1. Introduction 

1.1 This website is owned by Gamma Materials Ltd (hereafter “GML” “we”, “us” or “our”) and is operated, hosted and maintained by us. 

1.2 We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, physical site visitors, shareholder representatives, hauliers, prospects, customers, service providers and their representatives.

1.3 As a result, we would like to inform you regarding the way we would use your personal data, as is required by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (hereafter the “GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2017 (hereafter the “DPA”). We recommend you read this Privacy Notice so that you understand our approach towards the use of your personal data. 

1.4 Our Privacy Notice sets out the types of personal data we collect, how we collect and process that data, who we may share this information with and the rights you have in this respect. 

1.5 This notice applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors, physical site visitors, shareholder representatives, hauliers, prospects, customers, service providers and their representatives, among others. As data controller, we determine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data. 

1.6 By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of this Privacy Notice.

2. Who we are? 

2.1 We are a joint venture company of Gamma-Civic Ltd and of Société Ingénierie and Participations Financières (IPF) and since 1987, we are one of the pioneers in the manufacturing of Building Materials in Mauritius. GML trades in the production and marketing of Sand, Aggregates, Blocks, Ready-Mixed Concrete, Decorative Concrete, Precast and Pavement products.

2.2 We are registered in Mauritius under registration number C096263, and our registered office is at Royal Road Chapman Hill, Beau Bassin. Our Head Office is at 1st Floor, Le Hub, Industrial Zone, Phoenix.

2.3 Our Head Office is at 1st Floor, Le Hub, Industrial Zone, Phoenix.

3. Personal data we may collect about you 

3.1 Personal data is any data from which you can be identified, and which relates to you. 

3.2 The type of data we collect will depend on the purpose for which it is collected and used. We will only collect data that we need for that purpose. 

3.3 We may collect your personal data in the following ways:

(a) When you give it to us directly for e.g., when you use any of our services, you provide or offer to provide services to us, you correspond with us and provide us with your information or you visit our premises.

(b) When we obtain it indirectly for e.g., information is shared with us by third parties. In such a case, the third party must confirm that you have consented to the disclosure of your personal data to us.

(c) When it is available publicly for e.g., depending on your privacy settings for social media services, we may access information from those accounts or services (for example when you choose to interact with us through platforms such as Facebook or LinkedIn).

(d) When you browse and/or interact on our website.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the proper functioning of our website and for the provision of our services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website. Please refer to our Cookie Policy, available at www.gammaterials.mu , which covers in detail the aspects of cookie usage and the purposes for which we use cookies.

5. How we use your personal data

5.1 GML will only use your personal data for the purposes for which it was collected or agreed with you. We will not use your personal data for any automated individual decision making which will have a significant impact on you. 

5.2 We have set out below the legal basis of processing for each purpose. Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful ground depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your personal data. 

5.3 In addition to the above-mentioned specific purposes for which we may process your personal data, we may also process any of your personal data where such processing is necessary for compliance with legal and regulatory requirements which apply to us, or when it is otherwise allowed by law, or when it is in connection with legal proceedings.

6. Disclosure of personal data

6.1 We may need to share your personal data with third parties which assist us in fulfilling our responsibilities regarding our business relationship with you and for the purposes listed above. GML may disclose your personal data to the following third parties:

a) We may disclose your personal data to another member of our group of companies , including Gamma Corporate Services Ltd for the provision of corporate service, namely legal, secretarial and other related services, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes, and on the legal bases, set out in this notice.

b) We may also make certain personal data available to third party service providers and agents who provide services to us. When we share with these third parties, we do so on a need-to-know basis and under clear contractual terms and instructions for the processing of your personal data. These include:

• Archiving companies ;
• Auditing firms for auditing purposes;
• Microsoft cloud for the email system;
• Architectural and ancillary companies for the provision and maintenance of CCTV Cameras;
• IT Consulting Services and Oracle Cloud;
• Business Services companies.

c) We may also make certain personal data available to third party companies that provide us software and tools relevant for our business operations, such as, for financial reporting. Should these companies require user log in details, those details will be limited to the user’s name and email.

d) We may also be required to disclose your personal data to other third parties such as lawyers and legal advisors, bankers, consultants, insurers, auditors as well as public and government authorities for purposes mentioned in Section 5 or where:

• We have a duty or a right to disclose in terms of law or for national security and/or law enforcement purposes;
• We believe it is necessary to protect our rights;
• We need to protect the rights, property or personal safety of any member of the public or a customer of our company or the interests of our company; or
• You have given your consent.

6.2 We require our service providers and other third parties to keep your personal data confidential and that they only use the personal data in furtherance of the specific purpose for which it was disclosed. We have written agreements in place with our processors to ensure that they comply with these privacy terms.

7. International transfers 

7.1 We may transfer personal data outside Mauritius as may be necessary for the purposes mentioned above. If we transfer your personal data to other countries, we will ensure that there are appropriate safeguards in place with regard to the protection of your personal data. 

7.2 Those transfers would always be made in compliance with the GDPR and the DPA. Data transfers do not change any of our commitments to safeguard your privacy and your personal data remains subject to existing confidentiality obligations. 

7.3 If you would like further details on the transfer of your personal data outside Mauritius, please contact our Data Protection Officer (hereafter “DPO”) by referring to Section 11.1.

8. Personal data security 

8.1 We are legally obliged to provide adequate protection for the personal data we hold. We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being subject to any accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, and any unauthorised disclosure or access.

8.2 We have also put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and the Data Protection Office of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so. 

8.3 We will, on an on-going basis, continue to review our security controls and related processes to ensure that your personal data is secure. 

8.4 Our security policies and procedures cover areas such as:

• Access to personal data
• Encryption
• Computer and network security
• Backup of data
• Incident management
• Use and misuse of IT assets
• IT incident management
• Physical security
• Protection of physical and electronic records
• Asset Classification
• Email Security
• Preventive maintenance 

8.5 When we contract with third parties, we impose appropriate security, privacy and confidentiality obligations on them to ensure that personal data that we remain responsible for is kept secure. 

8.6 We will ensure that anyone to whom we pass your personal data agrees to treat your data with the same level of protection as we are obliged to.

9. Your data protection rights

Under the GDPR and the DPA, you have rights we need to make you aware of. The rights available to you depend on our reason for processing your information. 

9.1 Your right to erasure of your personal data

You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances:

• When we no longer need your personal data;
• If you initially consented to the use of your personal data, but have now withdrawn your consent;
• If you have objected to us using your personal data, and your interests outweigh ours;
• If we have collected or used your personal data unlawfully; and
• If we have a legal obligation to erase your data.

Where we collect personal data for a specific purpose, we will not keep it for longer than is necessary to fulfil that purpose, unless we have to keep it for legitimate business or legal reasons. Upon the determined expiry date, we will securely destroy your personal data. Retention periods are indicated in Annex A’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule. When we delete data from our servers, no residual copies remain on our servers. Data from our backup tapes are also deleted depending on the next scheduled backup overwrite which may be on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis in accordance with its configuration. 

9.2 Your right of access to your personal data

You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. To do this, simply contact our DPO (refer to Section 11.1) and specify what data you would like. We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before providing details of your personal data.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of your other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances. 

9.3 Your right to rectification of your personal data 

You have the right to ask us to update or correct your personal data if you think it is inaccurate or incomplete. We will take all reasonable steps to confirm your identity before making changes to personal data we may hold about you. We would appreciate it if you would take the necessary steps to keep your personal data accurate and up-to-date by notifying us of any changes we need to be aware of. 

9.4 Your right to restriction of processing

You have the right to ask us to limit how we use your data. If necessary, you may also stop us from deleting your data. To exercise your right to restriction, simply contact our DPO (refer to Section 11.1), say what data you want restricted and state your reasons. You may request us to restrict processing of your personal data in the following circumstances:

• If you have contested the accuracy of your personal data, for a period to enable us to verify the accuracy of the data;
• If you have made an objection to the use of your personal data;
• If we have processed your personal data unlawfully but you do want it deleted;
• If we no longer need your personal data but you want us to keep it in order to create, exercise or defend legal claims.

9.5 Your right to object to processing

You also have the right to object to us processing your personal data where your data is being used:

• For a task carried out in the public interest;
• For our legitimate interests;
• For scientific or historical research, or statistical purposes; or
• For direct marketing.

We currently process personal data for our legitimate interests only. You should contact our DPO (refer to Section 11.1) to inform that you are objecting to any more processing of your personal data and state in your objection why you believe we should stop using your data in this way. Unless we believe we have strong legitimate reasons to continue using your data in spite of your objections, we will stop processing your data as per the objection raised. 

9.6 Your right to data portability

The right to data portability allows you to ask for transfer of your personal data from one organisation to another, or to you. The right only applies if we are processing information based on your consent or performance of a contract with you, and the processing is automated. You can exercise this right with respect to information you have given us by contacting our DPO (refer to Section 11.1). We will ensure that your data is provided in a way that is accessible and machine-readable. 

9.7 Your right to withdraw consent

To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.

10. Changes to this privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review. We reserve the right to change our privacy notice at any time thus we encourage you to periodically review this notice to be informed of how we are using and protecting your personal data. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through automatic pop-ups on our website. This version was last updated on 15/02/23.

11. Contact details 

11.1 The primary point of contact for questions relating to this privacy notice, including any requests to exercise your legal rights, is our DPO, Irshad Tarsoo who can be contacted:

(a) by post, to 1st floor, The Hub, Industrial Zone, Phoenix, Mauritius ;

(b) using our website contact us form on https://gammamaterials.mu/nous-contacter/ ;

(c) by telephone, on +230 601 6000; or

(d) by email, at irshad.tarsoo@gml.mu.

11.2 If you believe we have not handled your request in an appropriate manner, you have the right to complain to the Data Protection Office.

The procedure to file a complaint with the Data Protection Office is available on https://dataprotection.govmu.org/Pages/Home%20-%20Pages/Take%20Action/To-report-your-Complaint.aspx.

ANNEX A: RECORDS RETENTION AND DISPOSAL SCHEDULE

The table below sets out specific retention requirements: