Last updated: January 2026
BaobabAds (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA – South Africa) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – European Union).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you use our website.
Our website address is:
https://baobabads.co.za
BaobabAds is an online classifieds and advertising platform that allows users to publish and browse advertisements.
For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us via the website contact form.
We may collect the following personal information:
Name and surname
Email address
Phone number (if submitted in listings or profiles)
IP address and browser information
Login credentials (encrypted)
Content you submit (ads, messages, comments, images)
Technical data such as cookies and usage analytics
We only collect personal data that is necessary for the operation of the platform.
Your personal data may be used to:
Provide and maintain the BaobabAds platform
Create and manage user accounts
Publish advertisements and listings
Communicate with users regarding services, security, or support
Prevent fraud, abuse, and spam
Improve website performance and user experience
Comply with legal obligations
Your data will not be used for purposes incompatible with those stated above without your consent.
Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
Your consent
Performance of a contract (providing platform services)
Legal obligation
Legitimate interests (platform security, analytics, fraud prevention)
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible publicly.
If you upload images, avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from publicly available images.
We use cookies to:
Remember your preferences
Enable login functionality
Improve website performance
Analyze site usage
You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.
Content on BaobabAds may include embedded content (videos, maps, social media widgets). These third-party platforms may collect data about you and apply their own privacy policies.
We may share limited data with:
Hosting providers and technical service providers
Spam prevention and security services
Law enforcement where legally required
We do not sell or rent personal information.
Your data may be processed on servers located outside your country of residence. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required by POPIA and GDPR.
Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely.
User profile data is stored while the account remains active.
You may request deletion of your account and personal data, subject to legal retention requirements.
You have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time
Request data portability (GDPR)
Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
Requests may be submitted via our contact form.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
For privacy-related questions, data requests, or complaints, please contact us through the website contact form.
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