chriscouve.com | Last updated: May 2026

 

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Chris Couve, a sole proprietor digital agency, at chriscouve.com. Business address: 1 Kudu Road, Ballito, 4420, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

 

2. What Data We Collect and Why

 

Contact enquiries

When you submit an enquiry via the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This is used solely to respond to your enquiry. Submissions are checked by Akismet for spam detection.

 

Comments

If you leave a comment on the site, we collect the information in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection. An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to retrieve a profile picture if you use that service. Once a comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.

 

Media uploads

If you upload images to this site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract any location metadata from images published here.

 

3. Cookies

This site uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Comments: If you opt in when leaving a comment, your name, email, and website are saved in cookies for one year for your convenience.
  • Login: Login session cookies last two days; screen preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Cookies are removed on logout.
  • Analytics and advertising: Google Analytics and Google Ads place cookies to track site engagement and to serve and measure relevant advertising. These may include retargeting cookies that allow ads to be shown to past visitors on other sites.
  • Affiliate links: Clicking affiliate links (e.g. Shopify, Network Solutions, and others) may result in third-party tracking cookies being set by those platforms to attribute referrals.

You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect site functionality or the accuracy of advertising attribution.

 

4. Analytics and Advertising

 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to collect anonymised data on how visitors use this site, including pages visited, session duration, and general device and location information. This data is not linked to any individual identity. It is processed by Google under their privacy policy.

 

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for paid advertising, which may include remarketing to previous visitors. Google’s advertising cookies allow ads to be shown to you on other sites after visiting chriscouve.com. You can opt out of personalised advertising via Google’s Ad Settings at adssettings.google.com.

 

5. Embedded Content from Third Parties

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos or other media. Embedded content behaves as if you have visited that third-party site directly.

Those platforms may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content — particularly if you are logged in to their service. We recommend reviewing the relevant platform’s privacy policy (e.g. Google / YouTube) for details.

 

6. Affiliate Links

This site contains affiliate links to third-party services including, but not limited to, Shopify and Network Solutions. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. Clicking these links may result in tracking cookies being set by the affiliate platform. We only link to services we consider relevant and useful, but we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those third parties.

 

7. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data. Data may be processed by the following third-party services in the course of operating this site:

  • Google Analytics — anonymised engagement data
  • Google Ads — advertising and remarketing
  • Akismet — spam detection for contact form and comments
  • Gravatar — comment profile pictures (email hash only)
  • Affiliate platforms (e.g. Shopify, Network Solutions) — referral tracking on link click

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.

 

8. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely to support moderation and automatic approval of follow-up comments.

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to the enquiry.

Registered user data is retained for as long as the account is active. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.

 

9. Your Rights

If you have submitted data via this site or hold an account here, you have the right to:

  • Request an export of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Request deletion of your personal data, subject to any data we are legally or administratively required to retain.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us via the enquiry form at chriscouve.com.

 

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.