Privacy policy
Last revised on May 15th, 2016
The mission of Synam Africa is to connect businesses to potential clients by enhancing their online presence. To achieve our mission, we provide businesses with services such as Web Design, Web Optimization, Online Advertising, Article Writing, and Web Content Management.
We protect your personal information and will only provide it to third parties:
• With your consent;
• Where it is necessary to carry out your instructions;
• As reasonably necessary in order to provide Synam Africa features and functionality to you;
• As we reasonably believe is permitted by law or regulation; or
• As necessary to enforce our User Agreement or protect the rights, property, or safety of Synam Africa, its users, and the public.
• We have implemented appropriate security safeguards designed to protect your information in accordance with industry standards.
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, and if we make material changes to it, we will provide notice through our website or other services or by other means so that you may review the changes before you continue to employ Synam Africa’s services. If you object to any changes, you may stop using our Services. Continuing to employ Synam Africa’s services after we publish or communicate a notice about any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you are consenting to the changes.
Information We Collect
Our Privacy Policy applies to anyone using the Synam Africa Website. The personal information provided to or gathered by Synam Africa. If you have any concern about providing information to us or having such information displayed on the Synam Africa website or otherwise used in any manner permitted in this Privacy Policy and the User Agreement, you should not use the Website or employ our services. If you have already employed our services, you should terminate those services as per the terms of our contract.
We collect information when you use the Synam Africa website or participate in our research process. When you create an account with us, you provide us with personal information (including your name and email address) either directly or via your LinkedIn account. You understand that, by creating an account, Synam Africa and others will be able to identify you by your Synam Africa user profile, and you allow Synam Africa to use this information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our
User Agreement.
You may also share personal information of other individuals (e.g. clients) such as name, email, phone number and company to support our reference check and review process. You should obtain the consent of other individuals prior to providing Synam Africa with their personal information. Client personal information is only used in the reference check and review process and is managed in accordance with other personal information collected by Synam Africa.
We use cookies and similar technologies to help us recognize you, improve your Synam Africa experience, increase security, and measure use of our Services. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. By visiting Synam Africa, you consent to the placement of cookies and beacons in your browser in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We do not share personally identifiable information with any third-party advertiser or ad network, although your user profile is visible to other Synam Africa users and may be visible through public search. Additionally, Synam Africa currently does not share any personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
When you visit or leave Synam Africa by clicking a hyperlink we automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came or the one to which you are directed. Also, advertisers receive the URL of the page that you are on when you click an ad on Synam Africa. We also receive the internet protocol (“IP”) address of your computer or the proxy server that you use to access the web, your computer operating system details, your type of web browser, your mobile device (including your mobile device identifier provided by your mobile device operating system), your mobile operating system (if you are accessing Synam Africa using a mobile device), and the name of your ISP or your mobile carrier.
Synam Africa is a dynamic, innovative environment, which means we are always seeking to improve the services we offer you. We often introduce new features, some of which may result in the collection of new information. Furthermore, new partnerships or corporate acquisitions may result in new features, and we may potentially collect new types of information.
How We User Your Personal Information
When you subscribe to Synam Africa, you acknowledge that information you provide (user profile, company profile, reviews, etc.) can be seen by others and used by us as described in this Privacy Policy and our User Agreement.
By providing information to us when you create or update your account and profile, you are expressly and voluntarily accepting the terms and conditions of Synam Africa's User Agreement and freely accepting and agreeing to our processing of your personal information in ways set out by this Privacy Policy. Supplying information to us, including any information deemed “sensitive” by applicable law, is entirely voluntary on your part. You have the right to withdraw or modify your consent to Synam Africa's collection and processing of the information you provide at any time, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy and the User Agreement, by changing your settings, changing your user profile, changing other submitted data (company profile, reviews, etc.), or by closing your account.
We communicate with you through email, notices posted on the Synam Africa website, and other means available through the Service. Examples of these messages include: (1) welcome and engagement messages - when you subscribe to Synam Africa, we may send you a series of emails to inform you about how to make use of the Synam Africa website and services as well as new features; (2) service messages – these will cover service availability, security, and other issues about the functioning of Clutch; (3) promotional messages –may contain promotional information directly or on behalf of our partners.
Any information you put on your user profile and any content you post on Synam Africa may be seen by others. We don’t provide any of your non-public information (like your email address) to third parties without your consent, unless required by law, or as described in this Policy.