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Privacy Policy

POPIA-aligned privacy notice.

Effective date: July 2026. Issued by WSU BrandShop, a retail channel of Walter Sisulu University.

1. Responsible party

Walter Sisulu University (WSU BrandShop) is responsible for personal information under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

2. Information we collect

  • Identity and contact: name, email, phone, WSU student/staff number.
  • Order and payment: delivery address, transaction records (card data processed by payment gateway only).
  • Technical: IP address, cookies, device data — see Cookie Policy.

3. Purpose of processing

Order fulfilment, payment (including ITS and payroll), customer support, legal compliance, fraud prevention and service improvement.

4. Sharing

We share with couriers, payment processors, WSU finance/HR for institutional payments, and service providers under confidentiality agreements.

5. Retention

Records retained as required by tax, consumer and university policies, then securely deleted or anonymised.

6. Your rights

You may request access, correction, deletion or restriction subject to POPIA. Contact brandshop@wsu.ac.za. Complaints may be lodged with the Information Regulator.

7. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures; no system is completely secure.