{"id":118234,"date":"2024-03-25T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/privacy-statement-za\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:18:42","slug":"privacy-statement-za","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/privacy-statement-za\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Statement (ZA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Legal document generated by Complianz | GDPR\/CCPA Cookie Consent https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr -->\n<div id=\"cmplz-document\" class=\"cmplz-document privacy-statement cmplz-document-za\"><p><i>This privacy statement was last updated on November 4, 2025 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of South Africa.<\/i><br \/><br \/><\/p><p>In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via <a href=\"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/<\/a>. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:<\/p><ul>\n                <li>we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;<\/li>\n                <li>we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;<\/li>\n                <li>we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;<\/li>\n                <li>we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;<\/li>\n                <li>we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.<\/li>\n            <\/ul><p>If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.<\/p><h2>1. Purpose, data and retention period<\/h2>We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)<details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.1 To sell or share data with a third party<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>Account name or alias<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.2 Contact - Through phone, mail, email and\/or webforms<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>A telephone number<\/li><li>IP Address<\/li><li>Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer&#039;s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement<\/li><li>Geolocation data<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.3 Payments<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>IP Address<\/li><li>Geolocation data<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.4 Registering an account<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>A telephone number<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.5 Newsletters<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.6 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>IP Address<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.7 To be able to comply with legal obligations<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">The collection is required or authorized by the following law or court\/tribunal order:<\/p><p class=\"legal-obligations-description\">In order to process applications we request specific informations required by the school or immigration requirements. All Data requested by the Application process is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for this Application to provide its services. In cases where this Application specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without any consequences on the availability or the functioning of the service.<\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><li>IP Address<\/li><li>A telephone number<\/li><li>Geolocation data<\/li><li>Marital status<\/li><li>Date of birth<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.8 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>IP Address<\/li><li>Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer&#039;s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement<\/li><li>Geolocation data<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"cmplz-dropdown dropdown-privacy-statement\"><summary><div><h3>1.9 To be able to offer personalized products and services<\/h3><\/div><\/summary><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">For this purpose we use the following data:<\/p><p><ul><li>A first and last name<\/li><li>An email address<\/li><\/ul><\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Retention period<\/p><p>We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The Data is kept for the time necessary to provide the service requested by the User, or stated by the purposes outlined in this document, this is currently no less than 7 years, and the User can always request that the Data Controller suspend or remove the data by contacting the Data Controller directly.<\/p><\/details><h2>2. What if you don&#039;t provide us with your personal information?<\/h2><p>If you don't provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the information, products or assistance that you are seeking.<\/p><h2>3. Sharing with other parties<\/h2><p>We only share or disclose this data to operators for the following purposes:<\/p><p class=\"cmplz-subtitle\">Operators<\/p><p><p>\n                <b>Name:<\/b>&nbsp;Japanese Schools (varies dependent on application), Japanese Government (Visa processing), Accommodation services (varies dependent on application).<br \/>\n                <b>Country:<\/b>&nbsp;Japan<br \/>\n                <b>Purpose:<\/b>&nbsp;Process your inquiry or application<br \/>\n            <\/p><\/p><h2>4. Cookies<\/h2>Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/cookie-policy-za\/\">Cookie Policy<\/a>.&nbsp;<h2>5. Disclosure practices<\/h2><p><p>We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.<\/p><p>If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.<\/p><\/p>We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.Google may not use the data for any other Google services.The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.<h2>6. Security<\/h2>We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorised access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.<h2>7. Third-party websites<\/h2>This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.<h2>8. Amendments to this privacy statement<\/h2>We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.<h2>9. Accessing and modifying your data<\/h2><p>If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:<\/p><ul>\n                <li>You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.<\/li>\n                <li>Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.<\/li>\n                <li>Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.<\/li>\n                <li>If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.<\/li>\n                <li>Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.<\/li>\n            <\/ul><p>Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.<\/p><h2>10. Submitting a complaint<\/h2>If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator South Africa:<br \/>P.O Box 31533,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Braamfontein,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Johannesburg,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>2017\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Complaints email:complaints.IR@justice.gov.za<h2>11. Children<\/h2><p>Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.<\/p><h2>12. Contact details<\/h2><p>GoGo World Limited<br \/>\n        2 Chome 17-11 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073 Japan<br \/>\n        Japan<br \/>\n        Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/<\/a> <br \/>\n        Email: <span class=\"cmplz-obfuscate\">&#112;&#114;&#105;&#118;&#097;c&#121;@<span class=\"cmplz-fmail-domain\">ex.co&#109;<\/span>g&#111;&#103;&#111;w&#111;&#114;ld.&#099;om<\/span> <br \/>\n        <\/p><p>We have appointed a contact person for the organization\u2019s policies and practices and to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded:<br \/>Privacy Manager<br \/>2 Chome 17-11 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073 Japan<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. <strong>Opt-Out &amp; Data Deletion Request<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We respect your privacy and want to make it easy for you to control how your personal data is used. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/opt-out-preferences\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gogonihon.com\/en\/opt-out-preferences\/\">this form<\/a> to opt out of marketing emails, request deletion of your data once your enquiry or application is complete, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that we never share your sensitive data with third parties unless it is anonymised or necessary to process your enquiry or application, for example, when helping you apply to a school or arrange accommodation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>13. Opt-Out &amp; Data Deletion Request We respect your privacy and want to make it easy for you to control how your personal data is used. You can use this form to opt out of marketing emails, request deletion of your data once your enquiry or application is complete, or both. 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