Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026/01/16

Maweza Electrical Construction (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is collected and used lawfully, transparently, and securely in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), South Africa.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website or services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following personal information:

Full name and surname
Email address
Phone number
Physical address (where required for service delivery)
Information provided through contact forms, enquiries, or quotations
Any additional information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us

2. How We Collect Information

We collect personal information when you:

Complete a contact or enquiry form on our website
Request a quote or electrical service
Contact us via phone, email, or WhatsApp
Subscribe to our newsletter or updates

3. Purpose of Collecting Personal Information

We collect and use your information to:

Respond to enquiries and provide requested services
Arrange electrical installations, repairs, or maintenance
Communicate service updates and confirmations
Improve our customer service and website experience
Comply with legal or regulatory requirements

We will only use your information for the purpose for which it was collected, unless otherwise required by law.

4. Protection of Your Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against:

Loss
Misuse
Unauthorised access
Disclosure or alteration

Only authorised personnel have access to personal information, and we continuously review our security practices.

5. Sharing of Personal Information

Maweza Electrical Construction does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

Your information may only be shared with:

Service providers or contractors where necessary to deliver our services
Regulatory or legal authorities when required by law

All third parties are required to handle your information securely and lawfully.

6. Retention of Information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

Fulfil the purpose for which it was collected
Meet legal, contractual, or business requirements

Once no longer required, information is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Your Rights

In terms of POPIA, you have the right to:

Request access to your personal information
Request correction or deletion of your information
Object to the processing of your information
Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)

Requests can be made by contacting us using the details below.

8. Cookies and Website Usage

Our website may use cookies to improve functionality and user experience.
Cookies do not collect personal information unless you voluntarily provide it.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings if preferred.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page, and continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Maweza Electrical Construction
📞 Phone: 069 704 1012
📧 Email: info@mawezaelectrical.co.za

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://mawezaelect.co.za.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.