Last updated: 30 October 2025
1. Our Commitment to Your “Personal Plant-Based Information”
At EatingPlantBasedZA.com, we believe in openness and respect. We focus on strong connections with our food and our community. This extends to how we handle your personal information.
Just as we advocate for knowing where your food comes from, we want you to know exactly how your data is collected, used, and protected.
We will follow all South African data protection laws, including POPIA.
2. Information We Cultivate (Collect)
We collect only the essential information. This helps us give you the best plant-based resources and community experience.
This information is categorised as follows:
| Category | Type of Data Collected | Purpose of Collection |
| Directly Provided | Name and Email Address (when signing up for newsletters, comments, or entering a competition) | To send you our plant-based content, reply to your queries, and manage competition entries. |
| Automatically Collected | Usage Data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on site, referring website) | To understand how the site is used, improve our content, and ensure the site is working correctly. This is done through cookies and analytics services (see Section 3). |
| Interaction Data | Comments and Feedback (on recipes or articles) | To foster community, provide a platform for discussion, and improve the quality of our content. |
3. Cookies and Other “Digital Seeds”
EatingPlantBasedZA.com, like many websites, uses “cookies.” These are small text files stored on your device. They help track your activity online.
- What they do: They remember your preferences, analyse site traffic, and show us the most popular recipes and articles. This helps us serve you better content.
- Your choice: You have the option to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers accept cookies by default. However, you can change your settings to decline them if you want. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
4. How We Use Your Information (Nourishment)
We use your Personal Information only for the following lawful and necessary purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website and services.
- To receive our newsletter and marketing updates, you must subscribe. You can unsubscribe anytime.
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
- Monitor and analyse trends, usage, and activities related to our services. This helps us improve the user experience.
- To protect the security and integrity of our website.
- To comply with any applicable laws and regulations, including POPIA.
5. Sharing Your Information (No Unexpected Ingredients)
We handle your personal data carefully. And we won’t sell, trade, or rent your information to anyone.
We will share your information with third-party partners only when needed for the site and services. We’ll do this after confirming they also care about data protection.
- Service Providers: We may use third-party companies and individuals. This includes website hosts, email services, and analytics platforms to help us deliver our services. They can only access your Personal Information to complete these tasks. They must not share or use it for anything else.
6. Your POPIA Rights (The Right to Know and Choose)
In line with POPIA, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to be notified that your information is being collected.
- The right of access to the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
- You can ask to have your personal info erased or destroyed. However, some laws require that it be kept.
To exercise any of these rights, don’t hesitate to contact us using the details in Section 8.
7. Security (Protecting Our Harvest)
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We use several security measures to keep your Personal Information safe when you enter, submit, or access it.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please get in touch with us.
- Email: admin@eatingplantbasedza.com
EatingPlantBasedZA.com Terms and Conditions
Last updated: 30 October 2025
Welcome to EatingPlantBasedZA.com!
By using this website, you agree to follow these Terms and Conditions.
Please review them carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this site.
1. Acceptance of Terms
The services provided by EatingPlantBasedZA.com (the “Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are subject to these Terms and Conditions (“T&Cs”).
We can update these T&Cs anytime. If you continue using the Website after the changes, you accept the new T&Cs.
2. Content Disclaimer: Not a Substitute for Professional Advice
We are passionate food enthusiasts and educators, not medical or nutritional professionals.
- Food and Nutritional Information: All recipes, tips, health advice, and nutritional details here are for informational and inspirational purposes only.
- Professional Advice: The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always talk to your doctor or a qualified health provider if you have questions about a medical condition or diet changes.
- Allergies and Sensitivities: Ensure recipes and ingredients meet your dietary needs. This is especially important for food allergies or sensitivities.
3. Intellectual Property Rights (Protecting Our Recipes)
All content on this website—text, recipes, photos, graphics, logos, and digital downloads—belongs to EatingPlantBasedZA.com or its content suppliers. South African and international copyright laws protect it.
- Personal Use Only: You may view, download, and print pages for your personal, non-commercial use only.
- Sharing Content: You are encouraged to share links to our recipes and articles. You can’t republish full recipes or articles without our written consent. If you wish to feature our content, please get in touch with us first. When sharing excerpts, give clear credit and link back to the source at EatingPlantBasedZA.com.
4. User Conduct and Community Guidelines
We foster a respectful and positive community. When using our comment sections or forums, you agree not to:
- Post content that is abusive, defamatory, harassing, or threatening.
- Post spam, promotional content, or irrelevant material.
- Infringe on the copyright or intellectual property rights of others.
- Misrepresent your identity or credentials.
We can remove any comments or content that break these guidelines.
5. Links to External Sites
This website may have links to other sites we don’t run. These could include links to ingredients, equipment, or other valuable resources.
We can’t control what these third-party sites do. So, we aren’t responsible for their content or practices. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by EatingPlantBasedZA.com.
6. Limitation of Liability
EatingPlantBasedZA.com is not responsible for any direct or indirect damages from your use of the Website. This includes losses such as profits, data, or other intangible assets.
This includes, but is not limited to, damages arising from reliance on any information on the Website.
7. Governing Law
The laws of the Republic of South Africa govern these Terms and Conditions. Any disputes arising from these terms will be resolved by the South African courts only.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at:
- Email: admin@eatingplantbasedza.com