Scope of this policy
This Privacy Policy applies to Distance.Africa, fuel.distance.africa and any related pages or services operated by the same owner unless a specific page states otherwise.
It should be read together with the Terms of Use, Disclaimer, Cookie Notice and Contact page.
Information we may collect
- Information submitted directly by users, including contact details, messages, correction requests, business enquiries or feedback
- Basic technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, referral source and general usage diagnostics
- Route, page or feature usage information to understand how visitors use the websites
- Cookie, browser storage or analytics-related information where these tools are active
- Any other information a user chooses to send in connection with support, privacy, corrections or advertising enquiries
How information may be used
- To operate, maintain and improve the websites
- To respond to support, privacy, correction or business enquiries
- To understand usage patterns and improve user experience
- To protect the websites against misuse, abuse or security threats
- To manage analytics, advertising, communications or technical website operations where applicable
- To comply with legal, regulatory or lawful information requests where required
Sharing and service providers
We may use third-party service providers to support hosting, website security, analytics, communications or other technical website functions.
Information may be processed by those providers where reasonably necessary for them to perform services on our behalf or where required by law.
Retention and security
Information is kept only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, for legitimate operational purposes, or where retention is required by law.
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to help protect information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or destruction. No online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Cookies and analytics
The websites may use cookies, browser storage or similar technologies to support core site functions, understand traffic and improve performance.
Where analytics or advertising tools are used, related usage information may be collected through those technologies. More detail may be provided in the Cookie Notice.
User rights and requests
Users may contact us to ask questions, request access to information, request corrections or raise concerns about how information is handled.
Privacy-related requests may be submitted through the contact details published on the Contact page. We may ask for reasonable information to verify identity before processing certain requests.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the websites, legal requirements or data practices change.
The version published on this page is the version that applies at the time of use.