🌙 Nyxxie Privacy Policy (POPIA Compliant)
Our website address is: https://nyxxie.co.za
Nyxxie is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly Nyxxie is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa.
This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website or make a purchase. The following policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights as a visitor or customer.
POPIA Compliance
In line with POPIA, Nyxxie:
Does not share or sell your information
Collects only the minimum personal information required
Uses your information only for the purpose for which it was collected
Stores your information securely and confidentially
⭐ Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it.
You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public next to your comment.
⭐ Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors to the website can download and extract this location data from uploaded images.
⭐ Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details next time. These cookies will last for one year.
When 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 deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to store your login information and display preferences.
- Login cookies last for 2 days.
- Screen options cookies last for 1 year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for 2 weeks.
- If you log out, the login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains 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
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves exactly the same as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, track your interaction, and monitor your activity with embedded content—especially if you are logged in to that website.
⭐ Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
⭐ How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us recognize and automatically approve any future comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
All users can:
- View their information
- Edit their information
- Delete their information (except username)
Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
⭐ Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
⭐ Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect our website from malicious activity.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://nyxxie.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.