Privacy notice
This notice explains what happens to the details you give us on our enquiry form. It's written in line with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Who we are
The Student Block (Pty) Ltd, 6 Karl Kielblock Street, Langenhovenpark, Bloemfontein. Stefan Prinsloo is our Information Officer and Igna Prinsloo is our Deputy Information Officer.
What the form collects
- Your name and cell number, and your email if you give it
- The student's name, cell number, gender, date of birth and home town
- A parent's or guardian's name and cell number, their relationship to the student if a student fills in the form, and their email if given
- If you tell us: where the student will study, year of study and acceptance status
- If you tell us: the room and move-in date you're interested in, a friend's name and who will pay the rent
- If you tell us: your message and how you heard about us
- Whether you agree to be contacted, and whether you'd like updates from us
The form doesn't ask for ID numbers, ID copies, home addresses or medical details. We only ask for lease documents once your room is confirmed.
Why we need it
We use your details to answer your enquiry, tell you about room availability and help you take the next steps towards a lease. If you tick "Keep me updated", we'll also send you news about The Student Block. You can ask us to stop at any time.
How your details reach us
Your answers stay on your own device while you fill in the form. This website doesn't send them to a server, email address, analytics tool or any other service, and it doesn't save a draft. The form turns your answers into a PDF on your device, and we only receive it if you send it to us yourself on WhatsApp. WhatsApp's own privacy terms apply to that message.
Our pages load fonts from Google Fonts, maps from Google Maps and the PDF tool from Cloudflare's cdnjs service. Those services can see that your device loaded them, but they don't receive your form answers.
How long we keep it
We keep your enquiry for up to 12 months after we last dealt with it, and then delete it. If you sign a lease with us, the details we need for your lease are kept for as long as that lease and the law require.
Your rights
Under POPIA, you can:
- Ask to see the information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct or delete it
- Object to how we use it, or withdraw your consent, including for updates
- Complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa
How to contact us
For any privacy question or request, email Stefan Prinsloo at stefanprinsloo1998@gmail.com.