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Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

Last updated: June 2025  |  Effective date: June 2025

Mini CEO ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA) of South Africa. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

1. Who We Are

Mini CEO is a children's entrepreneurship and life-skills programme based in South Africa, serving Grade R–3 learners through schools, community organisations, and extra-mural activities.

  • Organisation name: Mini CEO
  • Contact email: info@miniceo.co.za
  • WhatsApp: 081 668 2443
  • Website: www.miniceo.co.za

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Full name (parent/guardian or school administrator)
  • Email address
  • Phone/WhatsApp number
  • Your role (e.g. parent, school administrator, sponsor)
  • Messages or enquiries you submit via our contact form

Information We Collect Automatically

  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited on our website and time spent
  • Referring website or source
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)

We collect this information through cookies and standard web server logs. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more detail.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following legitimate purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries, questions, or requests
  • To provide information about Mini CEO programmes and events
  • To process enrolment requests from parents or schools
  • To send programme updates, newsletters, or announcements (only with your consent)
  • To improve our website and user experience
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (POPIA)

Under POPIA, we process your personal information on the following grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have given us explicit consent to use your information (e.g. signing up for notifications).
  • Contractual necessity: Where processing is necessary to fulfil an agreement with you or your child's school.
  • Legitimate interest: Where we have a legitimate business interest, such as responding to enquiries or improving our services.
  • Legal obligation: Where we are required to process information to comply with applicable laws.

5. Children's Privacy

Mini CEO serves children (Grade R–3), however we do not collect personal information directly from children. All personal information we collect is from parents, guardians, or authorised school representatives. We take the protection of children's data extremely seriously and do not knowingly collect any data from minors.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service providers: Third-party services we use to operate our website (e.g. hosting providers, form processors like Formspree), who are bound by confidentiality obligations.
  • School partners: Where you have enrolled your child through a school, we may share relevant programme information with that school's authorised representatives.
  • Legal requirements: Where disclosure is required by law, court order, or governmental authority.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months unless you request earlier deletion.

8. Your Rights Under POPIA

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Right to correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Right to deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal obligations.
  • Right to object: Object to the processing of your personal information for marketing purposes.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@miniceo.co.za or via WhatsApp on 081 668 2443.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, or destruction. Our website is served over HTTPS. However, no method of internet transmission is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites (e.g. WhatsApp, social media). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at inforegulator.org.za if you believe your personal information rights have been violated.