- +27 62 173 4939
- +27 81 335 1284
- info@mvelo.org.za
- 1135 Francis Baard St., Pretoria, 0028
Effective Date: 03 June 2024
Thank you for visiting mvelo.org.za, the website of MVELO Foundation. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide to us through our website or other communication channels, including interactions with third-party services. We are committed to complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) to ensure the protection of your personal information.
Our website address is: https://mvelo.org.za.
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
a. Personal Information: When you visit our website or contact us via email or phone, we may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you voluntarily provide to us.
b. Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and website usage data through cookies and similar technologies.
a. Personal Information: We use the personal information you provide to us to communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, provide services, process donations, and fulfill other requests made by you.
b. Non-Personal Information: We use non-personal information to analyze website traffic, improve our website’s functionality, and enhance user experience.
a. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as required by law or as necessary to provide services to you.
b. We may share non-personal information with third-party service providers to assist us in analyzing website traffic, improving our services, and enhancing user experience.
c. Third-Party Services: Our website may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to collect, monitor, and analyze non-personal information to improve our website’s performance and user experience. These third-party services may use cookies and similar technologies to track your browsing behavior on our website. Please review their privacy policies for more information on how they collect, use, and protect your information.
a. We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
b. Despite our efforts, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
a. You may choose not to provide certain personal information, but this may limit your ability to access certain features of our website or receive certain services from us.
b. You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the emails.
a. Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
a. We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website.
a. We are committed to complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and will handle your personal information in accordance with its principles and requirements.
a. We conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) to identify and mitigate privacy risks associated with the collection and processing of personal information.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, POPIA compliance, or our Privacy Impact Assessments, please contact us at:
MVELO Foundation 1135 Francis Baard St., Pretoria, 0028 Email: mvelofoundationn@gmail.com Phone: +27 62 173 4939
