WEBSITE PRIVACY & COOKIES NOTICE

INTRODUCTION

This notice explains how MBA Incorporated (“MBA”, “we”, “us”) handles personal information collected via our website and official social media pages. For our broader privacy practices, data subject rights, and how to make PAIA/POPIA requests, please see our PAIA Manual and POPIA & Privacy Policy (available on our site).

WHAT WE COLLECT ONLINE

• Details you submit in web forms (e.g., contact/enquiry, newsletter sign-ups).
• Technical data from your device and browser (e.g., IP address, pages viewed, timestamps).
• Interaction data on our pages and posts (e.g., clicks on embedded content, share buttons).

HOW WE USE THIS INFORMATION

• To respond to enquiries, set up consultations, and manage subscriptions you request.
• To secure and improve our site, diagnose issues, measure engagement, and prevent fraud.
• To send legal updates/newsletters if you opted in (you can unsubscribe at any time).

COOKIES & SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

We use cookies and similar tools to run the site, remember choices, and understand usage. Where required by law, we’ll ask for consent via a banner. You can change your browser settings to block or delete cookies at any time. For how we handle personal information more generally (lawful bases, rights, and requests), see our POPIA & Privacy Policy and PAIA Manual.

THIRD-PARTY PLUGINS, EMBEDS & ANALYTICS

Our site may include embedded maps, video players, social share buttons, fonts, security/CDN services, and analytics. These providers may receive your IP address, user-agent, and interaction data when those features load or when you engage with them. We only use reputable providers and limit what we collect; for full disclosure and lawful-processing conditions, please see the Disclosure and Processing sections of our POPIA Policy.

SOCIAL MEDIA

If you interact with us on our official pages (messages, comments, reactions), the platform and MBA may each process your information as independent responsible parties. Check the platform’s privacy terms as well. Our general purposes for processing and your rights remain as described in our policies linked on our site. SECURITY ONLINE

We use technical and organisational safeguards (e.g., SSL/TLS, access controls, audits). No Internet transmission is ever perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect personal information we hold. For our firm-wide safeguards and breach-notification process, see our policies.

HOW LONG WE KEEP WEBSITE DATA

We keep web-derived records only as long as needed for the purposes above or to meet legal requirements. Firm-wide retention rules are set out in our POPIA Policy and PAIA Manual.

YOUR CHOICES & RIGHTS

• Unsubscribe links are included in our emails; you can opt out any time.
• To access/correct/delete/object to processing, or to lodge a PAIA/POPIA request or complaint, please follow the steps and forms in our policies and the Regulator’s Guide (linked there).

CONTACT Information Officer and Deputy Information Officer contact details are listed in our PAIA Manual and POPIA Policy; you can also reach us at info@mbaincorporated.co.za | 011 463 9401.

WHERE TO LEARN MORE

For definitions, lawful bases, recipients, special personal information, children’s information, security, data subject rights, and request forms, please refer to:

• POPIA Policy
• PAIA Manual and the Information Regulator’s PAIA Guide