1. Who We Are
Our website address is: [https://curatedcapetownguide.com/). This website is owned and operated as a hyper-local travel guide providing recommendations, itineraries, and travel advice for Cape Town, South Africa. If you have any questions regarding this policy, you can contact us at info@curatedcapetownguide.com.
2. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Tracking
Curated Cape Town Guide participates in affiliate marketing programs, including Travelpayouts and its partner networks (such as Booking.com, Viator, GetYourGuide, and Airalo).
When you click on an affiliate link on this website to book accommodation, tours, or services, a third-party cookie is placed on your web browser. This cookie tracks your visit to the merchant’s site so that we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you. These third-party vendors have their own privacy policies governing how they process user data.
3. Analytics & Cookies
We use cookies to analyze website traffic, improve site performance, and customize your experience. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings at any time.
4. Comments & Contact Forms
When visitors leave comments or submit inquiries on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments or contact form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
5. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., Google Maps, YouTube videos, Instagram pins). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the external website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content.
6. Data Protection (POPIA & GDPR Compliance)
We respect your personal privacy rights under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and international standards such as GDPR. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
7. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have submitted data on this site or left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase any personal data we hold. This excludes any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.