Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

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1. About This Website

This website (www.thembekaniportfolio.com) is the professional portfolio of Thembekani Khumalo, a Systems Engineer based in Cape Town, South Africa. It is operated by Thembekani Khumalo in a personal and professional capacity. The purpose of this site is to showcase professional experience, projects, skills, and certifications to potential employers, collaborators, and professional contacts.

2. Information We Collect

This site does not use cookies, tracking pixels, or advertising networks. The following information may be collected:

  • Contact form submissions: If you submit the contact form on the Contact page, your name, email address, and message are collected solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
  • Server logs: Web hosting providers may automatically collect standard server log data including IP addresses, browser type, referring URLs, and page visit timestamps. This data is used for security and performance purposes only.

3. How We Use Your Information

Any personal information you submit via the contact form is used exclusively to respond to your message. It is not shared with third parties, sold, or used for marketing purposes. Contact form data is retained only as long as necessary to address your enquiry.

4. Third-Party Services

This site uses the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

  • Google Fonts —Loads the Roboto typeface from Google servers. Google may log requests. See Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Bootstrap (CDN) —UI framework loaded from jsDelivr CDN.
  • Font Awesome (CDN) —Icon library loaded from Cloudflare CDN.
  • LinkedIn Badge —If displayed, LinkedIn may set cookies. See LinkedIn's Privacy Policy.
  • Cloudflare Pages —Hosting and CDN. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.

5. Your Rights (POPIA / GDPR)

Under South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and applicable international frameworks, you have the right to:

  • Request access to any personal data held about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your data.
  • Object to processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact: [email protected]

6. Security

This website is served over HTTPS. While we take reasonable precautions to protect any data submitted through the contact form, no internet transmission is 100% secure.

7. External Links

This site contains links to external websites including LinkedIn, GitHub, and the Itholelomzansi Foundation website. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Terms of Use

The content on this portfolio website —including all text, images, project descriptions, and code —is the intellectual property of Thembekani Khumalo unless otherwise stated. You may not reproduce, distribute, or republish any content without prior written permission.

This site is provided in good faith for informational and professional networking purposes. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of these terms.

Questions about this policy? Contact [email protected] or visit the Contact page.