This page is maintained by Beyond the Fairway (Pty) Ltd to explain how we handle personal information collected through beyondthefairway.co.za. It is written with the principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in mind. It is not a certification of compliance.
1. Who we are
Beyond the Fairway (Pty) Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is the data controller for personal information processed through this website. You can contact us at info@beyondthefairway.co.za or +27 82 888 2014.
2. What we collect
- Information you give us when you submit a contact form, golf-day enquiry, sponsor proposal or newsletter signup: name, email, phone number, company and the message content.
- Account information if you sign in to an admin area: email address and authentication credentials managed by our backend provider.
- Limited technical data when you view pages: a first-party session identifier stored in your browser, the page path, referrer and a truncated user-agent string. This is used to measure sponsor logo impressions and clicks.
We do not use third-party advertising networks, marketing pixels or cross-site tracking cookies on this website.
3. Why we use it (lawful basis)
- To respond to enquiries and provide the services you request — performance of a contract or pre-contract steps.
- To report aggregate sponsor visibility to our partners — legitimate interests in operating the publication.
- To send newsletters where you have signed up — consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- To keep the site secure and operational — legitimate interests.
4. How long we keep it
We keep enquiry and proposal records for as long as needed to service the request and for a reasonable period afterwards for record-keeping. Newsletter subscriptions are kept until you unsubscribe. Sponsor analytics events are retained in aggregate for reporting.
5. Who we share it with
We share personal information only with processors that help us run the site:
- Our hosting and database provider, which stores the data on our behalf.
- Email delivery services used to respond to enquiries.
We do not sell personal information. We disclose data to authorities only when legally required.
6. International transfers
Our hosting infrastructure may process data outside South Africa or the EEA. Where this happens we rely on the safeguards offered by our providers, including contractual data-processing terms.
7. Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Request deletion of your information.
- Object to or restrict certain processing.
- Withdraw consent for newsletters at any time.
- Lodge a complaint with your data-protection authority (in South Africa, the Information Regulator).
To exercise any of these rights, email info@beyondthefairway.co.za.
8. Cookies and local storage
We use a small number of first-party local-storage entries to remember your cookie choice and to generate a random session identifier used for sponsor analytics. You can clear these at any time using your browser's site-data controls. We do not set third-party advertising cookies.
9. Security
We use access controls, encryption in transit (HTTPS) and row-level security on our database to protect your information. No service can be guaranteed 100% secure; if you believe your data has been compromised, please contact us.
10. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by an updated "Last updated" date above.