Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2025

Jakkals Vibes (“we”, “us”) operates the website jakkalsvibes.co.za. This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights. We primarily follow South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). If you access the site from the EEA, the GDPR may also apply.

Information we collect

Website logs (automatic): IP address, date/time, pages, referrer, browser/OS, and ISP—for security and diagnostics.
Newsletter (if you subscribe): email address and a Google reCAPTCHA v3 token (spam/abuse prevention).
Contact (if you email us): your message and our replies.
Cookies: small files for essential site functions and basic analytics/experience improvements. You can control cookies in your browser; disabling some may affect functionality.
Linked/embedded platforms: when you interact with YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, TikTok, etc., those services process your data under their own policies.

How we use your information

Provide, operate, and secure our site and services.
Communicate with you (e.g., respond to enquiries; send newsletters if you opted in).
Prevent fraud/abuse and improve performance (including via reCAPTCHA).

Legal bases

POPIA: consent (e.g., newsletter), contract (on request), legitimate interests (security, diagnostics, anti‑abuse), or legal obligation.

GDPR (if applicable): Art. 6(1)(a) consent, 6(1)(b) contract, 6(1)(f) legitimate interests, or 6(1)(c) legal obligation.

Sharing

We don’t sell personal information. We may share limited data with service providers (hosting, email, analytics, reCAPTCHA) under contracts requiring them to protect your data and use it only to provide services, or where required by law.

Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the above purposes and then delete or de‑identify it, subject to legal requirements.

Your rights

POPIA: request access, correction, deletion, or objection to certain processing. Where we process based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time (this won’t affect prior lawful processing).

GDPR (if applicable): rights to data portability and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

How to exercise your rights

Email info@jakkalsvibes.co.za. We may ask for reasonable proof of identity before acting on your request.

Security

We use technical and organisational measures, including HTTPS/TLS encryption, to protect personal information. No system is 100% secure; please take care when sharing information online.

Cookies & analytics

We use essential cookies for functionality and may use basic analytics for aggregate usage insights. If we add additional analytics or advertising cookies in the future, we’ll update this policy and request consent where required.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA v3 on forms to help prevent spam and abuse. Your use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Children

Our site is not directed to children under 13. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child, contact us and we will delete it.

International transfers

Your information may be processed outside South Africa by our service providers. Where applicable, we use appropriate safeguards (e.g., contractual protections).

Updates to this policy

We may change this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Contact

Questions or requests: info@jakkalsvibes.co.za. For POPIA complaints, see the Information Regulator (South Africa): www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/.