Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Responsible Party

West Summit ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your corporate and personal information. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, West Summit is the Responsible Party (Data Controller) as defined under the South African Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).

This policy details how we process the information we collect when you visit our website at westsummit.pro, request our public relations or digital journalism services, or complete our consultation forms.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process several categories of information, including:

Voluntarily Provided Information: Company name, representative's name, corporate email address, contact telephone numbers, and any message details submitted via our consultation request forms.
Automatically Collected Information: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, device types, browser details, site interaction metrics, page load times, cookies, and referral sources.
Analytics Information: Aggregated audience performance markers linked to digital media analytics tools.

3. Purposes and Legal Bases for Data Processing

We process your data strictly on the grounds of legitimate interest, performance of a contract, or explicit consent as outlined in POPIA Section 11. Below is our processing framework:

Processing Purpose	Information Utilized	POPIA Legal Ground
Service consultations & client onboarding	Name, corporate email, phone, business notes	Pre-contractual negotiation and performance of contract
Website optimization & security	IP address, browser parameters, session logs	Legitimate business interest to secure and audit systems
Ad campaign attribution	Targeting identifiers, analytical tracking tokens	Explicit user consent (Opt-in via Consent Mode)

4. Cookie Controls & Google Consent Mode v2

Our website utilizes Google Consent Mode v2 (Advanced) parameters. This mechanism ensures that cookies for performance analytics and targeting promotions remain deactivated (denied) until you explicitly opt in. Functional and necessary cookies required for baseline web accessibility operate normally. You can adjust your consent choices at any moment via the Cookie Settings link located in our footer.

5. Data Sharing and Transfer

West Summit will never sell, lease, or license your information to third-party brokers. We may share processed details with reputable technology infrastructure providers (hosting services, document databases) solely to facilitate our communications. If required under statutory frameworks or legal commands, we may disclose information to relevant national regulatory structures inside South Africa.

6. Data Retention Period

We retain corporate consultation information and representative contact metrics only for as long as required to execute our media advisory agreements, fulfill general customer relations, or comply with South African accounting and taxation timelines.

7. Your Data Rights Under POPIA

As a data subject in South Africa, you hold robust statutory rights under POPIA. These include:

The right to request access to any personal information we hold about you.
The right to request the rectification or deletion of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated data.
The right to object on reasonable grounds to our processing frameworks.
The right to lodge an official complaint with the South African Information Regulator at [email protected].

8. Child Safety

Our PR and corporate media services are designed exclusively for legal adult enterprise representatives. We do not knowingly or actively process information regarding individuals under the age of 18 without explicit parental or guardian consent.

9. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your POPIA rights, please reach out to our Information Officer at:

Email: [email protected]