Personal data means any data that, either on its own or jointly with other data, can be used to identify a natural person. While data about a business itself is not exactly personal, information about individuals acting as sole traders, employees, partners and company directors where they are individually identifiable, and the information relates to them as an individual may constitute personal data.

You directly provide us with such data when you use our website, or interact with us, for example, by engaging Techmax for the provision of our services. We also collect the information you provide to us and the content of messages you send us, such as the query information you provide, or the questions or information you provide for through our contact page.

For the performance of some of our services, you may need to provide personal data. For example, we may collect user information for analysis in the performance of audit tests.

We may use your personal data for the following purposes:

Information about our clients is an integral part of our business and as such we address sharing of your data with utmost caution. We may disclose Personal Information that we collect from you for the purpose(s) that it was collected. We may disclose the Personal Information for other purposes subject to your consent to do so or are required to do so by law.

Instances where we may disclose your information include, but are not limited to:

• To comply with applicable laws or respond to valid legal procedures, Techmax may disclose your personal data to law enforcement or other government agencies.
• If Techmax is involved in a restructuring, merger & acquisition, or a bankruptcy or liquidation lawsuit, your personal data may be disclosed in connection with the transaction.
• To execute a contract in the provision of our service, when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss of our clients, or when it is in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Personal Information we use or disclose is accurate, up to date, complete and relevant to the purpose of the use or disclosure.

It is the responsibility of the data subject to ensure that all personal data submitted to Techmax is correct. Techmax is dedicated to maintaining the accuracy and completeness of personal data and keeping the data up-to-date.

To the extent required by applicable law, you have the rights to:

• To access certain personal data we maintain about you
• Request that we update or correct inaccuracies in that data
• Object or restrict to our use of your personal data, and
• ask us to delete your personal data from our platforms.

To exercise these rights, you may contact Techmax directly through the contacts provided in this policy.

5.1. HOW WE SECURE INFORMATION

The security of your personal data is important to us and is our highest priority. We use appropriate physical, organizational, and technical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, damage, or loss.

• We use cryptographic technologies for data confidentiality, protection mechanisms to prevent attacks, and access control mechanisms to permit only authorized access to your personal data.
• Our employees are trained to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us.
• We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, storage, and disclosure of personal information
• Our Security controls and processes are regularly updated to meet and even exceed industry standards.

5.2. RETENTION

We will retain your personal information for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it was received, unless otherwise extending the retention period is required or permitted by law. We maintain a detailed retention schedule for Personal Information which is informed by the following principles:

• In the first instance, Personal Information will be retained as long as required by a relevant law (e.g. to ensure compliance with tax requirements);
• If a relevant law no longer requires us to maintain Personal Information (or that period has elapsed), the Personal Information may then still be retained if required by any relevant contractual agreement or arrangement; and
• For Personal Information to which a relevant law or contractual agreement or arrangement does not apply, we will retain the Personal Information for as long as is required to manage our engagement and/or relationship with you plus a reasonable period afterwards. As a general rule, for information collected during project execution we will only retain the data for as long as the project is still under execution or as may be required by any court or tribunal orde

Our website, services and products can be used in the interest of both adults and children. For special cases such as our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, information regarding persons under the age of 18 will only be processed with the explicit consent of the child’s parents or guardians.

With operations across East Africa and organization-wide adoption of cloud services, your personal data collected by Techmax may be processed or accessed in the country/region where you use our products and services or in other countries/regions where Techmax have a presence. These jurisdictions may have different data protection laws. In such circumstances, Techmax will take measures to ensure that data is processed as required by this Policy and applicable laws.

We commit to ensure that all personal data collected and retained in our system are correct, accurate and up to date. We strive to ensure that inaccurate or incomplete data is deleted, rectified, supplemented or updated accordingly.

We may employ or engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service provision, to provide the services on our behalf to perform Service related services or to assist us analyze how our Service is used.

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this policy are effective when they are posted on this page.