Who We Are

Our website address is: https://leanguerilla.com

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Contact Forms

Data submitted via contact forms is used solely to respond to enquiries and improve our services. This data is not shared with third parties.

Cookies

Comments

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.

Login

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

Upon logging in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logout removes these cookies.

Article Edits

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as though the visitor is on the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor interactions with embedded content.

Payments

All payment transactions on Lean Guerilla are securely handled by PayFast Gateway, a trusted third-party payment processor. Lean Guerilla does not store any personal billing information. PayFast’s privacy policy is available at https://www.payfast.co.za/privacy-policy.

Analytics

We use analytics to improve the user experience. Data collected is anonymised and not shared with third parties.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties except where required for service delivery (e.g., PayFast for payments) or compliance with legal obligations.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up purposes.
  • For registered users, personal information in their user profile is stored indefinitely. Users can see, edit, or delete their data at any time (except their username). Website administrators can view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

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 the erasure of personal data, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

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

Your Contact Information

For privacy-specific concerns, please contact us at legal@leanguerilla.com.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We use industry-standard encryption, secure servers, and best practices to safeguard your information.

Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users within 72 hours and provide guidance on how to protect their information.

Third-Party Data Sources

We may receive anonymised data from analytics providers or payment processors to improve our services.

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

Lean Guerilla does not use automated decision-making or profiling on user data.

Regulatory Compliance

This policy complies with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and other applicable South African laws on data protection.