PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: July 2026

Great African T Shirts respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and how we protect it when you visit our website, submit an enquiry or subscribe to our newsletter.

1. Who We Are

Great African T Shirts provides branded clothing, T-shirts and related products and services.

For the purposes of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013, Great African T Shirts is responsible for the personal information collected through this website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Complete a contact or quotation request form;

  • Contact us regarding an enquiry or order; or

  • Subscribe to our newsletter.

The personal information we collect may include:

  • Your name;

  • Your email address;

  • Your telephone or WhatsApp number;

  • Your company or organisation name, where applicable; and

  • Any information you voluntarily include in your enquiry or message.

Please do not provide sensitive or unnecessary personal information when contacting us.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries;

  • Prepare and provide quotations;

  • Process and manage orders;

  • Communicate with you about products, services or order requirements;

  • Provide customer support;

  • Maintain appropriate business and communication records; and

  • Send newsletters, product updates or promotional information where you have subscribed or given permission to receive them.

We will only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected, or for another purpose that is reasonably compatible with the original purpose.

4. Newsletter Communications

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your name and email address to send you news, promotions, product information and business updates.

You may unsubscribe at any time by:

  • Clicking the unsubscribe link included in an email; or

  • Contacting us and asking to be removed from the mailing list.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not prevent us from contacting you regarding an active enquiry, quotation or order.

5. Sharing of Personal Information

Great African T Shirts does not sell, rent or trade your personal information.

We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate our business, such as:

  • Website hosting providers;

  • Email or newsletter service providers;

  • Technology and website support providers; and

  • Delivery, production or administrative service providers involved in fulfilling an order.

These service providers may only process the information necessary to perform their services.

We may also disclose personal information where required by law, a court order or a lawful request from a regulatory or government authority.

6. Protection of Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Loss or damage;

  • Unauthorised access;

  • Unlawful processing;

  • Misuse;

  • Alteration; or

  • Destruction.

Although we take reasonable precautions, no website, email system or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. Retention of Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to an enquiry;

  • Process and complete an order;

  • Maintain required business and financial records;

  • Fulfil the purpose for which the information was collected; or

  • Comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

When personal information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted, destroyed or anonymised where reasonably possible.

8. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you;

  • Request access to your personal information;

  • Ask us to correct or update inaccurate information;

  • Request the deletion of information that we are no longer entitled to retain;

  • Object to certain uses of your personal information;

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent; and

  • Unsubscribe from direct marketing communications.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.

9. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or platforms.

Great African T Shirts is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

10. Information Relating to Children

Our website and services are not intended to collect personal information directly from children without the involvement or consent of a parent or legal guardian.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, remove the information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, services or legal obligations.

The updated policy will be published on this page and the effective date will be amended accordingly.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy or to request access to, correction of or deletion of your personal information, please contact:

Great African T Shirts

Email: sales@greatafrican-tshirts.co.za
Telephone/WhatsApp: +27 (0)81 570 1653
Address: 5 1st Street
New Doornfontein, JHB
Website: https://greatafrican-tshirts.co.za/

13. Complaints

If you believe that your personal information has been processed unlawfully, please contact Great African T Shirts first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve the matter.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.