POPIA Compliance

Tharagay African News is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA), South Africa’s primary data protection law. This page explains how POPIA applies to our website and how you can exercise your rights under the law.

Scope and Applicability

POPIA applies to any responsible party that processes personal information within South Africa. While Tharagay African News does not require user registration or maintain a database of personally identifiable information, we do collect limited automatic data through website analytics and server logs. This includes IP addresses, browser types, and usage patterns, which are processed solely for website functionality and statistical analysis.

Your Rights Under POPIA

Under POPIA, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to access your personal information held by us
• Right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to object to processing of your information
• Right to withdraw consent where applicable

How We Comply

We comply with POPIA by:

• Minimizing data collection to only what is necessary for website operation
• Not storing personal information in identifiable databases
• Using anonymized analytics tools where possible
• Implementing reasonable security measures to protect data from unauthorized access
• Ensuring all third-party service providers (e.g., analytics platforms) comply with POPIA

Data We Process

The only personal information we may automatically collect includes:

• IP address (used temporarily for security and analytics)
• Browser type and operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on site
• Cookie identifiers (for functional purposes only)

No names, email addresses, phone numbers, or other identifying details are collected or stored.

Legal Basis for Processing

Our processing of personal information is based on:

• Legitimate interest — to ensure website functionality, security, and performance
• Consent — where cookies are used for analytics, we obtain consent via our cookie banner

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your rights under POPIA, please contact us via email at [email protected]. Include:

• Your full name
• A clear description of your request
• Any supporting information to help us locate your data

We will respond to your request within 20 business days.

Response Timeframes

Under POPIA, we are required to respond to requests within 20 business days. In exceptional cases, we may extend this period by an additional 20 days and will notify you if this occurs.

No Discrimination Policy

We will not deny you access to our content, charge you different rates, or provide a different level of service because you exercised your rights under POPIA.

Updates and Changes

We may update this POPIA Compliance page periodically to reflect changes in the law or our practices. Any updates will be posted here with an updated effective date.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this page or wish to exercise your rights under POPIA, please contact our Information Officer:

Elisa Mirembe
Email: [email protected]
Address: Sarit Centre, Karuna Rd, Westlands
P.O. Box 14474, Nairobi 00800, Kenya

You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/.