Privacy policy

Last updated 27 October 2026

Who we are

ByteShield is a cybersecurity and software development company based in Limpopo, South Africa. We are committed to protecting your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

Information we collect

When you contact us through our website we collect the following information:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • The service you are interested in
  • Any details you include in your message

How we use your information

We use your information only to respond to your enquiry, provide the services you request and communicate with you about your project. We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information and we do not use it for marketing without your consent.

Service providers

We use trusted third party services to operate this website. These providers may process limited information on our behalf and some may store it outside South Africa. We only use providers that apply appropriate security measures.

  • Web3Forms to deliver contact form messages to our inbox
  • Vercel to host this website
  • Google Fonts to display the fonts on this website
  • Vercel Web Analytics to measure anonymous website traffic

Cookies

This website does not use cookies. Our analytics are privacy friendly and do not track you across websites or collect personal information.

How long we keep your information

We keep your information only for as long as it is needed to respond to your enquiry, deliver our services or meet legal requirements. After that it is securely deleted.

How we protect your information

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access.

Your rights

Under POPIA you have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Ask us to correct or delete your personal information
  • Object to the processing of your personal information
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at inforegulator.org.za

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Contact us

For any questions about this policy or to exercise your rights please contact our Information Officer at info@byteshield.co.za.