Privacy Policy, Disclaimer and Cookies
Privacy Policy
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality implements a privacy policy aimed at protecting visitors to our website.
POPIA
We respect the privacy rights of everyone who uses or enquires about our services. Protecting your personal information, as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013, will be respected.
Personal information will only be shared for purposes of resolving customer enquiries, providing customer services or for any other legitimate purpose relating to City functions.
About
This privacy notice sets out how Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality uses and protects any information that you give the City when you use this website or subscribe to our communications.
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used for the purposes specified.
The City may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1 July 2021.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have established suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website by tailoring it to our customers’ needs. We only use this information for statistical analyses, whereafter the data is removed from our system.
Overall, cookies help us to provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites that may be of interest to you. Once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not exercise any control over the other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide whilst visiting such sites. As such sites are not governed by this privacy statement, you should exercise caution and read through their privacy statements.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
If you believe that any information we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, please e-mail us at sabata.taje@mangaung.co .za as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any such incorrect information.
Please see our website’s copyright notice and disclaimer in our terms of use.
Website terms of use
Our terms of use consist of our disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright statement. You can find the disclaimer and copyright statement below; please find our privacy policy on its separate page.
Use of the website and associated Website terms of use
Our terms of use consist of our disclaimer, privacy policy and copyright statement. You can find the disclaimer and copyright statement below; please find our privacy policy on its separate page.
Use of the website and associated City online applications signifies that you agree with these terms of use. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms of use, please do not use this website or associated City applications.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is provided by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and is for general information only. Whilst we strive to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of information on the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained therein for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
Every effort is made to keep the website running smoothly. However, takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control. Our applications are best viewed using the latest versions of the following web browsers, Internet Explorer 11, Chrome 72+, Firefox 65+ or Safari 12+. Always ensure you download the most up-to-date version of your browser for optimal use of our website and applications.
Links disclaimer
In this website you are able to link to other websites that are not under the control of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
In no event will Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of the use of this website or of a link from this site to any other website.
Copyright
This website and its content is copyright of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality All rights are reserved.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited, other than the following:
You may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
You may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge our website as the source of the material
You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Should such permission be granted, then each such reference must acknowledge that the information resides at and is the property of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Send enquiries to @mangaung.co.za.
The information created by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality on this site is the property of the Municipality. Unless otherwise specified, permission to include URL references to this information for non-commercial purposes is granted, provided that each such reference acknowledges that the information resides at and is the property of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality.