Effective Date: September 2026
Business College (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the Business College website (the “Website”). We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and any other applicable data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and what rights you have regarding your information.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal information when you use this Website:
- Contact and enquiry details you provide through forms, such as your name, email address, phone number, and course of interest.
- Technical and usage data, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without the consent of a parent or legal guardian, in line with POPIA’s requirements for processing children’s information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect to:
- Respond to enquiries and provide information about courses and study options;
- Improve the Website, our content, and user experience;
- Understand how visitors use the Website through analytics; and
- Comply with our legal obligations.
We will never sell your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies and Third-Party Advertising
This Website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to serve relevant content.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website or other websites. This includes the use of Google Analytics and Google AdSense/Ads to understand site performance and display relevant advertising.
You have choices about how your information is used for advertising purposes:
- You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
- You can opt out of third-party vendor cookies generally by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
- You can also manage or disable cookies directly through your browser settings, though this may affect how parts of the Website function.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information on one or more of the following grounds, as required by POPIA:
- You have consented to the processing;
- Processing is necessary to respond to your enquiry or provide a service you have requested;
- Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, provided this does not override your rights; or
- Processing is required to comply with a legal obligation.
5. Data Sharing
We restrict access to personal information to employees, contractors, and agents of Business College who need it to operate, develop, or improve our services, and who are bound by confidentiality obligations.
We may also share information with trusted third-party service providers (such as email marketing platforms, analytics providers, or hosting providers) who process data on our behalf, under appropriate confidentiality and security agreements.
We do not transfer personal information outside South Africa except where a service provider is based abroad (for example, Google), in which case we take reasonable steps to ensure your information remains protected in line with POPIA’s cross-border transfer requirements.
6. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction. These include:
- Internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices;
- Administrative and technical security measures to prevent unauthorised access; and
- Physical security measures to protect the systems on which personal data is stored.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law, after which it is securely deleted or anonymised.
8. Your Rights
Under POPIA, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you;
- Request correction or updating of inaccurate or outdated information;
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to any legal requirement to retain it;
- Object to the processing of your personal information, including for direct marketing purposes; and
- Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator if you believe your information has been processed unlawfully.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
You may also contact the Information Regulator of South Africa: Website: https://inforegulator.org.za Email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your explicit consent. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date, and where changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice.