Privacy

The Rand Water Research, Development and Innovation Hub @ UP respects the privacy of all users of this website and of people who engage with the Hub through events, enquiries, research activities, newsletters, stakeholder engagements or collaboration processes.

We collect and use personal information only where it is necessary for legitimate Hub-related purposes. This may include responding to enquiries, managing event registrations, communicating with partners and stakeholders, sharing Hub news and publications, administering research or collaboration activities, and improving how the website functions.

The personal information we may collect includes basic contact details such as your name, organisation, role, email address and telephone number, as well as information you choose to provide when contacting us, registering for an event, subscribing to updates or participating in Hub activities. We may also collect limited technical information through the website, such as browser type, device information, pages visited and similar usage data, mainly to understand and improve website performance.

We do not sell personal information. We only share personal information where this is necessary for the purposes described above, where required by law, or where appropriate with authorised partners, service providers or participating institutions involved in Hub activities. Where service providers are used, they are expected to handle personal information securely and only for the agreed purpose.

Research-related information is handled according to applicable research ethics, data management and institutional governance requirements. Where a specific research project collects personal or sensitive information, participants will be provided with project-specific information about how their data will be used, protected and retained.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law, institutional policy, funder requirements or legitimate record-keeping needs.

You may request access to your personal information, ask for it to be corrected or updated, object to certain processing, or request that we delete information where legally permissible. To make a privacy-related request, please contact:

Alisha Nkwe

This website may contain links to external websites. The Hub is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external sites. Users are encouraged to read the privacy notices of any external websites they visit.

This privacy notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our activities, legal obligations or website functionality. The latest version will be made available on this page.