Privacy
How we handle personal information, written for South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Who is responsible
Sandtracks is an independent South African publication run by its owner, who is the responsible party and the Information Officer for this site. Reach us at hello@sandtracks.co.za.
What we collect
Only what you send us: your name, email address and what you write, plus anything you add about your business. The forms on this site open your own email app, so what you send reaches us as an ordinary email. The site itself stores nothing you type.
Business listings
Listings contain business information that the business has published itself, on its own website or through its listings with brands, tourism bodies and booking platforms: trading name, town, services, website and, where published, a business phone number. We don’t list personal phone numbers or home addresses, and an owner can ask us to correct or remove a listing at any time.
What we use it for
- To verify and update listings, and to reply to you.
- To publish trip reports or interviews you’ve asked us to publish, under the name you choose.
We don’t sell personal information. We don’t send marketing email to anyone who hasn’t opted in, and we never add addresses taken from websites to a mailing list.
Cookies and analytics
This site uses no tracking cookies or analytics. If we add privacy-respecting analytics, this page will say which and why.
Your rights
Under POPIA you may ask what information we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, and object to its use. You may also complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa).