1. Introduction
Popping Space Pty (Ltd) (‘Popping’) respects the privacy of every person who visits and/or uses this website and/or our social media platforms (‘the Service’). We will comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations.
This privacy policy must be read in conjunction with our terms and conditions. Both the terms and conditions and this privacy policy constitute a fully binding legal agreement and it is recommended you read both documents carefully. Your use of the Service signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions and this privacy policy.
If you do not agree with either the terms and conditions, or this privacy policy, you are prohibited from using the Service and must immediately refrain from doing so. Furthermore, if you do not agree with this privacy policy, or the terms of use, you should not provide any of your personal information to Popping.
This privacy policy sets out Popping’s approach towards the use of your personal information. By submitting your personal information to us, and/or by using the Service, you will be regarded as having given your consent – where necessary and appropriate – for the processing of personal information referred to in this
policy. Consequently, by continuing to use the Service, you acknowledge and agree that Popping may collect, use and transfer your personal information in accordance with this policy, and applicable legislation in South Africa.
2. Who is Popping?
Popping Space (Pty) Ltd (t/a) is a South African company focused on offering information and an online platform for users to request and book rental services, offered by third-party rental partners. We are based at 14 Countesses Avenue, Windsor West, Randburg and can be contacted on hello@Popping.co.za.
We may from time-to-time need your personal information in order to register you as a rental partner or
customer, process your booking, to connect the customer and the third-party rental partner and to process
payment. We may also need your information to improve our service offerings, or to contact you with
information about the rental booking or the industry – this information will be collected in accordance with
this policy, and applicable South African legislation.
3. Overview of the information we collect
We will use your personal information to process your booking, or to contact you in relation to your rental
arrangement or payment, or so as to improve the Service, and only in accordance with the Protection of
Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (‘POPIA’).
We may also use your personal information to contact you regarding any complaint, query or comment.
Furthermore, and in accordance with POPIA, we may use your personal data to carry out our obligations
arising from any contract with you, to notify you about changes to our goods or to the website, to assist with
business development, and in connection with any legal proceedings, or where we have a right or duty to
disclose the information in terms of law or industry codes.
3.1 pecific information we may hold
We may, for example, collect and use the following information about you
name
South African identity number
Property management license details
Bank account details
Contact info including email address, physical address and cell phone number
IP address geographical location, or cookie information
Details of visits to our website
and any other information which we reasonably need to perform our duties in pursuance of any agreement
we may have with you, make decisions about you in relation to the goods or the Service, or fulfil our
regulatory or other business obligations.
In addition, we may, from time-to-time, use third party services (such as Google Analytics) that collect,
analyse and monitor log data pertaining to the Service in order to optimise, improve and audit the products
and services we offer.
3.2 Personal information about children and special personal information
Popping does not collect personal information about children and will only process information about
children with the express consent of a competent person (someone like the parent or guardian) or if
otherwise permitted in law.
Popping also does not process any “special personal information” as defined in POPIA, which includes for
example political, religious or health-related information, and we will only process special personal
information with your express consent or if otherwise permitted to do so in law.
3.3 pecific Information we may share
We will only share your information with third parties that we have trusted relationships with, and selected
third parties who perform services on our behalf. All service providers are bound by contract with us to
maintain the security of your personal information and to use it only as permitted by us, in accordance with
this policy and in accordance with POPIA and applicable law.
3.4
ow we use your information
We undertake to only process your information insofar it is adequate, relevant and not excessive for the
purposes set out below. Further, we will only use your personal information for a purpose compatible with
that for which it was collected.
We will use your information to
operate and manage your agreement with us or correspondence you may have with us
carry out, monitor and analyse our business
contact you via social media or by email, SMS, letter, telephone or in any other way about our products
and services as allowed for in law, unless you tell us that you prefer not to receive marketing
communications
to form a view of you as an individual and to identify, develop or improve products or services that may
be of interest to you
carry out market research, business and statistical analysis
perform other administrative and operational purposes including the testing of systems
comply with our regulatory or other obligations
carry out any other reasonable business operation considering our business and the relationship
between the parties.
Your information may also be used for other purposes for which you give your permission or where we are
permitted to do so in law or it is in the public interest to disclose the information.
You may on reasonable grounds object to the processing of your personal information, after which we
undertake not to continue to process such information, except as provided for in law.
4. Cookies and Web Beacons
Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies
are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies
or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to
use some portions of our website or even order goods. You may ask for a full list of the cookies we collect by
sending us an email to
Our website may contain electronic image requests (sometimes referred to as “web beacon” requests) that
allow us to count page views and to access cookies. Any electronic image viewed as part of a web page
(including an ad banner) can act as a web beacon. Our web beacons do not collect, gather, monitor or
share any of your personal information. We merely use them to compile anonymous information about our
website and/or the Service.
5. ecurity
The security of your personal information is important to us, but no method of transmission over the
Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable
means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security, but we can
guarantee that we will take all reasonable measures to protect the security of your data.
6. Access to your information
You have a right to access certain personal records we hold about you. Requests can be made in writing to
We want to make sure that your information is accurate and up to date. You may also ask us to correct or
remove any information that you think is inaccurate and you can do so by sending us an e-mail to
.
7. Transfers of personal information outside outh Africa
We may transfer personal information outside South Africa to a foreign country. Personal information may
be stored on servers located outside South Africa in a foreign country whose laws protecting personal
information may not be as stringent as the laws in South Africa. You consent to us processing your personal
information in a foreign country whose laws regarding processing of personal information may be less
stringent. We will at all times ensure that all reasonable measures to protect the security of your data are
taken and that any data transferred out of the country will only be processed in accordance with Popping’s
instructions.
8. Links to other websites and social media platforms
This privacy policy applies only to our website and to ordering of any of our goods, and to the Service, and
not to websites or social media platforms or pages owned and/or operated by third parties. We may
provide links to other websites which we believe may be of interest to our visitors. We aim to ensure that
such websites are of the highest standard. However, due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee
the privacy standards of websites to which we link or be responsible for the contents of sites other than this
one, and this privacy policy is not intended to be applicable to any linked, non-Popping site or social media
platform.
9. Changes to this policy
We may amend this policy from time-to-time. Please check our website periodically to inform yourself of
these changes.