Privacy Policy

Privacy policy for visiting the TechNiche website

Thank you for visiting our website and reviewing our privacy policy.
This policy explains how we handle information we collect from you during your visit to our website.

We don’t collect information that can identify you personally

When you visit the TechNiche website to read pages or download information, TechNiche automatically collects and stores the following information:

  • The Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you access the TechNiche web site (an IP address is a unique number that is automatically assigned to the computer you are using when you surf the Web)
  • The type of browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, and operating system, such as Windows or Linux, used to access the TechNiche site
  • The date and time the TechNiche site is accessed
  • The pages you visited (this helps us improve the usefulness of the TechNiche website by providing helpful links and removing pages that are not read)

We keep this information in system logs and use it to make the site more useful to visitors by learning about the number of visitors to our site, the number of pages served, and the level of demand for specific pages.
We don’t collect or store personal information like your name, address, email address or other information that can be used to identify you.
We also do not track or record information about identifiable individuals and their visits.

For security, we use software that monitors network traffic

To keep our website secure and ensure that this service remains available to all users, the TechNiche computer system uses software programs to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Privacy policy for sending email to TechNiche

When you send TechNiche an email, we use the information you provide in that email to help us give you a proper response. In our efforts to do this, the information may be viewed by various people within TechNiche.

The information in your email is protected in accordance with South African law, including the following legislation:

  • Promotion of Access to Information Act
  • Regulation of Interception and Provision of Communication-related Information Act
  • Electronic Communications and Transactions Act

Additional policies for subscribers

To register as a subscriber for services with TechNiche, and comply with this legislation, you will need to give us information that can identify you, for example:

  • Memoranda and articles of association (if registering as a company)
  • Identity documents and proof of address (if registering as an individual)

 This information will be entered into the TechNiche customer database. We will only give this information to a third party if the law requires us to.

Cookie Policy

TechNiche is firmly committed to protecting your privacy. We’ve created this Cookie Policy so that you can understand what cookies we use on our site and why we use them. By continuing to use our site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Cookies explained

A "cookie" is a small piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. All cookies have expiry dates in them that determine how long they stay in your browser. Cookies can be removed in two ways: automatically, when they expire or by manually deleting them. We've included information below on how you can manage and delete cookies.

The cookies we use

We use Google Analytics cookies on our site to enable us to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that visitors can find what they are looking for easily.

All the data contained in our cookies is completely anonymous and does not contain any personally identifiable information. More information about Google Analytics cookies can be found at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

We do not use flash cookies (sometimes known as local shared objects) and we do not allow third-party advertising networks to use cookies on our site to behaviourally target advertising to our visitors.

More information on the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them is set out below.

Cookie

Name

Description

Lifespan

Google Analytics

__utma

This cookie distinguishes between site visitors and sessions and is used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

2 years from set/update

Google Analytics

__utmb

This cookie determines new sessions and visits to our site. It is used to track page views and visitors behavior on our site, e.g., how long visitors stay on our site and the amount of time spent on each page.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

30 minutes from set/update

Google Analytics

__utmc

This cookie is used to monitor how long visitors stay on our site.

Expires at end of browser session

Google Analytics

__utmz

This cookie collects information about how and when a visitor hits our site for the first time. It helps us to understand information such as the search engine used, the links clicked on, the keywords used and from where our site was accessed.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

6 months from set/update

Google Analytics

__utmv

This cookie helps us to create custom variables to segment different groups of visitors and track their behavior on our site; for example the time spent on our site, how many times videos are played, paused or replayed, how many search queries are performed and how many PDF documents are downloaded.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

2 years from set/update

Google Analytics

_ga

This cookie helps us to distinguish users.

2 years

Google Analytics

_gid

This cookie helps us to distinguish users.

24 hours

Google Analytics

_gat

This cookie helps us to throttle request rate.

10 minutes

Google Analytics

AMP_TOKEN

Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.

30 seconds to 1 year

Adobe Cookies

s_cc

This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code to determine if cookies are enabled (simply set to "True")

Expire on Browser Close

Adobe Cookies

s_sq

This cookie is set and read by the JavaScript code when the ClickMap functionality is enabled

It contains information about the previous link that was clicked on.

Expire on Browser Close

Adobe Cookies

s_vi

Unique visitor ID time/date stamp

5 Years

Adobe Cookies

s_fid

Fallback unique visitor ID time/date stamp

5 Years

Adobe Cookies

mbox

Target uses cookies to give website operators the ability to test which online content and offers are more relevant to visitors.

The cookie remains on the visitor's browser two weeks from his or her last login. Cookie's duration cannot be changed.

How to manage and delete cookies

Cookies are easy to manage or delete. You can either manually manage your cookies or use third party tools such as Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on to do this. Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on can be downloaded at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

To manually delete cookies:

  • On the Start screen, tap or click Internet Explorer to open Internet Explorer.
  • Swipe in from the right edge of the screen and then tap Settings. (If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up and then click Settings.)
  • Tap or click Options and then, under History, tap or click select.
  • Select the Cookies check box and then tap or click Delete.

To block cookies:

  • Open the desktop and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
  • Tap or click the Tools button and then tap or click Internet options.
  • Tap or click the Privacy tab and under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies and then
    tap or click OK.

To customize cookie settings:

  • Open the desktop and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
  • Tap or click the Tools button and then tap or click Internet options.
  • On the Privacy tab, do one or more of the following:
    • To set what types of cookies are blocked or allowed, move the slider.
    • To block or allow specific websites, tap or click Sites.
    • To import a privacy preferences file, tap or click Import.
    • To override your privacy settings for certain types of cookies, tap or click Advanced.
    • To reset privacy settings to their original level, tap or click Default.
  • When you're done making changes, tap or click OK.

If you choose to block or delete our cookies, you will still be able to browse our site.

For further information on how to manage or delete cookies, please visit: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.