Privacy Policy

The Capital Media (Pty) Ltd is a media company registered in Botswana. We publish The Capital Brief, a weekly economic intelligence newsletter focused on Botswana and the broader African continent.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can reach us at info@thecapitalbw.com.

When you subscribe to The Capital Brief, we collect:

• Your name and email address, used to deliver the newsletter to you.
• If you purchase a paid subscription, your payment information is collected and processed by Lemon Squeezy, our third-party payment and billing partner. We do not store your card details on our systems.

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as national identity numbers, financial account details, or health data.

We use your information only for the following purposes:

• To send you The Capital Brief newsletter editions.
• To manage your subscription, including billing and access to the subscriber portal.
• To respond to any enquiries or requests you send us.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Our payment and billing partner, Lemon Squeezy, stores and processes personal data on servers located outside Botswana, including in the United States. By subscribing to The Capital Brief, you acknowledge and consent to your personal data being transferred to and processed by Lemon Squeezy for the purpose of managing your subscription.

Lemon Squeezy operates under applicable US data protection standards. You can read their privacy policy at lemonsqueezy.com/privacy.

We keep your name and email address for as long as your subscription is active. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your contact details from our mailing list within a reasonable period. Billing records may be retained for longer where required by law.

Under Botswana's Data Protection Act, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of your personal data.
• Withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@thecapitalbw.com. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

You can unsubscribe from The Capital Brief at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included at the bottom of every newsletter email, or by contacting us directly at info@thecapitalbw.com.

Our website may use standard web technologies to understand how visitors use our site. We do not use tracking cookies for advertising purposes. If this changes, we will update this policy accordingly.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website or newsletter after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact: