Indicative prices
GOLDUS$ 2,312.40+2.4%
PGMsUS$ 1,178.60+1.1%
MANGANESEUS$ 4.82/dmtu+3.7%
CHROME OREUS$ 312/t+0.8%
COPPERUS$ 9,460/t+1.9%
COBALTUS$ 28,420/t-0.6%
GOLDUS$ 2,312.40+2.4%
PGMsUS$ 1,178.60+1.1%
MANGANESEUS$ 4.82/dmtu+3.7%
CHROME OREUS$ 312/t+0.8%
COPPERUS$ 9,460/t+1.9%
COBALTUS$ 28,420/t-0.6%
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Privacy Policy

Version 1 · Updated 2026/10/16 · No effective date set

Effective from 16 October 2026. Contact: admin@mckallip.co.za

1. Who we are

McKallip Mineral Research, a trading name of Akwande Projex (Pty) Ltd (registration number 2021/669772/07) is the responsible party for the personal information described here, under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 ("POPIA"). We handle personal information in line with POPIA and, where it applies to a transaction, the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 ("FICA"). Our Information Officer is Victor Mkhaliphi, Lead Research Partner (admin@mckallip.co.za). See also our POPIA Notice.

2. What we collect, why, and for how long

  • Profile: name, email, company, job title, country and your marketing choice; a password (stored only as a one-way hash, never readable), or the name, email and photo LinkedIn shares if you sign in with LinkedIn. Why: to run your account. How long: while your profile is open, and then only what we must keep for the records below.
  • Billing details and orders: invoice name or company, address, VAT number, invoice email, purchase order and quote numbers, what you bought, amounts and payment status. Card details are entered on Paystack's page and never reach us. Why: to sell to you, issue tax invoices and credit notes, and keep the records tax and company law require. How long: the period those laws require (we keep tax and accounting records for up to seven years).
  • Purchase orders and quotes: the documents and details an organisation sends us. How long: with the related order records.
  • Download and access records: account, licence, report and time of each PDF download (with a hashed internet address and browser information) and the first time each reader opens a report online. Why: to enforce the licence and trace leaked copies. How long: for the life of the licence and three years after it ends.
  • Your reading workspace: reading progress, highlights, private notes and drafts. They are private to you, except team drafts, which everyone with a seat on that licence can see. How long: while your licence and profile are open.
  • Team seats: the email address of a colleague a purchaser invites, and who invited them.
  • Enquiries and support: the details and message you send. How long: up to three years after the matter ends.
  • Newsletter, free sample chapter and article sign-ups: email, name, company and your consent. How long: until you ask us to stop.
  • Job applications: contact details, expertise, LinkedIn link, message, and any CV or portfolio you upload. How long: up to 12 months after the role is filled or we last contacted you, unless you ask us to keep it longer.
  • Security data: counts of sign-in attempts, kept in hashed form for about a day to prevent abuse.
  • Site statistics: the pages visited, the website you came from and the steps you take (for example creating a profile or requesting a quote). A visitor is counted with an id made from a one-way hash of the day, your internet address and your browser, which changes every day; no cookie is used and we cannot follow you from one day to the next. How long: up to 24 months.
  • Questions to the assistants: what you type into the site assistant or "Ask the report", and the answer. Why: to answer you and to improve the site. Please do not type personal or confidential information into them. How long: up to 24 months.

3. Our lawful grounds

We process information to carry out a contract with you, to comply with the law (tax, accounting and, where it applies, FICA), for our legitimate interests (protecting the report and the website, preventing fraud and keeping the website secure), and, for marketing, with your consent.

4. Who handles your information for us

We do not sell personal information. We use service providers who handle it on our behalf and must protect it: our database and file storage provider (Supabase), our email provider (Resend), our payment provider (Paystack), our AI provider for the site assistant and "Ask the report" (Anthropic, which receives the question and the report excerpts needed to answer it), LinkedIn (only if you choose to sign in with it), and our website host. Some of these providers are outside South Africa. Where that is so, we only use providers that protect information to a standard that is equal to or better than POPIA requires, or that are bound by contract to do so, or we rely on your consent. We may disclose information where the law requires it.

5. Marketing and how to unsubscribe

We send our weekly briefing and offers only if you agreed. To stop receiving marketing, send an email to admin@mckallip.co.za with the subject "Unsubscribe" from the address you want removed. We will stop within 5 business days. You will still receive messages we must send about your account, orders and invoices.

6. Your rights and how to use them

You may ask us to confirm what information we hold about you and to give you a copy, to correct it, or to delete it; and you may object to its use or withdraw a consent you gave. Send the request by email to admin@mckallip.co.za from the address on your profile; we may ask you to prove who you are. These requests are handled by email and by hand, not through a self-service button. We aim to respond within 30 days. We may need to keep some information to meet legal duties, and will tell you if so.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your information, please tell us first. You may also complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa): inforegulator.org.za.

7. Security

We keep information in access-controlled cloud systems, with reports and personal files in private storage reachable only by the people entitled to them. Passwords are stored as one-way hashes, and repeated sign-in attempts are limited. No system is perfectly secure. If personal information is compromised, we will tell the Information Regulator and the people affected as POPIA requires.

8. Children

The website is for professionals and is not directed at anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Cookies

We use only the cookies the website needs. See the Cookie Notice.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version.