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Privacy Notice

Effective date: 1 June 2026  |  POPIA Section 18 Disclosure  |  Responsible Party: TAFEMA (Pty) Ltd

1. Responsible Party

TAFEMA (Pty) Ltd
Information Officer: [Name]
Email: info@tafema.co.za
Address: [Registered address, South Africa]

2. Personal Information We Collect

CategoryExamplesPurpose
IdentityFull name, date of birth, ID number, genderAccount creation, FICA compliance
ContactEmail address, mobile numberAuthentication, notifications
FinancialIncome, assets, liabilities, insurance, retirement savingsFinancial planning calculations
DependantNumber of dependants, education costsCash flow and insurance modelling
UsageSession data, feature usage, AI query logs (anonymised)Platform improvement, rate limiting
DocumentsUploaded FICA documents, reportsDocument vault storage

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your personal information on the basis of your consent (given at registration and confirmed by use of the platform) and legitimate interest (operating a compliant financial planning platform). You may withdraw consent at any time by requesting account deletion.

4. Data Operators (Third-Party Processors)

OperatorCountryPurposeSafeguard
Supabase Inc.Ireland (EU)Database hosting, authenticationGDPR adequacy; DPA in place
Anthropic PBCUnited StatesAI assistant processing (anonymised inputs only)Data Processing Agreement; no PII names transmitted
Netlify Inc.United StatesWeb hosting, serverless functionsStandard Contractual Clauses

Cross-border transfers (POPIA Section 72): Personal information is transferred to Supabase (Ireland) and Anthropic (USA). AI queries contain only anonymised financial parameters — no names, ID numbers, or contact details are transmitted. Binding data processing agreements are in place with all operators.

5. Retention Periods

Data categoryRetention period
Account and financial profileDuration of account + 5 years (FICA requirement)
AI usage logs13 months (rate limiting and cost attribution)
FAIS advice audit trail5 years (FAIS record-keeping requirement)
Uploaded documentsUntil deleted by user or account closure + 30 days

6. Your Rights Under POPIA

You have the right to: access your personal information; correct inaccurate information; delete your information (subject to legal retention requirements); object to processing; and lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.

To exercise any right, contact: info@tafema.co.za

Information Regulator (South Africa): www.justice.gov.za/inforeg  |  inforeg@justice.gov.za

7. Cookies & Local Storage

We use browser localStorage for session authentication (strictly necessary — no consent required) and user preferences. We do not use tracking cookies. Google Fonts is loaded from Google's CDN — this creates a DNS request to Google servers. No analytics or advertising storage is used.

8. Security

Financial data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest in Supabase. Row-Level Security policies ensure that no user can access another user's data. AI queries are transmitted over encrypted connections with anonymised inputs only.