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Protection of Personal Information Policy

Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd guarantees its commitment to the protection of personal information of its customers and consumers alike. Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd’s top management is committed to ensure the implementation of information security controls and awareness regarding the protection of information. Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd is committed to its duty of care to ensure the protection of data.

The personal data will only be used for the specific purpose of maintaining a secure register of its Customers, managing the client relations with its Customers, managing invoicing to Customers, providing technical- and system support to Customers and executing the instructions received from Customers.

Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd’s Customers mandate it to process certain Personal Information, as is provided for herein.

Records will be retained for the duration of the contractual relationship between Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd and the Customers; plus and additional period of 5 years following the termination of the contractual relationship between Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd and their Customers; or a period required for Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd to comply with other legislation, like SARS and tax legislation, or a period specified by the Customer at the time of termination of the contractual relationship between Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd and the Customer, which will not be less than such period required to comply with other legislation, like SARS and tax legislation.

The senior management at Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd are all aligned with the importance of the protection of personal data and, as such, the Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd Information Protection Governance Structure has been established and the officers have been appointed.

Data subjects have the right to object to the processing of personal information, be notified when personal information is processed, receive confirmation that Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd holds personal information, have personal information corrected, refuse the processing of personal information, complain to the Information Regulator and to institute civil proceedings.

Blue Square Property Investments (Pty) Ltd has implemented the following risk mitigation procedures in its commitment to protection of personal information: A comprehensive risk identification process, a risk assessment process, the establishment of risk management and control procedures, information security incident management procedures and information security awareness programs.

The Information Regulator can be contacted by visiting JD House, 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001 or by post at P.O Box 31533, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017 or eMail at complaints.IR@justice.gov.za.