The Pencil Box is committed to providing quality services to you. This document outlines our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of the personal information we receive from users of our site. We use your personal information only for communication and to supply you with information regarding our services. By using the site and sending us your information, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

What information do we collect?
While using our site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information means information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or from which your identity can be reasonably ascertained. Personal information may include, but is not limited to, your name, address, email address, telephone numbers, gender, age and personal references.

We collect information submitted by you to this site when you contact us or otherwise submit information via the site. The provision of personal information and data by you is voluntary. If you do not wish for your information to be used for the reasons mentioned, please do not provide the information to us.

What we do with your personal information?
The security of your personal information is paramount to us and we will treat such information with care and recognise the need for appropriate protection. The Pencil Box will not sell or disclose personal information for any purpose without consent from the user, unless permitted or required by law. Personal information may occasionally be disclosed to certain selected organisations and agents to whom we outsource certain functions and procedures, for example, a third-party supplier like a printing house, freelance writer, stylist, photographer or web developer etc. We will not disclose personal information for marketing purposes to anyone other than the specific organisations unless you have indicated otherwise.

Why we collect your personal information?
We may collect your personal information, including sensitive information for a number of reasons including:

• Responding to you in order to answer any questions or requests that were sent to us via our forms
• Communicating our services and rates
• Improving our site function and user experience
• Providing our services

On occasion, we may conduct contests or competitions that will require the supplying of specific personal information upon entry. In such cases, note that the Privacy Policy may be varied and the changes brought to your attention.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change and update this Privacy Policy at any time. We advise that you check this policy periodically. We will post the most current version on our website and notify you of the change if such a revision would meaningfully reduce your rights.

Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, contact us at info@thepencilbox.co.za