Privacy Policy

Who we are

Gainly is a sole proprietor consultancy operated by Kurt Annall, providing business automation, systems integration, and custom platform development services. This policy covers the website gainly.co.za and any personal information collected through it.

For privacy enquiries: kurt@gainly.co.za

What information we collect

Contact form. When you submit the contact form on this site, we collect your name, email address, business name (optional), the message you provide, and how you found Gainly (optional). This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Booking information.If you book a discovery call via Cal.com, we collect your name, email address, and any information you provide in the booking form (business name, what you'd like to discuss, how you found Gainly). This is used to prepare for and follow up on the call.

Analytics. This site uses Umami Analytics, a privacy-focused, cookieless analytics platform. Umami does not use cookies, does not collect personal information, and does not track you across sites. Page visits and interaction events are recorded anonymously to help us understand how the site is used. No data is shared with third parties for advertising purposes.

Affiliate links. Some links in the guideson this site are affiliate links. These redirect through gainly.co.za/go/ before forwarding you to the destination. If you sign up for a product through one of these links, Gainly may earn a commission from the provider — at no additional cost to you. The commission earned does not influence which tools are recommended: Gainly only recommends tools that have been used directly or thoroughly evaluated. Following affiliate links may result in third-party cookies being set on the destination site according to that provider's own privacy policy. Gainly does not control those third-party cookies.

How we use your information

Information collected through the contact form and booking system is used only to:

• Respond to your enquiry
• Prepare for a discovery call you have booked
• Follow up on a conversation or proposal
• Maintain a record of our business relationship

We do not send unsolicited marketing emails. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third-party processors

Your information is processed by the following third parties in order to operate this site:

HubSpot— Customer relationship management. Contact form submissions and Cal.com bookings create a contact and deal record in HubSpot. HubSpot is operated from a European Union data centre (EU portal). HubSpot's privacy policy: legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy

Resend— Transactional email delivery. Used to send notification emails and auto-reply confirmations when you submit the contact form. Resend's privacy policy: resend.com/legal/privacy-policy

Cal.com— Appointment scheduling. Manages discovery call bookings. Cal.com's privacy policy: cal.com/privacy

Vercel— Website hosting. Gainly.co.za is hosted on Vercel's infrastructure. Vercel's privacy policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

Data retention

Contact and deal records in HubSpot are retained for the duration of any business relationship and for a reasonable period afterwards for record-keeping purposes. If you would like your data removed, contact us at kurt@gainly.co.za and we will delete your records within 30 days.

Umami analytics data is anonymised and aggregated — it cannot be linked to an individual and is retained indefinitely for trend analysis.

Your rights under POPIA

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

• Know what personal information we hold about you
• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Object to the processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, email kurt@gainly.co.za with your request. We will respond within 30 days.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of this site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.