Privacy Policy
The following terms and conditions apply for all directly owned and controlled communication channels, content and engagement of and by Bita Finance.
Bita Finance presents and represents marketing communication and product information in English only. Any misunderstanding of this policy arising from use of translation systems and/or software not known to or verified by Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance, will bear no responsibility onto Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance.
Bita Finance confirms that products offer multilingual and multi currency features and individuals engaging with both brands understand that despite this feature, Point 2 remains standing.
Bita Finance reserves the right to refuse processing of payment for any order and/or to cancel any purchase, partially or completely, with notice given to you.
Bita Finance will not refund any sort payment that has been made toward any services already rendered with less then a seven days before the project deadline. Full refunds will only be processed within 7 days of project start.
Definitions
Bita Finance confirm direct ownership and control, through third party service providers such as web developers, of the following domains:
https://bitafinance.com/
While Bita Finance direct content and communication, and invite engagement from a specific audience, Bita Finance understands that website users in policy-specific regions may engage with company outputs, particularly online, and thus define our targeted audience as follows:
Individual website users and representatives of technology, telecommunications and service provider companies residing and working in Africa, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Residents and representatives belonging to the European Union population do not form part of the core audience but will not be turned away or discouraged from responsibly using and engaging with content communicated outward by Bita Finance and/orBita Finance.
Privacy Policy
- Data collection
1.1 Bita Finance collects website user information through the use of cookies, integrated website analytics applications and website forms, namely via the Bita Finance contact page.
- Cookies
- Integrated website analytics applications
3.1 Bita Finance employ the use of Google Analytics, Google AdWords Express, Google Search Console and WordPress website analytics plug-ins
3.2 Data collected by these platforms may include IP addresses, server locations, website navigation paths and behaviours, campaign responses and engagement, inbound and outbound website traffic and conversion metrics such as form submissions.
- Website forms
4.1 The following information is collected through the ‘Contact’ form
4.2 Individual website user’s name & surname
4.3 Individual website user’s email address
4.4 Individual website users contact number
4.5 A personalised message, the contents over which the individual website user hereby acknowledges, understands and consents to assuming full responsibility for.
4.6 Bita Finance are automatically indemnified of any legal and/or financial implications associated with the individual website user’s content submissions through this communication of channel
4.7 The individual website user and/or aforementioned company’s preferred date and time window for engagement from
- Data processing & storage
5.1 Bita Finance store and access website user information through channel-specific methods
5.2 Cookies
5.3 Integrated website analytics applications
- Google Analytics
6.1 Bita Finance and its fractional agency partners both store and access appropriate website user information through individual Google Analytics accounts.
6.2 The aforementioned information is accessible only to the Marketing and Research departments of Bita Finance.
- Google AdWords Express
7.1 Bita Finance both store and access appropriate website user information through a centralised integrated Marketing account for Google AdWords Express.
7.2 The aforementioned information is accessible only to the Marketing department of Bita Finance.
- Google Search Console
8.1 Bita Finance both store and access appropriate website user information through a centralised integrated Marketing account for Google Search Console.
8.2 The aforementioned information is accessible only to the Marketing department of Peige Bita Finance.
8.3 Data retention across all integrated website analytics applications has been reviewed and aligned to adhere to the Google Incorporated Privacy Policy.
- Website forms
9.1 Information communicated by the individual website user to Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance through the ‘Contact Us’ form is automatically sent to the Sales department who has independent access to this information.
9.2The aforementioned information is stored as emails and may be extrapolated into spreadsheets for access by the following departments within Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance:
9.2.1 Research
9.2.2 Sales
9.2.3 Marketing
9.2.4 Development
9.3 Information communicated by the individual website user to Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance through the ‘Contact’ form is automatically sent to the department most relevant to the nature of the information being sent, as controlled entirely by the individual website user:
9.4 By selecting the following query subjects from within the ‘Contact’ form, the individual website user acknowledges, understands and consents to the information submitted through the ‘Contact’ form being distributed as follows:
All enquiries:info@bitafinance.com
9.4.1 The aforementioned information is stored as emails and may be extrapolated into spreadsheets for access by the appropriate departments within Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance.
- Data control
10.1 Bita Finance respects the rights of individual website users and endeavors to provide maximum control over personal information, where possible. Website users engaging with Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance’s website/s are provided two tiers of control over personal information, namely by directly updating browser settings, ensuring that information submitted through all available communication channels [including but not limited to website contact forms, email, social media, physical post and telephonic communication] is accurate and not sensitive or confidential information.
- Direct control
- Browser settings
12.1 Individual website users may update respective browser settings to prevent integrated website analytics applications from reading individual IP addresses, server locations and more.
12.2 Individual website users take full responsibility for respective browser settings and acknowledge, understand and consent to indemnifying Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance from any financial and/or legal claims resulting directly or indirectly from specific browser settings being employed.
- Website forms
13.1 Bita Finance are automatically indemnified of any legal and/or financial claims related to consequences presented by an individual website user’s controlled and conscious decision to share information through available communication channels.
- Indirect control
14.1 For every storage destination listed in Section 2 of this policy, individual website users possess varying degrees of indirect control over the personal information being submitted through the channels listed in Section 1.
- Update information
15.1 Individual website users may email info@bitafinance.com to update any information previously provided to Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance through communication channels spanning those listed in Section 1, in addition to information submitted to Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance through direct and indirect personal conversations, presentations and/or survey engagements.
15.2 Individual users may contact the Bita Finance Head Office via email to request information be updated, as previously provided to Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance through communication channels similar to those listed in section 3.
- Query information
16.1 At any point in time, individual website users may query the status and security of his/her previously submitted information, referring to Section 2 of this policy, by emailing info@bitafinance.com
- Delete information
17.1 At any point in time, individual website users may request that previously submitted data may be deleted from storage destinations owned and controlled by Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance. Insofar as our team has the ability to delete, confirm deletion and ensure permanent deletion of the personal information, we shall endeavor to ensure full compliance and report back to the individual website users as appropriate and necessary.
17.2 Deletion requests may be submitted by email to: info@bitafinance.com.
17.3 Deletion of information from integrated website analytics applications can be attempted but not entirely guaranteed unless a website user makes efforts to update his/her individual browser settings, as Bita Finance have access but not control over the information generally tracked by Google Analytics, Google AdWords Express and Google Search Console. Individual website users acknowledge, understand and agree to indemnifying Bita Finance of any legal and/or financial claims resulting in non-permanent deletion of data through integrated website analytics applications.
- Policy changes
18.1 Bita Finance reserves all rights to update and amend this policy without prior notice. While every endeavor is made to keep all stakeholders informed of amendments, it is the responsibility of the individual website user to regularly refresh this page in his/her browser to ensure personal access to the most relevant and accurate policy version.
18.2 It is the sole responsibility of the individual website user to manage any risk associated with the perusal of and engagement with this website, including but not limited to that which occurs directly or indirectly as a result of policy changes.
- Terms of Use
19.1 Permissions and referencing
19.1.2 Bita Finance has made every effort to publish information that is relevant, accurate and useful. As the information is publicly available, we acknowledge the accessibility hereto by any individual website user.
19.1.3 The website user acknowledges the need to correctly reference the appropriate URL and destination from which any such available information is extracted, duplicated, copied, and/or paraphrased, citing Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance as the original owner of the content unless otherwise appropriately referenced on the page and/or article in question.
19.1.4 Despite Bita Finance being headquartered in South Africa, international copyright law applies across all original content displayed on controlled communication channels. Website users are not permitted to utilize any content for financial benefit without prior consent from Bita Finance and/or Bita Finance.