Privacy Policy
Last updated: 3 August 2026
PC Deals South Africa ("PCDeals", "we", "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect through pcdeals.co.za (the "Website"), why we collect it, and your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"). We are the "responsible party" for that information.
1. What we collect
We only collect what we need to run the store:
| Information | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Name, email address, phone number, delivery address, and any notes you add | When you place an order | To process, confirm and deliver your order and to contact you about it |
| Your order details and payment reference | When you place an order and pay by EFT | To match your payment to your order and keep required financial records |
| Standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested) | Automatically, when you browse | Security, fraud prevention and keeping the Website running |
What we do not collect: we never see or store your card details or banking credentials — payment is by EFT directly from your bank to ours. The Website does not require an account, and we do not use advertising or analytics cookies. Your shopping basket exists only in your browser during your visit and is not stored by us until you place an order.
2. How we use your information
- To process and deliver your orders and send order-related emails (confirmation, payment received, cancellation).
- To respond when you contact us via WhatsApp or email.
- To keep records we are required to keep by law (e.g. tax and accounting).
- To prevent fraud and protect the Website.
We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not send marketing messages unless you have asked for them.
3. Who we share it with
- Couriers and delivery partners — your name, phone number and delivery address, so they can deliver your order.
- Service providers — our website hosting and email providers process data on our behalf under appropriate safeguards.
- Authorities — if the law requires it (e.g. SARS record-keeping, a court order, or fraud investigation).
4. How long we keep it
Order and payment records are kept for at least 5 years as required by South African tax and company law, then deleted or anonymised. Server logs are kept for a short rolling period for security purposes. If you contact us without ordering, we keep the correspondence only as long as needed to help you.
5. How we protect it
Your information is stored in a secured database with access limited to authorised staff, protected by individual staff accounts and an audit log. The Website is served over HTTPS. No system is perfectly secure, but if a data breach occurs that affects you, we will notify you and the Information Regulator as POPIA requires.
6. Your rights under POPIA
You may at any time:
- ask what personal information we hold about you (access);
- ask us to correct or update it;
- ask us to delete it, where we are not legally required to keep it;
- object to processing, or withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa): inforegulator.org.za · complaints.IR@inforegulator.org.za.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at sales@pcdeals.co.za or via WhatsApp with your order reference (if you have one). We will respond within a reasonable time and at most within the periods POPIA allows.
7. Children
The Website is not aimed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children; orders must be placed by an adult.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available at pcdeals.co.za/privacy.html with its "Last updated" date. Material changes will be highlighted on the Website.
9. Contact
- Responsible party: PC Deals Trading (PTY) LTD t/a PC Deals · Registration 2025/041923/07
- Information Officer: The Owner, PC Deals Trading (PTY) LTD
- Email: sales@pcdeals.co.za · Tel: 087 379 6269 · Cell: 083 626 8384 · WhatsApp: number shown on the Website
- Address: 3008 Tallow Place, Kosmosdal, Centurion, 0157