Privacy Policy

Last Modified: May 19, 2024

Pdf.africa is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. A reference to “pdf.africa”, “we”, “us” or “our” is a reference to PUNCHLINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED and its affiliates, and we are a ‘controller’ for the purposes of the data protection laws that apply to us. Please read this Privacy Notice carefully as it contains important information about our processing and your rights.

This notice (together with any applicable terms of use) describes what personal data and other information we may collect, use, share and process from you in connection with your use of our products. References to our products in this notice include our websites, apps, software, and services.

Overview and Scope

We believe that you should always know what data we collect from you, how we use it, and that you should have meaningful control over both. This notice describes how we use personal data, with whom we share it, your rights and choices, and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.

Information We Collect From You

We collect, use, store, transfer and process different types and categories of personal data about you as follows:

  • Identity Data: names.
  • Contact Data: email addresses, phone number.
  • Technical Data: internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser details.
  • Usage Data: information about how you use our website and products.
  • Financial Data: payment information, such as credit card details.

How Is Your Personal Data Collected?

Personal Data We Collect Directly From You

  • By registering to use our website or services.
  • By filling in forms or corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise.
  • Through user interactions and submissions.
  • By using cookies and similar technologies.
  • Through payment processing.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the personal data we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our services.
  • Improve user experience and optimize our platform.
  • Communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and providing customer support.
  • Send you marketing communications, if you have opted in to receive them.
  • Conduct analytics and research to improve our services.
  • Process payments and manage transactions.

Disclosure of Your Information

We share your personal data with third parties only as necessary to provide our services, comply with the law, protect our rights, or with your consent. This includes sharing data with:

  • Google Analytics for website analytics.
  • Advertising partners such as Google AdSense and potentially Facebook for marketing and advertising purposes.
  • Payment processors to handle transactions securely.

International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different to the laws of your country. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data when transferred internationally.

Retention of Personal Data

We retain personal data we collect from you where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal data, we will either delete or anonymize it.

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by applicable data protection laws.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Where Do We Store Your Personal Information and How Do We Keep It Secure?

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. This includes encrypting data with SSL and other security measures.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website, including for authentication, analytics, and payment processing.

Google AdSense and Cookies

pdf.africa uses Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings. For more information on how Google uses cookies, please visit Google’s Privacy & Terms.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict our processing of your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at legals@punchlinetech.com or use our contact form at https://pdf.africa/contact/.

Compliance

We comply with applicable data protection regulations, including the GDPR, CCPA, and NDPA.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from or allow the use of our platform by children under the age of 13.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page, sending an email notification, and placing a notice bar on our website homepage.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us at: legals@punchlinetech.com or use our contact form at https://pdf.africa/contact.