Privacy Policy
1. Controller Profile & Legal Framework
Expert Legal Compliance acts as the Responsible Party (or data controller) in terms of the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act, No. 4 of 2013). This policy governs how we collect, store, share, and utilize user information obtained via our digital platforms.
Business Registration & Identity:
Responsible entity: Expert Legal Compliance
Address: 19 Trinity Close, Paulshof, Sandton, 2191, South Africa
Corporate ID: ZA-86973063
Contact phone: +27 76 172 1198
Corporate Email: [email protected]
2. Data Collection Classes
Our firm collects personal datasets strictly necessary to formulate engagement strategies and service configurations. These are grouped into:
- Direct Submissions: Information provided explicitly when submitting an inquiry via our forms (including Full Name, Business Email Address, Mobile telephone number, and text details).
- Automated Network Signals: Standard telemetry logs including IP addresses, browser agents, navigation flow histories, duration parameters, page references, and cookie assets.
- Third-Party Intelligence: Non-personal identifiers provided through Google Analytics or advertising integrations with your explicit prior permission.
3. Purposes of Processing & Legal Groundwork
| Processing Objective | Applicable Dataset Categories | POPIA Foundation / Legal Base |
|---|---|---|
| Addressing technical legal inquiries | Direct contact details (Name, phone, email) | Consent and pre-contractual steps (Section 11 1.b) |
| Fulfilling legal project mandates | Commercial data, agreements, metadata | Performance of contract (Section 11 1.b) |
| Technical stability & optimization | IP addresses, device telemetry logs | Legitimate interests of the company (Section 11 1.f) |
| Targeted platform promotion | Preferences, analytics cookies | Explicit opt-in selection (Section 11 1.a) |
4. Cookie Implementations & Google Consent Mode v2
This site applies standard HTTP tracking containers for system architecture diagnostics and customized advertising execution. Our structural cookies conform with Google Consent Mode v2 frameworks. Non-essential storage categories remain initialized in "denied" status until an explicit "grant" choice is actioned by the user.
5. Sharing Protocols & Security Safeguards
We do under no circumstances sell, lease, or syndicate user records to third-party data broker networks. Personal files are only shared with trusted legal hosting networks, verified analytical APIs, or state regulatory bodies when forced under strict South African statutes.
Our infrastructure deploys advanced SSL encryption keys, modern firewalls, and strict user-privilege access rules to secure data from unauthorized exposure or theft.
6. International Storage & Data Shifts
Certain processing tools route database operations through international cloud networks. Where files cross South African borders, we deploy contractual safeguards ensuring recipients maintain data protection mechanisms comparable to POPIA standards.
7. User Rights under POPIA
Under the provisions of the POPI Act, you possess explicit rights regarding your data: the right of look-up and access, file alteration, erasure requests, processing objections, and consent withdrawal. You maintain the legal right to submit formal complaints with the official supervisory authority of South Africa: the Information Regulator (South Africa) at General contact: [email protected].
8. Child Frameworks
Our solutions target exclusively adult corporate structures. We do not knowingly compile records concerning children under the legal South African threshold of 18 years.