Privacy Policy
This policy explains how One Wildlife Preservation collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you use our website or contact the organisation.
We collect only what we reasonably need.
One Wildlife Preservation is a South African-based non-profit company working throughout Southern Africa. We respect the privacy of visitors, supporters, volunteers, partners and people who contact us.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable South African privacy law, including the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA), where it applies.
Who we are
One Wildlife Preservation is a South African-based non-profit company working throughout Southern Africa in practical conservation, wildlife support, community conservation and related programmes.
Registered entity: One Wildlife Preservation NPC, registration number 2026/384930/08.
Personal information we may collect
Depending on how you interact with the website or organisation, we may collect information such as:
- Your name and surname.
- Email address and telephone number.
- The subject and content of enquiries sent through our contact forms.
- Information you voluntarily provide when asking about volunteering, partnerships, donations or conservation activities.
- Technical website information such as IP address, browser type, device information and basic server logs.
- Information reasonably required to administer a donation, partnership or other relationship with the organisation.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary for the purpose of your enquiry.
How we use personal information
We may use personal information to:
- Respond to enquiries and requests for information.
- Communicate with prospective volunteers, partners, donors and supporters.
- Administer conservation programmes, collaborations and related activities.
- Maintain appropriate organisational and financial records.
- Improve the security, reliability and performance of our website.
- Comply with legal, regulatory, accounting or reporting obligations.
- Protect the rights, safety and legitimate interests of One Wildlife Preservation and the people who work with us.
We do not sell personal information to advertisers.
Donations and banking information
Our website may provide official bank account details so supporters can make direct EFT or international bank transfers to One Wildlife Preservation.
When you make a bank transfer, your bank and our financial institution may process information relating to the payment. We may retain transaction information and payment references as required for financial administration, reconciliation, accounting and legal compliance.
One Wildlife Preservation will never ask you to publish banking passwords, PINs, one-time passwords or other confidential bank security credentials on this website.
Cookies and technical website data
The website may use essential cookies or similar technologies required for WordPress, security, page functionality, forms and normal website operation.
If analytics, embedded media, marketing tools or other optional services are enabled in future, those services may use additional cookies or tracking technologies. Where required, we will update this policy and provide appropriate notices or choices.
Our web server may also keep technical logs for security, troubleshooting and performance purposes.
Third-party services and external links
We may use trusted service providers to host, secure, maintain or support the website and organisational systems. These providers may process limited information where necessary to provide their services.
The site may also link to external services, including social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. Once you leave our website, the privacy practices of those third parties apply.
We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites and recommend reviewing their privacy notices before providing personal information.
Information security and retention
We take reasonable organisational and technical steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or where a longer period is required for legal, financial, regulatory, operational or record-keeping purposes.
No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot promise absolute security.
Your privacy rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Ask whether we hold personal information about you.
- Request access to or correction of your personal information.
- Ask us to delete information where we are not legally required or otherwise entitled to retain it.
- Object to certain processing of personal information.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Raise a privacy concern with us or, where applicable, with the South African Information Regulator.
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a privacy request.
Information relating to children
Our website is not designed to intentionally collect personal information from children without appropriate involvement or authority from a parent, guardian or other authorised person where required.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this policy as our website, programmes, technology or legal obligations change. The latest version will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
Privacy questions and requests
If you have a question about this policy, want to exercise a privacy right or believe your personal information has been handled incorrectly, please contact One Wildlife Preservation through the website contact page.
Organisation: One Wildlife Preservation NPC
Registration: 2026/384930/08
Based in: South Africa
Operating region: Southern Africa
Need to contact us about your information?
Use the contact page and clearly state that your message relates to privacy or personal information.