Privacy Policy – Mapepeza News Online

Effective Date:

11 August 2026

Mapepeza News Media website Privacy Policy

Mapepeza News (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is collected, processed, stored, and shared responsibly in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and other applicable South African laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit www.mapepeza.online, register for an account, subscribe to our newsletters or membership programmes, contribute content, advertise with us, or otherwise interact with our services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information, with full consent from the user of this site:

Personal information such as your name, email address, telephone number and other contact details.
Account information when you register for an account or membership.
Payment information processed securely through third-party payment providers. We do not store your full payment card details.
Information you voluntarily provide when commenting, submitting articles, entering competitions, completing surveys, or contacting us.
Technical information including your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system and pages visited.
Cookies and similar technologies that help us improve website performance and user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide access to our website and services.
Manage user accounts and memberships.
Publish user-submitted content where appropriate.
Send newsletters and service-related communications.
Improve our website, products and services.
Personalise content and user experience.
Display and manage advertising.
Process donations and membership payments.
Prevent fraud and maintain website security.
Comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve functionality, remember your preferences, analyse website traffic and support advertising services.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, some features of the website may not function correctly.

This function is displayed when opening the website for the first time or clicking on our cookies policy link on our footer.

Advertising

Mapepeza News may display advertisements supplied by advertising partners and advertising networks. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure advertising performance.

Analytics

We use analytics services to understand how visitors use our website. These services collect aggregated information about website usage to help us improve our content and user experience.

Memberships, Donations and Contributions

Where you choose to become a member, make a donation or financially support Mapepeza News, we collect only the information necessary to process your transaction and administer your membership or contribution.

Payment transactions are processed through secure third-party payment providers. All personal and confidential information will not be stored by this website or its selected third-party payment providers.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or create an account, we may send you news updates, service announcements and promotional communications. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Your emails will not be shared with other third-party newsletters or any subscriptions without prior consent from the owner of the email.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, sending newsletters, providing analytics or complying with legal obligations. These providers are required to protect your information appropriately.

We may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights.

Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

While we take appropriate security measures, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may:

Request access to your personal information.
Request correction of inaccurate information.
Request deletion of personal information where legally permissible.
Object to certain processing activities.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent where required by law.