{"id":95,"date":"2026-07-15T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:30:35","slug":"privacy-policy-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/?page_id=95","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>SP Racing<\/strong> (&#8220;SP Racing&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;) Unit 2 Silver St, Silver Park, Cape Town, 7560<\/p>\r\n<p>This Privacy Policy explains how SP Racing collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use this website (the &#8220;Website&#8221;) or interact with us, including through our service request form. It is intended to comply with South Africa&#8217;s Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (&#8220;POPIA&#8221;).<\/p>\r\n<p>By using this Website or submitting your information to us, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Who We Are<\/h2>\r\n<p>SP Racing is a vehicle tuning and repair workshop based in Cape Town. We are the responsible party for the personal information described in this policy, as defined under POPIA.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Information Officer<\/strong> SP Racing Unit 2 Silver St, Silver Park, Cape Town, 7560 Phone: 071 233 8302 Email: stef@spracing.capetown<\/p>\r\n<p><em>[Note: under POPIA, every organisation processing personal information must appoint an Information Officer, and in most cases register that person with the Information Regulator. Confirm who holds this role at SP Racing and register them before this policy goes live \u2014 see section 9.]<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>2. What Personal Information We Collect<\/h2>\r\n<p>We may collect the following personal information when you interact with the Website:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Contact details<\/strong>: name, phone number, email address<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Vehicle information<\/strong>: make, model, and details relevant to the service you&#8217;re requesting<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Enquiry details<\/strong>: the content of your message, service selected, and any other information you choose to provide via the service request form<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Technical information<\/strong>: standard information automatically collected by our web server (such as browser type and general usage data) and, where applicable, cookies (see section 7)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (such as health, biometric, or financial account information) through this Website.<\/p>\r\n<h2>3. How We Collect Your Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>We collect personal information directly from you when you:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>submit the service request \/ booking form on the Website;<\/li>\r\n<li>contact us by phone, email, or in person; or<\/li>\r\n<li>browse the Website (limited technical\/usage information only).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>4. Why We Process Your Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>We process your personal information for the following purposes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>to respond to and action your service request or enquiry;<\/li>\r\n<li>to contact you regarding a booking, quote, or the status of a vehicle in for service;<\/li>\r\n<li>to provide, invoice, and follow up on services you have requested;<\/li>\r\n<li>to maintain accurate business and customer records; and<\/li>\r\n<li>to improve our Website and customer communication.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>We process your information on the basis that it is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a service agreement with you, and\/or to perform that agreement once your vehicle is booked in.<\/p>\r\n<p>We do <strong>not<\/strong> use your personal information for direct marketing unless you have separately and explicitly consented to receive such communication from us, and you may withdraw that consent at any time.<\/p>\r\n<h2>5. Sharing Your Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>staff at SP Racing who need it to carry out your service request;<\/li>\r\n<li>third-party service providers who support our business operations (for example, website hosting or form-processing tools), who are only permitted to use your information to provide that service to us; and<\/li>\r\n<li>where required by law, regulators, or in connection with legal proceedings.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Any third party who processes personal information on our behalf is required to keep it confidential and secure, and to use it only for the purpose we&#8217;ve authorised.<\/p>\r\n<h2>6. Data Security<\/h2>\r\n<p>We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against loss, unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. While we take these precautions seriously, no website or electronic transmission can be guaranteed 100% secure, and you provide your information at your own risk.<\/p>\r\n<h2>7. Cookies<\/h2>\r\n<p>This Website may use cookies \u2014 small text files stored on your device \u2014 to help the site function properly and to understand general usage patterns. Cookies used on this site do not collect information that personally identifies you beyond what you voluntarily provide.<\/p>\r\n<p>You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the Website function.<\/p>\r\n<h2>8. Data Retention<\/h2>\r\n<p>We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law (for example, tax or business record-keeping obligations). Once no longer needed, your information will be securely deleted or anonymised.<\/p>\r\n<h2>9. Your Rights Under POPIA<\/h2>\r\n<p>You have the right to:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you;<\/li>\r\n<li>request access to the personal information we hold about you;<\/li>\r\n<li>request correction or updating of inaccurate, outdated, or incomplete information;<\/li>\r\n<li>request that we delete or destroy personal information we no longer have a lawful basis to retain;<\/li>\r\n<li>object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances; and<\/li>\r\n<li>withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent (for example, marketing communication), at any time.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in section 1.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you believe we have not handled your personal information in accordance with POPIA, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the <strong>Information Regulator (South Africa)<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Website: justice.gov.za\/inforeg<\/li>\r\n<li>Complaints email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>10. Children&#8217;s Information<\/h2>\r\n<p>This Website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent from a parent or guardian.<\/p>\r\n<h2>11. Changes to This Privacy Policy<\/h2>\r\n<p>We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised &#8220;last updated&#8221; date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.<\/p>\r\n<h2>12. Contact Us<\/h2>\r\n<p>For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>SP Racing<\/strong> Unit 2 Silver St, Silver Park, Cape Town, 7560 Phone: 071 233 8302 Email: info@spracing.capetown<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p><em>Last updated: [2026]<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SP Racing (&#8220;SP Racing&#8221;, &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;) Unit 2 Silver St, Silver Park, Cape Town, 7560 This Privacy Policy explains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spracing.capetown\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}