Privacy Policy
How The016 Magazine collects, uses, and protects your information.
The016 Magazine ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
When you submit a story, register an event, book advertising, or purchase a digital magazine issue, we collect the details you provide — such as your name, email address, and payment information (processed securely by PayFast; we never store your card details ourselves).
Like most websites, we also automatically collect standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, via cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies and advertising
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, and we display advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings (adssettings.google.com) or the industry opt-out page at aboutads.info/choices.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to operate and improve The016 Magazine, process purchases and advertising bookings, respond to submissions and enquiries, and, where you’ve subscribed, send you occasional updates. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Your rights
Under South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and equivalent data protection laws for visitors from other regions, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below.
Contact us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how your information is handled, please get in touch via our Contact page.
This policy was last updated in 2026.