Who we are
Our website address is: https://geogroup.co.za. The GeoGroup is a leading provider of specialised geotechnical and exploration services, with Geomechanics (Pty) Ltd, Geomech Africa (Pty) Ltd, and Terra Monitoring (Pty) Ltd serving as primary operating entities within the group (from here on referred to as GeoGroup).
Content copyright and intellectual property
All content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, technical success stories, and data sets published on this website, is the property of the GeoGroup. This content is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. The duplication, reproduction, distribution, or reuse of any material from this site is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from the GeoGroup.
Web forms and data collection
When visitors fill out and submit a contact or lead form on our website, they provide personal information such as their name, email address, and contact details. By submitting this information, you grant the GeoGroup explicit permission to process your data for the purpose of responding to your enquiry or providing requested services.
In certain cases, to effectively meet a customer’s request or provide the most appropriate specialised service, we may forward contact details internally between our subsidiary companies or externally to trusted partners in the event of a referral based on your specific enquiry.
Media
If you upload images to the website via our contact forms, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can potentially download and extract any location data from images hosted on the website.
Cookies
If you use our website, we may use temporary cookies to improve your browsing experience. These cookies contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser. Because we do not allow public comments or user account registrations on this website, no persistent login or comment-related cookies are stored on your device.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
The GeoGroup does not share your personal information with unauthorised third parties. All information shared between employees, clients, and suppliers is handled with strict confidentiality.
As noted in our data collection practices, we may share your information internally across our group entities or with external partners only when necessary to fulfil a referral based on your specific request.
How long we retain your data
For users that submit information via our contact forms, we store the personal information provided for as long as is necessary to provide the requested service or as required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
What rights you have over your data
If you have submitted information via our web forms, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the security of our communications. Information submitted through our online forms are shared with the Directors of the companies and the management team.
Contact information
If you require more information regarding our privacy practices or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at info@geogroup.co.za