We Love Our Furry Friends is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our clients, partners, and employees. As a company based in South Africa, we are committed to complying with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ensure that all personal data is collected, processed, and stored in accordance with the regulation. This GDPR compliance statement outlines the measures we have taken to ensure GDPR compliance.
Data Collection and Processing:
We Love Our Furry Friends collects and processes personal data from our clients, partners, and employees for the following purposes:
• To provide our services to clients and partners
• To manage employee data for employment purposes
• To maintain contact with clients, partners, and employees
We only collect data that is necessary for these purposes and we ensure that we have a lawful basis for processing the data. We obtain consent from individuals where necessary and ensure that data is kept up-to-date and accurate. We do not share personal data with any third party without the explicit consent of the individual.
Data Retention:
We Love Our Furry Friends retains personal data for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. Once the purpose has been fulfilled, we securely delete the data. We regularly review our data retention policies to ensure compliance with the GDPR.
Data Security:
We take data security very seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of personal data. We have put in place safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of personal data. We regularly review our data security measures to ensure compliance with the GDPR.
Individual Rights:
We Love Our Furry Friends respects the rights of individuals with regard to their personal data. We ensure that individuals have the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of their personal data. We also provide individuals with the right to data portability and the right to object to the processing of their personal data.
Data Protection Officer:
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee GDPR compliance within our organization. Our DPO can be contacted at privacy@weloveourfurryfriends.com for any GDPR-related queries.
We Love Our Furry Friends is committed to ensuring GDPR compliance in all aspects of our operations. We will continue to review our policies and procedures to ensure that we are in line with the GDPR requirements.
