Last updated: October 2025
Patrick Michael ("us", "we", or "our") operates https[http]://patrickmichael.co.za (the "Site"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information Collection and Use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name ("Personal Information").
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this data.
Communications
We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that you have agreed to receive.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. Like many sites, we use "cookies" to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
To change your browser cookie settings
- Firefox: Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer
- Chrome: Clear, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome
Remarketing and Interest-Based Advertising
In addition to using cookies for the functionality of our Site, we also use them for advertising purposes. We may use third-party marketing services, including Google Ads, to show our ads on other websites to people who have previously visited our Site.
These third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's past visits. This allows us to market our services and present relevant offers to those who have already shown an interest in our business. Any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google's privacy policy.
If you wish to opt out of this interest-based advertising, you can do so by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or by visiting Google's Ad Settings.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 26 February 2018 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
The Information Officer for Patrick Michael is:
- Name: Patrick Bands
- E-mail: patrick@patrick.co.za