PRIVACY POLICY

1. Commitment to Privacy

The Shembe Foundation ("Shembe Foundation," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website at www.shembefoundation.org.za or use any of our online services.

2. Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information about you when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you:

The personal information we collect may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, payment information, and demographic information. We may also collect certain technical information about your computer or device, such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

3. Use of Personal Information

We use your personal information to:

4. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to third-party service providers who help us with our operations, such as our website hosting provider, email marketing provider, and payment processing provider. These service providers are only authorized to use your personal information to provide services to us and are not authorized to use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose.

We may also disclose your personal information if required by law or if we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the rights of others, to prevent fraud or abuse of our website or services, or to cooperate with law enforcement investigations.

5. Your Choices

You can choose to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link in any of our emails or by contacting us at ntokozo@shembefoundation.org.za.

You can also access, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us at ntokozo@shembefoundation.org.za.

6. Data Security

We take the security of your personal information very seriously. We use a variety of security measures to protect your personal information, including:

We regularly review and update our security measures to keep your personal information safe.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or until you request that we delete it. We may also retain your personal information for legal or compliance purposes, such as fraud prevention or record-keeping.

8. Cookies

We use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience and to collect information about your use of our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your computer or mobile device until they expire or you delete them.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use some of the features on our website.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review those policies before you visit any of those websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites.

10. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at ntokozo@shembefoundation.org.za.

Last Updated: November 16, 2023