Summary
SA-FE is committed to protecting your personal information and being clear and transparent about what information we collect, and how we will use it.
We maintain strict customer confidentiality and aim to comply with GDPR and the POPI Act. This document explains how we use personal information you provide to us if you register, comment or subscribe.
Sourcing Far East does collect information voluntarily provided to us on our website, via contact, registration, shipping and order forms. We may utilize this information to keep you informed of our services and industry advances. Our purposes for collection of your personal information may include (but is not limited to) billing, customer service issues, network management, customer surveys, special offers and new product updates.
We do not sell, or share your personal information with any other companies (other than our shipping partners for us to deliver your products) without the informed consent of the consumer (except as required by law).
As technologies continue to change, we make every effort to keep your personal information private. We reserve the right to change the technology by which we gather data. Should you wish to be removed from our mailing list, please email a request, with “remove” or “unsubscribe” in the subject field.
Who we are
SA-FE is a trading name of Sourcing Across Far East and we are the Data Controller. As a data controller we are required to process your personal information fairly and in a transparent manner.
Our main website address is:
We also own the following domains:
How can I contact SA-FE?
If you need to contact us you have a number of options, you can email us directly or visit our contact page
Our company is registered in Hong Kong and we also operate from Suzhou and Tianjin.
SA-FE (Source Across Far East)
Animation Building, No.126
Dongman Middle Rd,
Tianjin, China
Does SA-FE have a data protection officer?
Everyone at SA-FE is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
How do you use my information for marketing purposes?
When you sign up to receive any of our communications, we will use the information you provide to us, usually just your name and email address, to enable us to send you our communications you’ve requested.
We will process your personal information for email communication purposes based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, we will stop sending you our communications as requested.
How to unsubscribe from email communications
Don’t worry, if you decide at any point that you no longer want to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe at any time.
There are a number of ways you can do this:
• there is always an unsubscribe option at the bottom of each email communication we send to you;
• you can also contact us by email or letter using any of the contact details set out in this notice.
How long we retain your info if you opt-in
We will generally send you email communications until you choose to unsubscribe from receiving them. However, if we have not heard from you for a while or notice that you have not opened our emails in a period of 12 months, we will remove your details from our database.
There’s nothing stopping you from subscribing again at any time.
How we protect your data
Where we store personal information
All information you provide to us is stored on servers in the US and UK, using a range of data security measures such as two-factor authentication and fingerprint ID. Anonymised data may also pass through the US.
Who we share your data with
The recipients of your personal data are limited exclusively to the people who have a need to know such information to perform their responsibilities. We do not sell your personal information to any third parties.
To enable us to send you our newsletter and other communications we may use third parties to assist with the communications.
What are my rights under data protection legislation?
Data protection legislation provides you with certain rights when it comes to the processing of your information. These rights include the right to access your information, to update incorrect information, to delete your information, to restrict processing of your information, to transfer your information and to object to its processing.
If you are based in the UK, you can find further information on your data protection rights and which apply to you from the Information Commission’s Office (the “ICO”) at www.ico.org.uk.
What do I do if I’m not happy?
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. However, if you’re not happy with how we collect or process your information or just want some further information on your rights, you can contact us using the email addresses and postal address set out in this notice.
We will work with you to resolve any issues you may have and aim to answer any question raised by you as soon as possible. You can also make a complaint to the ICO – further information can be found at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
How does this affect other emails I receive from you?
If you have signed up to any of our services, you will still receive emails relating to those services (e.g. confirmation emails, reminder emails). If you decide not receive communications emails from us, it will not affect service emails which are integral to the services we provide to you.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments or Testimonials
If visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Media
EXIF GPS data is usually automatically removed from your images when you upload them. However, if the location is particularly sensitive, please avoid uploading images with identifiable landmarks or embedded location data. See our image copyright terms.
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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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.
