Privacy

Privacy Notice

Last updated: 10 October 2026

This notice explains how personal information is handled when you use this website, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

1. Who is responsible

Toni Raphael, Clinical Psychologist, Fish Hoek, Cape Town, is the responsible party.
Email: toniraph@gmail.com
Phone: +27 (0) 71 485 6330

2. What information is collected

The contact form collects the following:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your phone number (optional)
  • The message you type

Please do not put detailed health or other sensitive information in the contact form. Share these details only after Toni has replied and you have agreed on next steps.

2a. What information is not collected

This website does not use analytics tools, advertising trackers or cookies.

3. Why it is collected

Your information is used only to read your enquiry, reply to you and arrange next steps. It is not used for marketing. It is not sold.

4. Who can see it

The form sends your message by email to Toni. The website is hosted by Afrihost, a South African hosting company, whose systems process the message in order to deliver it. Email is handled by Google (Gmail). Your information is not shared with anyone else, unless the law requires it.

5. Fonts loaded from Google

This website loads its fonts from Google Fonts. When a page loads, your browser contacts Google, and Google receives your IP address.

6. How long it is kept

Enquiry emails are kept only as long as needed to deal with your enquiry. If you become a client, records are kept as required by professional and legal record-keeping rules. You can ask for your enquiry to be deleted at any time.

7. Your rights

You may ask to:

  • see the personal information held about you
  • correct it
  • delete it
  • object to its use

Send your request to toniraph@gmail.com.

8. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how your information is handled, contact Toni first. You may also complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa: inforegulator.org.za.

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