Privacy Policy
Last updated: 25 September 2026
Assess with Lauren ("we", "us", "our") provides CAPS-aligned homeschool assessment PDFs to families in South Africa via homeschoolassessments.co.za. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you use the site, why, and what your rights are under South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
Information we collect
We only collect what we need to take your order, deliver your assessment, and respond to you.
- When you buy an assessment: your name, email address, phone number, the items and amount ordered, and your payment reference from Paystack.
- When you use the contact form: your name, email address, and the message you send.
- When you sign up for "Keep me posted": your email address.
We never see or store your card details. Payments are handled entirely by Paystack — see "Payment processing" below.
How we use it
- To verify your payment and deliver your assessment PDF and download link by email (and by WhatsApp, if you gave us a phone number).
- To respond to messages sent through the contact form.
- To email you when new assessments become available, if you asked to be notified.
- To keep a record of orders for our own bookkeeping and tax purposes.
We don't use your information for advertising, and we don't sell or rent it to anyone.
Payment processing
Checkout is handled by Paystack, a third-party payment processor. When you pay, your card details go directly to Paystack — they never pass through our servers. We only receive confirmation that the payment succeeded, the amount paid, and the email address you checked out with. Paystack's own privacy practices are described in their privacy policy.
Sharing your information
We share information only where it's needed to run the site:
- Paystack — to process your payment.
- Meta / WhatsApp Cloud API — to send your order confirmation and download link by WhatsApp, if you provided a phone number at checkout.
- Our email and hosting providers — to send you mail and to store the site and order records.
We don't use tracking cookies, analytics scripts, or advertising pixels on this site.
How long we keep it
Download links expire 90 days after purchase, but we keep the underlying order record (name, email, phone, items, amount) for as long as reasonably needed for bookkeeping and tax purposes. "Keep me posted" email addresses are kept until you ask us to remove them. Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to deal with your enquiry.
Your rights
Under POPIA, you can ask us to:
- tell you what personal information we hold about you;
- correct it if it's wrong or out of date;
- delete it, where we're not required to keep it (e.g. for tax records); or
- stop using it for a particular purpose, such as removing you from the "Keep me posted" list.
To do any of this, get in touch through our contact form.
Children's information
Our assessments are completed by children, but the account information we collect at checkout — name, email, phone number — belongs to the purchasing parent or guardian, not the child. We don't knowingly collect personal information directly from children online.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we hold from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above will always reflect the latest version.
Contact us
Assess with Lauren
Colonel Poulton Drive
Kingsburgh, KZN 4126
South Africa
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