Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://sweidanandco.co.za

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Contact Forms

This website uses a WordPress plugin for its contact form. If you submit an enquiry through the contact form, we collect your name, email address, contact number, and any comments you provide. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. Information submitted through the contact form is not retained or used for marketing purposes.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so that you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies remain active for one year.

If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen option cookies remain active for one year. If you select Remember Me, your login will remain active for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as though you had visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

Analytics – Statcounter

Our website uses Statcounter to monitor website traffic. Statcounter is an anonymous web analytics service that does not attempt to identify individual visitors. Its focus is on how visitors use the website rather than who they are. No personally identifiable visitor data is stored.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This enables us to recognise and automatically approve any follow-up comments rather than placing them into a moderation queue.

If users register on our website (where applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you may request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us.

You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

We will only store your name, email address, and telephone number if you are a client and have opted to receive promotional emails from us.

If you no longer wish to receive marketing communications, simply click the unsubscribe link provided in the footer of our emails. You may also contact us to request that this information be deleted from our secure servers.

If you place an order through our online shop, we will also retain your delivery address for the purpose of fulfilling your order.

In accordance with the GDPR “right to be forgotten,” please contact us if you would like any of your personal data removed. See the contact details below.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

Our website is protected by an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. An SSL certificate authenticates the identity of the website and encrypts information transmitted between your browser and our server.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, anyone whose email address we hold will be notified as soon as possible. We will also notify the appropriate authorities where a breach places your personal data at risk.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We do not currently receive personally identifiable information from third parties.

What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling systems that rely on user data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

This is a private informational website and blog. To the best of our knowledge, it is not subject to any specific industry regulatory disclosure requirements.

How to Contact Us

You can send us any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data by using our contact form.