Privacy Policy

Notice: This policy is a first draft prepared for the operator of `smalldogrescue.co.za` and must be reviewed by a qualified South African legal professional to confirm full compliance under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

Small Dog Rescue South Africa ("we", "us", "our") operates `smalldogrescue.co.za`. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors.

1. Information We Collect

Because we are a guidance and referral platform rather than an operational shelter, we do not host or process direct adoption applications or dog surrender agreements. We practice data minimisation:

  • Contact Information: If you contact us via our general contact form or partner inclusion form, we collect your name, email address, message details, and organization name.
  • Usage Data: We may collect anonymous browser usage statistics (such as page visits, clicks, and device types) to optimize user experience and measure outward referral volumes. We do not store personal profiles.

2. How We Use Your Data

We process your data strictly to:

  • Respond to your direct inquiries or content correction reports.
  • Review your rescue organization's request to join our partner directory.
  • Track general engagement levels (e.g. how many visitors use our Rescue Finder or click external links to partner rescues) for platform maintenance.

3. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not pass your contact form details to third-party partners unless you explicitly request us to do so or if required by South African law.

4. Cookies and Analytical Tracking

We use cookies to analyze web traffic and maintain interactive states (such as keeping track of your selections inside the Rescue Finder wizard). You can configure your browser to disable cookies, though this may limit your ability to use certain interactive tools on our site.

5. Third-Party Websites and Policies

Our website contains links to external partner rescue organizations (such as Little Doggy Rescue, SA Yorkie Rescue, Maltese Rescue, and Lost Dogs SA). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you visit after leaving ours.

6. POPIA Rights

In accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), South African residents have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information we hold. To exercise these rights, please submit a request through our Contact Form.

Last updated: July 2026.