Effective date: 03 November 2022

This Privacy Policy explains how imithiyesintu.co.za (“Imithi Yesintu,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you. This Privacy Policy applies when you use our websites, contact us, engage with us on social media, or otherwise interact with us.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date of this policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or providing you with a notification). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

Who we are 

Imithi Yesintu is an online content creator. We specialize in creating content on African traditional medicines and spirituality. It is our goal to preserve and pass on indigenous knowledge to the next generation. 

Content on this website 

The content on this website, our social media platforms, and any other information that is shared by us (including the information shared when contacting us) belongs to Imithi Yesintu and is subject to our copyright. Some of the information that is in this content might be owned by others. For example, when we link to other websites. 

You may access and use the content for your personal information purposes. You may also comment, like, and share our posts on social media.

If you want to use the content for any other purpose, contact Imithi Yesintu for permission first at: info@imithiyesintu.co.za

Collection of Information 

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, you share information directly with us when you create an account, fill out a form, like or comment on a post, purchase a membership, communicate with us via social media, or otherwise communicate with us. The types of personal information we may collect include your name, display name, username, bio, email address, comments, and any other information you choose to provide. We keep your personal information confidential.

In some cases, we may also collect information you provide about others, such as when you purchase an Imithi Yesintu membership as a gift for someone. We will use this information to fulfill your request and will not send communications to your contacts unrelated to your request, unless they separately consent to receive communications from us or otherwise engage with us.

We do not collect payment information through our website. We rely on third parties to process payments in connection with our website. Any information you provide to facilitate such a payment is subject to the third-party payment processor’s privacy policy, and we encourage you to review this policy before you provide any information to the payment processor.

Cookies

We currently do not make use of cookies on this website, at such time as we introduce cookies on this website you will be informed of this when you visit this website, and our “cookie” policy will then be available on this website.

Sharing of Information

We do not share or sell any information provided by any user on the Imithi Yesintu website with a third-party.

We may disclose personal information if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by authorities to meet security or legal requirements. If we are going to disclose your personal information in response to a legal process, we will give you notice so you can challenge it (for example by seeking court intervention), unless we are prohibited by law or believe doing so may endanger others or cause illegal conduct. We will object to legal requests for information about users of our Services that we believe are improper.

We may share personal information if we believe that your actions are inconsistent with our terms of use policy, if we believe that you have violated the law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of Imithi Yesintu, our users, the public, or others.

Your Rights 

You have the right to access, correct, delete and export your account information at any time. Please note that if you choose to delete your account, we may continue to retain certain information about you as required by law or for our legitimate purposes.

Questions & Complaints  

If you have a concern about our processing of personal data that we are not able to resolve, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authorities.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@imithiyesintu.co.za.