The privacy of the information you provide on this website to us is important. The following privacy statement governs the collection and use of personal data submitted to PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya ("PwC" or "we") through __________. PricewaterhouseCoopers information handling practices are in accordance with general accepted privacy and data protection good practices.
By using this website and submitting personal data, a visitor to our website is agreeing to PwC use of such data as described in this Privacy Statement. We have created this Privacy Statement to govern our commitment to protecting the privacy of your information.
"Personal" information means information about you and/or third parties you represent. When you visit this website and in the course of providing services to you/your organization/your employer, we may collect personal data either; directly where you are asked to provide data (if applicable) e.g. when you use any "contact us" features of the website (e.g. name, email address and mailing address); or information we receive with your authorization from third parties such as your employer, or indirectly, such as using cookies (as described below) or customizing software to tailor the website to your preferences or to track your use of certain pages of the website (e.g, your internet protocol address) and other technical means to monitor your use of the website, or from third parties who provide us with information about you.
We will only collect, hold, process, use, communicate and/or disclose such personal data, in accordance with this Privacy Statement. If you are acting as an intermediary or otherwise on behalf of a third party or supply us with information regarding a third party (such as a friend, another employee, etc), you undertake that you are an authorized representative or agent of such third party and that you have obtained all necessary consents from such third party to the collection, processing, use and disclosure by us of their personal data. Because we are collecting the third party's data from you, you undertake to make the third party aware of all matters listed in this Privacy Statement, preferably by distributing a copy of this statement to them or by referring them to our website.
Generally, PwC only collects personal data such as contact details and when required credit card details that are specifically and voluntarily provided by visitors to our website. Typically, personal data is collected to:
Visitors may also send email through the website. Their messages will contain the user's name, email address and phone, as well as any additional information the user may wish to or is requested to include in the message.
PwC's intention is not to seek any sensitive information through our website unless legally required. Sensitive information requires a number of types of data relating to race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you do wish to provide sensitive information for any reason, PwC accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this Privacy Statement or as described at the point where you chose to disclose this information.
Cookies may be used on some areas of our website. A cookie is a small software application which allows a website to recognize a previous user and to observe how a user navigates within the website. Cookies are now used as a standard by many websites to improve users' navigational experience. If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate our website, however, other functionality in the site may be impaired. After termination of the visit to the site, you can always delete the cookie from your system if you wish.
In order to properly manage our website and related email services, we may anonymously log information on our operating systems about the number and duration of visits to the website and identify categories of visitors by items such as domains and browser types, and to track document identification number by way of acknowledgement or return receipt. These statistics are reported in the aggregate to our webmaster and system administrators. In addition, site statistics are compiled by third parties, and therefore your IP address will be passed to third parties for statistical reporting only. This is to ensure that our website presents the best web experience for visitors and is an effective information resource.
Whenever a registered member visits this site, they must identify themselves in order to gain entry. The data is logged by PwC primarily to measure website performance and in assisting to resolve any website technical difficulties.
Information submitted to this website is used only for the intended purpose stated at the time that the information is collected. Examples of the types of use are given in the "Data Collection" section above.
Where we have obtained your consent, we may also send you communications from time to time, for example to advise you of information, technical updates, upcoming events/seminars or surveys which may be of interest to you.
PwC will not use personal data collected from our website to facilitate unsolicited marketing activities.
Information will not be disclosed to third parties except where required by law, when we have your explicit consent where requesting such consent is permitted or in cases where we have engaged the third party specifically to assist with our firm's activities. Any such third parties whom we engage will be bound contractually to keep all information confidential.
Information that is kept by us will be destroyed or permanently de-identified after a reasonable period from the time when it becomes outdated or is no longer required. We may however, retain copies of such information for internal record keeping purposes and for compliance with applicable law or professional standards.
To access your personal data that you have submitted on a request or registration through our website, please send your request to our One Technology Team.
When personal data is retained, PwC assumes responsibility of keeping a record of the information once a visitor has submitted the data. PwC does not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of the personal data. Where practically possible, if PwC is informed that any personal data collected through a website is no longer accurate, PwC will make appropriate corrections based on the updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
If you believe that information we hold about you is incorrect, if you have concerns about how we are handling your personal data, or if you change your mind about our usage of your data, please inform us and we will try to resolve those concerns.
The information submitted is stored in either email boxes or databases. PwC has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. All PwC staff follow a firm wide security policy. Only authorized PwC staff are provided access to personal data and they have agreed to ensure confidentiality of this information. PwC's policy is to use secure socket layer technology for the protection of credit card information submitted through web forms. This policy is also required for any fulfilment agents of our firm.
Personal data collected by PwC may be disclosed to other member firms in the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of firms, where it is necessary to (i) to meet the purpose for which the visitor has submitted the information; or (ii) to enable the visitor to be provided with information at a later date which may be of relevance and interest to the visitor based on the nature and purpose of their voluntary requests. By submitting personal data on PwC's website, the visitor is providing explicit consent to trans-border submission of such data collected on the website for the fulfillment of his/her voluntary requests.
Because PwC wants your website experience to be as informative and resourceful as possible, we may provide a number of links to third party websites. PwC assumes no responsibility for the information practices of these third party websites that a user is able to access through ours. When you link to these websites, PwC's privacy practices no longer apply. We encourage visitors to review each website's privacy policies before disclosing any personal data.
PwC reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason. However, PwC is committed to maintaining the privacy rights of individuals.
In order to keep visitors informed, PwC will ensure that we notify users of changes to our Privacy Statement by identifying the alteration for a period of not less than two weeks on our home page and identifying the effective date at the beginning of the statement. However, nothing contained in this Privacy Statement is intended to create a contract or agreement between PwC and any user visiting the website.
This Privacy Statement discusses PwC's information practices in the ordinary course of its business. PwC reserves the right to transfer all data in its possession to a successor-in-interest to its business or assets.