Welcome to Global Update (https://globalupdate.co.za/). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of people who visit our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, how cookies and advertising technologies work on our website, and what choices you have when using Global Update.
By accessing or using our website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.
1. About Global Update
Global Update is an online news and information website that publishes news, current affairs, educational information, entertainment, lifestyle content and other articles of public interest.
Our website address is:
For privacy-related questions, you can contact us at:
Email: globalupdate2026@gmail.com
2. Information We Collect
We may collect certain information when you visit or interact with our website.
This information may include:
- Your name and email address when you contact us.
- Information you provide when submitting a comment.
- Your IP address and browser information.
- Your device type, operating system and general browsing information.
- Pages visited, time spent on pages and referring websites.
- Information collected through cookies and similar technologies.
You are not required to provide personal information simply to read publicly available articles on our website.
3. How We Use Your Information
Information collected through Global Update may be used to:
- Respond to questions and messages.
- Manage and moderate website comments.
- Improve website content and user experience.
- Understand how visitors use our website.
- Monitor website performance and security.
- Display and measure advertisements.
- Prevent spam, abuse and fraudulent activity.
- Comply with applicable legal requirements.
We only use personal information for legitimate purposes connected to operating and improving our website.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Global Update may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may help websites remember preferences, understand visitor activity and provide relevant services.
Cookies may be used for:
- Website functionality.
- Traffic measurement and analytics.
- Advertising and advertisement measurement.
- Remembering user preferences.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website work.
5. Google AdSense and Advertising
Global Update may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display advertisements.
Third-party advertising providers, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about visits to this and other websites. This information may be used to provide, personalise and measure advertisements, depending on the applicable settings and consent requirements.
Google’s advertising technologies may use information such as browser identifiers, cookies and website activity.
You can learn more about Google’s advertising technologies here:
Google Advertising Policies and Technologies
You can manage Google’s advertising personalisation settings here:
For information about how Google handles personal information, visit:
Visitors may also be able to manage advertising and consent preferences through notices or consent tools displayed on the website, where available.
6. Google Analytics and Website Measurement
Global Update may use Google Analytics or other website measurement tools to understand how visitors interact with the website.
These tools may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed.
- Time spent on the website.
- Browser and device information.
- General geographic information.
- How visitors arrive at the website.
We use this information to understand website performance and improve our content.
Google Analytics information is subject to Google’s privacy practices. You can read more here:
If Google Analytics is not active on the website, this section describes a possible service and does not mean that it is currently collecting information.
7. Comments and Contact Forms
When visitors leave comments or submit information through contact forms, we may collect the information entered into those forms.
This may include a name, email address, website address, message content and technical information such as an IP address.
We use this information to respond to enquiries, manage comments and protect the website against spam and misuse.
Please avoid including sensitive personal information in public comments.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our articles may contain links to external websites, organisations, government departments, news sources and other online services.
When you follow an external link, you leave Global Update and become subject to the privacy policy and terms of that external website.
We do not control how third-party websites collect, use or protect personal information. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before sharing personal information with them.
9. How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable steps to protect information collected through our website against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
These measures may include website security tools, access restrictions, software updates and other appropriate technical and organisational safeguards.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. How Long We Keep Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Comments, contact messages and related information may be retained for administrative, security or record-keeping purposes.
Where information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete, destroy or de-identify it.
11. Sharing of Personal Information
Global Update does not sell visitors’ personal information.
We may share limited information with service providers where necessary to operate the website, provide analytics, display advertisements, prevent spam, maintain security or comply with legal obligations.
These service providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable agreements.
We may also disclose information where required by law or where disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our legal rights, website or visitors.
12. Your Privacy Rights Under South African Law
Global Update aims to respect the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), where applicable.
Subject to applicable legal requirements, you may have the right to:
- Ask whether we hold personal information about you.
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request correction or deletion of inaccurate or unnecessary information.
- Object to certain forms of processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- Raise a complaint about the handling of your personal information.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at:
You may also contact the South African Information Regulator for information about your rights under POPIA:
Information Regulator of South Africa
13. Children’s Privacy
Global Update is a general news and information website. We do not knowingly request personal information from children for purposes that are not permitted by applicable law.
Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information to us may contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services, advertising arrangements or legal obligations change.
Any updates will be published on this page. The date at the top of the policy will indicate when it was last updated.
Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us:
Website: https://globalupdate.co.za/
Email: globalupdate2026@gmail.com
Website: Global Update
We will review privacy-related enquiries and respond where reasonably possible.
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