Privacy Policy

01 Introduction

Dennis Kriel ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out how we collect, use, store, and protect any personal information you provide when you visit and interact with www.denniskriel.com(the "Website").

This policy is drafted and enforced in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), which governs the processing of personal information in the Republic of South Africa. By continuing to use this Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

02 Responsible Party

Under POPIA, the entity that determines the purpose and means of processing your personal information is referred to as the Responsible Party. For this Website, the Responsible Party is:

03 Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected through the Website, including through the contact form available on the Website. It does not apply to any third-party websites, platforms, or ventures linked from this Website, each of which operates under its own privacy practices.

Dennis Kriel operates several associated ventures, including VerdanTech, Drakon Forge, The Leadership Boardroom, Flying Fury, and Veratex Works. Where you engage with those ventures directly through their own websites or channels, their respective privacy policies will apply.

04 Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. At present, the only mechanism through which personal information is submitted on this Website is the contact form.

When you submit the contact form, we collect the following:

• Full name
• Email address
• Cell phone number
• The contents of the message you choose to send

We may also automatically collect non-personal, technical data through standard web hosting and analytics tools, such as your browser type, pages visited, and general geographic region. This data cannot be used to identify you personally and is addressed further in Section 7.

05 Purpose of Processing

Your personal information is collected and used solely for the following purpose:

• To respond to your enquiry or message submitted through the contact form
• To facilitate communication between you and Dennis Kriel

We will not process your personal information for any purpose other than those listed above without obtaining your prior consent, unless we are legally required to do so.

06 Legal Basis for Processing

In accordance with POPIA, we process your personal information on the following lawful grounds:

• Consent: By submitting the contact form, you consent to us processing your personal information for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
• Legitimate Interest: It is in our legitimate interest to manage and respond to communications directed to us through the Website.
• Legal Obligation: In certain circumstances, we may be required to process or retain personal information to comply with a legal obligation under South African law.

We adhere to the eight conditions for lawful processing set out in POPIA: accountability, processing limitation, purpose specification, further processing limitation, information quality, openness, security safeguards, and data subject participation.

07 Cookies and Website Analytics

This Website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies as part of its standard web hosting and content delivery infrastructure. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help improve the functionality and performance of a website.

We may make use of the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the Website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytical or performance cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the Website so that we can improve the user experience. Data collected this way is aggregated and anonymous.

You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your acknowledgement of the use of cookies as described in this section.

08 Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.

Your personal information may only be shared in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website (such as web hosting or email delivery providers), strictly on the basis that they process your data on our behalf and under instruction, and are bound by appropriate confidentiality obligations.
• Legal requirement: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or to comply with a lawful request from a regulatory or government authority in the Republic of South Africa.
• Protection of rights: We may disclose your information where we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Dennis Kriel, Website users, or the public.

09 Retention of Information

We retain personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable South African law.

Contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period to allow for follow-up communication, after which they are securely deleted or anonymised unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Once personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it in a secure manner, in accordance with section 14 of POPIA.

10 Security Measures

We take the security of your personal information seriously. We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, loss, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures are consistent with the security safeguards condition set out in Part B of Chapter 3 of POPIA.

While we take appropriate precautions, no method of electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet. In the event of a security compromise that involves your personal information, we will notify you and the Information Regulator as required under POPIA.

11 Your Rights Under POPIA

As a data subject under POPIA, you have the following rights in relation to your personal information:

• Right of access: You may request confirmation of whether we hold your personal information and request a copy of that information.
• Right to correction: You may request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
• Right to deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information where it is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected, or where you withdraw your consent and there is no other lawful basis for processing.
• Right to object: You may object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
• Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator of South Africa if you believe your rights have been infringed.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 15. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with our obligations under POPIA.

12 Third-Party Links and Platforms

The Website contains links to external websites, tools, and platforms, including affiliated ventures such as VerdanTech, Veratex Works, Drakon Forge, The Leadership Boardroom, and Flying Fury, as well as external platforms such as grow.denniskriel.com and tools.denniskriel.com.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites or platforms. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit. The inclusion of a link on our Website does not constitute an endorsement of that third party's privacy practices.

13 Children's Personal Information

This Website is not directed at children under the age of 18 years. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe that a minor has submitted personal information through this Website, please contact us immediately so that we may take steps to delete such information in accordance with section 35 of POPIA.

14 Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or applicable South African legislation. The updated policy will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

15 Contact and Complaints

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your rights under POPIA, or wish to lodge a concern about how your personal information has been handled, please contact:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to escalate your complaint to the Information Regulator of South Africa at www.inforegulator.org.za.