Last updated: 6 June 2025
THIS PRIVACY POLICY FORMS PART OF OUR WEBSITE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY TERM OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST CEASE YOUR ACCESS OF THIS WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY.
1. Definitions
The following words and phrases have these meanings in this document:
1.1. “Personal Information” has the meaning as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”).
1.2. “POPI” means the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.
1.3. “Process” in relation to Personal Information means to collect, organise, store, modify, retrieve, refer to, distribute, or erase, or otherwise as defined in POPI.
1.4. “We”, “us” or “our” means Web Sprout (Pty) Ltd, company registration number 2021/424162/07, and any of our subsidiaries or affiliated companies.
1.5. “Site” means any Internet World Wide website operated by Web Sprout (Pty) Ltd, including but not limited to www.websprout.co.za and www.pagepod.co.za.
1.6. “You” or the “user” means any person who accesses the Site or uses our Services for any purpose.
2. Status and Amendments
2.1. We respect and recognise the importance of protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out our information gathering and dissemination practices in respect of the Site and our Services.
2.2. This Privacy Policy forms part of the Website Terms of Use. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use, you may not use the Site or our Services and are required to cease doing so immediately.
2.3. We reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. It is your duty to be aware of the current version of this Privacy Policy. Please refer to the “Last updated” date at the top of this document. Continued use of the Site or our Services after any amendments constitutes your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy.
3. Collection and Processing of Personal Information
3.1. Where you submit Personal Information via the Site or our Services, the following principles are observed:
3.1.1. We will only collect Personal Information for a purpose consistent with the purpose for which it is required. The specific purpose for which information is collected will be apparent from the context in which it is requested.
3.1.2. We will only Process Personal Information in a manner that is adequate, relevant, and not excessive in relation to the purpose for which it is Processed.
3.1.3. Personal Information will only be Processed for a purpose compatible with that for which it was collected, unless you have consented in writing to an alternative purpose or we are permitted by POPI or applicable law.
3.1.4. We will not disclose any Personal Information relating to you to any third party unless your prior written consent is obtained, or we are required to do so by law.
3.1.5. We will destroy or delete any Personal Information that is no longer needed by us for the purpose it was initially collected or subsequently Processed.
3.2. As permitted by POPI, we may use Personal Information collected to compile profiles for statistical purposes. No information contained in these profiles or statistics will be able to be linked to any specific user.
4. Collection of Anonymous Data
4.1. We may use standard technology to collect information about the use of this Site. This technology does not identify individual users but allows us to collect statistics.
4.2. We may utilise temporary or session cookies (small files placed on your device) to track users' browsing habits and interactions with our Site and Services. Other websites may also use cookies to track your browsing habits.
4.3. Cookies by themselves will not be used to identify users personally but may be used to compile de-identified statistics relating to use of the Services, or to provide us with feedback on the performance of the Site.
4.4. The following classes of information may be collected in respect of users who have enabled cookies:
- 4.4.1. The browser software used;
- 4.4.2. IP address;
- 4.4.3. Date and time of activities while visiting the Site;
- 4.4.4. URLs of internal pages visited; and
- 4.4.5. Referring websites, search engines, and similar sources.
4.5. If you do not wish cookies to be employed to customise your interaction with the Site, you may alter your browser settings accordingly. Please note that some services on the Site may not be available to you if cookies are disabled.
5. Security
5.1. We will take appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures as required by applicable law to protect the information submitted to or collected by the Site and Services from loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
6. Links to Other Websites
6.1. We have no control over and accept no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third party websites to which hyperlinks may have been provided. We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policy of any website you visit before using it further.
7. Queries
7.1. If you have any queries about this Privacy Policy or how we process your Personal Information, please contact us at:
Email: support@pagepod.co.za