Privacy Statement
Mercedes-Benz South Africa appreciates your interest in its products
and your visit to this web site. Your privacy is important to us and we
want you to feel comfortable visiting our site. The protection of your
privacy in the processing of your personal data is an important concern
to which we pay special attention during our business processes.
Personal data collected during visits to our web site are processed by
us according to the legal provisions valid for the countries in which
the web sites are maintained. In addition, our data protection policy
complies with the Data Protection Code of Conduct
applicable company-wide for Mercedes-Benz South Africa. The
Mercedes-Benz South Africa web site may include, however, links to other
web sites which are not covered by this privacy statement.
Collection and Processing of Personal Data
When you visit our web site, our web server automatically records
your IP address, the web site from which you visit us, the web pages you
actually visit and the date and length of your visit. Personal data is
only stored if volunteered by you, for example in the context of a
registration, a survey, a contest or in execution of a contract.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Data and Purpose Specification
Mercedes-Benz South Africa will use your personal data for the sole
purpose of technical administration of the web site, customer
administration, product surveys and marketing, only to the extent
necessary in each specific case. We will only disclose your data to
governmental authorities in cases where it is required by law. Our
employees, agencies, and retailers are obliged by us to respect
confidentiality.
Freedom of Choice
We would like to use your data to inform you about our products and
services and where applicable request your opinion. Naturally, your
participation is completely voluntary. Should you not consent, you can
inform us at any time so that we can block your data accordingly. Please
refer to the respective web site for further information.
Cookies
Mercedes-Benz South Africa uses cookies to record the preferences of
visitors, and therefore to be able to optimise the design of its web
site. Cookies are small files that are stored on your hard drive. They
ease navigation, and increase the user-friendliness of a web site.
Cookies also help us to identify the most popular sections of our web
site. This enables us to provide content that is more accurately suited
to your needs, and in so doing improve our service. Cookies can be used
to determine whether there has been any contact between ourselves and
your computer in the past. Only the cookie on your computer is
identified. Personal details can be saved in cookies, provided that you
have consented to this - for example, in order to facilitate secure
online access so that you not need to enter your user ID and password
again.
Of course, you can also visit our web site without cookies. Most
browsers automatically accept cookies. You can prevent cookies from
being stored on your hard drive by setting your browser to not accept
cookies. The exact instructions for this can be found in the manual for
your browser. You can delete cookies already on your hard drive at any
time. However, if you choose not to accept cookies, this may result in a
reduced availability of the services provided by our web site.
Security
Mercedes-Benz South Africa uses technical and organisational security
measures to protect the data we have under our control against
accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction and against
access by unauthorised persons. Our security procedures are continually
enhanced as new technology becomes available.
Freedom of Information
Upon request, Mercedes-Benz South Africa or its representatives will
inform you without delay by letter as defined by the applicable law what
personal data is stored by us. As a registered user you also have the
option of viewing, deleting or amending your personal data yourself.
Should such data be incorrect, in spite of our efforts to keep it
correct and up to date, we will correct it for you once you have drawn
our attention to the error.