Private Policy for Nerd Network Digital

This website, https://nerdnetwork.digital (the “Website”), is operated by Nerd Network Digital.

At Nerd Network Digital, accessible from https://nerdnetwork.digital, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Nerd Network Digital and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Nerd Network Digital. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By visiting our website and/or ordering a service, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. For our Terms of Service, please visit the Terms of Service

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as:

  • name,
  • company name,
  • address,
  • email address, and cellphone number.

When you visit our website, we collect the following information:

  • Your Public IP Address,
  • Links clicked on,
  • The location you came from.

(Please see “Log Files” below)

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
  • Send you emails
  • Find and prevent fraud
  • Provide customized support and services
  • Sending Invoices/Payment Reminders

Live Chat

We use information collected with the live chat service we offer. All communication and information is collected by a 3rd party and is powered by Tawk. You can view their private policy here: https://www.tawk.to/privacy-policy/

Payments

If you choose to make a payment online, we use Pay Fast, a 3rd party payment platform. They collect information for their service. You can view their private policy here: https://www.payfast.co.za/privacy-policy

Log Files

Nerd Network Digital follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include

  • internet protocol (IP) addresses,
  • browser type,
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP),
  • date and time stamp,
  • referring/exit pages,
  • and possibly the number of clicks.

These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, Nerd Network Digital uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

For more general information on cookies, please read “What Are Cookies” from Cookie Consent.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Nerd Network Digital’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

POPIA (Protection of Personal Protection Act)

POPIA or Protection of Personal Protection Act is the South African GDPR Information Protection Act.

We are fully POPIA compliant, and if you have any concerns, please contact us.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

If you have any questions about our Private Policy, please reach out to us at hello@nerdnetwork.digital and we will get back to you as soon as possible.