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Privacy Policy

WESTVILLE GILRS' HIGH SCHOOLRef: https://www.wghs.co.za/privacy-policy/

Official source

Source domain: wghs.co.za

Collected on 29 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a “Privacy Policy” for the Westville Girls’ High School website (https://wghs.co.za). It explains how the site handles media uploads (including EXIF GPS data), cookies (comment, login, and other cookies with specified retention periods), embedded third-party content, and data sharing (e.g., IP address in password reset emails). It also states data retention rules for comments and registered users, user rights to export/erase personal data, and where visitor comments may be checked for spam. The page includes contact details and the school’s physical address.

What this document offers

Read out of this document by Govermate's AI, in its own words. Each one quotes the line it came from — confirm on the official source before acting.

data access requestOngoing

Request export of personal data

If you have an account on the website or have left a comment, you can request to receive a file containing all personal data the school holds about you, including information you have provided.

Who it is for
users with accounts or commenters
How to act on it
Submit a request to the school to receive an exported file of your personal data
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If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
data deletion requestOngoing

Request erasure of personal data

You can ask the school to delete your personal data, except where retention is required for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Who it is for
users with accounts or commenters
How to act on it
Submit a request to the school to erase your personal data
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You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.wghs.co.za/privacy-policy/

Key Takeaways

  • Website address: https://wghs.co.za
  • Media uploads: avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS); visitors can download/extract location data
  • Cookies for comments: opt-in; last for 1 year
  • Login cookies: temporary cookie on login page; login cookies last 2 days; screen options cookies last 1 year; “Remember Me” persists 2 weeks
  • Logout removes login cookies
  • Article edit/publish cookie: expires after 1 day; stores post ID only (no personal data)
  • Comment data retention: comments and metadata retained indefinitely
  • Registered users: personal info stored in user profile; users can view/edit/delete except username
  • User rights: request exported file of personal data; request erasure (excluding admin/legal/security retention)
  • Password reset: IP address included in reset email
  • Visitor comments may be checked via automated spam detection service
  • Contact: 031 266 1258; school@wghs.co.za; address: 24 Westville Rd, Dawncliffe, Westville, Durban, 3629
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