Welcome to Petrotank South Africa (the “website”).

We understand that privacy online is important to users of our website, especially when conducting business.
This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site (“Visitors”) who visit without transacting business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by Petrotank South Africa (collectively, “Services”) (“Authorized Customers”).

POPIA – The protection of personal information ACT

The POPI Act is a new privacy law, effective from 1 July 2021 in South Africa and designed to protect people’s private information.  It covers the sourcing, usage and storage of personal Information relating to “natural persons”.

According to the POPI Act, personal information includes but is not limited to:

• Information relating to the race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, national, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental health, well-being, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth of the person;
• Information relating to the education, medical, financial, criminal and employment history of the person;
• Names, surnames, nicknames and identifying numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, telephone numbers, location, online identifiers and the like;
• Biometric information of the person;
• Personal opinions, views and preferences of the person;
• Correspondence sent by the person that is implicitly or explicitly of a private or confidential nature or further correspondence that would reveal the contents of the original correspondence;
• Views or opinions of other individuals about the person.

The POPI Act ensures that people’s personal information is appropriately protected, used only for the purposes it was obtained, and in a manner that facilitates transparency around:

• What companies and other entities do with their clients’ personal information;
• Why and how this personal information is processed (collection, usage, sharing, disposal, storage and archiving etc);
• Who the personal information is shared with (third parties locally and internationally, legal entities etc);

Petrotank South Africa is legally compliant with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”).  To this end, we are committed to protecting our clients’ personal information, which will only be used for the purposes agreed by them. 

Petrotank South Africa (“us”, “we,” “Company”, “our”) is committed to respecting the privacy rights of visitors and other users of the Petrotank South Africa  website (the “Site”) and their interaction with us. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) was compiled to give you confidence as you visit and use the website, to understand what is done with your information, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair-minded legally compliant information practices. This Policy is only applicable to our site (Petrotank South Africa), and is not related to any other websites nor websites that you may be able to access through our site since other websites may have / use data collection practices and policies that differ materially from this Policy.

This Policy describes how the personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) you may provide on the www. petrotank.co.za website (“Website” or “Service”) and any of its related products and services (collectively, “Services”) is collected, protected and used. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Information and how you can access and update this information. This Policy is a legally binding agreement between you (“User”, “you” or “your”) and this Website operator (“Operator”, “we”, “us” or “our”). By accessing and using the Website and Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy. This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Automatic collection of information

When you open the Website, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. This data may include information such as your device’s IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences, access times and dates, and other statistics.

Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding the usage and traffic of the Website and Services. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in any way that would identify any particular user of the system.

Collection of personal information

You can access and use the Website and Services without telling us who you are or revealing any information by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual. If, however, you wish to use some of the features on the Website, you may be asked to provide certain Personal Information (for example, your name and e-mail address). We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us when you fill in any online forms on the Website. When required, this information may include the following:

• Personal details such as name, and e-mail address etc;
• Contact information such as email address, etc;
• Any other materials you willingly submit to us such as articles, images, feedback etc;

Some of the information we collect is directly from you via the Website and Services. You can choose not to provide us with your Personal Information, Users who are uncertain about what information is mandatory are welcome to contact us.

Use and processing of collected information

We do not process any personal information directly on our site, as our site is to inform out Users (“Visitors”) .

We may process your personal information when you yourself give it to us, for example when you contact us. We’ll only use it for this purpose.
Our website uses analytics or analysis tools for statistical analysis of user behaviour. Your IP address will be anonymized immediately during this process so that you are not identifiable to us as a user. We use this de-identified data to:

• optimize the functionality, accessibility, performance and stability of the website,
• see what, generally speaking, people are interested in.

We don’t share your personal information with anyone.

Privacy of children

We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any Personal Information through the Website and Services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through the Website and Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided Personal Information to us through the Website and Services, please contact us. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your Personal Information in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).

 Cookies

The Website and Services does not use Cookies.

Links to other resources

The Website and Services contain links to other resources that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other resources or third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and Services and to read the privacy statements of each and every resource that may collect Personal Information.

Information security

We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorised access, use, modification, and disclosure of Personal Information in our control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed. Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that:

(i) There are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control;

(ii) The security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and the Website and Services cannot be guaranteed;

(iii) And any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite our best efforts.

Data breach

In the event we become aware that the security of the Website and Services has been compromised or users’ Personal Information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law. When we do, we will post a notice on the Website.

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms relating to the Website and Services from time to time in our discretion and will notify you of any material changes to the way in which we treat Personal Information. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through contact information you have provided. Any updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes. However, we will not, without your consent, use your Personal Information in a manner materially different than that stated at the time your Personal Information was collected.

Acceptance of this policy

You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorised to access or use the Website and Services.

Contacting us

If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or about any matter relating to individual rights and your Personal Information, you may do so via the contact form, send an email to info@petrotank.co.za or phone us:  or (011) 762 2393

You may request your data to be deleted by requesting and submitting a data deletion form from us

This document was last updated on May 17, 2022.