🔒 Privacy Policy

Level1ICT Privacy Policy - How we collect, process, and protect information displayed on this platform

Last Updated: January 2024

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Level1ICT (Pty) Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") collects, processes, and protects information displayed on this platform.

Level1ICT uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify, gather, and organize publicly available information about IT companies, including their names, services, contact details, and websites.

By using this website, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect and process the following types of information:

Publicly available business information, such as company names, website URLs, service descriptions, and general business email addresses (e.g., info@, support@).

Metadata related to the data source, such as domain name, publication date, and category.

User-provided information, including inquiries, feedback, corrections, or removal requests submitted through our online forms or contact email.

We do not intentionally collect personal, sensitive, or private information such as personal emails, ID numbers, or non-business contact details.

3. How We Collect Data

Information displayed on Level1ICT is collected from publicly accessible sources, including:

  • Company websites and open business directories
  • Government and public business registries
  • Professional and social platforms (where data is publicly available)
  • Open datasets and business networks
  • Direct submissions from companies via our contact or registration forms

Our automated tools and AI systems assist in discovering, categorizing, and maintaining this data in accordance with ethical data collection standards and applicable robots.txt policies.

4. Purpose of Processing

We process business data for the following legitimate purposes:

To maintain an open, searchable directory of IT companies and their services.

To improve transparency and accessibility of the South African ICT ecosystem.

To assist clients, partners, and researchers in discovering relevant businesses and opportunities.

To enhance our AI models for business classification and data accuracy.

5. Lawful Basis for Processing

Level1ICT processes publicly available business data under the following lawful bases:

Legitimate Interest

To aggregate, categorize, and display publicly available business information for research and networking purposes.

Consent

When data is voluntarily submitted by a company or user.

Legal Obligation

Where retention or disclosure is required by law or regulation.

6. Data Accuracy & Updates

We strive to ensure that all displayed data is accurate and up to date. However, since our information is aggregated from multiple public sources, we cannot guarantee full accuracy or completeness.

Need to update your information?

If you represent a listed company and wish to update, correct, or remove your information, please email us at:

privacy@level1ict.co.za
7. Data Retention

Publicly sourced data is retained as long as it remains publicly available or relevant to the purposes described above.

Deletion requests: If a company requests deletion, the record will be removed or anonymized within 30 business days of verification.

14. Contact Us

For questions, updates, or removal requests, please contact:

Level1ICT (Pty) Ltd

Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or object to processing of your company's data. You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

11. AI & Automated Processing

Level1ICT uses AI systems to help identify, categorize, and maintain business records. Although we apply human verification and accuracy checks, AI-generated data may occasionally contain errors or incomplete information.

We continually refine our models to enhance reliability and reduce false entries.

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Level 1 ICT

South Africa's premier ICT platform connecting professionals, businesses, and procurement offices to unlock opportunities.

Support

  • Email: privacy@level1ict.co.za
  • Pretoria, South Africa

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Disclaimer: Level1ICT collects and organizes publicly available business information using AI technologies. Data shown is sourced from open internet domains and may not always be current or complete. To request updates or removal, please contact privacy@level1ict.co.za.