POPIA INFORMATION – 1 July 2021

Dear Blue Star Associate,

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at Blue Star.

We take precautions to keep the personal information disclosed to us secure, and we will not intentionally disclose such information to third parties for commercial purposes.

What personal information do we collect?
We collect and hold information such as (but not limited to) names, addresses, contact information, occupations, dates of birth, company branding details (logos, fonts, artwork) and any other information which assists us in conducting our business and complying with our legal obligations. We may collect and hold information from former, current, and prospective customers, our suppliers, as well as contractors and others. It is essential that we have accurate and up to date information about you so that we can give you the best possible care. Please check that your personal details are correct and inform us of any changes. This minimises the risk of you not receiving important correspondence.

Purpose for which the information is being collected.
We process your Personal Information to ensure that we can provide you with exemplary service, efficiently and hassle-free.

Further to the above, we may process your Personal Information, for among other things, the following:

• to conduct market research;
• to compile statistical and/or data analyses;
• to give effect to any communication received from you, which may include instructions, requests, queries, complaints and questions;
• to update our records and/or your contact details;
• for the administrative, marketing (including direct marketing), planning, product or service development, quality control, survey, and research purposes; generally to render our services.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Personal Information shall be exclusively collected for the specific, explicitly defined, and lawful purpose of conducting our business.

We collect only the information that is required to provide our service, administrate the service that is provided, and communicate with you. We do not collect any other information, or allow information to be used for other purposes, without your express (i.e., verbal or written) consent, except where authorised to do so by law.

Please feel free to contact us should you have any concerns or if you need any clarification on the above.

We look forward to being of service to you and to handling your future requirements.