Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY:

1. XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. – shall be entitled to disclose Personal Information if required to do
so to:
(a) comply with applicable law or with legal process served on XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd.;
(b) to protect and defend the rights or property of XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. and;
(c) for the purposes of distributing same to various third parties who are involved in the
provision of the Services provided in accordance with these terms and conditions.

2. You should also be aware that information and data is automatically collected through the
standard operation of the Internet servers and through the use of “cookies”.

3. “Cookies” are small text files a website can use to recognize repeat users and facilitate the
users ongoing access to the Website.

4. Cookies are not programs that come onto your system and damage files. Generally, cookies
work by assigning a unique number to you that has no meaning outside the assigning site. If you
do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in
most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, you should note
that you may not be able to purchase XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. Products via the Website if you
disable the cookie feature.
4.1. By accessing and using the Platform, you consent to our use of cookies.

5. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our Website, related mobi-sites and software
applications, collectively referred to as “our Platforms”, which are used to access and purchase
our products and services.
6. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to set out how, why and when XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd.
uses your Personal Information so as to comply with the  Protection of Personal Information Act
4 of 2013 (“POPI”).
6.1 XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. shall take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information
of users. For the purpose of this clause, & “personal information” shall be defined as Protection of
Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 and/or any other legislation that may find force and effect
in terms of the protection of customer information, when making transacting online or via
digital channels with XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd.
6.2 XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. – shall not be liable nor responsible for any instances of fraud
and/or other acts and/or omissions that may cause financial loss, prejudice and/ or detriment
to the Customer through the payment process and/or payment mechanism utilised by the
Customer, unless such loss, prejudice and/or detriment is as a result of the gross negligence of
XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd.

7. It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with our other terms and conditions,
privacy notices or policies we may provide from time to time when we collect or use your
Personal Information.

8. Further, please pay special attention to the clauses in this Privacy Policy that appear in similar
text and style (i.e. bold) which:
8.1. may limit the risk or liability of XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. or a third party.
8.2. may create risk or liability for the user.
8.3. may compel the user to indemnify XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. or a third party.
8.4. serves as an acknowledgement, by the user, of a fact.

9. We respect your privacy and take the protection of Personal Information very seriously. We
strive to deliver excellent service every time you shop with us, and to do this, we need to use
some of your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle the Personal
Information we collect about you and/or receive from you. By using our Platforms, you agree to
the processing of your Personal Information as set out in this Privacy Policy.

10. In this Privacy Policy, the terms-
-“Personal Information”, and “process/processing” bear the same meanings as set out
in POPI.
– “we”, “us” or “our” refers to XTyre SA (Pty) Ltd;
-“you” and “your” refers to every person that accesses or uses our Platforms also
referred to as a user.
– “registered user(s)” refers to anyone registered on our Platforms and has provided us
with a unique email address and password as well as other Personal Information in
order to order goods and services on our Platforms.

11. DISCLAIMER: IF YOU ARE BELOW THE AGE OF 18
11. 1. If you are below the age of 18 years, you must always get permission from your parent or
guardian before you use our Platforms or give us your Personal Information. We may check that
your parent or guardian has given you such permission, for example by asking you to provide us
with your parent’s or guardian’s contact details so we can contact them. We may also check
that the contact details you have given us are correct and are the details of a person who is
actually your parent or guardian. If we are not able to verify such permission or if a parent or
guardian confirms that you do not have their permission, you may not use our Platforms.
12. XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. processes Personal Information in a manner that is reasonable,
adequate, relevant, non-excessive and purpose specific. In order for users to access and use our
Platforms we collect and process some Personal Information. When you become a registered
user, we have to collect and process your Personal Information to render our services to you.

13. When you register to use our Platforms, we may collect the following Personal Information:
13.1. name and surname.
13.2. email address.
13.3. physical address.
13.4. gender.
13.5. mobile phone number.
13.6. online identifiers.

13.7. date of birth.
13.8. identification number.

14. You warrant that the information you have provided is accurate, current, true and correct
and that does not impersonate or misrepresent any person or entity or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with anyone or anything.

15. WHY DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
15.1. We process the Personal Information we collect and receive to: (a) identify you; (b) verify
your identity; (c) create a user account for you; and/or (d) enter into a contract with you.

16. As a customer/client, we also process your Personal Information in order to:
(a) fulfil our contractual obligations to you when you have ordered goods in order for us to
deliver those goods and process returns;
(b) provide you with information, products or services you request from us;
(c) communicate with you regarding our Platforms and provide you with information, products
or services, including billing, customer support, resolving complaints and quality control;
(d) notify you about changes to our Platforms, services and products, terms and conditions,
privacy policy or notices, and any other changes that impact our Platforms, services and
products;
(e) send you information about competitions, products or services that may interest you (unless
you have opted out of receiving such information);
(f) get feedback from you which we need to develop our products and services and grow our
business
(g) comply with any legal or regulatory obligations such as tax or financial laws;
(h) undertake research for statistical purposes. The research and statistics we get from this
process do not include your Personal Information and cannot be linked to you, nor can you be
identified from these statistics.

17.      RETENTION AND RESTRICTION OF RECORDS:
17.1. We keep your Personal Information for as long as:
17.1.1. We need it to provide our Platforms, products or services to you.
17.1.2. It is required or allowed by law and is in line with our internal retention policies.
17.1.3. It is necessary to uphold the contract between you and us.
17.1.4. You have agreed to us keeping your Personal Information subject to your request for us
to stop processing your Personal Information.
17.2. We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is necessary to achieve the
purpose for which this information was collected or subsequently processed. If your Personal
Information is used for more than one purpose, we will retain it until the purpose with the
latest period expires but we will stop using it for the purpose with a shorter period once that
period expires.
17.3. By accessing and using the Platform, you consent to us retaining records of your Personal
Information for no longer than may be necessary to achieve the purpose for which the
information was initially collected or subsequently processed.

18. WHO ELSE GETS TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
18.1. We do not sell your Personal Information to third parties for their marketing or any other
purposes.
18.2. We may provide or make your Personal Information available to:
18.2.1. our employees, the staff of the companies in the XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. Group and/or
third party service providers in order to enable them to assist us to interact with you via our
Platforms for the ordering of goods or when delivering goods to you.
18.2.2. law enforcement, government officials, fraud detection agencies or other third parties
when the disclosure of Personal Information is necessary or appropriate in connection with an
investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements, or other activity that is illegal or may
expose us to legal liability or financial loss, to report or support the investigation into suspected
illegal activity.
18.2.3. Third parties (such as a potential purchaser and its professional advisors) in the event of
any reorganisation, merger, consolation, sale, joint venture, or other disposition of any or all of
our assets.
18.2.4. Our service providers (under contract with us) who help with parts of our business
operations (fraud prevention, marketing, public relations, technology services etc). However,
our contracts dictate that these service providers may only use your Personal Information in
connection with the services they perform for us and not for their own benefit or any other
purpose and must treat such information as confidential information.

19. SENDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OUTSIDE SOUTH AFRICA
19.1. We may transfer certain Personal Information outside the geographic borders of South
Africa to service providers for purposes set out above (Why we process your Personal
Information?), including for data storage and back-up purposes to ensure the integrity of our
systems.
19.2. When we transfer your Personal Information outside of the geographic borders of South
Africa, we will ensure that we do so in accordance with the requirements for lawful transfer
outside of South Africa as set out in POPI.
19.3. By accessing and using our Platforms, you consent to us transferring your Personal
Information outside of South Africa as set out in POPI.

20. SECURING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

20.1. We secure the integrity and confidentiality of your Personal Information in our possession
or under our control by taking appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures
to prevent loss of, damage to or unauthorised destruction of Personal Information; and
unlawful access to or processing of Personal Information.
20.2. In order to implement and maintain such measures, we have in place policies, controls
and related processes, which are reviewed and updated on a regular basis. Our policies,
controls and procedures cover for example:
20.2.1. physical, technical and network security;

20.2.2. access controls and monitoring of access;

20.2.3. secure storage, destruction and encryption of records of Personal Information;

20.2.4 Personal Information breach reporting and remediation.

20.2.5. by way of written agreements, imposition of security and confidentiality obligations on
third parties (based within or outside the borders of South Africa) who process Personal
Information as part of rendering services to us.
20.3. Should you disclose your Personal Information to any third party other than XTYRE Global
(Pty) Ltd. , XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising or suffered
by you as a result of the disclosure of such Personal Information to any third party. This is
because we do not regulate or control how that third party uses your Personal Information. You
should always ensure that you read the privacy policy of any third party.

21. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
21.1. Having provided adequate proof of your identity, you have the right to:
21.1.1. view, correct and/or amend your Personal Information we process.
21.1.2. Request a record or description of your Personal Information.  XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd.
may charge a fee in order to provide you with this record of your Personal Information.
21.1.3. Request to have your Personal Information corrected, destroyed or deleted. In this
instance XTYRE Global (Pty) Ltd. will only retain your Personal Information subject to any
legislative requirement and/or our internal retention policy.
21.1.4. Us complying with your requests upon receipt unless we have credible reason why we
cannot comply.
21.1.5. Us indicating where, if we cannot agree whether to correct or delete your Personal
Information as requested, that a correction or deletion was requested but was not made.
21.1.6. Inform you if reasonably practicable, should we change your Personal Information and
this has an impact on decisions about you.
21.1.7. Notify you of the action taken by us because of your request.
21.1.8. Notify you of unauthorised access to your Personal Information.
21.1.9. Provide you with reasonable evidence of our compliance with our obligations under this
Privacy Policy on reasonable notice and request.
21.1.10. Submit a complaint to the Information Regulator.

HOW TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE INFORMATION REGULATOR
22.1. If you have any complaints about this Privacy Policy or our compliance with this Privacy
Policy you can lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.
22.2. The contact details of the Information Regulator are available on its website at: https://inforegulator.org.za/