Global Privacy Policy

1. Our Core Commitment

Headquartered in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, SKCS Online Shopping is built on respect for user privacy. Our modular policy dynamically aligns with your location and the strongest applicable law—including POPIA (South Africa), GDPR (EU/EEA), and CCPA/CPRA (USA)—while practicing strict data minimization across all regions.

2. Data Collection & Purposeful Use

• Identification: Email addresses are collected exclusively for our curated 2026 Trend Reports (opt-in only).
• Technical Data: IP addresses and device info are used solely to determine your region and apply the correct privacy module.
• Usage Insights: Anonymized, aggregated interaction data is used to refine our AI-driven rankings and directory relevance.

3. Privacy-Forward Tracking

In the post-cookie era, we exclusively use first-party identifiers and server-side (S2S) attribution. This technology ensures your clicks are accurately attributed to our partners while rigorously protecting your personal privacy.

4. Regional Addenda & Your Rights

• South Africa (POPIA): We are fully compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act. Our designated Information Officer is Stephen Fynn.
• European Union (GDPR + AI Act): We honor your "Right to be Forgotten." In compliance with Article 50 of the EU AI Act, we explicitly label all content and rankings that are AI-assisted.
• United States (CCPA/CPRA): We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals automatically. You may opt out of data "sharing" for attribution at any time via our Privacy Dashboard.

5. Privacy Inquiries

To exercise your data rights or for privacy-related concerns, please contact:

• Data Protection & Compliance: compliance@skcs.co.za
• Technical Privacy Support: help@skcs.co.za