Africa Machinery & Equipment: Quality Machinery Across Africa

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

Company: Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd

Website: www.machineryandequipment.co.za

Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd (‘the Company’) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) and other applicable South African laws.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal and business information that you voluntarily provide when you register an account, submit a listing, contact us, subscribe to our newsletter or use our Website.

This may include:
• Name and contact details
• Company information (where applicable)
• Equipment listing information, including descriptions, photographs and videos
• Payment and invoice records
• Technical information such as IP address, browser type, cookies and device information
• Marketing and communication preferences

For security reasons, Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd does not have access to or store your password in its original form.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information may be used to operate and maintain the Website, publish and manage listings, process listing payments and maintain transaction records, communicate with you regarding your account or listings, improve the Website and user experience, promote approved listings using the information, photographs and videos you submit, send newsletters and marketing communications where you have subscribed or where permitted by law, and comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

3. Payment Information

Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd does not collect, receive or store banking information or payment card details of any kind. All online payments are securely processed by PayFast, an authorised South African payment gateway. PayFast supports 3D Secure authentication, which provides an additional layer of security for online card payments. Depending on your bank or card issuer, you may be required to complete this verification before payment can be authorised.

4. Sharing of Information

Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd does not sell, rent, lease, distribute or disclose confidential customer information, advertiser information, registered user information or customer databases to third parties for marketing, advertising, prospecting or any other commercial purpose.

Personal information is shared only where necessary with authorised third-party service providers that assist with Website operation, payment processing, communications, security, marketing initiatives, analytics or where required by law.

5. Cookies and Website Technologies

We use cookies and trusted third-party technologies to improve Website functionality, analyse performance, enhance user experience, measure marketing effectiveness and maintain Website security. You may manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. While every reasonable effort is made to safeguard your information, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.

7. Your Rights

Subject to POPIA, you may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal information, object to certain processing activities, withdraw consent where applicable, or lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

8. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on the Website together with the effective date.

9. Contact Us

Africa Machinery & Equipment (Pty) Ltd
Registration Number: 2018/371580/07
Website: www.machineryandequipment.co.za
Email: info@machineryandequipment.co.za
Office / WhatsApp: +27 66 115 6174
Physical Address: 4 Bretts Lane, Duncanville, Vereeniging, 1939, Gauteng, South Africa