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POPIA & Privacy

The MaLesedi Network · Last updated June 2026

Data stays in South Africa

Our APIs and data stores run in South African regions (Johannesburg and Cape Town). Conversation data is processed under the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), and we act as a responsible party as defined by the Act.

Your keys are yours

If you bring your own OpenRouter or Vercel AI Gateway key, it is stored client-side, encrypted, and is never written to our logs or databases. Revoking the key at your provider immediately severs our access.

No third-party trackers

These sites carry no third-party advertising or analytics trackers. We measure performance with privacy-preserving, aggregate telemetry only.

Payments

Subscriptions and donations are processed by PayFast (Pty) Ltd. We receive confirmation of payment, not your card details. Section 18A receipts are issued using the name and email you provide at checkout.

Your rights

Under POPIA you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. Contact the information officer at privacy@malesedi.ai. You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.