1. Commitment to POPIA Compliance
Lite Charms (Pty) Ltd trading as Midrand Books ("we", "us", "our") is dedicated to protecting the privacy and personal data of our customers in strict alignment with the Protection of Personal Information Act, No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA) of South Africa. We act as the "Responsible Party" for all data collected across our web architecture.
2. Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information solely to facilitate the cataloging, transaction, and dispatch of archival material. This information includes, but is not limited to:
- Identity Details: Name, email address, and verification markers via federated claim contexts.
- Logistics Metrics: Physical shipping addresses and localized postal codes for courier assignment within South African borders.
- Digital Footprints: IP addresses, access telemetry, and structural tracking metrics.
3. Decentralized Claims & Identity Security
For enhanced systemic protection, your core security credentials, access authentication methods, and identity validation vectors are managed externally through our secure cross-tenant single-sign-on architecture (STS Security Cluster). Lite Charms (Pty) Ltd does not store or process raw account passwords locally on its primary catalog databases.
4. Secure Financial Handover Disclosures
All credit card, Instant EFT, and electronic payments are handled through a direct, secure integration handshake with the PayFast (Pty) Ltd merchant payment system. Midrand Books never captures, indexes, or retains sensitive primary account numbers (PAN), CVV digits, or banking pins. Payment states are transmitted securely using cryptographically signed verification payloads.
5. Data Subject Rights & Information Officer
In accordance with POPIA parameters, you reserve explicit rights to request access to, correction of, or total destruction of your personal information stored inside our archives. For any data protection inquiries, or to contact our designated Information Officer, please direct formal correspondence to privacy@midrandbooks.co.za.