I want you to feel safe reading this site, so here is plainly what information it collects and what I do with it. I try to handle personal information responsibly, in line with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

Comments

If you leave a comment, the site stores your name, email address, website (if you give one), your comment and your IP address. Your email address is not shown publicly. Comments are checked by the Akismet anti-spam service, which receives the comment details to decide whether it is spam. If you choose, a cookie can remember your name and email for your next comment.

Contact form

When you use the contact form, your name, email address and message are sent to me so I can reply. I use them only to answer you.

New posts by email

If you sign up to get new posts by email, your email address is kept with the email service (Mailchimp) used to send them. Email addresses are used only for the newsletter and are never sold. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.

Embedded content and outside links

Some posts may include embedded content, such as videos from YouTube. Embedded content behaves as if you visited that website, and it may collect data or set cookies. The sponsor ads on this site are simple images that link to the sponsors’ own websites; once you click through, their privacy policies apply.

Cookies

The site uses a small number of cookies needed for it to work, such as remembering comment details or whether you’ve accepted the cookie notice.

Your rights

You may ask what personal information I hold about you, and ask me to correct or delete it. Please reach me through the Contact page.