Privacy Policy — Seabreeze Directory 

Last Updated: 07/01/2026

Who we are

Seabreeze Directory
Website: https://seabreezedirectory.com
“We”, “us” and “our” refers to Seabreeze Directory.

We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa.

What personal data we collect and why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • The data shown in the comments form

  • The visitor’s IP address

  • Browser user agent string (to help spam detection)

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract this data.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.

  • When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

  • When you log in, we set cookies to save login information and display preferences.

    • Login cookies last 2 days

    • Display preference cookies last 1 year

    • “Remember Me” keeps login active for 2 weeks

  • If you log out, login cookies are removed.

  • If you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie stores the post ID and expires in 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles.
Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that site directly.
These websites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Include third-party tracking

  • Monitor interaction with embedded content

We are not responsible for third-party privacy practices.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the email.

Comments may also be processed through automated spam detection services.

We do not sell personal data to third parties.

How long we retain your data

  • Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognize follow-up comments without moderation delay.

  • For users who register on the website, we store personal information in their user profile.

    • Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except username)

    • Administrators may also view and edit profiles

Your rights under POPIA

Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate or outdated information

  • Request deletion of personal information where legally appropriate

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Object to certain types of processing

You may exercise these rights by contacting us (see “Contact Us” section).

Legal basis for processing (POPIA)

We process personal information based on:

  • Your consent

  • Legitimate operational purposes of our website

  • Compliance with South African law

  • Security, fraud prevention, and website protection needs

Data security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from:

  • Loss

  • Misuse

  • Unauthorized access

  • Disclosure or alteration

However, no website can guarantee absolute security.

International data transfers

Some tools or services used by our website (such as hosting, email tools, or spam detection) may process data outside South Africa.
We only work with services that apply reasonable data protection standards.

What rights you have over your data

If you have:

  • An account on this site, or

  • Left comments

You may request:

  • An exported file of your personal data

  • Deletion of your personal data

This does not include data we must keep for:

  • Legal reasons

  • Administrative purposes

  • Security requirements

Where your data is sent

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

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your POPIA rights, please contact:

Seabreeze Directory
Email: info@seabreezedirectory.com