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Life After Rape

Life After Rape. Portrait Survivor series in South Africa

‘… too many rapists do not view their actions as wrong, too many girls are made to feel shame when they should only feel outrage, and too many people – neighbours, parents, colleagues, teachers – are standing by while this happens, encouraging rape with silence. Some even blaming the victim.’
TAC Campaigner (Treatment Action Campaign) – Mandla Majola

Rape is all too often not treated with the seriousness it deserves in South Africa and Africa in general. Given the high rates of rape, as high as 1 every 26 seconds in South Africa, tackling general attitudes is almost as important as providing the professional emergency follow-up treatment and long-term counselling that is essential for rape survivors.
Without the support of loved ones and surrounded by unsympathetic sentiments, many survivors sink into a deep sense of shame, depression and other mental conditions commonly known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or more specifically as Rape Trauma Syndrome. This psychological condition often becomes entrenched and affects every aspect of a survivor’s daily life and becomes hard to escape in the long-term.
By standing up tall in front of a camera and lights, survivors were portrayed in a manner that conveyed them in a positive way where true beauty lies not on the surface but stems from deep inside those with the courage and strength to face their worst nightmares.
Each survivor prepared to come forward was photographed at a location of personal significance and with an item or person that was singled out as having been the greatest source of strength during their long journeys from their appalling ordeals. This was anything or anyone, from their children, a counsellor to a book of poems or religious artefacts symbolic of their strong faiths.
By raising community awareness in South Africa and having a positive impact on this all-to-often hidden but rampant disease that has taken a cold grip on Africa as a whole, these images are aimed at empowering other survivors who have been too scared or ashamed to come forward. If just one image inspires a single survivor to come forward, the project as a whole will have been deemed to be a success.

also see Child Rape Crisis

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    Image Number: APN295260
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: It was on one Friday afternoon in 2008, while Tessa was having dinner and celebrating her girlfriend’s birthday for an intimate evening at her house in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, that they were attacked by what appeared to be a group of men. Tessa cannot remember the event and only came to her senses three days later, cold, frail and numb in a forested area miles away from where she had been. Disorientated, she made her way back to her own home. It was only the next day, when she stripped to have a shower and saw the state of her body, that she suspected the worst. She was covered in bruises and her private parts were completely numb. . Not able to think clearly she initially suspected that her girlfriend had even been involved in what might have been a sadistic prank. It was only months later that she found out through a mutual friend that her partner had been raped and killed. When she finally plucked up the courage to go to a clinic to report what had happened, s
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2021
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 2, Africa, African, aid, benefit, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, charitable, charity, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, funding, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, help, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, NGO, NGO's, noble, ordeal, people, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, relief, robust, SOCIAL - CHARITY, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subjects, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, two, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295262
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: Sarel was abused as a teenager by his two brothers. For almost two years they would pin him down and his private parts were subjected to an aggressive form of sexual torture, to the extent that his ability to have children was damaged irrevocably. His mother and father were aware of the abuse but stood by and did nothing. Sarel’s initial feelings of helplessness quickly turned to anger and hatred and he began to have murderous thoughts towards his two brothers. This would ultimately lead to four decades of a life driven solely by rage and violence and extreme self-abuse especially with alcohol. Sarel never considered what happened then to be sexual abuse and buried those childhood events deep inside, along with all the powerful emotions that went with it. . At the age of 16 he left home and joined the Army. Only three months into his service he joined Special Forces and was sent into the killing fields in Angola. There, Sarel felt he almost had a Green Card to act out the wor
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2023
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, single, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295266
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: Phumla remembers the great sense of excitement and expectation when her father sent for her to come and live with him at the age of 9. She had never really known him and had been living with her mother and extended family up to that age. It was not long though before she realised he had other more sinister motives when she was subjected to continuous sexual abuse for almost 4 years. As a practicing sangoma (traditional African witch-doctor) he would often threaten to curse her if she spoke of her plight to anyone. When though at the age of 13 Phulma fell pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, it was no longer possible to hide this terrible affair. She was abandoned by her mother and forced to live with her father’s extended family who were physically and mentally abusive and dismissive towards her. Growing up was tough and lonely for Phumla.. Her father was eventually brought to justice and sentenced to life imprisonment. But for Phumla this was a hollow victory. While prosec
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2027
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, aid, benefit, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, charitable, charity, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - CITY - SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE TOWN, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, defiance, defiant, female, feminine, funding, gallant, gallantly, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, GENERAL - WOMAN, graceful, help, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, lady, NGO, NGO's, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, relief, single, SOCIAL - CHARITY, South, South Africa, strong, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, vigorous, Western Cape, Xhosa,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295270
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: “4 months ago, if someone had said to me I would put all the pieces of my life back together, I would have said no way. Now though, I can see a way out.”. Jeannine was raped on 9th October 2008. While walking along her local beach, she was grabbed and dragged into the bushes by a man wielding a knife. During an appalling half hour ordeal the man threatened her life and on several occasions plunged the blade into the ground close to her face. She was left half-dressed and in a state of panic but managed to make her way to the local police station where, by her own account, she fell apart.. Her family and boyfriend were very supportive, but it could not stop her from descending into a terrible personal plight. She had irrational feelings of guilt and shame and often wondered whether maybe she shouldn’t have been on the beach at the time of the attack. Jeannine worried the effect it would have on her boyfriend knowing that she had been with another man, even if it was a terrib
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2031
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, aid, benefit, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, charitable, charity, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - CITY - SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE TOWN, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, defiance, defiant, funding, gallant, gallantly, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, GENERAL - WOMAN, help, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, NGO, NGO's, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, relief, single, SOCIAL - CHARITY, South, South Africa, strong, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, vigorous, Western Cape, woman,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295267
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: " I was sexually abused and raped at a very young age by someone I loved and adored. My whole world fell apart and the only way I knew how to deal with what was happening to me was to push it as far away in my mind as I could. In my early thirty's I started having panic attacks and flash backs and suffered badly from anxiety and depression. When I did start to professionally deal with my past I was devastated and a wreck for many years. The only thing that pulled me through it all was my love for my children. I remember my Higher Power saying to me one day,"Live for your children." I focused on them completely and being a Mother, who wants everything for her children, that is what I did. When I wanted to end it all, when the pain got so bad and I felt like I was being ripped apart, I looked at my children. They were my determination to live and to be the best I could be for them. They deserved a sane and loving Mother and a wonderful childhood, not devastation and pain. My Husband w
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2028
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 4, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, four, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, group, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, ordeal, people, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subjects, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295272
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: Beautiful and Wonderful Woman.. “I am a rape survivor and to me that means I am a powerful woman. A beautiful and confident woman who survives this ordeal in life. . He thought I would not survive. He thought he had won. He thought I was finished. He took my virginity, my strength, my power, my love, but most importantly my dignity. When he did that, he thought he had won – taken it all at the end of the day – all the strength, all the power, all the love and especially all the dignity. But who am I to give myself up? To give up my beauty? Who am I to give up my power, my strength and my dignity. I am a wonderful and powerful woman.. Women are like trees. They only need to find their strength. A tree can lose its leaves, it’s branches and stems, but the thing about a tree is that its roots remain, where no-one can dig or reach. Because it is the roots that are the essential tool of life. When the rainy season comes again, the roots absorb the water, the leaves begin t
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3605 x 4807
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2033
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, single, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295271
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: June was raped repeatedly by her brother from the age of 4. Her parents discovered what was happening after noticing she was sore in the general area of her private parts while bathing her.It was only after 3 decades that June began having nightmares and intense flashbacks to her childhood trauma. The nightmares subsided for a few years, but were triggered again by the revelation that her niece was being abused by her brother-in-law. “I went ballistic then” June admits.June has lead a fulfilling life and her everyday life have not been so influenced by her childhood ordeal. But a few years ago she began to lose faith in her ability to face and deal with her situation. She began counselling in February 2009 and hasn’t had a recurrence of the nightmares recently. She says that she is now mentally able to pull herself away from a negative and fearful frame of mind that she often slipped into in the past.One of her biggest regrets was not having confronted her brother who she last
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2032
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, single, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295269
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: “I am a rape victim. In my silence two perpetrators got away. I felt more than shattered, dirty and ashamed. I became numb and withdrawn. I thought no one cared and that all I was good for was sex. For a long, long time I was in a very dark and lonely tunnel with no hope – just suicidal. Then I got raped again for the third time and that morning I had to go to work. I was in such a state I couldn’t think clearly and a very special friend saw something was wrong and asked. I thought I was going to keep it a secret again, but I was honest and told her I was raped. She encouraged me to lay charges, so I did. Later I found out that the perpetrator had raped other people too, but I was the only one who had the guts to take him to court. Now because I did he is in jail. I want to tell all the other rape victims out there who might be silent like I was, that your perpetrator could be raping others. There is hope and life after rape. Stand up and fight, speak out, break the silence and
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2030
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, single, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295273
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: Cindy was raped by her stepfather from the age of 10 and gave birth to 2 children out of the sexual abuse she suffered. . After the first child was born when Cindy was only 14 years old, her stepfather forced her to lie and cover up for him by claiming that the father was a fictitious boyfriend who had absconded. After the second child was born though, he was forced to own up to her mother. Instead of protecting her child, Cindy’s mother became jealous of their supposed relationship and distanced herself from Cindy. She considered her to be a love rival rather than a daughter who needed her urgent protection. Not once did Cindy’s mother believe what had happened to be abuse and a terrible betrayal by a man in a position of paternal responsibility. It was left to Cindy’s uncle to try and rescue the situation. He insisted that Cindy and her mother leave the stepfather and encouraged Cindy to bring criminal charges against him. The case collapsed though after Cindy’s mother
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2034
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, single, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295261
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: “It’s difficult to write this, but I believe it is important. I was raped over 20 years ago by a boy a few years older than me. The first adult I told, told me to keep quiet and forget about it. I listened. I remember crying a lot and being very angry at the world. I remember finding out what a virgin was and realizing that I wasn’t one. When I was 9 teachers were asked why I was acting out. At 13 a doctor thought I was experiencing symptoms from trauma when I was diagnosed with a chronic condition. At 14 I was sent to the first psychologist and over the next ten years saw another three. At 20 I landed in rehab for five weeks…yet no one helped me with the sexual abuse until I was 26 and met Reinette Evans, the lady sitting on the floor in the photograph. At 20 after a failed suicide I made the decision not to make my best friend, Lesley du Preez live through my death. My wish to die never left, but I stuck to my decision. She is the only reason that I am alive today because I w
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2022
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 2, Africa, African, Africans, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, noble, ordeal, people, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, robust, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subjects, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, two, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No
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    Image Number: APN295268
    Title: Life After Rape. Survivor Portrait Series.
    Description: “There is a realisation that it is never really over.”. Ruth was raped by an older man who would follow her from school after sports practice when she was 13 years old. At first he kept his distance. He followed her regularly for a while and started to appear at school sports events and eventually in every aspect of her daily life. Every time he would get closer she would run. One evening though, when she set off to go to the local shop, he grabbed her and dragged her into the bushes and raped her. . Ruth was too scared to tell anyone, especially her mum for fear that she would be furious with her. As is so common in South Africa, Ruth feared that her mum might blame her for what had happened. . Following her ordeal, Ruth’s behaviour changed. What had happened stayed at the forefront of her thoughts. It was not until later on in life when she came to confront her ordeal that she was able to begin the healing process and try to find some balance and peace again in her lif
    Collections: Independent Contributors
    Subcollections: George Philipas
    Country: South Africa
    Location: Cape Town
    Orientation: portrait
    Pixel Size: 3654 x 4872
    Media Id: UNSECURED-2029
    Credit: George Philipas / Independent Contributors / Africa Media Online
    Keywords: 1, Africa, African, Africans, aid, benefit, bold, brave, bravery, Cape Town, charitable, charity, CONTINENT - AFRICA, counselling, counsellor, COUNTRY - SOUTH AFRICA, courage, courageous, daring, defiance, defiant, developing, earthy, fearless, funding, GENERAL - ETHNICITY, GENERAL - FORMAT: PORTRAIT, GENERAL - IMAGE, GENERAL - NUMBERS, help, helpless, hero, heroic, heroism, icon, image, LDC, NGO, NGO's, noble, one, ordeal, person, photo, picture, portrait, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, powerless, proteas, rainbow, RAPE, Rape Trauma Syndrome, relief, robust, single, SOCIAL - CHARITY, South, South Africa, strong, Sub-Saharan Africa, subject, survivor, SYN - BRAVERY, SYN - DEFIANCE, trauma, treatment, vertical, Western Cape,
    Model Release: No
    Property Release: No

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    6. In the event that You wish to revoke all consent pertaining to Your Personal Information and/or You would like Africa Media Online to remove and/or delete Your Personal Information entirely, You may contact Africa Media Online via email to [pictures@africamediaonline.com]
  3. HANDLING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
    1. Africa Media Online endeavours to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to Africa Media Online pertaining to information and communications privacy including, but not limited to, the 1996 South African Constitution and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“the Act”). Africa Media Online applies the principles of protection of Personal Information under such Act and further legislation referred to in the Act.
    2. Africa Media Online seeks to ensure the quality, accuracy and confidentiality of Personal Information in its possession. You warrant that all personal information supplied by You is both true and correct at the time of provision. In the event of any aspect of Your personal information changing post submission, it is Your responsibility to immediately notify Africa Media Online of the said changes by email to Kate Dearlove. You agree to indemnify and hold Africa Media Online, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and suppliers harmless from and against any claims, damages, actions and liabilities including without limitation, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of Africa Media Online’s reliance on Your personal information should Your personal information contain any errors or inaccuracies.
    3. You warrant that You have the authority, permissions and consents to provide Africa Media Online with any third party information submitted to Africa Media Online.
    4. Africa Media Online will take all reasonable measures in order to ensure Your Personal Information is appropriately safeguarded, these precautions include, but are not limited to: access control mechanisms via username and password, and software protection for information for security.
    5. Should an unauthorised person/s gain access to Your Personal Information Africa Media Online will contact You within a reasonable time to inform You of such access.
    6. Africa Media Online may share Your PersonaI Information with authorised third parties such as service providers to Africa Media Online. These include, but are not limited to digital archiving service providers. Africa Media Online does not permit these parties to use such information for any other purpose than to perform the services that Africa Media Online has instructed them to provide. All processing is compatible with such purpose.
    7. Africa Media Online may appoint certain agents, third parties and/or service providers which operate outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa. In these circumstances Africa Media Online will be required to transmit Your Personal Information outside South Africa. The purpose of the trans-border transfer of Your Personal Information may include, but is not limited to: data hosting and storage. You expressly consent to the trans-border flow of Your Personal Information.
    8. The Website may contain links to other websites. Africa Media Online is not responsible for the privacy practices of such third party websites.
  4. RECORDS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
    1. Records relating to the provision of Africa Media Online products and/or services by Africa Media Online to You and the Personal Information submitted by You is retained for publication on the Website and/or to provide you with the Website services.
    2. Such records may be required to be retained in terms of legislated records retention requirements, Africa Media Online’ operational purposes and/or for production as evidence by Africa Media Online in legal proceedings.
    3. In terms of Section 14(2) of the Act records of personal information may be retained for periods in excess of those contemplated in 4.1 for historical purposes. Africa Media Online warrants that appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent the records being used for any other purpose.
    4. Africa Media Online may disclose Your Personal Information under the following circumstances: 4.4.1 To comply with the law or with legal process;
      1. To protect and defend Africa Media Online’s rights, equipment, facilities and other property;
      2. To protect Africa Media Online against misuse or unauthorised use of the Website and/or products and/or services; and/or
      3. To protect other Website Users or third parties affected negatively by Your actions in use of the products/services and/or the Website.
  5. ACCEPTABLE USE
    In connection with the Digital Archive Material (as made available through the Website) You agree that:

    1. No Item containing the image of or reference to a person is to be used for a purpose other than for which rights are granted by Africa Media Online, without prior express written permission of Africa Media Online.
    2. Only a single digital copy of an Item may be stored on a single computer, hard drive, or any other storage device, and that that copy may not be duplicated in any way whatsoever, except for a single backup copy which may only be used in the event of the original being deleted, lost, or irreparably damaged.
    3. Once the Item has been used for the purpose for which use rights were granted, all copies of the Item must be deleted, apart from where it forms part of the archive of what was published.
  6. OBJECTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND QUERIES
    1. Should You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, require a correction to be made to Your Personal Information that Africa Media Online keeps on record, request a copy of the record itself, lodge an objection to the collection, Use or processing of Your Personal Information by Africa Media Online, or delete Your personally identifiable information, you may send an e-mail to [pictures@africamediaonline.com]
    2. There may be instances where we cannot grant You access to the Personal Information we hold. We may need to refuse access if granting access would interfere with the privacy of others or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. Should this be the case, we will give You written reasons for any refusal.

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