E4E Africa WEBSITE (https://e4eafrica.com/) - PRIVACY POLICY

This Policy includes E4E Africa (the "Responsible Party")'s Data Protection and Information Security Policy.

The Privacy Policy applies to the E4E Africa WEBSITE. The Privacy Policy does not apply to other online or offline websites, products, or services. Please read the complete Privacy Policy and Statement.

INTRODUCTION

E4E Africa is committed to protecting your privacy. We respect your privacy and take the protection of any personal or business information very seriously. Most of the pages on our website (https://e4eafrica.com/) can be visited without giving us any Personal Information about yourself, however, sometimes we do need Information to provide the services requested. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain how we collect the data, how we use the data, and how we store information.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT, ACT 4 OF 2013 AS AMENDED (POPI ACT)

This Privacy Policy Statement is subject to the POPI Act and requires the implementation of the Eight Conditions for the Lawful Protection of Personal Information in terms of the Act.

COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will ask you when we need Information that personally identifies you (Personal
Information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this Information is requested when you are ordering e-mail newsletters, signing up for an event or training, or when applying for or registering for any of our services, programs, or for employment.

Common types of information that might be collected and processed for services required:

Personal Information:

  • Identifying Information - such as your name, surname, identification number
  • Contact information - such as your e-mail address or telephone number
  • Address Information - such as your physical or postal address
  • Demographic Information - such as gender, marital status, language, country or Location

Depending on the services you require (e.g., applying for mentorship, funding, or programs), or for Job Seekers, we may collect other sensitive information:

Sensitive Personal Information:

  • Business Information - such as your business plan, company registration details, funding requirements, or revenue information.
  • Financial information - such as salary expectation (for job seekers) or bank account details (for processing payments or grants).
  • Sensitive demographical information - race or ethnicity (for statistical and reporting purposes as required by law).
  • Tertiary Education or Qualifications
  • CV / Professional Background

E4E Africa also collects certain Information from your computer hardware and software. This Information may include: your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times, and referring website addresses. This Information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Responsible Party's website.

E4E Africa also collects Information about which pages our customers visit within our Web. This website visitation data is identified only by a unique I.D. number, and it is never linked with Personal Information unless a user consents.

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  1. To ensure our website is relevant to your needs.
  2. To deliver services, such as newsletters, events, training, mentorship, or programs, that you request or apply for.
  3. To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
  4. To alert you to program updates, special offers, updated Information, and other new services from the Responsible Party, if you so request.
  5. To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our website as appropriate.

E4E Africa may merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic Information for research purposes, and we may use this Information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of the Responsible Party, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your Personal Information to provide you with personalised content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you with the personalised service and will not merge your Personal Information with site-visitation data.

We occasionally hire other businesses to provide limited services on our behalf, including mailing, answering user questions about services, sending postal mail, and processing event registration. We will only provide those businesses the Information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that Information for any other purpose.

E4E Africa may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  1. conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Responsible Party or the website.
  2. protect and defend the rights or property of the Responsible Party and its website; or
  3. act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the Responsible Party's employees, users of our products or services, or members of the public.

CONTROL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

When you register, or otherwise give us Personal Information, the Responsible Party will not share that Information with Third Parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.

E4E Africa may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service or security issues related to a product or service you requested or confirming that you requested a product or service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service you have chosen.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

E4E Africa is committed to protecting the security of your Personal Information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the Personal Information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are in controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive Information over the internet, we protect it using encryption or passwords.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN'S PERSONAL INFORMATION

E4E Africa is a general audience website and does not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children.

USE OF COOKIES

When someone visits our website, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described above.

We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links are clicked by customers. This Information is used to ensure we are sending Information customers want to read. It is collected in aggregate form and never linked with your Personal Information.

Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics) on the Responsible Party's website. We do not use this technology to access your personally identifiable Information on our website; it is a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about the Responsible Party's website usage. We may share aggregated site statistics with partner businesses but do not allow other businesses to place clear gifs on our website.

If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the Responsible Party's website, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however, you will not experience a personalised visit nor will you be able to subscribe to the service offerings on the site.

OPT-OUT PROCEDURE

"Opting-out" in a legal sense means the same as it does in an everyday sense. To "Opt-Out" means you are choosing to no longer participate in something.

An Opt-Out Policy that lets customers know that they have the ability and right to opt out of aspects of your website or app, as well as a clear and easy-to-follow method for opting out, are required by law in certain circumstances.

PURPOSE SPECIFICATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Any Personal Information supplied by a Data Subject shall only be collected and used by E4E Africa for the purpose for which it was originally intended. If the Personal Information will be used for another purpose, consent from the Data Subject will be obtained prior to the use of such Information.

ACCURACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

In the event of any changes to the Personal Information of a Data Subject, the Data Subject is under an obligation to inform E4E Africa of the said changes within a reasonable period.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

E4E Africa will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Policy. For material changes to this Policy, the Responsible Party will notify you by placing a prominent notice on its website.

E4E Africa reserves the right to amend, alter and terminate this Policy at any time.

INFORMATION OFFICER DETAILS

Contact Person: Reinier Duraan
Tel: +2764 514 0203
E-mail: reinier@e4eafrica.com
Physical Address: 4 Park Road, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
Postal Address: 4 Park Road, Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001
Policy Issue Date: 23 October 2025
Implementation Date: 23 October 2025
Authorised by: Reinier Duraan
Dated: 23 October 2025