Privacy Policy (POPIA)

1. Who We Are & Data Controller

Southland Brief (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 1999/024856/07), situated at 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa, is the core data controller responsible for the gather, processing, and storage of consumer records under this policy.

For inquiries, please contact our Information Officer via email at [email protected] or telephone +27 11 407 1000.

2. Scope of Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines how we treat data acquired via index.html, newsletters, signup processes, and analytics events. By accessing our services, you acknowledge the terms of this statement.

3. Types of Personal Information We Collect

• Information Provided Manually: Full name, electronic mail address, South African phone number, and any associated business role inputs.
• Automatically Collected Information: IP Address, browser type, cookies, device parameters, system logs, geographic region, and analytical visit metrics.
• Third-party Data: Referral links, platform attribution parameters, Google Analytics sessions.

4. Purposes and Lawful Grounds for Processing

Under Section 11 of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), we process personal information based on your explicit consent, contractual requirements, or our legitimate interest to keep readers updated on South African news events. Below is a comprehensive table detailing these parameters:

5. Cookies & Consent Mode v2 Implementation

We use Google Consent Mode v2 to coordinate client preferences. Standard operational cookies are pre-configured, while personalization, advertising, and tracking features require active user consent in the opt-in modal banner.

6. Third-Party Disclosures

We do not trade, rent, or lease private data databases. Information is shared with verified cloud service providers, CRM interfaces, and Google systems under strict data protection processing agreements. We may share information with law enforcement agencies in compliance with South African regulatory frameworks.

7. Cross-border Information Transfer

To deliver optimized web assets, gathered metrics might navigate to external cloud architectures outside South Africa. In all cases, we secure these endpoints with equivalent data sovereignty protections satisfying Section 72 of the POPI Act.

8. Retention Timelines

We maintain archives solely for periods matching analytical requirements or legal durations. Lead forms are cleared after 12 months unless a continuous subscription is verified.

9. Your Legal Rights & Supervisory Authority

As a data subject, you hold the right to access, rectify, restrict processing, or request removal of your personal records. For official complaints, you have the right to register concerns with the Information Regulator of South Africa:

10. Child Privacy Protection

In accordance with Section 34 of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), we do not intentionally process records of individuals under the age of 18 without verifiable parental or guardian consent. If such data was mistakenly processed, please contact our Information Officer for prompt extraction.