Privacy Policy

Go through our Privacy Policy for more info on how we process your Personal Data.

1.Introduction

Muscle Mecca SA recognizes the importance of privacy and the protection of personal information provided to it and is committed to the safeguarding of such information.

This privacy policy explains how Muscle Mecca SA collects and uses personal information. It contains information regarding the rights of natural and juristic persons to whom the personal information relates (data subjects).

Muscle Mecca SA reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy or add provisions to it at any time by publishing an updated version on its website.

2. Collection of Information

Muscle Mecca SA collects personal information in various instances, including when:

data subjects contact Muscle Mecca SA or request information or services;
Muscle Mecca SA provides services to data subjects;
persons apply for employment at Muscle Mecca SA;
when persons use Muscle Mecca SA‘s websites or engage with Muscle Mecca SA through social media.

The interaction with Muscle Mecca SA on Muscle Mecca SA‘s website will result in the collection of information regarding the person’s activities on the website. Similarly, when anyone engages with Muscle Mecca SA via any one of Muscle Mecca SA‘s social media platforms. This information includes, but is not limited to, the person’s name, contact details and information regarding the matter with which they need assistance.

In the course of engaging with clients on matters, Muscle Mecca SA will naturally be exposed to and collect personal information which includes the data subject’s name and contact details as well as information regarding the matters that we need to assist them with.

As part of its recruitment processes, Muscle Mecca SA collects information from graduates and employment applicants. This information includes educational information as well as employment history. By inquiring regarding employment opportunities at Muscle Mecca SA or applying for employment, applicants are deemed to provide their consent to Muscle Mecca SA’s processing of their personal information for recruitment purposes, which may include screening as well as background and reference checks.

3. Basis and Purpose for Processing Personal Information

Muscle Mecca SA may process personal information:

to provide services to clients;
to comply with legal or regulatory obligations;
if a data subject has provided their consent; or
if the processing is allowed by law.

The purposes for which Muscle Mecca SA processes personal information include, but are not limited to:

marketing and promotion of Muscle Mecca SA’s services;
providing and improving services to clients;
improving users’ experience when using Muscle Mecca SA’s websites;
communicating with persons for Muscle Mecca SA’s internal purposes;
enabling Muscle Mecca SA’s internal operations;
exercising and defending legal rights.

4. Disclosure of Personal Information

Muscle Mecca SA may release personal information or disclose it to third parties in certain circumstances. These include, but are not limited to:

if Muscle Mecca SA is required or authorized to do so by law or court order;
in order for Muscle Mecca SA to enforce its rights;
in order for Muscle Mecca SA to provide services to its clients.

The third parties to whom we disclose personal information include, but are not limited to:

advocates and other parties involved in legal services;
third party service providers to Muscle Mecca SA or its clients;
third parties who provide research services to Muscle Mecca SA or its clients;
government authorities and registries, organs of state, regulators, courts, tribunals, and law enforcement agencies.

5. Transfer of Personal Information

Personal information collected by Muscle Mecca SA may be transferred to persons in other countries. Those countries’ laws might not protect personal information in the same way or on the same level as the law in the data subject’s country. However, Muscle Mecca SA will take reasonable steps to ensure that recipients in other countries have appropriate privacy measures in place.

6. Retention of Personal Information

Muscle Mecca SA retains personal information for as long as may be reasonably necessary in accordance with applicable law.

7. Cookies

Muscle Mecca SA‘s website makes use of cookies. Cookies store information regarding website visitors. Cookies have various purposes, such as improving the visitor’s experience on the website and facilitating their use of the website.

8. Direct Marketing

Muscle Mecca SA may send marketing and promotional communications and material to persons. Recipients may opt-out from receiving such communications by contacting Muscle Mecca SA at the details provided at the bottom of this page or by clicking on the opt-out link that will be contained in the relevant electronic communication.

9. Security

Example takes all reasonable steps to protect and avoid unauthorized access to personal information. It has implemented various policies, procedures, and software to safeguard personal information and routinely reviews its operations in order to ensure that personal information is adequately protected.

10. Data Subject Rights

The law might provide data subjects with rights to access, amend or delete personal information that is in the possession of Muscle Mecca SA. However, Muscle Mecca SA may, in certain instances, legally refuse or decline such requests. If applicable, a data subject may also have the right to object to Muscle Mecca SA’s processing of their personal information or to file a complaint with a regulator. If a data subject wishes to exercise their rights, they can contact Muscle Mecca SA at the details provided at the bottom of this page. Muscle Mecca SA may charge data subjects a fee for accessing, amending, or deleting their personal information.

Data subjects are encouraged to contact Muscle Mecca SA in order to update their personal information as and when necessary.

11. Contact Details

In order to contact Muscle Mecca SA for purposes relating to this privacy policy, please contact us using these contact details:

The Compliance Officer

Ruanne Janse van Rensburg
Shop 12 City Centre,
5 Andrew Street,
Mbombela,
1200

Telephone: +27 66 305 8850

E-mail: info@musclemeccasa.co.za

Policy Updated: 27/05/2022