Privacy Policy

1. About MC Design Studio

MC Design Studio is a presentation design studio and is the operator of this website. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact the MC Design Studio Information Officer using the details in section 10.

2. Information collected

When you complete the enquiry form, MC Design Studio collects the details you choose to share, such as your name, company name, email address, contact number and information about your project.

When you visit the website, limited technical information may also be collected automatically through your browser, such as your IP address, browser type, device information and general usage data (for example, pages visited and time spent on the site). This information does not usually identify you personally.

3. How your information is used

MC Design Studio uses your information to:

• respond to your enquiry and prepare a quotation;
• communicate with you about your project and deliver the work you commission;
• maintain and improve the functionality and security of the website; and
• understand how visitors use the website and measure the performance of advertising.

MC Design Studio does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Legal basis for processing

Personal information is processed with your consent (for example, when you submit the enquiry form), to take steps towards or perform a contract with you, and in MC Design Studio’s legitimate interest in operating, securing and improving this website, in accordance with POPIA.

5. Cookies and analytics

This website uses Google Tag Manager and related Google tools, such as Google Analytics and Google Ads conversion tracking, which may place cookies on your device. These cookies help MC Design Studio understand how the website is used and whether advertising is effective. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time, although some parts of the website may then not work as intended.

6. Confidentiality of project material

Presentation content, data and brand material shared with MC Design Studio is treated as strictly confidential and used only for the purpose of designing your presentation. Work is only shown as portfolio material with your permission.

7. Sharing of information

MC Design Studio does not share, sell or disclose your personal information to third parties, except where required by law or where necessary to operate essential services, such as the website hosting provider, the form service that delivers enquiries and the analytics tools described above.

8. Data retention

Enquiry, project and usage records are kept only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, or as required by law.

9. Your rights

Under POPIA, you have the right to:

• request access to the personal information MC Design Studio holds about you;
• request correction or deletion of your personal information;
• object to the processing of your personal information;
• withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent; and
• lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa if you believe your information has been processed unlawfully.

Information Regulator of South Africa
Website: www.inforegulator.org.za
Email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights under POPIA, please contact:

Information Officer: Marianne
Email: marianne@mcdesign4u.co.za
Phone: +27 76 421 3566

11. Changes to this Policy

MC Design Studio may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.