Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 6 September 2026


1. Introduction

Welcome to Pro Listings.

Pro Listings is an online business directory that helps individuals discover businesses, professionals, organisations and service providers across South Africa.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how Pro Listings collects, uses, stores, protects and, where necessary, shares personal information when you use our website, create an account, submit a business listing, contact a business, submit a review, make an enquiry or use any of our services.

Pro Listings processes personal information in accordance with applicable South African laws, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and other applicable legislation.


2. About Pro Listings

For purposes of applicable data protection legislation, Pro Listings may act as the responsible party in relation to personal information collected and processed through our website and services.

Business Name:
Pro Listings

Country:
South Africa

Email: support@prolistings.co.za

Telephone:
0114920828

Physical Address:
25 Owl Street, Auckland Park

Website:
www.prolistings.co.za

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle personal information, please contact us using the details above.


3. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Pro Listings, we may collect personal and business information including:

  • Full name

  • Business or organisation name

  • Email address

  • Telephone or mobile number

  • Physical or business address

  • Website address

  • Business category

  • Business description

  • Business operating hours

  • Services and products

  • Business logo and photographs

  • Social media links

  • Username and account information

  • Information submitted through contact and enquiry forms

  • Reviews, ratings and comments

  • Payment and billing information where applicable

  • Any other information you voluntarily provide



4. Information You Provide When Creating a Business Listing

If you create or claim a business listing on Pro Listings, you may provide information about your business for publication on our directory.

Information published as part of a business listing may include:

  • Business name

  • Business category

  • Business description

  • Business address or service area

  • Business telephone number

  • Business email address

  • Website address

  • Business operating hours

  • Business logo

  • Business photographs

  • Products and services

  • Social media profiles

  • Reviews and ratings

Because Pro Listings is a public business directory, information submitted for publication may be visible to members of the public and may also be indexed by search engines.

You should only submit information that you are authorised to publish and that you are comfortable making publicly available.

Please do not submit confidential or unnecessary personal information as part of a public business listing.


5. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use the Pro Listings website, certain technical information may automatically be collected.

This may include:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Device type

  • Operating system

  • Approximate location

  • Pages visited

  • Search activity

  • Date and time of visits

  • Time spent on pages

  • Referring websites

  • Website interactions

  • Technical and performance information

We may use this information to improve website performance, security, functionality and user experience.


6. Cookies

Pro Listings may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our website.

Cookies may be used to:

  • Keep users logged into their accounts

  • Remember preferences

  • Improve website functionality

  • Analyse website traffic

  • Understand how visitors use our website

  • Improve directory search functionality

  • Measure advertising performance

  • Support marketing activities

  • Detect fraudulent or malicious activity

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Pro Listings website.


7. How We Use Your Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

  • Creating and managing user accounts

  • Creating and managing business listings

  • Verifying business information

  • Responding to enquiries

  • Connecting customers with businesses

  • Processing payments

  • Managing subscriptions and premium listings

  • Providing advertising services

  • Managing reviews and ratings

  • Providing customer support

  • Improving our website and services

  • Analysing website usage and performance

  • Preventing fraud and abuse

  • Protecting the security of our systems

  • Communicating important service information

  • Sending marketing communications where legally permitted

  • Complying with legal and regulatory obligations

  • Enforcing our terms, policies and agreements

We aim to collect and process information that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it is collected.


8. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

We process personal information where permitted by applicable law.

Depending on the circumstances, we may process information based on:

  • Your consent

  • The provision of a service you have requested

  • The performance of a contract

  • Compliance with a legal obligation

  • Legitimate business purposes permitted by law

  • Fraud prevention and security requirements

  • Other lawful grounds recognised under applicable legislation

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent where permitted by law.


9. Business Listings Are Public

Pro Listings operates as a public online business directory.

Business information intentionally submitted for publication may be accessible to anyone visiting the website and may appear in search engine results.

Business owners and listing administrators are responsible for ensuring that they have the necessary authority to publish information submitted to Pro Listings.

Pro Listings reserves the right to edit, restrict, suspend or remove listings that contain inaccurate, misleading, unlawful, inappropriate or prohibited information.


10. Enquiries and Contact Forms

Pro Listings may provide forms that allow visitors to contact businesses listed on our platform.

When you submit an enquiry, information you provide may be shared with the relevant business so that the business can respond to your request.

This information may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Telephone number

  • Message

  • Location

  • Details of your enquiry

  • Other information voluntarily provided by you

Once information has been provided to an independent business, that business may process your information in accordance with its own privacy practices.

Pro Listings is not responsible for how an independent third-party business subsequently uses information received through an enquiry.


11. Reviews and User-Generated Content

Pro Listings may allow users to submit reviews, ratings, comments, photographs and other content.

Content submitted for publication may become publicly accessible.

You should avoid including confidential, sensitive or unnecessary personal information about yourself or another individual in public reviews or comments.

Pro Listings reserves the right to moderate, edit, restrict or remove content that violates our policies, terms or applicable law.


12. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by applicable law, Pro Listings may send communications relating to:

  • Promotions

  • New services

  • Directory features

  • Advertising opportunities

  • Premium listings

  • Website updates

  • Business opportunities

  • Other relevant Pro Listings services

Where required, we will obtain the appropriate consent before sending direct marketing communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the communication or by contacting us.


13. Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell personal information simply for the purpose of selling personal information.

However, we may share information where reasonably necessary to operate and provide our services.

Information may be shared with:

  • Businesses receiving customer enquiries

  • Website hosting providers

  • Cloud service providers

  • Payment providers

  • Email and communication providers

  • Analytics providers

  • Advertising and marketing service providers

  • IT and cybersecurity providers

  • Professional advisers

  • Legal or regulatory authorities where required

  • Fraud prevention and security providers

  • Other service providers that assist us in operating Pro Listings

Where appropriate, we seek to ensure that service providers handle personal information in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


14. Third-Party Services

Our website may use third-party services and technologies, which may include:

  • Google Analytics

  • Google Ads

  • Google Maps

  • Meta services

  • Social media platforms

  • Payment gateways

  • Email marketing platforms

  • CAPTCHA and security services

  • Hosting and cloud services

  • Website performance and analytics tools

These third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Pro Listings does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party service before providing personal information.


15. Payment Information

Pro Listings may offer paid business listings, advertising, subscriptions or other services.

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers.

Where payment services are provided by a third party, your payment information may be processed directly by that payment provider.

Pro Listings may receive information necessary to confirm and manage a transaction.

We do not intend to store complete payment card information on our website servers where payment processing is handled by an external payment provider.


16. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorised access

  • Unauthorised disclosure

  • Loss

  • Misuse

  • Alteration

  • Destruction

  • Unlawful processing

Security measures may include access controls, authentication, secure connections, monitoring, backups, malware protection and other appropriate security technologies.

However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet carries inherent security risks.


17. Data Breaches

If Pro Listings becomes aware of a security incident involving personal information, we will take reasonable steps to investigate, contain and address the incident.

Where required by applicable law, affected individuals and/or the relevant regulatory authority will be notified.


18. Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or where a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Information may be retained for purposes including:

  • Maintaining user accounts

  • Maintaining business listings

  • Providing services

  • Resolving disputes

  • Preventing fraud

  • Meeting accounting and tax requirements

  • Meeting legal and regulatory obligations

  • Maintaining security records

  • Legitimate business requirements

When personal information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymise or otherwise dispose of it.


19. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of personal information where legally applicable

  • Object to certain forms of processing

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Object to direct marketing

  • Request information about how your personal information is processed

  • Lodge a complaint concerning the processing of your information

  • Exercise other rights available under applicable data protection legislation

You may contact us if you wish to exercise any of these rights.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.


20. Managing Your Business Listing

Business owners may request that information associated with their listings be updated or corrected.

Where appropriate, Pro Listings may request reasonable evidence that you own or are authorised to manage the relevant business listing.

This helps protect businesses and users against fraudulent listing claims and unauthorised changes.


21. Accuracy of Directory Information

Pro Listings may receive information from businesses, users and other sources.

Although we may take reasonable steps to review or verify listings, we do not guarantee that every listing is accurate, complete, current or independently verified.

Users should independently verify important information before entering into transactions or agreements with businesses listed on Pro Listings.


22. Business Directory Disclaimer

The presence of a business on Pro Listings does not automatically mean that Pro Listings endorses, recommends, certifies or guarantees that business.

Pro Listings provides a platform for businesses and customers to discover and connect with one another.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Pro Listings does not guarantee:

  • The quality of a business’s products or services

  • The accuracy of information supplied by businesses

  • The legality of a business

  • The financial standing of a business

  • The performance of a business

  • The suitability of a business

  • The outcome of any transaction or interaction

Users should conduct their own due diligence before engaging with a business.


23. Third-Party Links

The Pro Listings website may contain links to third-party websites, social media profiles and external services.

These websites are not controlled by Pro Listings.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content or policies of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.


24. International Processing

Some technology and service providers used by Pro Listings may store or process information outside South Africa.

Where personal information is transferred outside South Africa, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such transfers comply with applicable legal requirements.


25. Children’s Privacy

Pro Listings does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information to Pro Listings improperly, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.


26. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Pro Listings may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Updates may be made to reflect:

  • Changes to our services

  • Changes to technology

  • Changes in legislation

  • Changes in our data-processing practices

  • Security improvements

  • Operational requirements

The latest version of this Privacy Policy will always be published on this page.

The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.


27. Complaints

If you have concerns about how Pro Listings handles your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve your concern.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.


28. Contact Pro Listings

For questions, requests or complaints relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal information, please contact:

Pro Listings

Email: support@prolistings.co.za

Telephone:
0114920828

Physical Address:
25 Owl Street, Auckland Park

Website: www.prolistings.co.za

When submitting a privacy request, please provide sufficient information for us to identify the relevant account, listing or information concerned.


29. Acceptance

By using the Pro Listings website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Where consent is required by applicable law, Pro Listings will obtain the appropriate consent before processing personal information for the relevant purpose.

Last Updated: 6 September 2026