Privacy Policy

1 Information We Collect

Entrepreneur Wealth Creation (EWC) collects personal information that you voluntarily provide when you interact with our website, complete our membership application form, or otherwise engage with our services. This may include:

• Full name, email address, telephone number, and business title
• Business name, sector, revenue, and operational information provided in the application form
• Financial information provided voluntarily in the context of the membership assessment process
• Device and usage information collected automatically through standard web analytics (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited)

2 How We Use Your Information

Your personal information is used exclusively for the following purposes:

• Processing and reviewing your membership application
• Communicating with you regarding your application status and next steps
• Delivering advisory, mentorship, and wealth architecture services to accepted members
• Maintaining records required for institutional and regulatory compliance
• Improving our website and service delivery based on aggregated, anonymised usage data

We do not use your personal information for unsolicited marketing, and we do not sell, rent, or otherwise commercially exploit your data to third parties.

3 EmailJS — Contact Form Processing

EWC's membership application form uses EmailJS, a third-party service that facilitates the secure transmission of form submissions to our advisory team via email. When you complete and submit the application form, your information is transmitted through EmailJS's infrastructure.

EWC recommends that you do not submit sensitive financial information beyond what is requested in the structured application form fields.

4 Data Sharing & Disclosure

EWC does not share your personal information with third parties except in the following limited circumstances:

• With your explicit consent: Certain membership services may involve introducing you to institutional capital partners or authorized financial service providers. This will only occur with your written consent and under applicable confidentiality agreements.
• Service providers: Third-party services used to operate our website and deliver services (e.g., EmailJS, hosting providers), engaged under strict data processing agreements.
• Legal obligations: Where required by applicable South African law, court order, or regulatory authority.

EWC maintains a strict internal policy of institutional confidentiality, consistent with the standards applicable to professional advisory engagements.

5 Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Specifically:

• Application data for unsuccessful applicants is retained for a maximum of 12 months, after which it is securely deleted.
• Member data is retained for the duration of the membership relationship and for up to 5 years thereafter, in compliance with financial record-keeping requirements.
• Web analytics data is retained in anonymised, aggregated form indefinitely for service improvement purposes.

6 Your Rights Under POPIA

In accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have the following rights regarding your personal information held by EWC:

• Right of Access: You may request confirmation of whether we hold your personal information and access a copy.
• Right of Correction: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Right of Deletion: You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to Complain: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at the details provided in Section 9.

7 Security

EWC implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or disclosure. These include:

• HTTPS encryption across all website pages
• Access controls limiting who within EWC can access personal information
• Secure third-party service providers operating under data processing agreements

While we take reasonable precautions, no method of internet transmission is completely secure. In the event of a data breach that materially affects your rights, EWC will notify you and the Information Regulator as required by POPIA.

8 Cookies & Tracking

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality.
• Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with our site in aggregate. No personally identifiable data is retained.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

9 Contact & Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be communicated via notice on our website. Continued use of our website or services after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.