Privacy Policy
About This Policy
This privacy policy explains how SeasonedRoamer.com collects, uses, stores, and shares your personal information. It tells you what rights you have and how to contact us if you have a question or concern.
SeasonedRoamer.com is owned and operated by Pierre Ferreira, trading as SeasonedRoamer, based in South Africa. The site serves adults in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
We have written this policy in plain language. If anything is unclear, contact us directly.
Who We Are
Site name: SeasonedRoamer.com
Legal owner: Pierre Ferreira, trading as SeasonedRoamer
Country of operation: Republic of South Africa
Contact email: hello@seasonedroamer.com
Under the South African Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), Pierre Ferreira is the responsible party for personal information processed through this site.
What Information We Collect
Information you give us directly
- Your name and email address when you sign up for our free email course or newsletter.
- Your name and email address when you submit the contact form.
- Your name, email address, and payment details when you purchase an ebook through our WooCommerce store.
Information collected automatically
- Your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit, collected by our analytics tools.
- Cookie identifiers when you browse the site.
- Affiliate tracking data, including clicks on affiliate links, collected by the affiliate networks we work with.
Information we do not collect
- We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.
- We do not collect sensitive personal information such as health records, identity numbers, or financial account details beyond what WooCommerce requires to process a payment.
Why We Collect Your Information
- To send you the free email course and newsletter you signed up for.
- To process your ebook purchase and deliver the product to you.
- To respond to questions or messages sent through the contact form.
- To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve the content.
- To track affiliate link clicks and measure which content generates affiliate commissions.
- To comply with legal obligations under POPIA and the laws of the markets we serve.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your information for automated decision-making that produces legal or significant effects on you.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information on the following grounds, which apply under POPIA (South Africa), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Consent. When you sign up for our email list, you give explicit consent for us to send you the course and newsletter. You can withdraw consent at any time by clicking unsubscribe in any email.
Contract performance. When you purchase an ebook, we process your information to fulfil the purchase and deliver the product.
Legitimate interest. We analyse site traffic to understand what content is useful. This does not override your privacy rights.
Legal obligation. We retain certain records to comply with applicable laws.
How Long We Keep Your Information
Email list subscribers. We keep your name and email address for as long as you remain subscribed. When you unsubscribe, we remove you from active lists within 30 days.
Purchase records. We keep records of ebook purchases for a minimum of five years to comply with South African tax and accounting obligations.
Contact form submissions. We keep these for a maximum of 12 months unless an ongoing matter requires us to keep them longer.
Analytics data. Anonymised analytics data may be retained for up to 26 months. This data does not identify individuals once anonymised.
Who We Share Your Information With
We share your personal information only where necessary.
Email and marketing platform. We use Brevo (operated by Sendinblue SAS, France) to send emails and manage our subscriber list. Brevo processes your email address and name on our behalf under a Data Processing Agreement. Brevo is subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which provides adequate protection for cross-border data transfers from South Africa under POPIA Section 72.
WooCommerce and payment processing. Our ebook store runs on WooCommerce (Automattic Inc., USA). Payment processing is handled by PayPal and PayFast. These providers process only the information necessary to complete a transaction and are bound by their own privacy policies and applicable law.
Affiliate networks. When you click an affiliate link on this site, the affiliate network, such as Viator, Commission Junction, ShareASale, Impact, or Travelpayouts, may place a cookie on your browser to track whether a purchase follows. These networks collect their own tracking data under their own privacy policies. We receive commission reports, not your personal details, from these networks.
Analytics. We use analytics tools to understand site traffic. Analytics data is collected through cookies and may be processed on servers outside South Africa. Where we use Google Analytics, data is processed by Google LLC under Google’s privacy terms.
Hosting. This site is hosted on GoDaddy MWP Ultimate. GoDaddy processes server data as part of hosting, under its own privacy policy.
We do not share your personal information with any other third parties except where required by law or court order.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file placed on your browser when you visit a website. We use cookies for the following purposes.
Essential cookies. Required for the site and WooCommerce store to function. These do not require consent.
Analytics cookies. Used to track how visitors use the site. These require your consent before they are set.
Affiliate tracking cookies. Set by affiliate networks when you click an affiliate link. These require your consent before they are set.
When you first visit the site, a cookie notice will ask for your consent before any non-essential cookies are set. You can change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings link in the site footer.
If you are in the United Kingdom, affiliate tracking pixels require consent under UK Information Commissioner’s Office guidance published in April 2026.
Declining cookies will not stop you from reading our content or using the contact form.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
We are based in South Africa. Some third-party providers we use process data in other countries, including the United States and the European Union.
Under POPIA Section 72, we may transfer personal information outside South Africa where the recipient is subject to a law that provides adequate protection, where we have a contract requiring the recipient to protect your information to a standard comparable to POPIA, or where you have consented to the transfer.
Brevo is subject to GDPR, considered adequate for this purpose. For other providers, we rely on contractual safeguards or the necessity of the transfer to deliver a service you have requested.
Your Rights
Depending on where you are located, you have the following rights in relation to your personal information. Contact us at hello@seasonedroamer.com to exercise any of these.
All markets. The right to know what personal information we hold about you. The right to correct inaccurate information. The right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes. The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
South Africa, POPIA. The right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements. The right to object to processing that causes damage or distress. The right to complain to the Information Regulator at inforeg@justice.gov.za.
United Kingdom, UK GDPR. The right to data portability. The right to restrict processing. The right to erasure, subject to legal exceptions. The right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Australia, Privacy Act 1988. The right to access your personal information. The right to request correction. The right to complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
New Zealand, Privacy Act 2020. The right to access information we hold about you. The right to request correction of inaccurate information. The right to complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at privacy.org.nz.
Canada, PIPEDA. The right to access your personal information. The right to challenge the accuracy of information we hold. The right to complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca.
We will respond to any request within 30 days. In some cases we may need to verify your identity before we can act on a request.
ECT Act Disclosures, South Africa
Under Section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, we disclose the following.
Full name and legal status: Pierre Ferreira, sole proprietor trading as SeasonedRoamer.
Physical address: 10 Laurel Street, Gardeniapark, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa 9301.
Email address: hello@seasonedroamer.com.
Website URL: https://www.seasonedroamer.com.
Payment systems used on this site comply with accepted technological security standards. WooCommerce handles payment processing for ebook purchases. Customers may cancel a digital product purchase within 14 days of purchase if the download has not yet been accessed, in accordance with Section 44 of the ECT Act.
How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect your personal information from loss, unauthorised access, or misuse. These include SSL encryption on all pages of the site, restricted access to the WordPress admin area, regular automated backups using UpdraftPlus, and the Wordfence security plugin for firewall and malware scanning.
No online system is completely secure. If a breach occurs that is likely to result in harm to you, we will notify you and the relevant regulator as soon as reasonably practicable.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the version number and date at the top of this document. If we make a material change, we will notify email subscribers before the change takes effect.
Continued use of the site after a change is posted means you accept the updated policy.
How to Contact Us
If you have a question about this policy, want to exercise a right, or want to make a complaint, contact us at hello@seasonedroamer.com.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact the data protection regulator in your country. Regulator contact details are listed above under Your Rights.