Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy for PoliPlay
This Privacy Policy describes how PoliPlay, owned and operated by Gijima Athletics News (PYT) LTD, collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit or make use of our Website.
By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access or use the Website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

• 1.1 Personal Information (Directly Provided by You):
  This refers to information that can be used to identify you personally. We may collect this when you:

  • Sign up for newsletters or alerts: Your email address, name.

  • Leave comments or participate in discussions: Your name (or chosen username), email address, and the content of your comment.

  • Contact us directly: Your name, email address, and the content of your inquiry.

  • Create an account (if applicable): Your username, password, email address, and any other profile information you choose to provide.

• 1.2 Non-Personal Information / Usage Data (Automatically Collected):
  This information is collected automatically when you visit the Website. It does not directly identify you but helps us understand how users interact with our site. This may include:

  • Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address.

  • Browser type and version.

  • Pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages.

  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

  • Referring/exit pages.
     

2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our Website: Ensuring our content is delivered effectively.

• To improve our Website: Understanding usage patterns to enhance user experience, content, and features.

• To manage your account: If you have one, to manage your registration as a user of the Service.

• To send you newsletters and updates: If you have subscribed, to send you news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information.

• To facilitate comments and discussions: Displaying your submitted content on the Website.

• To respond to your inquiries: Addressing your questions or feedback.

• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.

• For analytical purposes: To monitor the effectiveness of our content and marketing.

3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services, email marketing platforms). These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

• For Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

• For Legal Compliance: We may disclose your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., subpoena or court order).

  • Protect and defend the rights or property of PoliPlay.

  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website.

  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public.

  • Protect against legal liability.

• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Website.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.
Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies: We use these to operate our Website.

• Preference Cookies: We use these to remember your preferences and various settings.

• Security Cookies: We use these for security purposes.

• Analytics Cookies: We use these to understand how users engage with our Website (e.g., via Google Analytics).

5. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we use industry-standard measures to protect your data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.
7. Your Data Protection Rights (POPIA Compliance)
As a data subject in South Africa, under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have certain rights regarding your personal information. These include:

• The Right to Be Informed: You have the right to know what personal information is being collected and how it's being used.

• The Right of Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.

• The Right to Erasure (Deletion): You have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal information under certain circumstances.

• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, including for direct marketing purposes.

• The Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.

• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

• The Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa if you believe your rights under POPIA have been infringed.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by POPIA.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children have provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will also update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: ngobeses56@gmail.com

Last updated: July 21, 2025

Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors and customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much, much more.

To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy”.