Privacy Policy for SME Machinery
Who We Are
SME Machinery is a South African-based company dedicated to supplying high-quality machinery and processing equipment to businesses across the food, beverage, agriculture, and manufacturing industries.
Our website address is: https://smemachinery.co.za.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the SME Machinery website, we advise you not to include images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors can download and extract location data from such images.
Cookies
When you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we set up cookies to save your login credentials and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days
- Screen options cookies last for a year
- If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks
- Logging out will remove login cookies
When editing or publishing content, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data; it simply stores the post ID of the edited article and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly.
These third-party websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their platform.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, if you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for verification purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
If you register on our website (where applicable), we will store the personal data provided in your user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators may also access and edit this data.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
In accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), if you have an account on this website or have left comments, you can:
- Request an export of your personal data held by us
- Request the deletion of your personal data
This excludes any data we are legally required to retain for administrative, security, or legal purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, you may contact us at:
📧 Email: info@smemachinery.co.za
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be scanned through an automated spam detection service. Data collected may also be processed by secure third-party platforms where necessary to provide core services (e.g., payment processing, email communications).
Contact Us
If you have any privacy-specific concerns or data-related requests, please reach out to:
SME Machinery
📧 Email: info@smemachinery.co.za
🌐 Website: https://smemachinery.co.za