Privacy & POPIA Policy
How Spearpoint Publishing House protects and processes your personal information.
Last updated: 3 August 2026
1. Our commitment
Spearpoint Publishing House respects your privacy and processes personal information responsibly and lawfully in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
2. Information we collect
We may collect information you provide through enquiries, manuscript submissions, publishing applications or direct communication. This can include your name, contact details, manuscript information, billing details and other information required to provide publishing services.
3. How we use information
We use personal information to respond to enquiries, assess manuscripts, provide quotations and publishing services, communicate about projects, fulfil legal or contractual obligations, and improve our services. We will not sell your personal information.
4. Sharing and service providers
Information may be shared only where necessary with trusted service providers involved in editing, design, printing, distribution, hosting, payments or Amazon KDP support, or where disclosure is required by law. These parties are expected to protect the information they process.
5. Cookies and external links
This website may use essential technical storage and may link to third-party services such as Amazon and social-media platforms. Those services operate under their own privacy policies.
6. Security and retention
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure. Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose collected or as required by law.
7. Your rights
You may ask what personal information we hold about you, request correction or deletion where legally permitted, object to certain processing, or withdraw consent where processing depends on consent.
8. Contact us
For privacy questions or requests, email spearpoint@absamail.co.za, WhatsApp +27 78 831 0791, or write to 738 Wattle Street, Pretoria, South Africa, 1086.