Privacy policy | Indlela yeThemba Foundation

Last updated: 8 November 2026

1. Who we are

This website is run by Indlela yeThemba Foundation NPC ("we", "us"), a non-profit company in South Africa whose registration is in progress. We are the responsible party for personal information collected through this website. Our Information Officer is Mbuyiselo Ndlela. You can reach us at info@indlelayethemba.co.za or on +27 71 063 8878.

2. What information we collect

Information you give us: your name, organisation, email address, phone number and the message you send us when you contact us by email or WhatsApp.
Donor and partner information: details needed to prepare proposals, agreements and, once approved, tax receipts.
Technical information: like most websites, our hosting provider may log your IP address, browser type and the pages you visit, for security and to keep the site running.

The enquiry forms on this website prepare a message locally and open your chosen email or WhatsApp application. They do not submit or store your details on the site.

3. Why we use it

To reply to your enquiry and keep in touch about your offer to help.
To prepare proposals, agreements and reports for funders and partners.
To issue receipts and keep financial records once we are approved to do so.
To meet our legal and reporting duties, and to keep the website secure.

4. Our legal basis

We process personal information with your consent, to take steps you ask for, to meet legal duties, or where it is in our legitimate interest and does not override your rights.

5. Who we share it with

We do not sell personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the foundation (for example email, hosting and, later, payment providers), with regulators such as CIPC and SARS when required, and with funders in summary form unless you agree otherwise. Service providers must protect the information and use it only for the service they provide.

6. Children's information

This website is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect their information. Information about learners we support is handled through their schools and guardians with written guardian consent. We do not publish children's names or identifiable photographs without that consent. See our child protection policy.

7. How we keep it safe

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorised access, and we limit access to people who need it.

8. How long we keep it

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above or as the law requires, for example for financial records. After that we delete or anonymise it.

9. Your rights

You may ask us to confirm whether we hold your personal information, to give you a copy, to correct it, to delete it, or to stop using it. You may withdraw your consent at any time. Write to info@indlelayethemba.co.za and we will respond within a reasonable time. If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, you may complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa) at inforegulator.org.za.

10. Cookies and third parties

See our cookie policy. This website loads fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser contacts Google's servers. Links to other websites are outside our control and have their own privacy practices.

11. Transfers outside South Africa

Some of our service providers may store or process information outside South Africa. Where that happens we take reasonable steps to make sure your information stays protected.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it last changed.

13. Contact

Indlela yeThemba Foundation NPC
Email: info@indlelayethemba.co.za
Phone and WhatsApp: +27 71 063 8878
South Africa