Who We Are

Our website address is: https://tagarchitects.co.za

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.

We may send an anonymized string (or hash) created from your email address to the Gravatar service. This helps check if you are using it. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Contact Forms

We may collect personal information through contact forms, but only for communication purposes.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details when posting future comments. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up cookies to store your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will last for two weeks. When you log out, login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited the original website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their account.

Analytics

We use analytics to monitor website performance and visitor behavior. No personal information is shared.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data unless required by law or necessary for the operation of our services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments quickly.

For registered users, we store personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit user information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete your personal data, except for data we need to retain for legal or security reasons.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

We use your contact information solely for communication purposes and do not share it with third parties.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement security measures to protect your personal information.

Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will follow all legal requirements for notifying affected users.

Third-Party Data

We may receive data from third parties only as necessary for the operation of our website.

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with user data.

Regulatory Disclosures

We comply with all industry-specific legal disclosure requirements.