Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 28-May-2025

At m-teto.org, we are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and other applicable South African privacy laws. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect the personal information you provide to us through our website, m-teto.org (the “Website”).

1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy We understand the importance of your personal information and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of data protection. We will only process your personal information lawfully, transparently, and in a manner that ensures its security and confidentiality.

2. Information We Collect We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Website. This may include:

  • Contact Information: Such as your name and email address if you choose to subscribe to a newsletter, submit a contact form, or create an account.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This data is collected automatically and is used to analyze trends, administer the site, and track users’ movements around the site.

3. How We Use Your Information We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Anonymize Data: Any personal information that could directly identify you is immediately anonymized upon collection. This means that individual identifiers are removed or replaced with pseudonyms, making it impossible to link the data back to a specific person without additional information.
  • For Statistical Analysis and Research: The anonymized data is used for statistical analysis, research, and to understand user behavior patterns. This helps us improve our Website, content, and services.
  • To Communicate with You (with Consent): If you provide explicit consent, we may use your contact information to send you newsletters, updates, or respond to your inquiries. You will always have the option to opt-out of such communications.
  • To Maintain and Improve Our Website: We use anonymized usage data to monitor the performance of our Website, identify and fix technical issues, and enhance the user experience.

4. Anonymization Process Our anonymization process is designed to prevent re-identification of individuals. This involves:

  • Immediate Anonymization: Personal identifiers are removed or replaced with non-identifying values at the earliest possible stage of data collection.
  • Secure Storage of Anonymized Data: Once anonymized, the data is stored separately from any potential identifiers and protected by robust security measures.
  • No Re-identification: We do not attempt to re-identify individuals from anonymized data.

5. Consent We will only collect and process your personal information with your explicit consent. When you provide us with your personal information, you are consenting to its collection, anonymization, and use as described in this Privacy Policy. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the details below. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

6. Data Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • Encryption: Where appropriate, data is encrypted both in transit and at rest.
  • Access Controls: Restricting access to personal information to authorized personnel only.
  • Regular Security Audits: Conducting periodic security assessments to identify and address vulnerabilities.
  • Secure Storage: Storing personal information on secure servers located in South Africa or in countries offering an adequate level of data protection as determined by POPIA.

7. Sharing of Information We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website or conducting our business, but only to the extent necessary for them to perform their functions and subject to strict confidentiality obligations. These service providers will only have access to anonymized data and will not be able to identify you.

8. Your Rights Under POPIA As a data subject under POPIA, you have the following rights concerning your personal information:

  • Right to Be Informed: You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal information.
  • Right of Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you (before anonymization, if applicable and practically feasible given our immediate anonymization process).
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing. This right is largely addressed by our immediate anonymization policy.
  • Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction or suppression of your personal information in certain circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal information for your own purposes across different services.
  • Rights in Relation to Automated Decision Making and Profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

9. Retention of Information We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Once personal information is anonymized, it is no longer considered “personal information” under POPIA and may be retained indefinitely for analytical purposes.

10. Cookies Our Website may use “cookies” to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files placed on your computer’s hard drive through your web browser that enable the Website to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies primarily for statistical analysis of Website usage after anonymization. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of the Website may not function properly.

11. Children’s Privacy Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under the age of 18, we will delete such information from our records.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy m-teto.org reserves the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will indicate the date of the last revision at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

13. Contact Information and Complaints If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights under POPIA, please contact our Information Officer at:

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