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TB HIV Care NPC – Privacy notice

This privacy notice provides details of the personal information we collect from you, what we do with it, how you might access it and who it might be shared with.

Our organisation

TB HIV Care NPC
7th Floor, 11 Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Telephone: +27214250050
Organisation email: dio@tbhivcare.org

ATTENTION all children
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE WHICH WE MUST SHARE WITH YOU AND ANY ONE OF YOUR PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. TO MAKE USE OF OUR SERVICES, WE NEED INFORMATION WHICH IS PERSONAL TO YOU. FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR NAME, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER. IT MIGHT BE SO THAT WE CANNOT USE YOUR INFORMATION UNLESS YOUR PARENT AGREES. PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS TO READ THE NOTICE BELOW.

ATTENTION all parents / legal guardians
IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO MAKE USE OF OUR SERVICES WE NEED TO USE THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND FOR THIS WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. BEFORE DECIDING ON CONSENT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND OUR INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY POLICIES. IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO EXPLAIN TO CHILDREN, THE IMPLICATIONS OF NOT PROVIDING OUR ORGANISATION WITH THE PROPER CONSENT. A LINK TO OUR CONSENT FORM CAN BE FOUND WHEREVER WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CHILDREN.

What we do with your personal information

We use your personal information for the purpose for which it is collected. Among others, this purpose could be to provide a service, assist us with administration, recruit prospective employees or even to comply with a legal obligation. We may use your personal information for other similar purposes, including research purpose, marketing and communications, but that will only occur in the case where we have your consent or another lawful justification for doing so.

From our service beneficiaries, including children, we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis:

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Awareness creation on how to live and prevent contracting HIV and TB S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Medical screening and tracking S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary
S11 – We must comply with a legal obligation.
In accordance with records retention policy
Maintaining a do-not contact list S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Clinical and social services: referrals, consultation, examination and treatment, where applicable S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Satisfaction survey S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
HIV self-screening and index S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Case management S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary and
S14 – It is in the public interest
In accordance with records retention policy
Medical treatment, prescription and referrals S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary and
S14 – It is in the public interest
In accordance with records retention policy
De-duplication S11 – It is in our organisation’s legitimate interest (Organisation operations and due diligence) In accordance with records retention policy
Contact tracing S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Strategic information and research S15 – For historical, statistical or research purposes; not to be published in identifiable form In accordance with records retention policy
Awareness creation on how to live and prevent contracting HIV and TB S11 – It protects a legitimate interest of the data subject In accordance with records retention policy
Clinical training S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation and
S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party
In accordance with records retention policy
Auditing and taxation services S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Compliance (SITA, QCTO, employment equity and BEE) S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Donor administration S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Membership administration and management S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Student enrolment and ongoing administration (including examinations and assessments) S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Targeted testing (including index testing and SNS) S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Provision of intermittent care S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Programmatic data requirement S11 – It is in our organisation’s legitimate interest (Organisation operations and due diligence) In accordance with records retention policy
Paediatric risk screening S11 – We have the datav subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy
Medical consultation and examination S11 – We have the data subject’s and / or competent persons consent, where necessary In accordance with records retention policy

 

From our sub-recipients, including community-based organisations, we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis:

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Funding administration, procurement onboarding, budget management contract management and funder compliance (for example reporting purposes) S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Cash flow management and payments S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Auditing and taxation services S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy

 

From our consultants, service providers and suppliers, we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis:

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Contract administration, procurement onboarding, contract management and compliance S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Budgeting, cash flow management and payment purposes S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Monitoring and reporting S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Compliance (BEE) S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Compliance (SITA) S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Auditing and taxation services S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Preferred supplier/ service provider list S11 – It is in our organisation’s legitimate interest (organisation operations and due diligence) In accordance with records retention policy

 

From our prospective employees we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis.

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Employee recruitment S11 – We have the data subject’s consent In accordance with records retention policy
Prospective employee criminal and credit checks (verification) S11 – We have the data subject’s consent In accordance with records retention policy
Prospective employees (reference checks) S11 – We have the data subject’s consent In accordance with records retention policy
Do not re-employ list S11 – We have the data subject’s consent In accordance with records retention policy

 

From our volunteers and students we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis:

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Volunteer management S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Medical screening S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Supervision S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Compliance (SITA, QCTO and BEE) S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy
Student enrolment and ongoing administration S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Student examinations and assessments S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy
Student transfers and exits S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records  retention policy
Donor administration S11 – To conclude or perform a contract to which the data subject is party In accordance with records retention policy

 

From our employees beneficiaries we collect, use and retain personal information for the following purposes and periods, with the applicable lawful basis:

Processing purpose Lawful basis Retention period
Membership administration and management S11 – We, the Responsible Party must comply with a legal obligation In accordance with records retention policy

What personal information do we collect?

We only collect the minimum amount of information that is relevant to the purpose. If you interact with us on the internet, the personal information we collect depends on whether you just visit our website or, use our services.  If you visit our website, your browser transmits some data automatically, such as your browsing times, the data transmitted and your IP address.  If you use our services, personal information is required to fulfil the requirements of that service. Generally, we collect the following personal information. If there is any specific personal information to collect, we will indicate as such, at or near the time of collection.

Special personal information could be about your health, your racial or ethnic origin, your trade union membership etc. We collect the following special personal information, under the appropriate lawful basis.:

We collect your personal information from the following indirect sources

Data subject type Personal information type Indirect source name
Beneficiaries Name, surname, date of birth, gender, passport and identity number, prison number, patient file number, age, physical address, telephone number, educational institution, email address
  • TIER.Net, HPRS, NHLS, DATCOV and SVP
  • Sub-recipients including community-based organisations
  • Education institution
  • Correctional services provider
Prospective employee Name, surname, position, date of birth, gender, salary slips, passport and identity number, age, physical address, educational institution, employment history, email address
  • Recruitment agencies
  • Previous employers

Who might we share your personal information with?

To maintain and improve our services, your personal information may need to be shared with or disclosed to our service providers, other organisations such as ours or, in some cases, public or legal authorities.
We transfer personal information to the following organisations and countries:

Data subject type Organisation type Type Country
Sub-recipients, consultants and service providers Auditors Responsible party South Africa
Sub-recipients, consultants and service providers Donors Responsible party South Africa, United States of America, Belgium
Sub-recipients, consultants and service providers BEE partners Operator South Africa
Sub-recipients, consultants and service providers National and provincial departments (health, SETA’s) Responsible party South Africa
Sub-recipients, consultants and service providers Third party storage Operator South Africa
Volunteers National departments (health and labour) Responsible party South Africa
Volunteers Donors Responsible party South Africa, United States of America, Belgium
Beneficiaries Donors Responsible party South Africa, United States of America, Belgium, Netherlands
Beneficiaries Sub-recipients Responsible party / operator South Africa
Beneficiaries Online health platforms Operator South Africa
Beneficiaries National and provincial departments (health, social development, laboratory) Responsible party South Africa
Beneficiaries Third party storage Operator South Africa
Beneficiaries Auditors Responsible party South Africa
Beneficiaries Contracted medical service providers (for example circumcision and opioid substitution or agonist treatment) Operators South Africa
Beneficiaries Training services providers Operators South Africa
Beneficiaries Research institutions Responsible party and operators South Africa, United States of America, United Kingdom
Prospective employees Screening and vetting Operator South Africa

If we transfer your personal information outside of South Africa, we apply the necessary safeguards which include, confirming whether the receiving country has the proper data protection law, ensuring that there is a binding agreement between parties or, if the transfer is internal to our organisation, commitment to binding corporate rules.

Details of these safeguards may be obtained by contacting us directly.

How do we look after personal information?

We limit the amount of personal information collected to only what is fit for the purposes as described above. We restrict, secure and control all of our information assets against unauthorised access, damage, loss or destruction; whether physical or electronic. We retain personal information only for as long as is described above, to respond to your requests, or longer if required by law. If we retain your personal information for historical or statistical purposes we ensure that the personal information cannot be used further. While in our possession, together with your assistance, we try to maintain the accuracy of your personal information.

Other security measures include:

Your rights

Access
You have the right to request access to any of your personal information we may hold.

Objection
When we collect your personal information, you have the right to object to us processing your personal information.

Correction
You have the right to request that we correct, update, destroy or delete your personal information if the personal information is inaccurate, irrelevant, excessive, out of date, incomplete, misleading or obtained unlawfully.
If we no longer have the authority to retain your personal information you may request that we destroy or delete your personal information at any time and free of charge.

If you would like to make a request for access:

Please complete the data subject access request at the following link:

Please contact us using the information provided below.

If you would like to request that we correct, update, destroy or delete your personal information:

If you would like to object to us processing your personal information:

Our Information Officer

Harry Hausler
Address:
7th floor, 11 Adderley Street, City of Cape Town, Cape Town, 8001
Email address:
dio@tbhivcare.org
Telephone:
(021) 425 0050

Our Deputy Information Officer

Yumna Gamieldien
Address:
7th floor, 11 Adderley Street, City of Cape Town, Cape Town, 8001
Email address:
dio@tbhivcare.org
Telephone:
(021) 425 0050

The SA Information Regulator

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the SA Information Regulator.

For more information visit their website