Bridge Finance respects the privacy of each Visitor. Bridge Finance has established this Privacy Policy to explain how Data is collected, and how this Data is used and disclosed. Bridge Finance takes the protection of Personal Information very seriously. Bridge Finance may process (for example, collect, use or disclose) Personal Information only as described in this Privacy Policy.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

To personalize your experience

(Your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)

To improve our website

(We continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)

To improve customer service

(Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)

To process transactions

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.
To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other websites features

To send periodic emails

The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

Collection

Collection on use. Once a Visitor visits this website, a Visitor is not anonymous to Bridge Finance. When visiting, each Visitor provides Data, which may include an ID number, a contact number, a street address, and an email address. Bridge Finance may also record the IP address of a Visitor when adding Data.
Children. Bridge Finance does not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors who are under the age of 18.

Collection from browser

Bridge Finance automatically receives and records information on Bridge Finance server logs from the browser of a Visitor, including an IP address, Bridge Finance cookie information, and the page requested. Each Visitor should be aware that other websites visited before entering the website might place Personal Information within a URL of a Visitor during a visit to it, and Bridge Finance has no control over such websites. Accordingly, a subsequent website that collects URL information may log some Personal Information.

Use

Messages and updates. update may send administrative messages and email updates regarding the website, or its Services to a Visitor. In some cases, update may also send a Visitor primarily promotional messages. A Visitor can choose to opt-out of promotional messages.

Cookie Policy

Do we use cookies?

Yes.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers’ hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

How we use Cookies

We use cookies to help us remember and process the understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Personal Information may be used to improve the website. update may use cookies to save the session validators of a Visitor on its browsers and hard drives and may use cookies to provide a tailored website. IP addresses also help update to diagnose problems with, and to administer, the website.

Updating or Removing

A Visitor may choose to update or correct the Data they have submitted to Bridge Finance by notifying Bridge Finance. If details change that impact the collectability or contractibility for an active product the client is responsible for contacting Bridge Finance to ensure that the correct details are present on the system.

Unauthorised Use

Any unauthorised use of Bridge Finance information systems is a violation of the Agreement and certain laws, including the section 86 of the ECT Act. Such violations may subject the person to civil and criminal penalties. Use of the services of this website is limited to residents of South Africa or any individual residing in South Africa with the proper permit documentation or temporary identification documentation.

Intercept and Monitor

Bridge Finance may read, delete, block, intercept, monitor, filter, and disclose any communication over its information system. This includes, but is not limited to the tracking of user Internet Protocol addresses (IP Addresses) and users agree that Bridge Finance may request their personal information from their Internet Service Provider for whatever reason the site sees fit in order to ensure a safe and trusted relationship with the user.

Limitation

Bridge Finance is not responsible for, gives no warranties, nor makes any representations in respect of the privacy policies, practices of linked or any third party websites. Bridge Finance information systems is provided to users and used by Bridge Finance “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expresses or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. Bridge Finance cannot be held liable for any mistakes that arise from use of the information systems that govern the administration of products including but not limited to the unintentional disclosure of personal information.

Disclosure

Marketing purposes

Bridge Finance may disclose aggregate statistics (information about the customer population in general terms) about the Data to advertisers or business partners and third party suppliers or agents. Bridge Finance may need to provide Data to a third party supplier to supply or provide specific Services to a Visitor (such as providing a quote or contacting a Visitor). Each third party supplier is required to only disclose or use the Data to supply or provide the specific Services requested.

Law enforcement

Bridge Finance may disclose Data if required: by a subpoena or other legislative or administrative order by law; to protect the safety of any individual or the general public; to prevent violation of the Agreement, or the rights of Bridge Finance or any third party. An IP address may be disclosed to a third party: if the law or a legal process requires it; to protect the rights or property of Bridge Finance, a Visitor, or the general public.

Affiliates

Bridge Finance may share Data with an Affiliate, in which case Bridge Finance will seek to require the Affiliates to abide by this Privacy Policy.
Employees
Bridge Finance may need to disclose Data to its employees that require the Data to do their jobs.

Abuse

Bridge Finance may disclose Data to designated third parties to resolve or investigate abuse complaints. Bridge Finance may release Data to assist in attempting to block an abusive Visitor or complain to its Internet Service Provider of an abusive Visitor.

Security of Data

Bridge Finance uses some of the most advanced security measures to protect the Data under its control. All Data is safe, secure, and available only to the Visitor and those to whom Visitor has granted permissions. In addition, the website is hosted in a secure server environment that uses a firewall and other advanced security measures to prevent interference or access from outside intruders.

Enquiries

If you have any questions or concerns arising from this Privacy Policy or the way in which Bridge Finance handles Personal Information, please contact Bridge Finance Customer Care 082 972 1522

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, respond to a survey, fill out a form or complete the application form.

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, physical address, banking details, breakdown of expenses and employer details. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

After a transaction, your private information (banking details, ID numbers, financials, etc.) will be kept on file for more than 60 days in order to comply with the National Credit Act.