Effective Date: 04.04.2026
Last Updated: 04.04.2026
Introduction
Welcome to Yolanda Gail and Associates. Yolanda Gail and Associates (PTY) Ltd (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website https://www.yglaw.co.za (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, in compliance with POPIA and other applicable data protection legislation.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective Date” of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:
Personal Data: We may collect the following personally identifiable information from you: Full Name, Email Address, Phone Number, IP Address, and Location Data.
Automatically Collected Data: When you access our website, our servers may automatically log standard data provided by your web browser. This may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other technical details.
How We Collect Your Information
We collect information from you through the following means:
- Contact Forms: Information you provide directly when using this feature on our website.
- API / Third-Party Integration: Information you provide directly when using this feature on our website.
- Cookies: Information you provide directly when using this feature on our website.
We may also receive information about you from other sources, including third parties and publicly available databases, and combine this data with information we already have about you.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect from you for the following purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website
- To improve, personalize, and expand our website
- To understand and analyze how you use our website
- To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- To process your transactions and manage your orders
- To send you emails and other communications
- To find and prevent fraud
- To comply with legal obligations under POPIA
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party service providers that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:
Analytics
- Google Analytics
Infrastructure
- Google Maps
Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Your Rights Under POPIA (South Africa)
If you are a resident of South Africa, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) grants you the following rights:
- The right to be notified that your personal information is being collected, or that it has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person
- The right to access your personal information held by us
- The right to request correction of your personal information
- The right to request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information
- The right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator (https://inforegulator.org.za)
- The right not to have your personal information processed for direct marketing by means of unsolicited electronic communications
- The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing of your personal information
Information Officer In terms of POPIA, our designated Information Officer is:
- Name: Yolanda Gail
- Email: info@yglaw.co.za
- Address: Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Phone: +27 082 617 3006
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@yglaw.co.za.
Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
When personal information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it, in accordance with POPIA.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us at info@yglaw.co.za. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may be located outside of South Africa. When we transfer your personal information to these providers, we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with POPIA.
By using our Service and providing us with your information, you consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information in countries outside your country of residence, where data protection laws may differ.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: info@yglaw.co.za
- By visiting our website:https://www.yglaw.co.za
- By phone:+27 082 617 3006