Privacy Policy
Foord respects your privacy. We shall take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information and to keep it confidential.
Personal Information
In general, you can visit our website without having to divulge any personal information. However, while using this website you may provide information about yourself or it may be collected by us.
You may view your portfolio information and update your personal information at any time on the website. Your information is protected by a username and password. You are responsible for keeping such username and password confidential and should not disclose it to any third party. You may change your password at any time and we recommend that you do so regularly.
Access to your personal information held by us may also be requested by you or third parties. The Promotion of Access to Information Act, No. 2 of 2000, regulates and sets out the procedure for such a request and under what circumstances such access may be refused.
Use of Information
Personal information is used as is appropriate in the normal course of business to provide the products and services you have requested. We may retain any information for purposes of investment transaction processing and administration, to monitor our site or to communicate directly with you.
Sharing of Information
All personal information supplied to us or collected by us is kept strictly confidential and will not be passed on or sold to third parties. We will disclose or report personal information if and when required to do so by law or any regulatory authority, and to our employees or agents who require such information to carry out their duties.
Security of Information
We take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information, including the use of encryption technology. We can however not guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us electronically as it is susceptible to interception and monitoring. You shall bear all risk of transmitting information in this manner.
Electronic Communications and Records
By communicating with us by electronic means or visiting this website, you consent to receiving communications electronically and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and all other communications transmitted by electronic means satisfies any legal requirement, including but not limited to the requirement that such communication should be “in writing.”
Governing Law
Any dispute of whatsoever nature relating to or arising out of any use of the website, whether directly or indirectly, shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of South Africa.
© Copyright 2011
All information on this website is the property of Foord Asset Management (Pty) Limited and Foord Unit Trusts Limited (“Foord”) or its licensors and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. It may not be copied, viewed, downloaded, reproduced, sold or distributed without Foord’s prior written consent, save for personal, non-commercial purposes.
Foord Asset Management (Pty) Ltd and Foord Unit Trusts Ltd are authorised Financial Services Providers.