Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 21 November 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Bonita Cherry (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide when you visit our website, www.bonitacherry.co.za, and interact with us, including when you purchase products or submit a bulk order request.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to fulfill your requests and run our operations.
A. Information You Provide Directly
We collect personal information when you:
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Submit the Bulk Order Request Form: Name, organization name, email address, phone number, and physical/postal address (if required for shipping quotes).
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Contact Us: Name and email address when you use a general contact form or email us directly.
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Purchase Books (via third-party): If you purchase books directly from our site using a third-party payment processor (like PayPal or a local payment gateway), we do not store your full payment information, but we may receive your shipping address and contact details to fulfill the order.
B. Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data)
When you browse our website, we may collect non-personal information about your visit, such as:
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IP Address
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Browser Type
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Operating System
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Referring Pages
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Pages Viewed and Time Spent on Site
This data is collected primarily through Cookies (small data files stored on your device) and standard web analytics tools to help us understand how the site is used and improve the user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
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To Fulfill Bulk Orders: To process your bulk order request, generate quotes, arrange shipping, and manage invoicing.
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To Respond to Inquiries: To communicate with you regarding your questions, comments, or concerns.
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To Improve Our Website: To analyze usage data, troubleshoot technical issues, and enhance the content and functionality of www.bonitacherry.co.za.
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Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
3. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may share your information only with the following trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website and fulfilling your requests:
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Payment Processors: Companies like credit card processors or third-party gateways to process purchases.
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Shipping & Logistics Partners: Courier companies to fulfill your book orders.
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Website Analytics Providers: Services like Google Analytics to track and analyze website usage.
These third parties are obligated to keep your information confidential and are only allowed to use your personal information to the extent necessary to provide their services to us.
4. Data Security and Retention
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure.
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
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Access the personal information we hold about you.
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Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
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Request Deletion of your personal information (the "right to be forgotten").
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 6 below.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: [Insert Dedicated Privacy/Contact Email Address Here]
Website: www.bonitacherry.co.za
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the Effective Date at the top.