{"id":600,"date":"2025-03-18T21:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:42:11","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/?page_id=600","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the industry&#8217;s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>privacy policy<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Welcome to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 167, 86);\">PAYROLL STUDIO (PTY) LTD<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">. This\u00a0Website Policy Agreement outlines the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy governing<\/span><br><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">your use of our website, https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/. By accessing and using\u00a0this website, you agree to comply with the terms set forth below. If you do not\u00a0agree, please discontinue use immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>PRIVACY NOTICE<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Payroll Studio (Pty) Ltd<\/strong>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Last updated:<\/strong>&nbsp;2026<br>\n<strong>Version:<\/strong>&nbsp;1.0<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Payroll Studio (Pty) Ltd. (\u201cPayroll Studio\u201d, \u201cwe\u201d, \u201cus\u201d,\n\u201cour\u201d) is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of all\nindividuals and entities with whom we interact. This Privacy Notice explains\nhow we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information in\naccordance with the<\/span>&nbsp;<strong>Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013\n(POPIA)<\/strong>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>RESPONSIBLE PARTY &amp; CONTACT DETAILS<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Responsible Party:\n<span style=\"\">Payroll Studio (Pty) Ltd.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><br>\nRegistration number: 2025\/148757\/07<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Information Officer:<\/strong>\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\">Mrs. Yvette Du Toit<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Contact details:<br><\/strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Roodekrans, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa<br>+27 82 520 7936<br><a href=\"mailto:info@payrollstudio.co.za\">info@payrollstudio.co.za<\/a><\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@payrollstudio.co.za\"><\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">Depending on our relationship with you, we may collect and\nprocess the following categories of personal information:<br><\/span>\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n<!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Natural persons<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <span style=\"color:#000000;\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\">Names\n     and contact details<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Physical\n     and postal addresses<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Identification\n     numbers and dates of birth<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Financial\n     and tax-related information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Employment-related\n     information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Correspondence\n     and communications<\/li><\/span><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><br>\n     <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n     <!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Juristic persons and representatives<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <span style=\"color:#000000;\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\">Entity\n     name and registration details<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Contact\n     persons and authorised signatories<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Financial,\n     tax, and statutory information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Shareholding\n     and beneficial ownership information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">B-BBEE\n     information<\/li><\/span><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><br>\n     <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n     <!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Employees and directors<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <span style=\"color:#000000;\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\">Identification\n     and contact details<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Employment\n     history and qualifications<\/li><\/span><\/ul><br><br><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>PURPOSE OF PROCESSING<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We process personal information for lawful business\npurposes, including:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Providing\n     products and services<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Client\n     and stakeholder communication<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Administration\n     of agreements and accounts<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Reporting,\n     research, and analysis<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Credit\n     vetting, due diligence, and risk assessments<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Marketing\n     and business development (where permitted)<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Fraud\n     prevention and regulatory compliance<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Employment\n     administration<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Legal\n     and contractual obligations<\/li><\/ul><\/span><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><br>\n     <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n     <!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>LAWFUL BASIS FOR PROCESSING<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We process personal information only where one or more\nlawful grounds apply, including:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Your\n     consent<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Performance\n     of a contract<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Compliance\n     with legal obligations<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Protection\n     of legitimate interests<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Establishment,\n     exercise, or defence of legal rights<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Special personal information is processed&nbsp;<strong style=\"color: rgb(106, 201, 86);\">only where\npermitted by law<\/strong><span style=\"color: rgb(106, 201, 86);\">&nbsp;a<span style=\"color:#000000;\">nd with appropriate safeguards.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n<!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We may share personal information with:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Service\n     providers and contractors who assist us in delivering services<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Professional\n     advisors (legal, accounting, compliance)<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Regulatory\n     authorities where required by law<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">All third parties are required to implement appropriate\nsecurity and confidentiality measures.<\/p><\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nTRANSBORDER TRANSFERS<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Personal information may be stored or processed outside\nSouth Africa where we use cloud services or international service providers.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate contractual\nsafeguards are in place and that transfers comply with&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>section 72 of\nPOPIA<\/strong>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nRETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">We retain personal information only for as long as necessary\nto fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.\nRetention periods are determined with reference to applicable legislation and\nbusiness requirements. Once no longer required, information is securely\ndestroyed or anonymised.<\/span><br>\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br>\n<!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>INFORMATION SECURITY<\/strong><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We implement reasonable technical and organisational\nmeasures to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, or\nmisuse, including:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Access\n     controls and authentication measures<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Secure\n     IT infrastructure and systems<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Encryption\n     and secure storage where appropriate<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Contractual\n     security obligations for service providers<\/li><\/ul><\/span><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nDATA SUBJECT RIGHTS<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">You have the right to:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\">\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Request\n     access to your personal information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Request\n     correction or deletion of information<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Object\n     to processing in certain circumstances<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Withdraw\n     consent where processing is based on consent<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n <li class=\"MsoNormal\">Lodge\n     a complaint with the Information Regulator<o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Requests may be submitted to the Information Officer using\nthe prescribed process.<\/p><\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nDIRECT MARKETING<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">We will only send direct marketing communications where\npermitted by law. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by\nfollowing the unsubscribe instructions or contacting us directly.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Request access to your personal information<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Request correction or deletion of information<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Object to processing in certain circumstances<o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent<\/p><\/span><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nUPDATES TO PRIVACY NOTICE<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to\nreflect changes in law or our business practices. The latest version will\nalways be available on our website.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br>\nCONTACT US<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how\nyour personal information is handled, please contact:<\/span> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>info@payrollstudio.co.za<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">This Privacy Notice is intended for<\/span>&nbsp;<strong>public\ninformation purposes<\/strong>. <span style=\"color:#000000;\">Internal governance, security procedures, and\ncompliance frameworks are addressed separately in our internal POPIA\ndocumentation.<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/payrollstudio.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}