Privacy Policy

Afrikan Design Thinking Stories Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by the Afrikan Design Thinking Stories (ADTS) project, which is part of the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA), and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at AfrikanDTStories@dschool.org.za.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information. For example, if you choose to “Join the Community”, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as email address, role (e.g. staff, student, practitioner) and type of device used to access the site (for usability information).

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

How we use your information

• We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Call for contributions of other stories or resources for the website

• Communicate with you if you have chosen to share a story or resource

• Understand and analyse how you use our website

• Improve our website

Log Files

ADTS follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, and referring/exit pages. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking usage of the website, and gathering geographic information.

Cookies

Like any other website, ADTS uses cookies. These cookies are used to store information, including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimise the users’ experience by customising our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

Protection of Personal Information

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights and comply with the General Data Protection Regulation. Every user is entitled to the following

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. 

• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.

• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions. 

• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions. 

• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions. 

• If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at AfrikanDTStories@dschool.org.za.

Protection of Personal Information Act

We comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA or POPI Act), which is South Africa’s comprehensive data privacy law, effective from 1 July 2021. This entitles every user of the ADTS website to:

• Transparency and Notification: Users have the right to be notified when their personal information is being collected and to know why it is being processed.

• Access to Data: Users can request to know what personal information a website holds about them.

• Correction or Deletion: Users can request the correction, destruction, or deletion of personal information that is inaccurate, irrelevant, out of date, incomplete, or was obtained unlawfully.

• Objection and Consent Withdrawal: Users can object to or withdraw consent for the processing of their personal information at any time.

• Protection against Unsolicited Communications: Users have rights regarding unsolicited electronic communications (spam) and automated decision-making.

• Legal Recourse: Users have the right to submit complaints to the Information Regulator regarding any interference with their personal information.