Privacy Policy
Last Updated: March 24, 2026
1. Who We Are / Data Controller
We are Newsroom Online (Pty) Ltd, registered in South Africa under enterprise identifier Enterprise No: 2021/049283/07. Our headquarters address is 132 GMK Boulevard, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa. You can contact our appointed Data protection group by dialing +27 12 999 2000 or editing email to [email protected].
2. Scope of Policy
This privacy declaration details our system processing operations on user demographics while managing online digital publications, news subscriptions, analytical datasets, and research feedback channels.
3. What Information We Co-opt
We systematically gather the following types of data points:
- Submitted User Data: Registered full name, business email addresses, South African phone networks, and explicit consultation inquiries sent directly via web forms.
- Passively Collected Metadata: User internet protocol (IP) records, core browser types, mobile hardware models, visited index pages, global click coordinates, and customized cookie variables.
- Supplemental Sources: Analytical statistics and search platform references.
4. Legislative Processing Foundations
| Processing Aim | Collected Fields | POPI Act Legal Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter Delivery | Active Email | Section 11(1)(a) - Consent |
| Enterprise Inquiries | Name, Telephone, Email | Section 11(1)(b) - Contract Execution |
| System Monitoring | IP, Browser profiles | Section 11(1)(f) - Legitimate Business Interest |
5. Advanced Analytics and Consent Standards
We run our structures conforming to Google Consent Mode v2 specifications. All analytical trackers and advertising cookies are explicitly blocked by default until we receive explicit "Accept All" confirmation through our on screen alert system.
6. Data Distribution Limits
We strictly do not rent, monetize or sell collected reader profiles. Data distributions occur solely under secure legal terms with processing subcontractors, analytics engines, legal compliance authorities, or potential corporate successors.
7. Across Border Transits
Cloud systems utilized during newsletter distributions or data checks reside both locally and internationally. For foreign transfers, we construct binding corporate agreements protecting security rights under POPIA rules.
8. Retention Cycles
We store personal identification metadata only as long as required to complete active corporate operations, provide subscribed publications, or satisfy mandatory tax files.
9. Legal User Rights
Under South African legislative rules, readers from South Africa reserve options to request access, seek profile updates, request data erasure, or lodge active compliance disputes. Such concerns can be formulated with the Information Regulator (South Africa) (website: inforegulator.org.za).
10. Security Safeguards
All data pathways are secured behind Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) channels. We employ state-of-the-art technological firewalls and restrict employee access to strictly essential personnel.
11. Protection of Minors
We do not systematically target or co-opt data profiles belonging to children below the age of 18 without absolute parental consent under POPIA regulations.
12. Independent External Platforms
Our online portal contains web outbound links toward secondary information networks. We hold zero liability regarding the individual privacy terms enforced by those external entities.
13. Document Adjustments
Our statutory representatives reserve rights to update these privacy provisions. Substantial edits will be announced transparently across our primary index pages.
14. Communications
If you have any remaining questions about how we process your personal data, please contact our data team using the details in Section 1.