Our Commitment to Privacy:

Welcome to the South African Plant Improvement Organisation's ("SAPO's") web site (the "site"). For the purposes of this policy, the terms "we", "us", "our", and "company" refer to SAPO and all of our affiliates. "You" refers to you, as a user of this site. Explained in this section is our policy regarding any personal information you might supply to us when you visit our web site. Our privacy policy (the "policy") was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality products and services with the highest level of integrity in dealing with our customers and partners. This policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safe guard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services. This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.

Your consent:

By using this site, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this privacy policy. SAPO's privacy policy applies to individuals and we reserve the right to change this privacy policy, along with related procedures, at any time.

Collection, Use and Retention of Client Information:

When you visit our site you may provide us with personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis. This information you would submit to us by filling in the fields of the "Contact Us" form and sending it via the Internet. We do not collect any other personal or web site use information from our web site.

1. Personal Information – Our Use of Information That You Provide Us:
    
   1. General Policy
      We use personal information for purposes of administering our business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about changes to our site, new services ad special offers we thing you will find valuable. The list used to send you product and service offers are developed and managed under our traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our customers' personal information. If you desire not to receive these offers, please write an e-mail to
       
   2. E-Mail
      If you choose to correspond with us through e-mail, we may retain the content of your e-mail and our response so that we can more efficiently handle any follow-up questions you may have.
       
   3. Online Surveys
      The information you provide to us via online surveys and promotions on the site will be used for internal marketing purposes, including for the development of new services and information on the site.
       
2. Disclosure of Information
    
   1. Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information
      We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.
       
   2. Sharing Information with Affiliates
      From time to time you may notice offers from outside companies advertised on our site. We take measures to select product or service providers that are responsible and afford privacy protections to their customers. However, we cannot and do not make any representations about the practices and policies of these companies.
       
3. Other Web Sites Linked to Our Site

   We are not responsible for the practices employed by web sites liked to or from our site, nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other web site are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our site.

   Please remember that when you use a link to go from our site to another web site, our privacy policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites which have a link to our site, is subject to that web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

4. Children's Privacy

   Our site is not intended for the use of children. We do not knowingly market to, or solicit data from children.

For further information on terms governing use of this site, see SAPO's Terms of Use Agreement