At The Christian Growth Track©, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa. This notice explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that allows us to provide our digital and physical products to you. This includes:
- Identity Data: Full name, title, and date of birth (where applicable).
- Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and physical delivery address for books.
- Financial Data: Payment details (processed securely via our third-party payment gateways; we do not store full credit card details).
- Assessment Data: Responses and results from The Gift Matrix and other digital tracks.
2. Purpose of Collection
We process your personal information only for specific, defined purposes:
- To process and deliver your orders for physical books.
- To provide access to digital downloads and assessment results.
- To communicate regarding your account or technical support.
- To comply with legal obligations (such as South African tax laws).
- With your consent, to send you updates and marketing related to The Christian Growth Track©.
3. Disclosure of Information
We do not sell your data. We only share your information with trusted third-party "operators" necessary for our operations:
- Courier Services: To deliver physical books to your door.
- Payment Processors: To securely handle transactions.
- IT/Cloud Hosting: To store and deliver digital content securely.
4. Security of Your Data
We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures to prevent the loss, unauthorized access, or disclosure of your information. This includes encrypted connections (SSL), secure databases, and internal access controls.
5. Your Rights as a Data Subject
Under POPIA, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct: Ask us to update or correct inaccurate or outdated information.
- Object: Object to the processing of your data for direct marketing.
- Delete: Request that we destroy your personal record (subject to legal retention requirements, such as for tax records).
6. Retention of Data
We will not keep your personal information longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by South African law.
7. Contact Our Offices
If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact our offices: