ or to HJ's third party service providers, across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world.
HJ strives to comply with all applicable laws around the globe that are designed to protect your privacy. Although legal requirements may vary from country to country, HJ intends to adhere to the principles set forth in this Online Privacy Policy even if, in connection with the above, we transfer your Personal Information from your country to countries that may not require an "adequate" level of protection for your Personal Information. In other words, our goal is to provide protection for your Personal Information no matter where that Personal Information is collected, transferred or retained.
Personal information supplied as part of contact details in advertisements placed, as part of public discussions and the like is publicly displayed and Horse Junction takes no responsibility for the use thereof.
COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies are only used to store information about your current session with Horse Junction. These Cookies are stored on your computer and are used for the above-mentioned purpose only. Cookies on Horse Junction are not used to track users, to gather information or for any other purpose. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, you would not be able to log into your account at Horse Junction if you disable cookies in your browser.
Horse Junction also provides a Search Service in collaboration with Google. The user is urged to familiarize him/her self with the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service of this Provider.
To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:
NOTICE
Where HJ collects Personal Information on the web, we intend to post a purpose statement that explains why Personal Information will be collected and whether we plan to share such Personal Information outside of HJ or those working on HJ's behalf. HJ does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on HJ's behalf unless such transfer is legally required.
CHOICE
You may choose whether or not to provide Personal Information to HJ and in cases that you provide such information, you will have a choice as to the type of information provided. It should be noted that HJ is an advertising Internet Publication and that in the following cases you will be required to provide at least a small quantity of information.
The following information will be published on the web:
- Classified Advertisements: Since it will be your choice to advertise in our classifieds sections and since other prospective buyers will have to contact you, it will be required of you to provide your name, telephone number and/or e-mail address.
- Discussion Forum, Questions & Answers and other forums: You are identified by the name or nickname you provide upon registration when you post on these forums. You may choose to use a nickname rather than your real name for this purpose.
SECURITY
Wherever your Personal Information may be held within HJ or on its behalf, we intend to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the Personal Information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure.
THIRD PARTY SERVICES
Third parties provide certain services available on horsejunction.co.za, hjcentral.co.za and hjcentral.com. Wherever you enter the web service of a Third Party through HJ, you have physically left the area of responsibility of HJ and HJ can no longer commit itself to the protection of your privacy as regulated by that Third Party. However, HJ will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information.
HJ does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on HJ's behalf unless such transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against HJ's policy to sell Personal Information collected online without consent.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
HJ do not intend to collect Personal Information from anyone we know to be under 13 years of age.
COMMITMENT
We are committed to privacy and support current industry initiatives to preserve individual privacy rights on the Internet.
If you have any comments or questions regarding our Online Privacy Policy, please contact us at izak@horsejunction.co.za. WHILE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE PRIVACY PERFECTION, we will address any issue to the best of our abilities AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOUR CONSENT
By using this web site, you consent to the terms of our Online Privacy Policy and to HJ's processing of Personal Information for the purposes given above as well as those explained where HJ collects Personal Information on the web. Should the Online Privacy Policy change, we intend to take every reasonable step to ensure that these changes are brought to your attention by posting all changes prominently on our web site for a reasonable period of time.