Topteam's Privacy Policy
Topteam Management (Pty) Ltd / Topteam Capital Partners takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.
What This Privacy Policy Covers:
- This policy covers how Topteam Management (Pty) Ltd / Topteam Capital Partners ("Topteam") treats personal information that it collects and receives, including information related to your past use of Topteam Products and Services. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
- This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Topteam does not own or control, or to people that Topteam does not employ or manage.
Information Gathering and Use:
- Topteam collects personal information when you register with any Topteam web-based service i.e. www.topteamsa.com or www.topblog.co.za, and when you request further information on a product or service offered.
- When you register we may ask for information such as your name, email address, birth date, gender, ZIP code, occupation, industry, and personal interests. For some financial products and services we might also ask for your address, ID number, and information about your assets.
- When you register with Topteam and sign in to our services, you are not anonymous to us. Topteam collects information about your transactions with us, in order to be able to offer personalized recommendations in future based on your specific criteria.
- Topteam uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide accurate and timeous information at your request.
- By providing us with your information, we will send you regular communications and articles of interest related to our products and services. You can elect to unsubscribe to this service at any time by following the "unsubscribe" link contained in the email circulars.
Information Sharing and Disclosure:
- Topteam does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission.
- In the event of a service of a trusted partner / affiliated partner being requested, we provide the information to these parties who work on behalf of or with Topteam under strict confidentiality measures. These companies may use your personal information to help Topteam communicate with you about the services offered or advice given. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Topteam's terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We transfer information about you if Topteam is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Topteam will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
- Topteam displays targeted advertisements based on personal information. Topteam does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you interact with or view a targeted ad. Topteam advertisers include financial service providers (such as banks, insurance agents, stock brokers and mortgage lenders) and non-financial companies (such as stores, airlines, and software companies).
- Topteam works with vendors, partners, advertisers, and other service providers in different industries and categories of business.
Your Ability to alter your Personal Information and Unsubscribe to our Services:
- You can request that your Topteam Account Information be altered at any time.
- You can opt out / unsubscribe of receiving future communications and newsletters by following instructions contained in each message sent out.
- We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Topteam service, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the TopTimes Newsletter, that are considered part of your Topteam account.
Confidentiality and Security:
- We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
- Topteam does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission.
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
- Topteam may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Topteam account or by placing a prominent notice on our site.
