This Privacy Policy describes how Raams collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you use our website.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments: When you leave comments, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string to help spam detection. Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible.

Media: Uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) is discouraged. Visitors can download and extract this data from images on the website.

Contact forms: We use contact forms to collect your information for communication purposes.

Cookies: We use cookies for various purposes:

•      Remembering your name, email, and website for future comments (optional).
•      Determining if your browser accepts cookies (temporary).
•      Saving your login information and screen display choices (when logged in).
•      Identifying your edited or published articles.

Embedded content: Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.   

Analytics / Statistics

We do not collect personal data or store user information. Our statistics do not track any personal details of visitors.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for any purpose.

How long we retain your data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for spam detection and automatic approval of follow-up comments.

Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profiles. Users can edit or delete this information (except username) at any time. Website administrators can also edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any data you provided. You can also request the erasure of your data, except for information we are legally obligated to keep.  

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

You can reach us by:

Telephone: 087 149 2244

Address: 338 Lois Ave, Newlands, Pretoria, 0081

Email: raams@raams.co.za

Additional information

Data Breach Procedures: We have security safeguards in place to protect your personal information from loss, unauthorized access, or disclosure. These safeguards are based on industry standards and are regularly reviewed. However, any information submitted through the internet is at your own risk.

Third-Party Services: If we utilize third-party services that require access to your personal information, we have contracts in place that ensure they respect the security of your data and use it only for authorized purposes.

PoPI Act

We encourage you to read more about the Popi Act (Protection of Personal Information Act)