Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 July 2026

VoyaPress respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information shared with us through our website, submission forms, email communications, publishing services, and related platform activities.


This Privacy Policy explains how VoyaPress (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal information when you use the VoyaPress website, submit content for publication, contact us, subscribe to updates, or otherwise interact with our platform.


VoyaPress is a South African tourism press release and industry publishing platform. Our website address is www.voyapress.com.


For privacy, corrections, or data-related queries, contact:

loren@wildbeest.media


1. What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through:

  • The VoyaPress website
  • Press release and article submission forms
  • Contact forms
  • Newsletter sign-ups
  • Paid distribution or advertising enquiries
  • Agency or partner enquiries
  • Email communications
  • Website analytics and cookies
  • Any other direct interaction with VoyaPress

This policy does not apply to third-party websites linked from VoyaPress. If you click a link to another website, that website’s own privacy policy will apply.


2. Personal Information We Collect

VoyaPress may collect personal information that you provide directly to us or that is collected automatically when you use the website.


This may include:

  • Name and surname
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Company name
  • Job title or role
  • Agency name
  • Company website
  • Social media links
  • Media contact details
  • Press release or article submission details
  • Uploaded images, logos, or files
  • Billing or payment-related information, where applicable
  • Newsletter subscription details
  • Messages sent to us through forms or email
  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages viewed
  • Links clicked
  • Website usage data
  • Cookie and analytics data

If you submit content for publication, you may also provide information that is intended to be published publicly, such as company names, author names, media contact details, website links, article text, images, and campaign information.


Do not submit personal information, private details, or confidential information that you do not have permission to share or do not want published.


3. Non-personal Information We Collect

We may collect non-personal or aggregated information about how visitors use the VoyaPress website.


This may include:

  • General traffic patterns
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on the website
  • Device type
  • Browser type
  • Referring websites
  • General location data
  • Click behaviour
  • Search and browsing activity on the website

This information helps us understand how the website is used and how we can improve the platform.


4. How We Collect Information

We may collect information when you:

  • Visit the VoyaPress website
  • Submit a press release or article
  • Upload images or documents
  • Complete a contact form
  • Subscribe to a newsletter
  • Request paid distribution
  • Enquire about advertising or agency services
  • Contact us by email
  • Click links on the website
  • Interact with our social media links or campaigns
  • Use the website while cookies or analytics tools are active


We may also receive limited information from trusted third-party services used to operate the website, manage forms, send emails, process payments, analyse traffic, or support advertising.


5. Why We Collect and Use Personal Information

VoyaPress may use personal information for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the VoyaPress website
  • To receive and review press release submissions
  • To publish approved tourism-related content
  • To contact submitters about their submissions
  • To manage article corrections, removals, or updates
  • To respond to enquiries
  • To provide paid distribution, advertising, or publishing services
  • To manage newsletter subscriptions
  • To send platform updates or relevant marketing communications
  • To improve website performance and user experience
  • To understand website traffic and reader behaviour
  • To prevent spam, misuse, fraud, or unauthorised activity
  • To comply with legal, regulatory, financial, or operational requirements
  • To protect the rights, safety, and integrity of VoyaPress, our users, and third parties


We will only use personal information for lawful and relevant purposes connected to the operation of VoyaPress and the services we provide.


6. Press Release Submissions and Public Information

VoyaPress publishes submitted tourism press releases, industry news, partner content, paid distribution content, and editorially reviewed tourism updates.

When you submit content for publication, you understand that certain information may be published publicly on the VoyaPress website.


This may include:

  • Article title
  • Article body text
  • Company name
  • Brand name
  • Author name
  • Agency name
  • Media contact name
  • Media contact email address
  • Media contact phone number
  • Company website links
  • Social media links
  • Images, logos, or uploaded media
  • Public statements, quotes, and announcements
  • Published content may be indexed by search engines, shared on social media, included in newsletters, linked from third-party websites, or viewed by the public.


The submitting party is responsible for ensuring that all submitted information is accurate, authorised, and suitable for publication.


7. Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Information

We process personal information where it is necessary or appropriate for:

  • Providing our publishing and platform services
  • Reviewing and managing content submissions
  • Communicating with users, submitters, clients, and partners
  • Managing legitimate business interests
  • Improving and securing the website
  • Sending communications where consent has been given or where otherwise permitted
  • Complying with legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting obligations
  • Protecting the rights and safety of VoyaPress, users, and third parties


Where required, we will rely on consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, or legitimate interests as the basis for processing personal information.


8. Sharing Personal Information

VoyaPress does not sell personal information.

We may share personal information with trusted service providers and operational partners where necessary to run the website and provide our services.


These may include:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Website platform or CMS providers
  • Form and submission tools
  • Email service providers
  • Newsletter platforms
  • Analytics providers
  • Payment processors
  • Cloud storage providers
  • Advertising and retargeting platforms
  • CRM or project management tools
  • Technical support providers
  • Professional advisers
  • Legal or regulatory authorities where required


These third parties may only receive the information needed to perform their services, and they are expected to handle personal information responsibly and securely.


We may also disclose information if necessary to:

  • Comply with applicable law
  • Respond to lawful requests
  • Enforce our policies
  • Investigate fraud, spam, security issues, or misuse
  • Protect our rights, property, users, or third parties
  • Address legal claims
  • Prevent harm or unlawful activity


9. International Data Transfers

Some of the services used by VoyaPress may store or process data outside South Africa.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we aim to use service providers that apply appropriate data protection, security, and confidentiality measures.


By using the VoyaPress website or submitting information to us, you understand that your information may be processed by trusted third-party service providers in other countries where this is necessary for the operation of the platform.


10. Cookies and Analytics

VoyaPress may use cookies, tracking technologies, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the website, understand visitor behaviour, improve user experience, and support marketing or advertising activity.


Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website.


We may use cookies for:

  • Website functionality
  • Security
  • Remembering preferences
  • Analytics
  • Traffic measurement
  • Performance monitoring
  • Advertising and retargeting, where applicable
  • Understanding how users interact with the website
  • Types of cookies may include:
  • Session cookies, which are temporary and expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period
  • Third-party cookies, which may be placed by analytics, advertising, or embedded-service providers

You can disable or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you disable cookies, some parts of the website may not work as intended.


11. Google Analytics and Similar Tools

VoyaPress may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics or similar services to understand how visitors use the website.


These tools may collect information such as:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages
  • Device and browser type
  • Approximate location
  • Referring websites
  • User interactions on the website

This information is used to improve the website, understand reader behaviour, and measure platform performance.


12. Advertising and Retargeting

VoyaPress may display advertising on the website or use advertising tools to promote the platform and its services.

Advertising technologies may use cookies, pixels, or similar tools to understand website activity and serve relevant ads.


Where advertising or retargeting tools are used, users may manage their preferences through browser settings, cookie settings, or the privacy controls provided by the relevant advertising platform.


13. Marketing Communications

VoyaPress may use your contact details to send relevant updates, newsletters, platform announcements, publishing opportunities, advertising information, or service-related communications.


You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us directly.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing communications, we may still send necessary administrative or service-related messages, such as submission updates, account notices, correction requests, or legal notices.


14. Data Retention

We will keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.


  • This may include retaining information to:
  • Manage published articles
  • Maintain submission records
  • Respond to enquiries
  • Provide services
  • Keep business and financial records
  • Resolve disputes
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Enforce our policies
  • Protect against misuse or legal claims

Published content may remain available on the VoyaPress website unless removed in accordance with our editorial, corrections, or removal policies.

We may delete, anonymise, or update information when it is no longer required.


15. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

These steps may include technical, administrative, and operational safeguards.


However, no website, online platform, email system, or digital storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users submit information at their own risk.

If you believe your personal information has been used or accessed improperly through VoyaPress, please contact us.


16. Your Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Request access to your personal information
  • Request correction of inaccurate or outdated information
  • Request deletion of personal information, where legally possible
  • Object to certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Request restriction of processing, where applicable
  • Lodge a complaint with a relevant authority


These rights may be limited by legal, contractual, operational, editorial, or legitimate business requirements.


For example, VoyaPress may need to retain certain records for legal, accounting, editorial, dispute-resolution, or platform-integrity reasons.

To make a privacy-related request, contact:

loren@wildbeest.media


17. Third-party Links

VoyaPress may include links to third-party websites, company websites, booking pages, social media pages, tourism businesses, advertisers, partners, or submitted links within published articles.


VoyaPress is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites.

Users should review the privacy policies of any third-party websites they visit.


18. Minors

The VoyaPress website and publishing services are not directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors without appropriate consent.


If a parent or guardian believes that a minor has provided personal information to VoyaPress without proper consent, they should contact us at:

loren@wildbeest.media


19. Corporate Transactions

If VoyaPress is involved in a business transfer, merger, restructuring, sale of assets, acquisition, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.


Any new owner or operator would be expected to handle personal information in line with this Privacy Policy or provide notice of any material changes.


20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

VoyaPress may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

Continued use of the VoyaPress website after changes are published means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.


21. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, corrections, privacy requests, or data-related concerns, contact:

loren@wildbeest.media