Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy applies to all visitors, users and prospective clients who access the website located at eltrivok.site, operated by Mabaso & Vorster Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd (Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd)), trading as Mabaso & Vorster Financial ("the Site"). This Policy is effective from 2026 and forms part of, and must be read together with, the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use published on the Site. This Policy is issued with reference to the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"), insofar as cookies and similar tracking technologies result in the processing of personal information of a data subject.
What Cookies Are
1.1 A cookie is a small text file placed on a user's device by a web browser at the request of a website. Cookies enable a website to recognise a returning device, to remember choices previously made by a user, and to gather information regarding the manner in which the Site is used. Related technologies, including web beacons, pixel tags and local storage objects, perform similar functions and are treated as cookies for purposes of this Policy.
1.2 Mabaso & Vorster Financial uses cookies to operate the Site securely, to understand how visitors interact with the financial consulting services described on the Site, and, where consent has been given, to support limited marketing communications relating to the services of Mabaso & Vorster Financial.
Consent and Legal Basis
2.1 On first visiting the Site, a user is presented with a cookie banner permitting the user to accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or manage preferences by category. Necessary cookies are placed without consent, as they are required for the Site to function and fall outside the definition of processing requiring consent under POPIA. Analytics and marketing cookies are placed only once the user has provided consent by way of an affirmative action on the cookie banner.
2.2 A user may withdraw consent at any time with the same ease with which it was given, by adjusting preferences through the cookie preference tool accessible via the link in the Site footer, or by amending browser-level settings as described in clause 5 below. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
Categories of Cookies Used on This Site
Necessary Cookies
3.1 Necessary cookies are essential to enable core functionality of the Site, including maintaining session state when a user completes the contact form referred to in clause 4, enabling secure transmission of form submissions, and remembering cookie consent preferences already recorded. These cookies do not require consent and cannot be disabled through the cookie preference tool, although they may be blocked through browser settings, in which case parts of the Site, including the contact form, may not function correctly.
Analytics Cookies
3.2 Analytics cookies are used, subject to consent, to collect aggregated and pseudonymised information regarding how visitors navigate the Site, which pages are viewed, the duration of visits, and the general geographic region and device type from which the Site is accessed. This information is used by Mabaso & Vorster Financial to understand which services and content are of interest to visitors and to improve the usability of the Site. Analytics cookies do not, of themselves, identify a visitor by name.
Marketing Cookies
3.3 Marketing cookies are used, subject to consent, in connection with the email subscription facility described in clause 4.3, to measure the effectiveness of email campaigns sent to subscribers and to avoid presenting repetitive promotional content to the same visitor. Marketing cookies are not used to build behavioural advertising profiles for third-party advertising networks.
Cookies in Connection with the Contact Form and Email Subscription
4.1 When a visitor completes the contact form on the Site to enquire about the financial consulting services offered by Mabaso & Vorster Financial, a necessary session cookie is placed to preserve the entered data during the submission process and to protect the form against automated abuse. This cookie does not persist beyond the browsing session.
4.2 Where a visitor subscribes to the email newsletter or updates distributed by Mabaso & Vorster Financial, a cookie may be placed to record that the subscription request was submitted from that browser session, pending confirmation of the subscription by the visitor via a confirmation email. This cookie assists Mabaso & Vorster Financial in demonstrating, for record-keeping and POPIA accountability purposes, that consent to receive email communications was validly obtained.
4.3 Marketing cookies associated with the email subscription, where consent has been given, may also be used to record whether a subscriber has previously received or interacted with a given communication, so as to avoid unnecessary repetition.
Retention of Cookie Data
5.1 Cookies are retained for differing periods depending on their category and purpose, as set out in the table below. On expiry, a cookie is automatically deleted by the user's browser, or, where applicable, refreshed upon a further visit to the Site subject to any consent then in force.
| Category | Purpose | Typical Retention Period |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary — session | Contact form submission, security | Duration of browser session |
| Necessary — consent record | Storing cookie preference choice | 12 months |
| Analytics | Site usage measurement | Up to 14 months |
| Marketing — subscription | Email subscription confirmation and engagement | Until subscription is cancelled, or 24 months of inactivity |
Managing Cookies Through Browser Settings
6.1 In addition to the cookie preference tool available on the Site, most browsers allow a user to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive a notification before a cookie is placed. A user may consult the help function of the browser in use for instructions applicable to that browser. Disabling necessary cookies may prevent the contact form and other core functions of the Site from operating correctly.
Third-Party Cookies
7.1 Certain analytics and email-delivery service providers engaged by Mabaso & Vorster Financial may place their own cookies on a user's device in the course of providing services to Mabaso & Vorster Financial. Such third parties act as operators, within the meaning of POPIA, processing personal information on the instruction of and for the purposes of Mabaso & Vorster Financial, and are bound by written agreements imposing confidentiality and security obligations consistent with POPIA.
Data Subject Rights
8.1 To the extent that information collected through cookies constitutes personal information relating to an identifiable individual, the data subject rights described in the Privacy Policy of Mabaso & Vorster Financial, including the rights to access, correction, deletion and objection to processing, apply equally to such information. Enquiries or requests relating to cookies may be directed to Mabaso & Vorster Financial using the contact details set out in clause 9.
Changes to This Policy
9.1 Mabaso & Vorster Financial may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies used on the Site or in applicable law. The version published on the Site at any given time governs. Material changes affecting consent-based categories will be accompanied by a renewed request for consent.
Contact Details
10.1 Enquiries regarding this Cookie Policy, or requests to exercise rights in respect of personal information collected via cookies, should be directed to:
Mabaso & Vorster Financial Consulting (Pty) Ltd (Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd)), trading as Mabaso & Vorster Financial
47 Biccard Street, Polokwane Business Park, 0700 Polokwane, South Africa
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +27 15 176 5600
Registration number: 0701787155