Privacy Policy.

The Sekhukhune Women's Summit & Community Awards ("SWS", "we", "us" or "our") is a women's empowerment and recognition platform based in Limpopo, South Africa. Our website is operated by the Sekhukhune Women's Summit organising team.

Contact email: info@sekhukhunewomensummit.co.za

We may collect personal information when you interact with our website, including:

• Nomination and registration information: name, contact details, biography, photographs, category selections and any other information you submit through nomination or award forms.
• Communication information: email address, phone number and messages sent to us via email, WhatsApp or contact forms.
• Payment information: when you pay an entry or admin fee, our payment processor (PayFast) handles card or payment details. We do not store your full payment card information.
• Technical information: browser type, device information, IP address and pages visited, collected through standard web server logs and optional analytics.

We use personal information to:

• Process nominations, votes, registrations and award applications.
• Communicate with nominees, finalists, attendees, sponsors and the public.
• Process payments and confirm transactions.
• Improve our website, events and user experience.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

We process personal information based on your consent, our legitimate interest in operating the Summit and awards, the performance of a contract (for example, processing a nomination or ticket purchase), and compliance with applicable laws. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us.

We do not sell personal information. We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate the website, process payments, send communications, or manage events. These providers are required to keep your information secure and use it only for the purposes we specify.

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We keep personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting and reporting requirements.

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Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your personal information. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@sekhukhunewomensummit.co.za.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality and analyse traffic. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies; however, some features may not work correctly.

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We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure. No internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with the effective date. Please review it regularly.

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