Privacy & Cookie Policy

This website — zs1zz.co.za — is operated by Charl Marais (ZS1ZZ) on behalf of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre (CTARC, ZS1CT), based in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa. The platform provides the Radio Amateur Examination (RAE) course for South African amateur radio candidates.

For any privacy-related queries, contact us at zs1zz@aol.com.

This site uses essential session cookies only. These are small text files stored on your device that keep you logged in while you browse the course material.

• No advertising or tracking cookies are used
• No third-party analytics (e.g. Google Analytics) are active on this site
• Your browsing data is not sold or shared with any third party
• Session cookies expire automatically when you close your browser
• A cookie_ok cookie is set for 1 year once you acknowledge this notice — solely to avoid showing the banner on every visit

Because we use only functionally essential cookies, explicit consent is not strictly required under South Africa's POPIA Act. The notice on our landing page is provided as a courtesy and in the spirit of transparency.

When you like a blog post, a one-way cryptographic hash (SHA-256) of your IP address is stored in our database solely to prevent duplicate likes. This hash cannot be reversed to identify you — your raw IP address is never stored. This data is used for no purpose other than deduplication and is not shared with any third party. This processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest in maintaining the integrity of site interaction counts, as permitted under POPIA section 11(1)(f).

When you register for the RAE course, we collect the following personal information:

• Full name and surname
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Preferred exam year and sitting (May / October)
• How you heard about the course (optional)

Why we collect it: Solely for RAE course administration — to manage your enrolment, send you course access details, and communicate exam-related information.

Who sees it: Only the course administrator (ZS1ZZ) and CTARC club officials involved in running the RAE course. Your data is never sold, rented, or shared with any third party.

How long we keep it: Registration records are retained for a reasonable period after your exam sitting for administrative purposes, after which they may be archived or deleted.

Where it is stored: On a secured South African web server hosted by Afrihost, protected by HTTPS encryption and access-controlled admin systems.

Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA, Act 4 of 2013), you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Object to the processing of your personal information
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa

To exercise any of these rights, contact us directly:

If you feel your personal information has been handled improperly, you may contact the Information Regulator of South Africa:

• Website: www.justice.gov.za/inforeg
• Email: inforeg@justice.gov.za