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Legal · Privacy by design
YOUR DATA.
YOUR CONTROL.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be received through Abaphathi Bendawo, why it is used, how the current WhatsApp ordering flow works, and the rights available under applicable South African privacy law.
Last updated: 15 September 2026 · Effective: 15 September 2026
1. WHO WE
ARE.
This Privacy Policy explains how Abaphathi Bendawo handles personal information connected with this website and its enquiry channels.
Responsible party
Abaphathi Bendawo is the website/brand presented through this site. The website currently operates as an independent Forever Business Owner / reseller presentation.
Website: https://abaphathibendawo.co.za/
Email: asambe@abaphathibendawo.co.za
WhatsApp: +27 81 733 2543
If a different legal entity is the responsible party for the reseller business, its full legal name, address and Information Officer details should replace or supplement this section before publication.
2. WHAT WE
COLLECT.
Our current website is designed to minimise personal information collected directly through the site.
02 / ENQUIRIES
Voluntary information
If you email or WhatsApp us, we may receive your name, contact details and the information you choose to include in your message.
03 / THIRD PARTY
Embedded services
TikTok content may be embedded on the site. TikTok may process information when its content is loaded or used, subject to TikTok's own privacy practices.
3. WHY WE
USE INFORMATION.
Personal information is used for legitimate, disclosed purposes connected with operating the website and responding to enquiries.
- To respond to product, catalogue, FBO opportunity, event, prayer or community enquiries.
- To communicate with you where you have chosen to contact us.
- To administer, secure, maintain and improve the website.
- To comply with applicable legal, regulatory or lawful requests.
- To protect the rights, safety and security of the website, users and relevant third parties.
We do not sell personal information to advertisers.
4. WHATSAPP
ORDER FLOW.
The catalogue is intentionally designed to reduce website-side collection of order information.
What happens when you select ORDER NOW?
Your selected products and quantities are prepared in your browser. On the catalogue page, the site requires an explicit privacy acknowledgement before opening WhatsApp. The website does not send the order request to a custom website database.
When you choose to continue, the request is sent through WhatsApp to Mphathi. WhatsApp and the recipient then handle the message under their own applicable platform and privacy arrangements.
Please do not send: identity-document numbers, banking passwords, PINs, card security codes, account passwords, or unnecessary medical information.
5. LAWFUL
PROCESSING.
Where POPIA applies, personal information will be processed in accordance with applicable conditions and lawful grounds.
Purpose limitation
Information is collected and used for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes connected with the relevant enquiry or website operation.
Data minimisation
We seek to avoid collecting information that is not reasonably necessary for the stated purpose.
Security safeguards
Reasonable technical and organisational safeguards are used to reduce risks of loss, damage, unauthorised access or unlawful processing.
6. SHARING
& OPERATORS.
We do not disclose personal information indiscriminately.
Information may be shared with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the website or respond to an enquiry, or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.
Examples relevant to this website include hosting/security providers, email providers and WhatsApp when you voluntarily choose to communicate through WhatsApp. Third-party providers may have their own privacy policies and contractual obligations.
We will take reasonable steps appropriate to the circumstances to ensure that operators processing personal information on our behalf protect it as required by applicable law.
7. TIKTOK
EMBED.
The website currently uses an official TikTok creator embed for @mphathi3795.
The embedded TikTok experience is supplied by TikTok and may involve requests to TikTok domains, cookies or similar technologies, and processing by TikTok when the content is loaded or interacted with. TikTok's privacy practices are governed by TikTok's own policies.
We do not control TikTok's independent processing, availability or retention practices.
8. SECURITY
& BREACHES.
Security is treated as an ongoing responsibility rather than a one-time feature.
The site uses security controls including a Content Security Policy, browser security headers and an HTTPS-oriented deployment design. These controls reduce risk but cannot guarantee absolute security.
Where a personal-information security compromise occurs and notification is required under applicable law, the responsible party will follow the applicable notification and regulatory requirements.
9. RETENTION
& DELETION.
Personal information should not be retained longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
The website itself does not currently provide a customer account or order-history database. Messages sent by email or WhatsApp may remain in those services or devices and may be retained by the responsible party for legitimate business, legal, accounting or dispute-resolution purposes.
If you want to request deletion or clarification about information held by Abaphathi Bendawo, contact us using the details below.
10. YOUR
POPIA RIGHTS.
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights concerning your personal information.
- Request access to personal information held about you.
- Request correction, updating or deletion where applicable.
- Object to certain processing where the law provides that right.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, subject to lawful consequences and other legal grounds.
- Complain to the Information Regulator if you believe your personal-information rights have been infringed.
To make a request, contact asambe@abaphathibendawo.co.za and provide enough information to identify the request. We may need to verify identity before releasing or changing information.
11. COOKIES
& SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES.
The current site does not operate a member account or advertising-cookie programme.
Necessary browser functions may be used to operate the website. Third-party embedded content, particularly TikTok, may use cookies or similar technologies under the third party's own policies. Browser settings can often be used to restrict or block cookies, although doing so may affect functionality.
12. CHILDREN
& SENSITIVE DATA.
Please use caution when communicating personal or sensitive information.
The website is not designed as a child-directed service. Do not submit a child's personal information unless you are authorised to do so and the processing is lawful.
Do not submit health information, identity numbers, banking credentials, passwords or other sensitive information through ordinary product enquiries unless there is a lawful and necessary reason and appropriate safeguards are in place.
13. UPDATES
& CONTACT.
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, processing activities, legal requirements or third-party services change.
Email: asambe@abaphathibendawo.co.za
WhatsApp: +27 81 733 2543
Website: Abaphathi Bendawo
This Privacy Policy is drafted as a practical POPIA-oriented website privacy layer. It is not a certification of legal compliance and is not a substitute for professional legal advice. The responsible party should maintain its required registered/trading address, ensure that the Information Officer is registered with the Information Regulator where required, maintain a retention schedule and internal data-breach procedures, and keep the published policy consistent with actual processing activities.