Who We Are

Our website address is: https://50plusprojects.org.za. The 50+ Project is a registered non-profit organization (50 Plus Projects 2025 / 166560 / 08 NPC) dedicated to strengthening and sustaining Older Persons Living with HIV (OPLHIV 50+). We operate across all nine provinces of South Africa, focusing on community-driven engagement, advocacy, and technical support.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify your use of it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public within the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site. We recommend removing such data before uploading to protect your privacy.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
• Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine your browser’s cookie acceptance. This cookie contains no personal data⁴ and is discarded when you close your browser.
• When logging in, we set up cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Login cookies are removed upon logging out.
• Editing or publishing an article results in a cookie being saved in your browser, indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.⁶

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions, especially if you have an account and are logged in on those sites.

Who We Share Your Data With

• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
• We may share data with community-based organizations (CBOs) and partners as needed to provide our services.
• We will only provide data to law enforcement when we are legally required to do so.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
• User-provided personal information in profiles is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except usernames) at any time. Administrators can also access and modify this information.
• We will retain data required for legal reasons, for as long as we are legally required to.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

• If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data.
• You can request the erasure of your personal data, excluding data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
• To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Email].

Where Your Data Is Sent

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Data collected through our monitoring and evaluation framework, including implementation science methodologies and community-sourced data, may be stored on secure servers.

Additional Considerations for 50+ Project:

• Sensitive Data: Given the nature of your work with OPLHIV 50+, ensure that all sensitive health information is handled with the utmost confidentiality and in compliance with relevant data protection laws (e.g., POPIA in South Africa).
• Community Data: Clearly state how community-sourced data is collected, used, and protected, emphasizing anonymity and confidentiality where applicable.
• Third-Party Services: List and provide links to the privacy policies of any third-party services you use (e.g., analytics, email marketing).
• Contact Information: Ensure your contact details are readily available for privacy-related inquiries.
• Regular Review: Commit to regular reviews and updates of your privacy policy to reflect changes in your practices and legal requirements.
• Legal Consultation: Have a legal professional review this policy to ensure it meets all legal requirements.