Who we are

Welcome to iMagickal, a South African-based platform dedicated to magical arts, community, and handcrafted creations. Our website address is: https://www.imagickal.co.za.

Registration and Account Approval

Users can register for an account on iMagickal; however, all registrations are subject to vetting and approval to ensure alignment with our community values.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we also store the personal information provided in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username).

What rights you have over your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we also store the personal information provided in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username).

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, payments processed via Payfast or other direct payment gateways may involve the secure transfer of necessary personal and payment information.

Payment Processing

We accept payments directly and via Payfast. All transactions are processed securely, and we do not store your complete payment details on our servers.

Local Scope

iMagickal currently serves clients based only in South Africa.