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Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what information we collect when you use the Compact Conqueror website, how we use it, and the rights you have over it.
Last updated: 9 June 2026
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Compact Conqueror (“we”, “us”, or “our”), which operates the website at suzukijimny4x4.com/ (the “Website”), collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with the Website.
The Website is operated by [insert operating entity name and registration details]. We are committed to protecting your personal information and handling it responsibly, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) of South Africa and, where applicable, other data protection laws such as the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for visitors in those regions.
By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.
2. Information We Collect
We collect personal information in two ways: information you provide to us directly, and information collected automatically as you use the Website.
Information you provide to us
- Newsletter sign-up: your email address (and optionally your name) when you subscribe to our newsletter
- Contact form & email: your name, email address, and the contents of your message when you contact us
- Build submissions: your name or chosen handle, contact details, vehicle details, photographs, and any other information you choose to submit
- Comments: your name, email address, and comment content if you comment on the Website
- Other correspondence: any information you provide when you otherwise communicate with us
Information collected automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent, links clicked, referring website, and similar analytics data
- Device & technical data: your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, and approximate location (derived from IP)
- Cookies & similar technologies: small data files stored on your device — see the “Cookies” section below
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (such as information about your health, race, religion, or financial account details) through the Website. Please do not submit such information to us.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Website and its content
- To send you our newsletter and related communications, where you have subscribed
- To respond to your enquiries, feedback, and correspondence
- To review, and where appropriate publish, build submissions and comments (with your consent)
- To understand how visitors use the Website through analytics, so we can improve it
- To display relevant content and, where applicable, advertising and affiliate links
- To protect the security and integrity of the Website and prevent fraud or abuse
- To comply with our legal obligations
4. Our Legal Basis for Processing
Where the law requires us to have a legal basis to process your personal information, we rely on the following:
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|
| Sending you our newsletter | Your consent (which you can withdraw at any time) |
| Responding to your enquiries | Our legitimate interest in communicating with you |
| Publishing build submissions / comments | Your consent |
| Website analytics and improvement | Your consent (for non-essential cookies) and our legitimate interest |
| Security and fraud prevention | Our legitimate interest and legal obligations |
| Complying with the law | Compliance with a legal obligation |
Under POPIA, we process your personal information lawfully and in a reasonable manner that does not infringe your privacy, and only for the purposes set out in this policy.
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help websites function and provide information to site owners. We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Website, remember your preferences, understand how the Website is used, and support advertising and affiliate functions.
The types of cookies we may use include: essential cookies (necessary for the Website to function), analytics cookies (to understand usage), and advertising/affiliate cookies (to support our affiliate links and any advertising). You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings, and where required we will ask for your consent to non-essential cookies via a cookie banner. Disabling some cookies may affect how the Website functions.
6. Analytics
We use third-party analytics services (such as [insert analytics provider, e.g. Google Analytics]) to help us understand how visitors use the Website. These services collect information such as the pages you visit, your approximate location, and your device and browser, and they may set their own cookies. The information is used in aggregate to improve the Website. Please refer to the analytics provider’s own privacy policy for details of how they handle data.
7. Advertising & Affiliate Links
The Website contains affiliate links and may display advertising. Affiliate programs and advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to track clicks and purchases so that we can be credited with any commission, at no additional cost to you. These third parties may collect information about your visits to this and other websites. For more about our affiliate relationships, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
8. Newsletter & Email Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use your email address to send you Jimny guides, news, and related content. We use a third-party email marketing service ([insert email service provider]) to manage subscriptions and send emails; your email address is stored with that provider for this purpose. Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time. We will not sell your email address.
9. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it only in the following circumstances:
- Service providers: with trusted third parties who help us operate the Website (such as hosting, email marketing, and analytics providers), who may only use it to provide those services to us
- Legal requirements: where we are required to disclose information by law, regulation, or legal process
- Protection of rights: where necessary to protect our rights, safety, or property, or those of others
- Business transfers: in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this policy
- With your consent: for example, when you ask us to publish your build submission
10. How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Correspondence and submissions are retained for as long as needed to manage our relationship with you and our records. When information is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymise it.
11. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You share information with us at your own risk.
12. International Transfers
Some of our service providers may be located outside South Africa or your country of residence. Where your personal information is transferred across borders, we take steps to ensure it is treated in line with this policy and applicable data protection law, including POPIA’s requirements for transfers of personal information outside South Africa.
13. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law (including POPIA and, where relevant, the GDPR), you have rights over your personal information, which may include:
- Access: to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: to request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal limits
- Objection & restriction: to object to, or request that we restrict, certain processing
- Withdraw consent: to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on it (for example, to unsubscribe from the newsletter)
- Data portability: where applicable, to receive your information in a portable format
- Complain: to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding. In South Africa, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator (South Africa). If you are in the EU or UK, you may complain to your local data protection authority.
14. Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.
15. Links to Other Websites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit. This Privacy Policy applies only to the Compact Conqueror website.
16. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
17. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or want to contact our Information Officer (as required under POPIA), please get in touch:
Information Officer: [insert Information Officer name]
Email: privacy@suzukijimny4x4.com
Or via our Contact page.
This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Terms of Use and Affiliate Disclosure.