Effective 03/04/2024

Who we are

Welcome to SL Digital, located at https://sldigital.co.za/. Your privacy is critically important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

WWe may collect personal identification information (such as names, email addresses, etc.) and non-personal identification information (such as browser type, internet service provider, etc.) when you interact with our website.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

How We Use Your Information

Your information allows us to offer personalized experiences, improve our website, and communicate with you about our services. We may also use it for security purposes and to comply with legal obligations.

Consent

By using our website, you consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Disclosure of Information

We will not share your personal information with third parties except as required by law, to protect our rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

Data Security

We implement security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information.

User Rights

Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights.

International Data Transfer

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction.

Children’s Privacy

Our website does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13.

Data Breach Notification

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals and the Information Regulator in South Africa in accordance with POPIA regulations.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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.

Who we Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long we Retain Your Data

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.

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.

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.

Where Your Data is Sent

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

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at megan@sldigital.co.za