Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

1. Introduction

This manual has been prepared in accordance with Section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA) of the Republic of South Africa.

The purpose of this manual is to inform the public about:

  • the types of records held by mironeasca.com
  • how members of the public may request access to those records
  • the procedures to follow when submitting an information request.

This manual is available to any person who wishes to request access to information held by mironeasca.com, subject to the provisions of applicable law.


2. Company Information

Website: https://mironeasca.com

Name of private body: mironeasca.com

Nature of business:
mironeasca.com is an online digital platform that publishes informational content, articles, guides, and other materials available to users through the internet.

Contact email:
[email protected]


3. Guide of the Information Regulator

A guide on how to use the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) is available from the Information Regulator of South Africa.

Contact details:

Information Regulator (South Africa)

Website:
https://www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/

Email:
[email protected]

Phone:
+27 (0)10 023 5200


4. Records Held by mironeasca.com

mironeasca.com may hold the following categories of records:

Website and operational records

  • website content and publications
  • editorial and informational materials
  • operational documentation relating to the management of the website.

User interaction records

  • contact form submissions
  • email communications sent to the website
  • user inquiries or support messages.

Technical and analytics records

  • website traffic analytics
  • cookies and similar tracking technologies
  • server logs and technical performance records.

Advertising and monetization records

  • information related to advertising partners
  • advertising performance and analytics data.

Some of these records may contain personal information, which is processed in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).


5. Records Automatically Available

Certain information is automatically available on the website without the need to submit a formal PAIA request, including:

  • publicly available articles and content
  • website policies (Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy)
  • publicly accessible informational pages.

6. Requesting Access to Records

A person who wishes to request access to records held by mironeasca.com must submit a formal request.

The request should include:

  • the requester’s full name and contact details
  • a description of the requested record
  • the reason access to the record is required (where applicable)
  • the preferred format in which the information should be provided.

Requests should be sent to:

Email:

[insert contact email]

mironeasca.com will review the request and respond within a reasonable time period, subject to the provisions of PAIA.


7. Protection of Personal Information

mironeasca.com processes personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

Personal data collected through the website may include:

  • names
  • email addresses
  • device information
  • cookies and analytics data.

Such information is used only for legitimate operational purposes and is handled according to the website’s Privacy Policy.


8. Grounds for Refusal of Access

Access to certain records may be refused where permitted by law, including situations involving:

  • protection of personal information of third parties
  • confidential or proprietary information
  • security or operational risks.

Any refusal will be communicated in accordance with the provisions of PAIA.


9. Availability of the Manual

This PAIA Manual is available:

  • on the website mironeasca.com
  • upon request via email.

10. Updates to this Manual

mironeasca.com reserves the right to update or modify this PAIA Manual at any time in order to comply with applicable legal requirements.

Users are encouraged to review this page periodically.