phiniussebatsane.com
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 16 October 2026
1. Introduction
This policy explains how personal information is handled in connection with phiniussebatsane.com, Phinius Sebatsane’s personal and professional website. It applies to this website; separate services linked from it have their own privacy practices.
2. Information We Collect
Ordinary page requests disclose technical information such as an IP address and browser information to the hosting service. The hosting provider may record access and security logs. Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, measures website usage only after you accept optional services. It remains inactive before acceptance or after Reject. We do not send enquiry fields to Google Analytics, and do not store enquiry details in local or session storage. Google Ads and advertising profiling are not enabled. A versioned consent preference is saved in localStorage to remember your choice about optional services. You can reject analytics or change your choice through Cookie Settings in the footer; withdrawing acceptance stops subsequent analytics collection.
3. Information You Provide
You choose what to share when contacting Phinius by email or another linked service. Enquiries may include your name, contact details, organisation, message and, for speaking requests, event information. Please avoid including unnecessary sensitive information or personal information about others.
4. How Information Is Used
Information received through a working contact channel is used to respond to enquiries, discuss engagements or collaborations, manage related correspondence and protect the website. It is not provided for unrelated marketing simply because you make an enquiry.
5. Enquiry and Contact Forms
Submitting a contact or speaking enquiry sends the information you supply to the website’s server for validation and delivery to info@phiniussebatsane.com using the hosting provider’s mail service. Cloudflare Turnstile checks submissions to help prevent spam and may process technical information such as your IP address and browser signals. This is essential security functionality, independent of optional-service consent. Temporary server records contain hashed identifiers and attempt counts for rate limiting and duplicate prevention; enquiry text is not stored in those records.
6. External Services and Links
External media, social profiles and other linked websites operate independently. Following a link subjects your interaction to that service’s terms and privacy practices. Some pages embed YouTube video using its privacy-enhanced embed domain; the YouTube API and player are blocked until you accept optional services. After acceptance, they may connect to YouTube as the video approaches the viewport, even before you select Play. Cookie Settings in the footer lets you change your decision; withdrawing consent stops further embedded loading but does not erase information already held by third parties.
7. Substack
Writing links take you to Phinius’s profile on Substack. Subscriptions and interactions completed there are handled by Substack under its own policies. The website’s Subscribe link opens Substack and does not itself collect or send an email address.
8. Shofar Books / External Book Purchases
Book purchase links lead to Shofar Books. Checkout, payment, delivery details and purchase-related information are handled by the retailer, not by a checkout on this website.
9. Data Security
Reasonable care should be taken to protect information received and limit access to those who need it. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. Please do not send passwords, payment credentials or other unnecessary sensitive data in an enquiry.
10. Data Retention
Enquiry correspondence should be kept only for as long as needed to respond, manage an ongoing relationship or meet applicable record-keeping obligations. Retention depends on the nature of the correspondence and the services used; no fixed retention period is represented here.
11. Your Privacy Rights
You may request access to personal information held about you, correction of inaccurate information, or deletion where appropriate. You may also object to processing or withdraw consent where processing relies on consent. Requests may require identity verification and remain subject to applicable legal grounds and obligations.
12. POPIA / South African Privacy Context
Personal information should be handled in accordance with applicable South African privacy requirements, including the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This includes purpose-specific use, collecting only relevant information, reasonable safeguards and responding to privacy requests. You may raise unresolved privacy concerns with South Africa’s Information Regulator.
13. Children’s Privacy
The website is intended for general information and professional enquiries, and does not seek to collect children’s personal information. A parent or guardian who believes a child’s information has been shared through a contact channel may request that it be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
14. Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated when form delivery, analytics, additional cookies or other services are introduced. The date above indicates the latest policy update. Any necessary notices or consent controls should accompany relevant changes.
15. Contact / Privacy Requests
For privacy questions or requests, email info@phiniussebatsane.com. Please describe the request and the correspondence or information concerned without including unnecessary sensitive details.