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Last updated: 4 November 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how SA Daily (“we”, “us”) collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit dailysa.co.za (the “site”). We respect your privacy and handle personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
1. Who is responsible
The responsible party is [YOUR LEGAL NAME / BUSINESS NAME], trading as SA Daily, of [ADDRESS], South Africa.
Information Officer: [NAME]
Email: [PRIVACY EMAIL ADDRESS]
2. What information we collect
Information you give us
- If you leave a comment: your name, email address, website (optional) and the comment itself.
- If you email us: your name, email address and what you tell us.
- [If you subscribe to a newsletter: your email address.]
Information collected automatically
- Your IP address, browser type, device type and operating system.
- The pages you visit, how long you stay and the page that sent you to us.
- Information from cookies and similar technologies (see section 5).
3. Why we use your information
- To run the site and show you stories.
- To publish and moderate comments, and to reply to your messages.
- To understand how the site is used and to improve it.
- To keep the site secure and prevent spam and abuse.
- To show advertising that helps pay for the site.
- To meet our legal obligations.
4. Our lawful basis
We process personal information where you have given consent (for example by accepting cookies or submitting a comment), where it is needed to deal with your request, where it is necessary for our legitimate interests in running a secure and sustainable news site, or where the law requires it.
5. Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use:
- Necessary cookies: to make the site work and to remember your cookie choices.
- Analytics cookies: to count visits and see which stories people read. [Name your analytics tool, for example Google Analytics.]
- Advertising cookies: used by our advertising partners to show and measure ads. [Name your partners, for example Google AdSense or Ezoic.]
You can change your choices in the cookie banner, and you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.
6. Who we share information with
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the site, under agreements that require them to protect it:
- Website hosting: [Host Africa, South Africa].
- Security and content delivery: Cloudflare.
- Analytics: [YOUR ANALYTICS PROVIDER].
- Advertising: [YOUR ADVERTISING PARTNERS].
- [Spam protection for comments, for example Akismet.]
Some of these providers process information outside South Africa. Where that happens, we take reasonable steps to make sure your information is protected to a similar standard, as POPIA requires.
7. How long we keep it
We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above. For example, comments stay until they are deleted, and server logs are kept for [30] days. We delete or anonymise information when we no longer need it.
8. Keeping it safe
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls and regular updates. No website can be completely secure, and if there is a breach that affects you, we will tell you and the Information Regulator as the law requires.
9. Your rights
Under POPIA you may:
- ask what personal information we hold about you;
- ask us to correct or delete it;
- object to us using it, or withdraw your consent at any time;
- complain to the Information Regulator if you believe we have handled your information unlawfully.
To use these rights, email [PRIVACY EMAIL ADDRESS]. The Information Regulator (South Africa) can be reached through its website, inforegulator.org.za.
10. Children
The site is not aimed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
11. Links to other sites
Our stories link to other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please read their policies.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.
13. Contact us
Questions about this policy? Email [PRIVACY EMAIL ADDRESS].