BurgStudio (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with our platform. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not use our services.
Our website address is: https://burgstudio.co.za.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We use the information collected for purposes including:
- To provide and improve our services
- To personalize your user experience
- To monitor and analyze trends and usage
- To communicate with you about updates, promotions, or new features
- To comply with legal obligations
User Profile
We may offer the ability to log into our mobile apps, in which case we will be saving some personal information such as:
- Email address
- Phone number
- Other personal preferences may be added
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Heartons
When you click the heart icon on our player interfaces your IP address is used to determine your city. We do not use your IP address for anything else.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your information in the following situations:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating our platform.
- Legal Compliance: If required by law or to protect our rights.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, sale, or asset transfer.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no data transmission or storage system is guaranteed to be 100% secure. Use our platform at your own risk.
Your privacy rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights such as:
- Accessing the personal data we hold about you
- Requesting corrections or deletion of your data
- Opting out of marketing communications
To exercise your rights, contact us at info@burgstudio.co.za
What third parties we receive data from
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review the privacy policies of these external websites.
Children’s Privacy
Our platform is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.