1. Introduction
Devoron (Pty) Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your information when you use our loan comparison platform at devoron.site.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
- Identity information: Full name, identity number, date of birth.
- Contact information: Email address, phone number, physical address.
- Financial information: Monthly income, employment status, loan amount requested, loan purpose.
- Technical information: IP address, browser type, pages visited, referral source (including advertising sub-IDs for attribution).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Generate and present personalised loan comparison results from NCR-registered lenders.
- Transmit your details to lenders you choose to apply with.
- Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations under the National Credit Act and POPIA.
- Improve our platform and user experience.
- Contact you with relevant loan offers, subject to your consent and the Consumer Protection Act.
4. Sharing Your Information
We share your information only with NCR-registered lending partners on our platform, and only when you choose to proceed with a lender. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymised, aggregated data for analytical purposes.
5. Data Security
We implement 256-bit SSL encryption on all data transmissions. Access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel on a need-to-know basis. We retain your data for no longer than necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable legal retention requirements.
6. Your Rights Under POPIA
You have the right to:
- Access personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate information.
- Request deletion of your information (subject to legal retention obligations).
- Object to processing of your information for direct marketing purposes.
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.
To exercise these rights, contact us at: support@devoron.site
7. Cookies
We use essential and analytical cookies to operate and improve our platform. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, however this may affect the functionality of the comparison tool. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies as described.
8. Contact
Information Officer: Devoron (Pty) Ltd, 14 Oxford Road, Rosebank,
Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa.
Email:
support@devoron.site