INQUBOMGOMO YOBUMFIHLO / PRIVACY POLICY
INQUBOMGOMO YOBUMFIHLO YE-“THE PENINSULA TIMES”
Uhlobo: 30 kuMfumfu 2026
Uhlangothi olubhekele ukucutshungulwa kolwazi lomuntu siqu
Le Nqubomgomo Yobumfihlo ichaza indlela ulwazi lomuntu siqu oluphathwa ngayo ezinsizakalweni ze-“THE PENINSULA TIMES”, ebizwa nangokuthi “TPT”. Lapho inquma injongo nezindlela zokucutshungulwa, inkampani ebhekele lokho kucutshungulwa yile:
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
IQ Business Centre
Bolsunovska Street 13–15
01014 Kyiv / Ukraine
I-imeyili: [email protected]
Iwebhusayithi: www.ThePeninsulaTimes.co.za
Isimo senkampani: inkampani enesibopho esilinganiselwe ngaphansi komthetho wase-Ukraine, LLC
Inombolo yokubhaliswa: 1010351020000018952
Leli kheli liyikheli lokusebenza nelokuxhumana. Inombolo yokubhaliswa engenhla ingeyokubhaliswa kwenkampani phesheya futhi ayivezwa njengenombolo yokubhaliswa kwenkampani eNingizimu Afrika. Kule nqubomgomo, i-SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC ibizwa ngokuthi “thina”, “yethu” noma “uhlangothi olubhekele ukucutshungulwa”.
Ihhovisi elibhalisiwe nekheli lenkampani
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
Oksamytova Street 1-b, Office 30
Sofiivska Borshchahivka
Kyiv Region - 08147 / Ukraine
Ukusebenza nokuphathwa kwezobuchwepheshe
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai — 342001
United Arab Emirates
Ucingo: +971 54 221 5217
I-SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO ihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe ngokwemisebenzi eyabelwe yona. Lapho icubungula ulwazi egameni le-SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC nangokwemiyalelo yayo, isebenza njengomcubunguli omele uhlangothi olubhekele ukucutshungulwa, obizwa nge-“operator” ngaphansi kwe-POPIA. Lapho isigaba 21 sisebenza, ubudlelwano kufanele bulawulwe yisivumelwano esibhaliwe esihlanganisa izibopho zokuvikeleka. Ukuba seqenjini elifanayo lezinkampani noma ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zobuchwepheshe kukodwa akunqumi ukuthi inkampani iyiluphi uhlangothi ngokomthetho.
Ukuxhumana ngezindaba zobumfihlo
Imibuzo, izicelo zokusebenzisa amalungelo nezikhalazo zingathunyelwa ku-[email protected], kuqondiswe ku-“Information Officer / Privacy”, noma ekhelini lokuxhumana elingenhla. Enye i-imeyili ngu-[email protected]. Ukusebenzisa lawa magama esihlokweni se-imeyili kuyasiza, kodwa akuyona imfuneko yokuthi isicelo sisebenze.
A) Ukusebenza kwenqubomgomo nezimiso eziyisisekelo
A.1 Izinsizakalo nomthetho osebenzayo
Le nqubomgomo isebenza kumawebhusayithi, ezinhlelweni zokusebenza nakwezinye izinsizakalo ze-TPT ezibhekisela kuyo. Izincazelo zama-akhawunti, ukubhalisa, ukukhangisa, izincwadi zezindaba nezinye izici zisebenza lapho lezo zici zihlinzekwa ngempela. I-Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) isebenza ngokwemikhawulo yayo, kuhlanganise nesigaba 3 esiphathelene nendawo lapho uhlangothi olubhekele ukucutshungulwa luhlala khona noma lapho kusetshenziswa khona izindlela zokucubungula. Ukubhaliswa kwenkampani phesheya akukhiphi ngokuzenzakalelayo ukusebenza kwe-POPIA. Eminye imithetho ephoqelekile isebenza lapho izimfuneko zayo zigcwaliseka. Le nqubomgomo ayisona isivumelwano esiphelele sokucubungula ulwazi, futhi amalungelo asemthethweni awancikile ekuyamukeleni.
A.2 Ulwazi lomuntu siqu nokunciphisa okuqoqwayo
Ulwazi lomuntu siqu luhlanganisa ulwazi oluphathelene nomuntu ophilayo okhonjiwe noma ongakhonjwa kanye, lapho kufanele, nenhlangano ekhona ebhekwa njengomuntu ngokomthetho. Lungahlanganisa amagama, imininingwane yokuxhumana, amakheli e-IP, izihlonzi ze-akhawunti, umlando wokuthenga, ukuxhumana, izithombe nolwazi lokusebenzisa izinsizakalo. Ukuqanjwa ngamagama mbumbulu akwenzi ulwazi lungabe lusaba olomuntu siqu uma umuntu esengakhonjwa ngolwazi olwengeziwe. Siqoqa ulwazi olwanele, olufanele nolungedluli lokho okudingekayo ngenjongo ethile.
A.3 Izinjongo nezisekelo ezisemthethweni
Lapho i-POPIA isebenza, ukucutshungulwa kusekelwa esisekelweni esifanele ngaphansi kwesigaba 11: imvume; isidingo sokwenza noma sokugcwalisa isivumelwano umuntu athintekayo ayingxenye yaso; ukufeza isibopho somthetho; ukuvikela intshisekelo esemthethweni yomuntu athintekayo; noma ukuphishekela izintshisekelo ezisemthethweni zethu noma zomunye umuntu othola ulwazi. Isisekelo sikhethwa ngokwenjongo nezimo zangempela. Ukubhekisela entshisekelweni esemthethweni akususi izidingo zokufaneleka, ukunciphisa ulwazi, ukwazisa nokuhlonipha amalungelo. Asithi sinomsebenzi womphakathi ogunyazwe ngumthetho ngenxa nje yokushicilela izindaba.
A.4 Imithombo yolwazi nokwaziswa
Ulwazi lungavela ngqo kumsebenzisi, kummeleli ogunyaziwe, kubahlinzeki benkokhelo, kubaxhumana nathi, ezingxoxweni, emibhalweni esemthethweni naseminye imithombo etholwe ngokusemthethweni. Lapho ulwazi lungaqoqwa ngqo kumuntu, kufanele kube nesizathu esivunyelwe umthetho. Lapho isigaba 18 se-POPIA sisebenza, sinikeza ulwazi oludingekayo mayelana nokuqoqwa, injongo, imithombo, abamukeli namalungelo ngaphambi kokuqoqwa ngqo noma ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngokufanele ngemva kokuqoqwa kwenye indawo, ngaphandle kokuhlukile okuvunyelwe umthetho. Ukutholakala kolwazi emphakathini akuyona imvume yokulusebenzisa ngokungenamkhawulo.
A.5 Ukucutshungulwa kwezobuntatheli
Ucwaningo, izingxoxo, ukubikwa, ukushicilelwa nokugcinwa kwezindaba kungabandakanya ulwazi lomuntu siqu. Isigaba 7 se-POPIA sihlinzeka ngokukhishwa okulinganiselwe kokucutshungulwa okwenziwa kuphela ngezinjongo zobuntatheli, zemibhalo noma zobuciko, ngezinga elidingekayo ukuze kuhlanganiswe ubumfihlo nenkululeko yokukhuluma ngokwezintshisekelo zomphakathi. Ukusebenza kwemithetho yobungcweti efanele kuncike ezimfunekweni zomthetho nasekutheni umshicileli uboshwe yini yileyo mithetho. Lokhu akusikho ukukhishwa okuvamile kwawo wonke umsebenzi we-TPT futhi akusebenzi ngokuzenzakalelayo ekukhangiseni, ekukhokheni, kuma-akhawunti noma ekulandeleni abafundi. Izicelo zokulungisa noma zokususa izindaba zihlolwa ngokucabangela ubumfihlo, ukunemba, ukuphepha, ukuvikelwa kwemithombo nokubaluleka kwezindaba emphakathini. justice.gov.za
B) Ukuxhumana, imibuzo nezicelo
Lapho usithumelela umlayezo, sicubungula imininingwane yokuxhumana, okuqukethwe komlayezo, okunamathiselwe kanye nolwazi lobuchwepheshe oludingekayo ukuze siphendule, sixazulule inkinga noma sigcine ubufakazi bokuxhumana okubalulekile. Isisekelo sincike ekutheni umlayezo uhlobene nesivumelwano, nesibopho somthetho noma nokusingathwa kokuxhumana okuvamile.
Sicela ungathumeli amakhophi omazisi, imininingwane egcwele yamakhadi okukhokha noma ulwazi olubucayi olungadingekile. Uma kudingeka ukuqinisekisa ubunikazi, sicela imininingwane elinganiselwe ehambisana nobungozi besicelo. Umlayezo othunyelwe ehhovisi lezindaba awushicilelwa ngokuzenzakalelayo njengegama lomthumeli noma njengombhalo ophelele; ukusetshenziswa kwawo kwezobuntatheli kuhlolwa ngokwehlukile.
C) Ama-akhawunti, ama-oda, ukubhalisa nokukhangisa
C.1 Ama-akhawunti nezinsizakalo
Lapho i-akhawunti inikezwa, singacubungula igama noma igama elikhethiwe, i-imeyili, imininingwane yokuqinisekisa ukungena, izilungiselelo namarekhodi adingekayo okusebenzisa insizakalo. Imininingwane ephoqelekile kufanele ikhonjwe futhi kuchazwe ukuthi kungani idingeka. Ukungayinikezi kungavimba umsebenzi oyidingayo, kodwa akusona isizathu esivamile sokwenqabela ukufunda izindaba ezivulekele umphakathi. Ukuvula i-akhawunti akusho imvume yokukhangisa noma yokushicilela igama langempela.
C.2 Ama-oda nezinkokhelo
Lapho ku-odwa ukubhalisa, ukukhangisa noma enye insizakalo ekhokhelwayo, sicubungula imininingwane yekhasimende, abamele amabhizinisi, i-oda, i-invoyisi, isimo senkokhelo kanye nokuxhumana okuhlobene nalokho. Amabhange nabahlinzeki benkokhelo bangacubungula ulwazi ngezinjongo zabo ezisemthethweni, njengokucubungula inkokhelo nokuvimbela ukukhwabanisa. Umamukeli wenkokhelo ohlukile kufanele akhonjwe emibhalweni yokuthengiselana ngaphambi kokukhokha. Ukuthola inkokhelo egameni lomunye umuntu akumenzi ngokuzenzakalelayo abe ngumhlinzeki wazo zonke izinsizakalo noma abe ngumlawuli wakho konke ukucutshungulwa kwe-TPT.
C.3 Amakhasimende okukhangisa
Ukuphathwa komkhankaso kungabandakanya imininingwane yomkhangisi, yokuxhumana, yezinto zokukhangisa nemibiko yokusebenza. Ulwazi olukhomba abafundi noma abasebenzisi aludluliselwa kumkhangisi ngenxa nje yokuthi uthenge indawo yokukhangisa. Ukudluliswa kwemikhondo yokuthengisa, ukuqhathaniswa kohlu lwamakhasimende noma ukulandelela okuhlonza abantu kudinga ukwaziswa okufanele, isisekelo esisemthethweni nezivikelo ezihambisana nalowo msebenzi.
D) Ulwazi olukhethekile nolwazi lwezingane
D.1 Ulwazi olukhethekile
Ulwazi lwezinkolelo zenkolo noma zefilosofi, uhlanga noma ubuzwe, ubulungu benyunyana, imibono yezepolitiki, impilo, impilo yezocansi, izimpawu zebhayomethrikhi noma ukuziphatha kobugebengu ludinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Lapho izigaba 26 kuya ku-33 ze-POPIA zisebenza, isisekelo esivamile sokucubungula asanele sodwa; kudingeka nokugunyazwa okufanele kwalolo hlobo lolwazi. Ukufunda isihloko sezempilo noma sezepolitiki akusona isivumelwano sokwakha iphrofayili yempilo noma yemibono yomfundi.
D.2 Izingane
Lapho izigaba 34 no-35 ze-POPIA zisebenza, ulwazi lwezingane lucutshungulwa kuphela ngemvume yomuntu ofanele ngokomthetho noma ngesinye isizathu esivunyelwe yilezo zigaba. Izaziso kufanele ziqondakale futhi ulwazi oluqoqwayo lulinganiselwe. Ikhono lokwenza isivumelwano nemvume yokucubungula ulwazi kuyizindaba ezihlukene. Ukufinyelela ezindabeni ezivulekele umphakathi akuvinjelwa ngokujwayelekile kubo bonke abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-18. Ukushicilela ngezindaba ezithinta izingane kufanele futhi kuhloniphe izithakazelo zazo, ukuvikelwa kobunikazi nanoma yimiphi imikhawulo ekhethekile yomthetho.
E) Ukusebenza kwewebhusayithi nemininingwane yobuchwepheshe
E.1 Amarekhodi okusebenza nokuvikeleka
Uma idivayisi ixhumana nezinsizakalo zethu, kungacutshungulwa ikheli le-IP, ikhasi noma ifayela eliceliwe, usuku nesikhathi, isimo sesicelo, umthamo wedatha, isiphequluli, uhlelo lokusebenza kanye nekhasi elithumele umsebenzisi lapho lolo lwazi ludluliswa khona. Lokhu kungadingeka ukuletha okuqukethwe, ukuthola amaphutha, ukuvikela izinhlelo nokuphenya ukuhlukunyezwa. Ukusetshenziswa nokugcinwa kulinganiselwa kuleyo njongo. Amarekhodi okuvikela awaguqulwa ngokuzenzakalelayo abe amaphrofayili okukhangisa.
E.2 Ukusingathwa, ukusatshalaliswa kokuqukethwe nezinsiza zangaphandle
Abahlinzeki bokusingatha, bokuvikela noma bokusatshalaliswa kokuqukethwe bangathola ulwazi lobuchwepheshe lapho besetshenziswa. Izinsiza ezifana ne-Cloudflare, i-cdnjs, amafonti alayishwa ngaphandle noma abadlali bemidiya zidinga ukuhlolwa ngokwendlela ezixhunywe ngayo ngempela. Ukulayishwa kwento evela kuseva yangaphandle kungadalula ikheli le-IP neminye imininingwane ngaphambi kokuba umsebenzisi ayichofoze. Amafonti agcinwe kuseva yethu awadingi, ngenxa yalokho kuphela, ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wamafonti. Ukubalwa kwezibonelo kule nqubomgomo akusho ukuthi zonke ziyasetshenziswa.
F) Amakhukhi, ukuhlaziywa nokukhetha komsebenzisi
F.1 Ubuchwepheshe bokugcina nokufunda imininingwane
Amakhukhi, ukugcinwa kwendawo esipheqululini, amaphikseli nezinye izihlonzi zingasetshenziswa ekusebenzeni kwezinsizakalo. Kufanele kuhlukaniswe okudingekayo ekuletheni umsebenzi oceliwe nokusetshenziswa okungeziwe kokuhlaziywa, ukwenza okuqukethwe kube ngokomuntu noma ukukhangisa. Ukuthi ubuchwepheshe abunalo igama elithi “cookie” akubukhiphi ezimfunekweni zokuvikela ulwazi.
F.2 Imvume nezilungiselelo
Ngaphansi kwale nqubomgomo, ubuchwepheshe obungadingekile bokuhlaziya ukuziphatha, bokwenza ukukhangisa kube ngokomuntu noma bokulandela abasebenzisi buqalwa kuphela ngemva kokukhetha okuvumayo okuchazwe kahle. Lapho i-Cookie Manager inikezwa, imininingwane yayo kufanele ichaze umsebenzi, umhlinzeki, isikhathi sokusebenza kanye nokudluliswa okufanele ngaphambi kokuvunywa. Ukuthula, ukuqhubeka nokuphequlula noma amabhokisi akhethwe kusengaphambili akuthathwa njengemvume. Ukukhetha kungashintshwa futhi imvume ingahoxiswa. Ukwenqaba ukukhangisa okwenziwe ngokomuntu akusho ukuthi zonke izikhangiso zizonyamalala.
F.3 Izibalo nokufihla ubunikazi
Izibalo ezingasakwazi ukuhlotshaniswa nomuntu nganoma iyiphi indlela elindeleke ngokufanele zingasetshenziswa ekuqondeni ukusebenza kwezinsizakalo. Ukususa igama, ukufingqa ikheli le-IP noma ukuhlanganisa amarekhodi kukodwa akuqinisekisi ukuthi ulwazi alusakwazi ukuhlonza umuntu. Amathuluzi angenawo amakhukhi nawo angacubungula ulwazi lomuntu siqu futhi kufanele ahlolwe ngokwemisebenzi yawo yangempela.
G) Abamukeli bolwazi nokudluliselwa kwamanye amazwe
G.1 Ukufinyelela nokwabelana
Ukufinyelela kulinganiselwa kubantu abadinga ulwazi ngomsebenzi ogunyaziwe, njengabasebenzi abafanele, abahlinzeki bezobuchwepheshe, benkokhelo, bokuxhumana noma abeluleki abangaphansi kwezibopho zobumfihlo. Ukudalulwa eziphathimandleni noma ezinkantolo kwenziwa kuphela lapho kudingwa noma kuvunyelwa umthetho. Ubulungu eqenjini lezinkampani abuyona imvume ejwayelekile yokwabelana ngalo lonke ulwazi. Ukuguquka kobunikazi bebhizinisi akususi izimfuneko zokuvikela ulwazi.
G.2 Ukudluliselwa nokufinyelela okuvela phesheya
Ngenxa yezindawo zezinkampani ezishiwo ngenhla, ukucutshungulwa kungabandakanya i-Ukraine ne-United Arab Emirates. Amanye amazwe ancike kubahlinzeki nasezinhlelweni ezisetshenziswa ngempela futhi kufanele achazwe ezazisweni ezifanele. Ukufinyelela ukude okuvela kwelinye izwe nakho kufanele kuhlolwe. Lapho isigaba 72 se-POPIA sisebenza, ukudluliswa kudinga indlela evunyelwe, njengokuvikelwa okwanele ngomthetho, ngemithetho yenkampani ebophezelayo noma ngesivumelwano esibophezelayo, imvume efanele noma isidingo esithile sesivumelwano esivunyelwa yileso sigaba. Ukuvakashela iwebhusayithi akuyona imvume ephelele yokudluliselwa emhlabeni wonke.
G.3 Ukugunyazwa kusengaphambili
Lapho izigaba 57 no-58 ze-POPIA zidinga ukugunyazwa kusengaphambili, izimfuneko zazo kufanele zigcwaliseke ngaphambi kokucutshungulwa okuthintekayo. Lokhu kungafaka ukudluliselwa kolwazi olukhethekile noma lolwazi lwezingane kumamukeli osezweni elingenalo izinga lokuvikelwa elidingekayo. Ukusebenzisa isivumelwano sobumfihlo kukodwa akususi ngokuzenzakalelayo zonke izimfuneko zokugunyazwa.
H) Ukugcinwa, ukususwa nokubuyiselwa kwamakhophi
H.1 Isikhathi sokugcinwa
Ulwazi lugcinwa kuphela isikhathi esidingekayo ngenjongo esemthethweni noma esivunyelwe ngesinye isisekelo somthetho. Ukuxhumana okuvamile kugcinwa kuze kuqedwe udaba nokulandela okuludingayo; ulwazi lwe-akhawunti ngesikhathi isebenza nangesikhathi esidingekayo sokuvala; amarekhodi enkokhelo ngokwezibopho zomthetho ezisebenzayo; namarekhodi okuvikela isikhathi esihambisana nengozi noma nophenyo. Ukugcina ulwazi “uma kungenzeka luludinge” ngaphandle kwenjongo ecacile akusona isizathu esanele.
H.2 Okuhlukile nezinqolobane zezindaba
Izimangalo, uphenyo noma izibopho zokugcina imibhalo zingadinga ukugcinwa kwengxenye ethile isikhathi eside. Lapho kufanele, ukusetshenziswa kwaleyo ngxenye kuyavinjelwa futhi isidingo sibuyekezwe. Izinqolobane zezindaba zihlolwa ngokwehlukile ngenxa yezinjongo zobuntatheli, zomlando nezomphakathi; azisusi ngokuzenzakalelayo wonke amalungelo obumfihlo, futhi ukuvalwa kwe-akhawunti akusho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukususwa kwesihloko esishicilelwe ngokusemthethweni.
H.3 Ukususwa namakhophi ayisipele
Lapho ukugcinwa kungasavunyelwe, ulwazi luyasuswa, lubhujiswe noma lwenziwe lungakwazi ukuhlotshaniswa nomuntu ngendlela efanele. Amakhophi ayisipele angahlala kuze kufike umjikelezo wokuwasusa ofanele, kodwa akufanele asetshenziswe njengezinqolobane zokusebenza ezingapheli. Uma ikhophi ibuyiselwa ohlelweni, izicelo zokususa noma zokuvimbela ezifanele kufanele ziphinde zisetshenziswe.
I) Amalungelo akho nokuwasebenzisa
I.1 Ukufinyelela nokulungisa
Lapho i-POPIA isebenza, ungacela ukuqinisekiswa mahhala kokuthi sinalo yini ulwazi ngawe, kanye nokufinyelela noma incazelo yalo ngokwesigaba 23. Ungacela ukulungiswa noma ukususwa kolwazi olungelona iqiniso, olungafanele, olweqile, oluphelelwe isikhathi, olungaphelele, oludukisayo noma olutholwe ngokungemthetho, kanye nokususwa kwamarekhodi esingasavunyelwe ukuwagcina. Izicelo kufanele zisingathwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngokufanele. Lapho ukulungiswa kuphikiswana ngakho, izimfuneko zokurekhoda lokho kuphikisana ziyahlonishwa.
I.2 Ukuphikisa, ukuhoxisa imvume nokukhawulela
Ungahoxisa imvume nganoma yisiphi isikhathi ngaphandle kokushintsha ukuba semthethweni kokucutshungulwa kwangaphambili obekusekelwe kuyo. Ungaphikisa ukucutshungulwa ngaphansi kwesigaba 11(1)(d) kuya ku-(f) ngezizathu ezifanele eziphathelene nezimo zakho, ngaphandle kwalapho umthetho uhlinzeka ngokucutshungulwa. Ukukhangisa okuqondile kunganqatshwa ngaphandle kokunikeza isizathu. Uma ukuphikisa kusebenza ngokomthetho, ukucutshungulwa okuthintekayo kufanele kume. Ukukhawulelwa kokucutshungulwa kuyatholakala lapho isigaba 14 sikudinga.
I.3 Izicelo, amafomu nezindleko
Thumela isicelo ekhelini lethu lezindaba zobumfihlo, uchaze ulwazi nomphumela owucelayo. Sizosiza ekucaciseni isicelo futhi sicele ubufakazi bobunikazi obudingekayo kuphela. Izicelo ezihambisana nezimfuneko zamafomu afanele zingahanjiswa ngezindlela ezifinyelelekayo ezivunyelwe yimithethonqubo; isicelo esisebenzayo asenqatshwa ngenxa yokuthi asisebenzisi ukwakheka kwethu kwesifanekiso. Ukuphikisa nezicelo zokulungisa noma zokususa akukhokhiswa. Ukufinyelela emarekhodini kungahlanganisa kuphela izimali ezivunyelwe umthetho, ezichazwa kusengaphambili lapho kudingeka.
I.4 I-PAIA nemingcele esemthethweni
I-Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) ingalawula indlela yokucela ukufinyelela emarekhodini. Lapho izigaba 56 no-57 zisebenza, isinqumo ngokuvamile sidingeka zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30, ngokwelulwa okuvunyelwe okungadluli ezinye izinsuku ezingama-30 futhi okumele kuchazwe. Eminye imibandela, kuhlanganise nenqubo yabanye abantu abathintekayo, ingase isebenze. Imininingwane yenqubo noma yebhukwana le-PAIA elisebenzayo ingacelwa kithi. Ukwenqaba kufanele kube nesizathu esisemthethweni; lapho kungenzeka, ingxenye evunyelwe kufanele inikezwe. I-POPIA ayinikezi ilungelo elijwayelekile elizimele lokudluliselwa kwedatha efundeka ngomshini kuzo zonke izimo; amalungelo engeziwe ngaphansi komunye umthetho ayagcinwa.
J) Ukuvikeleka nokwephulwa kokuphepha
J.1 Izinyathelo zokuvikela
Sisebenzisa izinyathelo zobuchwepheshe nezokuphatha ezifanele ubunjalo bolwazi nobungozi, kuhlanganise nokulawula ukufinyelela, imisebenzi yabantu egunyaziwe, izibopho zobumfihlo, ukugcinwa kwezinhlelo zivikelekile nokuhlolwa kwezingozi. Ukuvikelwa kokudluliswa nokugcinwa kufanele kuhambisane nobungozi. Abacubunguli bethu kufanele balandele imiyalelo nezibopho ezisebenzayo. Akukho hlelo olungaqinisekiswa njengolungenabo ubungozi ngokuphelele; lokhu akunciphisi izibopho zethu.
J.2 Izehlakalo zokuphepha
Lapho kunezizathu ezifanele zokukholelwa ukuthi umuntu ongagunyaziwe ufinyelele noma uthole ulwazi lomuntu siqu, isigaba 22 se-POPIA singadinga ukwaziswa kwe-Information Regulator nabantu abathintekayo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngokufanele. Ukwazisa abantu kungahluka lapho ubunikazi babo bungatholakali, kanti ukubambezeleka kuvunyelwe kuphela ngaphansi kwezimo zomthetho. Asithathi isikhathi samahora angama-72 njengomthetho ojwayelekile we-POPIA. Isaziso kufanele sinikeze ulwazi olwanele mayelana nemiphumela engaba khona, izinyathelo ezithathiwe nezinyathelo abantu abangazithatha ukuze bazivikele.
K) Izikhalazo nokufinyelela ku-Information Regulator
Ungaxhumana nathi ukuze sicubungule inkinga, kodwa lokhu akubeki isidingo esijwayelekile sokuthi uqede kuqala zonke izinqubo zethu ngaphambi kokusebenzisa indlela yangaphandle esemthethweni. Izikhalazo ze-POPIA nezicelo ze-PAIA zilandela izimfuneko nenqubo yazo.
Information Regulator — South Africa
Woodmead North Office Park
54 Maxwell Drive
Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191
South Africa
Ucingo: +27 10 023 5200
Imibuzo: [email protected]
Izikhalazo ze-POPIA: [email protected]
Izikhalazo ze-PAIA: [email protected]
Iwebhusayithi: inforegulator.org.za
Izinsizakalo ze-elekthronikhi: eservices.inforegulator.org.za
Imininingwane nezinqubo zakamuva zitholakala kumlawuli. Amalungelo okufinyelela ezinkantolo ayagcinwa. I-Press Council iyindlela ehlukile yezikhalazo zokuhlela kuphela lapho inegunya; le nqubomgomo ayisho ubulungu obungakaqinisekiswa. inforegulator.org.za
L) Imithetho nezinqumo ezifanele
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013: Ulawula ukucutshungulwa, amalungelo, ukuvikeleka, ukukhangisa nge-elekthronikhi nokudluliselwa kwamanye amazwe ngokwemikhawulo yawo. Umbhalo womthetho.
Imithethonqubo ye-POPIA, njengoba ichitshiyelwe ngo-2025: Ihlanganisa izindlela ezifinyelelekayo zokuphikisa, zokucela ukulungiswa noma ukususwa, nezemvume yokukhangisa nge-elekthronikhi. Imithethonqubo. justice.gov.za
Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000: Ulawula ukufinyelela emarekhodini ngokwezidingo, izinqubo nezizathu zokwenqaba ezisemthethweni. Ulwazi namafomu asemthethweni.
Botha v Smuts and Another [2024] ZACC 22: Lesi sinqumo sibonisa ukuthi ukutholakala kolwazi emphakathini akususi ngokuzenzakalelayo konke ukuvikelwa kobumfihlo. Uhlobo lolwazi, umongo nenjongo yokushicilela kabusha kubalulekile; ukuvikelwa kwekheli lasekhaya kwahlukaniswa neminye imininingwane yalelo cala. Irekhodi leNkantolo yoMthethosisekelo. collections.concourt.org.za
NM and Others v Smith and Others [2007] ZACC 6: Lesi sinqumo sigcizelela ukubaluleka kobumfihlo nesithunzi lapho kushicilelwa ulwazi olubucayi lwezempilo. Ukuvezwa kwangaphambili ngokulinganiselwe akusho imvume ejwayelekile yokuphinda kushicilelwe. Irekhodi leNkantolo yoMthethosisekelo. collections.concourt.org.za
M) Ezinye izinsizakalo nezinhlinzeko zokugcina
M.1 Izincwadi zezindaba nokukhangisa okuqondile
Lapho izincwadi zezindaba zinikezwa, imininingwane yokubhalisa isetshenziselwa ukuletha okuqukethwe okuceliwe. Ukukhangisa nge-elekthronikhi okungaceliwe kulandela isigaba 69 se-POPIA: kudinga imvume noma ukugcwaliseka kokuhlukile okulinganiselwe kwamakhasimende akhona ngemikhiqizo noma izinsizakalo zethu ezifanayo. Lapho kusetshenziswa lokho kuhlukile, imininingwane kufanele itholwe ngesikhathi sokuthengisa futhi kube nethuba elifanele lokwenqaba lapho iqoqwa nasemlayezweni ngamunye. Umthumeli kufanele akhonjwe futhi indlela yokwenqaba ibe lula, ngaphandle kwenkokhelo yokuzikhipha. Isicelo semvume uqobo kufanele sihlangabezane nemikhawulo yomthetho futhi asiphindaphindwa kumuntu osevele enqabile lapho umthetho ukuvimbela. Imilayezo edingekayo yensizakalo ayisetshenziselwa ukugwema ukwenqaba ukukhangisa.
M.2 Ukulinganisa ukufundwa kwemilayezo
Amaphikseli okulandelela nokurekhodwa kokuchofoza kungadalula isikhathi sokuvula, izixhumanisi ezilandelwe nemininingwane yedivayisi. Ukubhalisela incwadi yezindaba akusona isivumelwano esizenzakalelayo sazo zonke izinhlobo zokulandela ukuziphatha. Ukulinganisa okukhomba umuntu kudinga ukwaziswa okuthile nesisekelo esifanele; lapho kudingeka imvume, itholakala ngokwehlukile.
M.3 Izinkundla zangaphandle nokuqukethwe okufakiwe
Izixhumanisi noma okuqukethwe okuvela ezinkundleni ezifana ne-YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X noma kwezinye izinsizakalo kungabandakanya ukucutshungulwa kwalabo bahlinzeki. Isixhumanisi esivamile, isithombe sokubuka kuqala nesidlali esifakiwe azidlulisi ulwazi ngendlela efanayo. Ukungena ku-akhawunti yomunye umhlinzeki akusona isivumelwano esijwayelekile sokuthumela kuye ulwazi oluvela ku-TPT. Uma kunikezwa izinhlelo ze-TV, zomsindo noma zabasizi bezwi, ulwazi esilutholayo luncike ekuhlanganisweni kwangempela; akusho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi sithola konke ukuqoshwa kwezwi.
M.4 Iminikelo, izinhlolovo nemicimbi
Lapho imibono noma eminye iminikelo ivunyelwe, igama elikhethiwe, okuqukethwe nesikhathi sokushicilela kungabonakala emphakathini. Imininingwane yokuxhumana ayishicilelwa ngenxa nje yokuthi ifakwe ekubhaliseni. Abanye abantu bangakopisha okuqukethwe okusesidlangalaleni, kodwa lokhu akususi izibopho zethu zokususa noma zokulungisa lapho kufanele. Izinhlolovo, imincintiswano, imicimbi noma ukuqoshwa ezindaweni ezibonakalayo zidinga izaziso ezithile lapho kuhlinzekwa ngempela; le nqubomgomo ayiqinisekisi ukuthi le misebenzi iyenziwa.
M.5 Amaphrofayili nezinqumo ezizenzakalelayo
Lapho kusetshenziswa amaphrofayili, ukuhlaziywa okuzenzakalelayo noma ubuhlakani bokwenziwa ekucutshungulweni kolwazi lomuntu siqu, injongo, imithombo, ukuvikeleka nemiphumela kufanele kuhlolwe. Isigaba 71 se-POPIA sibeka imikhawulo ezinqumweni ezisekelwe kuphela ekucutshungulweni okuzenzakalelayo ezinemiphumela esemthethweni noma ezithinta umuntu kakhulu. Okuhlukile kusebenza kuphela ngezidingo nezivikelo zako, kuhlanganise nethuba lokubeka umbono nolwazi olwanele ngomqondo wesinqumo lapho kudingeka. Ulwazi oluyimfihlo lwemithombo noma lwabasebenzisi alufakwa kumathuluzi angaphandle ngaphandle kokuhlolwa kwesidingo, imiyalelo, abamukeli nokudluliselwa okufanele.
M.6 Izinguquko nezinguqulo zezilimi
Le nqubomgomo ingabuyekezwa ukuze iveze izinguquko ezisemthethweni noma zangempela ekucutshungulweni. Izinguquko ezibalulekile zaziswa ngendlela efanele ngaphambi kokuqala lapho kudingeka; injongo entsha idinga ukuhlolwa okusha nesisekelo esifanele. Ukushicilela umbhalo omusha noma ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa izinsizakalo kukodwa akudali imvume. Izinguqulo zesiZulu, zesiBhunu nezesiNgisi zihloselwe ukunikeza ulwazi namalungelo afanayo. Ukungafani kuxazululwa ngokomthetho osebenzayo ngaphandle kokunciphisa ukuvikelwa okuphoqelekile.
Ukuxhumana
“THE PENINSULA TIMES”
I-imeyili: [email protected]
© 2026 “THE PENINSULA TIMES” — Wonke amalungelo agodliwe, ngaphansi kokusetshenziswa okuvunyelwe ngumthetho.
Isimo sombhalo: 30 kuMfumfu 2026.
PRIVAATHEIDSBELEID VAN “THE PENINSULA TIMES”
Weergawe: 30 Oktober 2026
Verantwoordelike party vir die verwerking van persoonlike inligting
Hierdie Privaatheidsbeleid verduidelik hoe persoonlike inligting in verband met die dienste van “THE PENINSULA TIMES”, ook “TPT” genoem, hanteer word. Waar die volgende maatskappy die doel en wyse van verwerking bepaal, is dit die verantwoordelike party:
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
IQ Business Centre
Bolsunovska Street 13–15
01014 Kyiv / Oekraïne
E-pos: [email protected]
Webwerf: www.ThePeninsulaTimes.co.za
Regsvorm: maatskappy met beperkte aanspreeklikheid ingevolge Oekraïense reg, LLC
Registrasienommer: 1010351020000018952
Hierdie adres dien as bedryfs- en korrespondensieadres. Die registrasienommer hierbo is ’n buitelandse registrasienommer en word nie as ’n Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappyregistrasienommer voorgestel nie. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC word in hierdie beleid “ons” of die “verantwoordelike party” genoem.
Geregistreerde kantoor en maatskappyadres
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
Oksamytova Street 1-b, Office 30
Sofiivska Borshchahivka
Bucha District, Kyiv Region
08147 / Oekraïne
Tegniese bedryf en administrasie
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai — 342001
Verenigde Arabiese Emirate
Telefoon: +971 54 221 5217
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO verskaf tegniese dienste binne die omvang van sy opdrag. Waar dit persoonlike inligting namens SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC en volgens sy opdragte verwerk, tree dit as ’n operateur ingevolge POPIA op. Waar artikel 21 geld, moet die verhouding deur ’n skriftelike ooreenkoms gereël word wat beveiligingsverpligtinge insluit. Groepsverwantskap of die verskaffing van tegniese ondersteuning bepaal nie op sigself ’n maatskappy se regsposisie nie.
Kontak vir privaatheidsake
Vrae, versoeke om regte uit te oefen en klagtes kan aan [email protected], gemerk “Information Officer / Privacy”, of aan die korrespondensieadres hierbo gerig word. Die alternatiewe e-posadres is [email protected]. Die voorgestelde onderwerp help met die hantering van ’n versoek, maar is nie ’n geldigheidsvereiste nie.
A) Toepassingsgebied en algemene beginsels
A.1 Dienste en toepaslike reg
Hierdie beleid geld vir TPT se webwerwe, toepassings en ander dienste wat daarna verwys. Beskrywings van rekeninge, intekeninge, advertensies, nuusbriewe en ander funksies geld waar daardie funksies werklik aangebied word. Die Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) geld binne sy eie toepassingsgebied, waaronder artikel 3 betreffende die verantwoordelike party se domisilie of die gebruik van verwerkingsmiddele in Suid-Afrika. Buitelandse registrasie sluit POPIA nie outomaties uit nie. Ander dwingende wetgewing geld waar die betrokke vereistes vervul is. Hierdie beleid is nie algemene toestemming tot verwerking nie, en statutêre regte is nie van aanvaarding daarvan afhanklik nie.
A.2 Persoonlike inligting en dataminimering
Persoonlike inligting sluit inligting oor ’n geïdentifiseerde of identifiseerbare lewende natuurlike persoon en, waar toepaslik, ’n identifiseerbare bestaande regspersoon in. Dit kan name, kontakbesonderhede, IP-adresse, rekeningidentifiseerders, aankoopgeskiedenis, korrespondensie, beelde en diensgebruik insluit. Gepseudonimiseerde inligting bly persoonlike inligting indien dit met behulp van aanvullende inligting aan ’n persoon gekoppel kan word. Ons beperk insameling tot inligting wat voldoende, relevant en nie buitensporig vir ’n bepaalde doel is nie.
A.3 Doeleindes en regmatige gronde
Waar POPIA geld, berus verwerking op die toepaslike grond ingevolge artikel 11: toestemming; noodsaaklikheid vir die sluiting of uitvoering van ’n ooreenkoms waarby die datasubjek ’n party is; nakoming van ’n regsverpligting; beskerming van die datasubjek se regmatige belang; of die nastrewing van ons of ’n ontvanger se regmatige belange. Die grondslag word volgens die werklike doel en omstandighede bepaal. ’n Verwysing na regmatige belange vervang nie die vereistes van redelikheid, dataminimering, kennisgewing en eerbiediging van regte nie. Ons maak nie bloot omdat ons nuus publiseer aanspraak op ’n statutêre openbare taak nie.
A.4 Inligtingsbronne en kennisgewing
Inligting kan direk van die gebruiker, ’n gemagtigde verteenwoordiger, betalingsverskaffers, korrespondente, onderhoude, amptelike dokumente en ander regmatig verkrygde bronne afkomstig wees. Indirekte insameling moet op ’n wettig toegelate grond berus. Waar artikel 18 van POPIA geld, verskaf ons die vereiste inligting oor insameling, doel, bronne, ontvangers en regte voor direkte insameling of so gou as redelikerwys uitvoerbaar ná indirekte insameling, behoudens wettige uitsonderings. Openbare beskikbaarheid is nie toestemming tot onbeperkte hergebruik nie.
A.5 Joernalistieke verwerking
Navorsing, onderhoude, beriggewing, publikasie en nuusargiewe kan persoonlike inligting behels. Artikel 7 van POPIA bevat ’n beperkte uitsluiting vir verwerking uitsluitlik vir joernalistieke, letterkundige of kunsdoeleindes, in die mate wat nodig is om privaatheid en vryheid van uitdrukking in die openbare belang met mekaar te versoen. Die toepassing van ’n toepaslike etiese kode hang van die statutêre vereistes en die uitgewer se werklike gebondenheid daaraan af. Dit is nie ’n algemene uitsluiting van alle TPT-bedrywighede nie en geld nie outomaties vir advertensies, fakturering, rekeninge of leseropsporing nie. Versoeke om berigte reg te stel of te verwyder word beoordeel met inagneming van privaatheid, akkuraatheid, veiligheid, bronbeskerming en die openbare belang van die beriggewing. justice.gov.za
B) Korrespondensie, navrae en versoeke
Wanneer u ons kontak, verwerk ons kontakbesonderhede, die inhoud van die boodskap, aanhangsels en nodige tegniese inligting om te antwoord, ’n probleem op te los of bewys van relevante kommunikasie te behou. Die grondslag hang daarvan af of die kommunikasie met ’n ooreenkoms, ’n regsverpligting of gewone korrespondensie verband hou.
Moet asseblief nie onnodige identiteitsdokumente, volledige betaalkaartbesonderhede of sensitiewe inligting stuur nie. Waar identiteitsbevestiging nodig is, vra ons slegs besonderhede wat in verhouding tot die versoek se risiko staan. ’n Boodskap aan die redaksie word nie outomaties met die sender se naam of volledig gepubliseer nie; moontlike joernalistieke gebruik word afsonderlik beoordeel.
C) Rekeninge, bestellings, intekeninge en advertensies
C.1 Rekeninge en dienste
Waar rekeninge aangebied word, kan ons ’n naam of gekose gebruikersnaam, e-posadres, verifikasiebesonderhede, voorkeure en nodige gebruiksrekords verwerk. Verpligte besonderhede moet aangedui en hul doel verduidelik word. Die weiering om noodsaaklike inligting te verskaf kan die betrokke funksie onmoontlik maak, maar is nie ’n algemene rede om toegang tot openbare nuus te weier nie. Rekeningregistrasie is nie toestemming tot bemarking of publikasie van ’n werklike naam nie.
C.2 Bestellings en betalings
By bestelling van ’n intekening, advertensie of ander betaalde diens verwerk ons klant- en verteenwoordigerbesonderhede, bestel- en faktuurinligting, betalingstatus en verwante korrespondensie. Banke en betalingsverskaffers kan inligting vir hul eie regmatige doeleindes verwerk, waaronder betalingsverwerking en bedrogvoorkoming. ’n Afsonderlike betalingsontvanger moet voor betaling in die transaksiedokumente geïdentifiseer word. Ontvangs van betaling namens iemand anders maak daardie ontvanger nie outomaties die verskaffer van alle dienste of die verantwoordelike party vir alle TPT-verwerking nie.
C.3 Advertensiekliënte
Veldtogadministrasie kan besonderhede van die adverteerder, kontakpersone, advertensiemateriaal en prestasieverslae insluit. Inligting wat lesers of gebruikers identifiseer, word nie bloot omdat ’n adverteerder advertensieruimte koop aan hom verskaf nie. Die oordrag van verkoopsleidrade, ooreenstemming van klantelyste of opsporing wat persone identifiseer vereis toepaslike kennisgewing, ’n regmatige grondslag en beveiligingsmaatreëls vir die betrokke verwerking.
D) Besondere persoonlike inligting en kinders
D.1 Besondere persoonlike inligting
Inligting oor godsdiens- of lewensbeskouings, ras of etniese herkoms, vakbondlidmaatskap, politieke oortuigings, gesondheid, sekslewe, biometriese eienskappe of strafregtelike gedrag vereis besondere oorweging. Waar artikels 26 tot 33 van POPIA geld, is ’n algemene verwerkingsgrond alleen onvoldoende; die toepaslike magtiging vir daardie soort inligting is ook nodig. Die lees van ’n gesondheids- of politieke berig is nie toestemming om ’n gesondheids- of politieke profiel van die leser op te stel nie.
D.2 Kinders
Waar artikels 34 en 35 van POPIA geld, word kinders se persoonlike inligting slegs met toestemming van ’n bevoegde persoon of ingevolge ’n ander toegelate statutêre grond verwerk. Kennisgewings moet verstaanbaar wees en insameling moet beperk bly. Handelingsbevoegdheid en toestemming tot inligtingsverwerking is afsonderlike aangeleenthede. Toegang tot openbare nuus word nie algemeen vir alle persone jonger as 18 jaar verbied nie. Beriggewing oor kinders moet ook hul belange, identiteitsbeskerming en besondere publikasiebeperkings eerbiedig.
E) Webwerfbedryf en tegniese inligting
E.1 Bedryfs- en beveiligingsrekords
Wanneer ’n toestel met ons dienste verbind, kan die IP-adres, aangevraagde blad of lêer, datum en tyd, versoekstatus, datavolume, blaaier, bedryfstelsel en verwysende blad verwerk word, waar sodanige inligting oorgedra word. Dit kan nodig wees om inhoud te lewer, foute op te spoor, stelsels te beveilig en misbruik te ondersoek. Gebruik en bewaring word tot die betrokke doel beperk. Beveiligingsrekords word nie outomaties in advertensieprofiele omskep nie.
E.2 Gasheerdienste, inhoudverspreiding en eksterne hulpbronne
Verskaffers van gasheer-, beveiligings- of inhoudverspreidingsdienste kan tegniese inligting ontvang waar hulle gebruik word. Dienste soos Cloudflare, cdnjs, ekstern gelaaide lettertipes of mediaspelers moet volgens hul werklike integrasie beoordeel word. Die laai van ’n eksterne element kan ’n IP-adres en ander besonderhede openbaar voordat die gebruiker daarop klik. Plaaslik gebergde lettertipes vereis nie bloot weens hul gebruik ’n verbinding met die lettertipeverskaffer nie. Die vermelding van voorbeelde in hierdie beleid beteken nie dat almal gebruik word nie.
F) Koekies, ontleding en gebruikerskeuses
F.1 Berging en toegang op toestelle
Koekies, plaaslike blaaierberging, pixels en ander identifiseerders kan gebruik word om dienste te bedryf. Tegnologie wat nodig is vir ’n aangevraagde funksie moet onderskei word van bykomende ontleding, personalisering en advertensieverwerking. Die afwesigheid van die benaming “koekie” stel ’n tegnologie nie van privaatheidsvereistes vry nie.
F.2 Toestemming en instellings
Ingevolge hierdie beleid word nie-noodsaaklike tegnologie vir gedragsontleding, gepersonaliseerde advertensies of gebruikersopsporing slegs ná ’n ingeligte bevestigende keuse geaktiveer. Waar ’n Cookie Manager aangebied word, moet die inligting daarin die doel, verskaffer, duur en relevante oordragte voor toestemming verduidelik. Stilswye, voortgesette blaai of vooraf gemerkte blokkies word nie as toestemming behandel nie. Keuses kan verander en toestemming kan teruggetrek word. Die weiering van gepersonaliseerde advertensies beteken nie dat alle advertensies verdwyn nie.
F.3 Statistiek en de-identifisering
Statistiek wat nie deur enige redelik voorsienbare metode aan ’n persoon gekoppel kan word nie, kan gebruik word om diensprestasie te verstaan. Die verwydering van ’n naam, verkorting van ’n IP-adres of samevoeging van rekords waarborg nie op sigself de-identifisering nie. Koekievrye hulpmiddels kan steeds persoonlike inligting verwerk en moet volgens hul werklike werking beoordeel word.
G) Ontvangers en internasionale oordragte
G.1 Toegang en bekendmaking
Toegang word beperk tot persone wat inligting vir ’n gemagtigde taak nodig het, waaronder toepaslike personeel, tegniese, betalings- en kommunikasieverskaffers of adviseurs onder vertroulikheidsverpligtinge. Bekendmaking aan owerhede of howe geskied slegs waar die reg dit vereis of toelaat. Groepslidmaatskap is nie algemene toestemming om alle inligting te deel nie. ’n Verandering in besigheidseienaarskap hef nie privaatheidsvereistes op nie.
G.2 Oordragte en toegang vanuit die buiteland
Weens die ligging van die maatskappye hierbo kan verwerking Oekraïne en die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate betrek. Ander lande hang van die werklik gebruikte verskaffers en stelsels af en moet in die toepaslike kennisgewings verduidelik word. Afstandtoegang vanuit ’n ander land moet ook beoordeel word. Waar artikel 72 van POPIA geld, vereis ’n oordrag ’n toegelate meganisme, soos voldoende beskerming deur wetgewing, bindende korporatiewe reëls of ’n bindende ooreenkoms, geldige toestemming of ’n bepaalde kontraktuele noodsaaklikheid wat die artikel toelaat. ’n Webwerfbesoek is nie algemene toestemming tot wêreldwye oordragte nie.
G.3 Voorafmagtiging
Waar artikels 57 en 58 van POPIA voorafmagtiging vereis, moet die betrokke vereistes nagekom word voordat die verwerking plaasvind. Dit kan oordragte van besondere persoonlike inligting of kinders se inligting aan ’n ontvanger in ’n land sonder die vereiste beskerming insluit. ’n Vertroulikheidsooreenkoms alleen verwyder nie outomaties alle voorafmagtigingsvereistes nie.
H) Bewaring, uitwissing en rugsteunherstel
H.1 Bewaringstyd
Inligting word slegs bewaar solank dit vir ’n regmatige doel nodig is of op ’n ander wettige grond behou mag word. Gewone korrespondensie word behou totdat die aangeleentheid en nodige opvolging afgehandel is; rekeninginligting gedurende die rekeningverhouding en nodige afsluiting; betalingsrekords volgens toepaslike statutêre verpligtinge; en beveiligingsrekords vir ’n tyd wat by die risiko of ondersoek pas. Bewaring “vir ingeval” sonder ’n bepaalde doel is onvoldoende.
H.2 Uitsonderings en nuusargiewe
Regsaansprake, ondersoeke of rekordbewaringsverpligtinge kan langer bewaring van bepaalde inligting vereis. Waar toepaslik word verdere gebruik beperk en die behoefte hersien. Nuusargiewe word afsonderlik beoordeel weens hul joernalistieke, historiese en openbare doeleindes; hulle sluit nie alle privaatheidsregte outomaties uit nie, en rekeningafsluiting beteken nie vanself verwydering van ’n regmatig gepubliseerde berig nie.
H.3 Uitwissing en rugsteunkopieë
Wanneer verdere bewaring nie meer toegelaat is nie, word inligting op gepaste wyse uitgevee, vernietig of gede-identifiseer. Rugsteunkopieë kan tot ’n toepaslike uitwissingsiklus behoue bly, maar mag nie as onbeperkte aktiewe argiewe dien nie. Indien ’n rugsteun herstel word, moet toepaslike uitwissings- of beperkingsversoeke weer toegepas word.
I) U regte en die uitoefening daarvan
I.1 Toegang en regstelling
Waar POPIA geld, kan u gratis bevestiging versoek of ons persoonlike inligting oor u hou, asook toegang tot of ’n beskrywing daarvan ingevolge artikel 23. U kan regstelling of uitwissing versoek van inligting wat onakkuraat, irrelevant, buitensporig, verouderd, onvolledig, misleidend of onregmatig verkry is, en uitwissing van rekords wat ons nie meer mag bewaar nie. Versoeke moet so gou as redelikerwys uitvoerbaar hanteer word. Waar regstelling betwis word, word die vereistes oor aantekening van die geskil nagekom.
I.2 Beswaar, terugtrekking van toestemming en beperking
U kan toestemming te eniger tyd terugtrek sonder om die regmatigheid van vorige verwerking wat daarop berus het te verander. U kan op redelike gronde betreffende u besondere omstandighede beswaar maak teen verwerking ingevolge artikel 11(1)(d) tot (f), tensy wetgewing vir daardie verwerking voorsiening maak. Direkte bemarking kan sonder opgaaf van redes geweier word. Waar ’n beswaar regtens geldig is, moet die betrokke verwerking gestaak word. Beperking van verwerking is beskikbaar waar artikel 14 dit vereis.
I.3 Versoeke, vorms en koste
Stuur ’n versoek aan ons privaatheidskontak en beskryf die betrokke inligting en verlangde uitkoms. Ons help om die versoek te verduidelik en vra slegs nodige identiteitsbewys. Versoeke wat aan die toepaslike vormvereistes voldoen, kan deur toeganklike kanale ingevolge die regulasies ingedien word; ’n geldige versoek word nie bloot weens die afwesigheid van ons eie uitleg verwerp nie. Besware en versoeke om regstelling of uitwissing is kosteloos. Toegang tot rekords kan slegs statutêr toegelate gelde meebring, met vooraf verduideliking waar vereis.
I.4 PAIA en wettige beperkings
Die Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) kan die prosedure vir toegang tot rekords reël. Waar artikels 56 en 57 geld, word ’n besluit normaalweg binne 30 dae vereis, met ’n toegelate en gemotiveerde verlenging van hoogstens nog 30 dae. Verdere bepalings, waaronder prosedures wat derde partye raak, kan geld. Besonderhede oor die proses of ’n toepaslike PAIA-handleiding kan by ons aangevra word. Weiering moet op ’n wettige grond berus; waar moontlik moet toeganklike gedeeltes afsonderlik verskaf word. POPIA skep nie ’n algemene, selfstandige reg op masjienleesbare data-oordraagbaarheid in alle gevalle nie; aanvullende regte ingevolge ander toepaslike reg bly behoue.
J) Beveiliging en sekuriteitskompromieë
J.1 Beveiligingsmaatreëls
Ons pas tegniese en organisatoriese maatreëls toe wat by die aard van die inligting en die risiko pas, waaronder toegangsbeheer, gemagtigde rolle, vertroulikheidsverpligtinge, veilige stelselonderhoud en risikobeoordeling. Beveiliging tydens oordrag en berging moet by die risiko aansluit. Ons operateurs moet die toepaslike opdragte en verpligtinge nakom. Geen stelsel kan as volkome risikovry gewaarborg word nie; dit verminder nie ons verpligtinge nie.
J.2 Sekuriteitsvoorvalle
Waar redelike gronde bestaan om te meen dat ’n ongemagtigde persoon toegang tot persoonlike inligting verkry het of dit bekom het, kan artikel 22 van POPIA kennisgewing aan die Information Regulator en geraakte persone vereis, so gou as redelikerwys moontlik. Kennisgewing aan persone kan anders wees wanneer hul identiteit nie vasgestel kan word nie, en vertraging is slegs onder statutêre omstandighede toelaatbaar. Ons behandel nie 72 uur as ’n algemene POPIA-sperdatum nie. Kennisgewing moet voldoende inligting oor moontlike gevolge, reeds getrefde maatreëls en aanbevole beskermingsstappe bevat.
K) Klagtes en toegang tot die Information Regulator
U kan ons nader om ’n probleem te ondersoek, maar dit skep nie ’n algemene verpligting om eers al ons interne prosesse uit te put voordat ’n wettige eksterne remedie gebruik word nie. POPIA-klagtes en PAIA-aangeleenthede volg hul onderskeie vereistes en prosedures.
Information Regulator — South Africa
Woodmead North Office Park
54 Maxwell Drive
Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191
Suid-Afrika
Telefoon: +27 10 023 5200
Navrae: [email protected]
POPIA-klagtes: [email protected]
PAIA-klagtes: [email protected]
Webwerf: inforegulator.org.za
Elektroniese dienste: eservices.inforegulator.org.za
Die Regulator verskaf die huidige kontakbesonderhede en prosedures. Toegang tot howe bly behoue. Die Press Council is ’n afsonderlike redaksionele klagtekanaal slegs waar dit jurisdiksie het; hierdie beleid beweer geen onbevestigde lidmaatskap nie. inforegulator.org.za
L) Toepaslike wetgewing en regspraak
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013: Reël verwerking, regte, beveiliging, elektroniese bemarking en internasionale oordragte binne sy toepassingsgebied. Wetsteks.
POPIA-regulasies, soos in 2025 gewysig: Sluit toeganklike prosedures vir besware, regstelling, uitwissing en toestemming tot elektroniese direkte bemarking in. Regulasies. justice.gov.za
Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000: Reël toegang tot rekords volgens toepaslike vereistes, prosedures en wettige weieringsgronde. Amptelike inligting en vorms.
Botha v Smuts and Another [2024] ZACC 22: Die uitspraak illustreer dat openbare beskikbaarheid nie alle privaatheidsbeskerming outomaties beëindig nie. Die aard van die inligting, konteks en doel van herpublikasie is relevant; die beskerming van ’n woonadres is van ander besonderhede in die saak onderskei. Konstitusionele Hof se rekord. collections.concourt.org.za
NM and Others v Smith and Others [2007] ZACC 6: Die uitspraak beklemtoon privaatheid en waardigheid by publikasie van sensitiewe gesondheidsinligting. Beperkte vroeëre bekendmaking beteken nie algemene toestemming tot verdere publikasie nie. Konstitusionele Hof se rekord. collections.concourt.org.za
M) Verdere dienste en slotbepalings
M.1 Nuusbriewe en direkte bemarking
Waar nuusbriewe aangebied word, word intekenbesonderhede gebruik om die aangevraagde inhoud te lewer. Ongevraagde elektroniese direkte bemarking volg artikel 69 van POPIA: toestemming of voldoening aan die beperkte bestaande-klant-uitsondering vir ons eie soortgelyke produkte of dienste is nodig. Waar die uitsondering gebruik word, moet besonderhede in die konteks van ’n verkoop verkry wees en moet ’n toepaslike weieringsgeleentheid by insameling en in elke boodskap bestaan. Die afsender moet geïdentifiseer word en onttrekking moet eenvoudig en sonder ’n uitskryfheffing wees. ’n Toestemmingsversoek moet self aan die statutêre beperkings voldoen en word nie herhaal teenoor iemand wat reeds geweier het waar die wet dit verbied nie. Noodsaaklike diensboodskappe word nie gebruik om ’n bemarkingsweiering te omseil nie.
M.2 Meting van boodskapgebruik
Opsporingspixels en klikregistrasie kan openingstye, gevolgde skakels en toestelbesonderhede openbaar. Intekening op ’n nuusbrief beteken nie outomaties toestemming tot elke vorm van gedragsopsporing nie. Meting wat persone identifiseer vereis bepaalde kennisgewing en ’n toepaslike grondslag; waar toestemming nodig is, word dit afsonderlik verkry.
M.3 Eksterne platforms en ingebedde inhoud
Skakels of inhoud van platforms soos YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X of ander dienste kan verwerking deur daardie verskaffers meebring. ’n Gewone skakel, voorskouprent en ingebedde speler dra nie noodwendig dieselfde inligting oor nie. Aanmelding by ’n eksterne verskaffer is nie algemene toestemming om inligting vanaf TPT aan hom te stuur nie. Waar TV-, klank- of stemassistentdienste aangebied word, hang die inligting wat ons ontvang van die werklike integrasie af; ons ontvang nie bloot daarom alle stemopnames nie.
M.4 Bydraes, opnames en geleenthede
Waar kommentaar of ander bydraes moontlik is, kan die gekose naam, inhoud en publikasietyd openbaar wees. Kontakbesonderhede word nie bloot omdat dit by registrasie verskaf is gepubliseer nie. Ander persone kan openbare inhoud kopieer, maar dit hef nie ons toepaslike regstellings- of uitwissingsverpligtinge op nie. Opnames, kompetisies, geleenthede of opnames by fisieke persele vereis bepaalde kennisgewings waar hulle werklik aangebied word; hierdie beleid bevestig nie dat sulke bedrywighede plaasvind nie.
M.5 Profiele en geoutomatiseerde besluite
Waar profilering, outomatiese ontleding of kunsmatige intelligensie vir die verwerking van persoonlike inligting gebruik word, moet die doel, bronne, beveiliging en gevolge beoordeel word. Artikel 71 van POPIA beperk besluite wat uitsluitlik op geoutomatiseerde verwerking berus en regsgevolge of ’n wesenlike uitwerking op ’n persoon het. Uitsonderings geld slegs met hul vereiste voorwaardes en beskerming, waaronder ’n geleentheid om vertoë te rig en voldoende inligting oor die onderliggende besluitnemingslogika waar vereis. Vertroulike bron- of gebruikersinligting word nie in eksterne hulpmiddels ingevoer sonder beoordeling van noodsaaklikheid, opdragte, ontvangers en relevante oordragte nie.
M.6 Wysigings en taalweergawes
Hierdie beleid kan bygewerk word om regsveranderings of werklike veranderings in verwerking te weerspieël. Wesenlike veranderings word waar nodig vooraf op ’n toepaslike wyse bekend gemaak; ’n nuwe doel vereis ’n nuwe beoordeling en toepaslike grondslag. Publikasie van ’n nuwe teks of voortgesette diensgebruik alleen skep nie toestemming nie. Die isiZulu-, Afrikaanse en Engelse weergawes is bedoel om dieselfde inligting en regte weer te gee. Verskille word ingevolge toepaslike reg opgelos sonder vermindering van dwingende beskerming.
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Stand van die teks: 30 Oktober 2026.
PRIVACY POLICY OF “THE PENINSULA TIMES”
Version: 30 October 2026
Responsible party for processing personal information
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information is handled in connection with the services of “THE PENINSULA TIMES”, also referred to as “TPT”. Where the following company determines the purpose and means of processing, it is the responsible party:
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
IQ Business Centre
Bolsunovska Street 13–15
01014 Kyiv / Ukraine
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ThePeninsulaTimes.co.za
Legal form: limited liability company incorporated under Ukrainian law, LLC
Registration number: 1010351020000018952
This address serves as the company’s operational and correspondence address. The registration number above is a foreign company registration number and is not represented as a South African company registration number. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is referred to in this Policy as “we”, “us” or the “responsible party”.
Registered office and company address
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
Oksamytova Street 1-b, Office 30
Sofiivska Borshchahivka
Kyiv Region - 08147 / Ukraine
Technical operation and administration
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai — 342001
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 54 221 5217
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO provides technical services within the scope of its appointment. Where it processes personal information on behalf of SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC and according to its instructions, it acts as an operator under POPIA. Where section 21 applies, the relationship must be governed by a written agreement addressing security obligations. Group membership or the provision of technical support does not, by itself, determine a company’s legal role.
Contact for privacy matters
Questions, requests to exercise rights and complaints may be sent to [email protected], marked “Information Officer / Privacy”, or to the correspondence address above. The alternative email address is [email protected]. The suggested subject line assists routing but is not a condition for a request to be valid.
A) Scope and general principles
A.1 Services and applicable law
This Policy applies to TPT websites, applications and other services referring to it. Descriptions of accounts, subscriptions, advertising, newsletters and other features apply where those features are actually offered. The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) applies within its own scope, including section 3 concerning the responsible party’s domicile or use of processing means in South Africa. Foreign incorporation does not automatically exclude POPIA. Other mandatory legislation applies where its requirements are met. This Policy is not blanket consent to processing, and statutory rights do not depend on accepting it.
A.2 Personal information and minimisation
Personal information includes information about an identified or identifiable living natural person and, where applicable, an identifiable existing juristic person. It may include names, contact details, IP addresses, account identifiers, purchasing history, correspondence, images and service usage. Pseudonymised information remains personal information where additional information can link it to a person. We limit collection to information that is adequate, relevant and not excessive for a particular purpose.
A.3 Purposes and lawful grounds
Where POPIA applies, processing relies on the appropriate ground under section 11: consent; necessity for concluding or performing an agreement to which the data subject is a party; compliance with a legal obligation; protection of the data subject’s legitimate interest; or pursuit of our legitimate interests or those of a recipient. The ground is determined by the actual purpose and circumstances. Referring to legitimate interests does not replace requirements of reasonableness, minimisation, notification and respect for rights. We do not claim a statutory public duty merely because we publish news.
A.4 Sources and notification
Information may come directly from a user, an authorised representative, payment providers, correspondents, interviews, official documents and other lawfully obtained sources. Indirect collection must have a permitted legal basis. Where section 18 of POPIA applies, we provide the required information about collection, purpose, sources, recipients and rights before direct collection or as soon as reasonably practicable after indirect collection, subject to lawful exceptions. Public availability is not permission for unlimited reuse.
A.5 Journalistic processing
Research, interviews, reporting, publication and news archives may involve personal information. Section 7 of POPIA provides a limited exclusion for processing solely for journalistic, literary or artistic purposes, to the extent necessary to reconcile privacy and freedom of expression in the public interest. The application of an appropriate ethical code depends on the statutory requirements and whether the publisher is actually subject to that code. This is not a general exclusion of all TPT activities and does not automatically cover advertising, billing, accounts or reader tracking. Requests to correct or remove reporting are assessed with regard to privacy, accuracy, safety, source protection and the public interest in the reporting. justice.gov.za
B) Correspondence, enquiries and requests
When you contact us, we process contact details, message contents, attachments and necessary technical information to respond, resolve an issue or preserve evidence of relevant communications. The lawful ground depends on whether the communication concerns an agreement, a legal obligation or ordinary correspondence.
Please do not send unnecessary identity documents, complete payment-card details or sensitive information. Where identity verification is necessary, we request only information proportionate to the risk of the request. A message sent to the newsroom is not automatically published with the sender’s name or in full; any journalistic use is assessed separately.
C) Accounts, orders, subscriptions and advertising
C.1 Accounts and services
Where accounts are offered, we may process a name or chosen username, email address, authentication information, preferences and necessary usage records. Mandatory information must be identified and its purpose explained. Withholding information necessary for a particular function may prevent that function from being provided, but is not a general reason to refuse access to public news. Account registration is not consent to marketing or publication of a real name.
C.2 Orders and payments
When a subscription, advertisement or other paid service is ordered, we process customer and representative details, order and invoice information, payment status and related correspondence. Banks and payment providers may process information for their own lawful purposes, including payment processing and fraud prevention. Any separate payment recipient must be identified in the transaction documents before payment. Receiving payment on another party’s behalf does not automatically make that recipient the provider of all services or the responsible party for all TPT processing.
C.3 Advertising clients
Campaign administration may involve advertiser and contact details, advertising materials and performance reports. Information identifying readers or users is not disclosed to an advertiser merely because it purchases advertising space. Transferring sales leads, matching customer lists or conducting tracking that identifies individuals requires appropriate notification, a lawful ground and safeguards for the particular processing.
D) Special personal information and children
D.1 Special personal information
Information concerning religious or philosophical beliefs, race or ethnic origin, trade-union membership, political persuasion, health, sex life, biometric characteristics or criminal behaviour requires particular consideration. Where sections 26 to 33 of POPIA apply, an ordinary processing ground is not sufficient by itself; the appropriate authorisation for that category of information is also required. Reading a health or political article is not consent to create a health or political profile of the reader.
D.2 Children
Where sections 34 and 35 of POPIA apply, children’s personal information is processed only with the consent of a competent person or under another permitted statutory ground. Notices must be understandable and collection must be limited. Contractual capacity and consent to information processing are separate matters. Access to publicly available news is not generally prohibited for everyone under 18. Reporting involving children must also respect their interests, identity protections and any particular publication restrictions.
E) Website operation and technical information
E.1 Operational and security records
When a device connects to our services, processing may include its IP address, the requested page or file, date and time, request status, data volume, browser, operating system and referring page where that information is transmitted. This may be necessary to deliver content, identify errors, secure systems and investigate abuse. Use and retention are limited to the relevant purpose. Security records are not automatically converted into advertising profiles.
E.2 Hosting, content delivery and external resources
Hosting, security and content-delivery providers may receive technical information where their services are used. Services such as Cloudflare, cdnjs, externally loaded fonts or media players must be assessed according to their actual integration. Loading an external element can disclose an IP address and other details before the user clicks it. Locally hosted fonts do not, merely through their use, require a connection to the font provider. Naming examples in this Policy does not mean that all of them are deployed.
F) Cookies, analytics and user choices
F.1 Device storage and access
Cookies, local browser storage, pixels and other identifiers may be used to operate services. Technology necessary for a requested function must be distinguished from additional analytics, personalisation and advertising processing. A technology is not exempt from privacy requirements merely because it is not called a cookie.
F.2 Consent and settings
Under this Policy, non-essential technology for behavioural analytics, personalised advertising or user tracking is activated only after an informed affirmative choice. Where a Cookie Manager is provided, its information must explain the purpose, provider, duration and relevant transfers before consent. Silence, continued browsing and preselected boxes are not treated as consent. Choices can be changed and consent withdrawn. Refusing personalised advertising does not mean that all advertising disappears.
F.3 Statistics and de-identification
Statistics that cannot be linked to a person by any reasonably foreseeable method may be used to understand service performance. Removing a name, shortening an IP address or aggregating records does not, by itself, guarantee de-identification. Cookieless tools may still process personal information and must be assessed according to their actual operation.
G) Recipients and international transfers
G.1 Access and disclosure
Access is limited to people who need information for an authorised task, including appropriate personnel, technical, payment and communications providers, or advisers subject to confidentiality obligations. Disclosure to authorities or courts takes place only where required or permitted by law. Group membership is not blanket permission to share all information. A change in business ownership does not remove privacy requirements.
G.2 Transfers and access from abroad
Because of the locations of the companies identified above, processing may involve Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates. Other countries depend on the providers and systems actually used and must be explained in the relevant notices. Remote access from another country must also be assessed. Where section 72 of POPIA applies, a transfer requires a permitted mechanism, such as adequate protection through law, binding corporate rules or a binding agreement, valid consent, or a particular contractual necessity permitted by that section. Visiting the website is not blanket consent to worldwide transfers.
G.3 Prior authorisation
Where sections 57 and 58 of POPIA require prior authorisation, their requirements must be satisfied before the affected processing takes place. This may include transfers of special personal information or children’s information to a recipient in a country without the required protection. A confidentiality agreement alone does not automatically remove every prior-authorisation requirement.
H) Retention, deletion and backup restoration
H.1 Retention periods
Information is retained only for as long as necessary for a lawful purpose or otherwise permitted on a lawful ground. Ordinary correspondence is retained until the matter and necessary follow-up are concluded; account information during the account relationship and necessary closure; payment records according to applicable statutory obligations; and security records for a period proportionate to the risk or investigation. Keeping information “just in case” without a defined purpose is insufficient.
H.2 Exceptions and news archives
Legal claims, investigations or recordkeeping obligations may require longer retention of particular information. Where appropriate, further use is restricted and the need is reviewed. News archives are assessed separately because of their journalistic, historical and public purposes; they do not automatically exclude every privacy right, and closing an account does not itself require removal of lawfully published reporting.
H.3 Deletion and backups
When continued retention is no longer permitted, information is appropriately deleted, destroyed or de-identified. Backup copies may remain until an appropriate deletion cycle, but must not function as indefinite active archives. If a backup is restored, applicable deletion or restriction requests must be reapplied.
I) Your rights and how to exercise them
I.1 Access and correction
Where POPIA applies, you may request free confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you, and access to or a description of that information under section 23. You may request correction or deletion of information that is inaccurate, irrelevant, excessive, outdated, incomplete, misleading or unlawfully obtained, and deletion of records we are no longer authorised to retain. Requests must be addressed as soon as reasonably practicable. Where correction is disputed, requirements concerning recording that dispute are respected.
I.2 Objection, withdrawal of consent and restriction
You may withdraw consent at any time without changing the lawfulness of earlier processing based on it. You may object, on reasonable grounds relating to your particular circumstances, to processing under section 11(1)(d) to (f), unless legislation provides for that processing. Direct marketing may be refused without giving reasons. Where an objection is legally valid, the affected processing must stop. Restriction of processing is available where section 14 requires it.
I.3 Requests, forms and charges
Send a request to our privacy contact, identifying the information and outcome sought. We assist in clarifying requests and ask only for necessary evidence of identity. Requests meeting the relevant form requirements may be submitted through accessible channels permitted by the regulations; a valid request is not rejected merely because it does not use our own layout. Objections and requests for correction or deletion are free of charge. Access to records may involve only legally permitted fees, explained in advance where required.
I.4 PAIA and lawful limitations
The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) may govern the procedure for requesting access to records. Where sections 56 and 57 apply, a decision is ordinarily required within 30 days, subject to a permitted and explained extension of no more than a further 30 days. Additional provisions, including procedures affecting third parties, may apply. Information about the procedure or an applicable PAIA manual may be requested from us. Refusal must have a lawful basis; accessible portions must be provided separately where possible. POPIA does not establish a general, standalone right to machine-readable data portability in every case; additional rights under other applicable law remain unaffected.
J) Security and security compromises
J.1 Safeguards
We apply technical and organisational measures appropriate to the nature of the information and the risks, including access controls, authorised roles, confidentiality obligations, secure system maintenance and risk assessment. Protection during transmission and storage must reflect the risk. Our operators must comply with applicable instructions and obligations. No system can be guaranteed completely risk-free; this does not reduce our responsibilities.
J.2 Security incidents
Where reasonable grounds indicate that an unauthorised person has accessed or acquired personal information, section 22 of POPIA may require notification to the Information Regulator and affected persons as soon as reasonably possible. Notification to individuals may differ where their identities cannot be established, and delay is permitted only under the statutory conditions. We do not treat 72 hours as a universal POPIA deadline. Notification must provide sufficient information about possible consequences, measures taken and recommended protective steps.
K) Complaints and access to the Information Regulator
You may contact us to investigate a concern, but this does not create a general requirement to exhaust all our internal procedures before using a lawful external remedy. POPIA complaints and PAIA matters follow their respective requirements and procedures.
Information Regulator — South Africa
Woodmead North Office Park
54 Maxwell Drive
Woodmead, Johannesburg, 2191
South Africa
Telephone: +27 10 023 5200
Enquiries: [email protected]
POPIA complaints: [email protected]
PAIA complaints: [email protected]
Website: inforegulator.org.za
Electronic services: eservices.inforegulator.org.za
Current contact details and procedures are available from the Regulator. Access to courts remains available. The Press Council is a separate editorial complaints channel only where it has jurisdiction; this Policy does not assert unverified membership. inforegulator.org.za
L) Relevant legislation and case law
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013: Governs processing, rights, security, electronic marketing and international transfers within its scope. Statutory text.
POPIA Regulations, as amended in 2025: Include accessible procedures for objections, correction, deletion and consent to electronic direct marketing. Regulations. justice.gov.za
Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000: Regulates access to records according to applicable requirements, procedures and lawful grounds for refusal. Official information and forms.
Botha v Smuts and Another [2024] ZACC 22: Illustrates that public availability does not automatically extinguish every privacy protection. The nature of the information, context and purpose of republication matter; protection of a home address was distinguished from other information in the case. Constitutional Court record. collections.concourt.org.za
NM and Others v Smith and Others [2007] ZACC 6: Emphasises privacy and dignity in the publication of sensitive health information. Limited earlier disclosure does not amount to blanket consent to further publication. Constitutional Court record. collections.concourt.org.za
M) Additional services and final provisions
M.1 Newsletters and direct marketing
Where newsletters are offered, subscription details are used to deliver the requested content. Unsolicited electronic direct marketing follows section 69 of POPIA: consent or compliance with the limited existing-customer exception for our own similar products or services is required. Where that exception is used, details must have been obtained in the context of a sale and an appropriate opportunity to object must be provided at collection and in every communication. The sender must be identified and withdrawal must be simple, without an unsubscribe charge. A request for consent must itself meet statutory restrictions and is not repeated to someone who has already refused where the law prohibits this. Necessary service messages are not used to circumvent a marketing objection.
M.2 Measuring message engagement
Tracking pixels and click recording may disclose opening times, links followed and device details. Subscribing to a newsletter does not automatically authorise every form of behavioural tracking. Measurement identifying individuals requires specific information and an appropriate lawful ground; where consent is necessary, it is obtained separately.
M.3 External platforms and embedded content
Links or content from platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X or other services may involve processing by those providers. An ordinary link, preview image and embedded player do not necessarily transfer the same information. Being signed in to an external provider is not blanket consent to send information from TPT to that provider. Where television, audio or voice-assistant services are offered, the information we receive depends on the actual integration; this does not automatically mean that we receive all voice recordings.
M.4 Contributions, surveys and events
Where comments or other contributions are enabled, the chosen name, content and publication time may be public. Contact information is not published merely because it was supplied at registration. Other people may copy public content, but this does not remove our applicable correction or deletion obligations. Surveys, competitions, events or recording at physical premises require specific notices where actually offered; this Policy does not confirm that those activities take place.
M.5 Profiling and automated decisions
Where profiling, automated analysis or artificial intelligence is used to process personal information, the purpose, sources, safeguards and consequences must be assessed. Section 71 of POPIA restricts decisions based solely on automated processing that have legal consequences or substantially affect a person. Exceptions apply only with their required conditions and safeguards, including an opportunity to make representations and sufficient information about the underlying decision logic where required. Confidential source or user information is not entered into external tools without assessing necessity, instructions, recipients and relevant transfers.
M.6 Changes and language versions
This Policy may be updated to reflect legal developments or actual changes in processing. Material changes are appropriately notified in advance where required; a new purpose requires a fresh assessment and an appropriate lawful ground. Publishing a new text or continued use of the services alone does not create consent. The isiZulu, Afrikaans and English versions are intended to provide the same information and rights. Differences are resolved under applicable law without reducing mandatory protection.
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Text as at: 30 October 2026.