Privacy Policy
Last updated: 22 March 2026 · Effective immediately
🇿🇦 POPIA Compliant
This policy is drafted in compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), No. 4 of 2013, South Africa's primary data protection legislation.
1. Who We Are
Mirembe Muse (Pty) Ltd ("we", "us", "our") operates AdminOS, an AI-powered business operating system available at adminos.co.za. We are the responsible party (operator) as defined under POPIA for personal information processed through our platform.
Contact our Information Officer: privacy@mirembemuse.co.za
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Account Information
- Business name, contact name, email address, phone number
- Business registration details (for compliance and billing)
- Payment information (processed by PayFast — we do not store card details)
2.2 Business Operations Data
- WhatsApp conversations between your business and your clients (processed via Meta WhatsApp Business API)
- Invoice and financial data you upload or create within AdminOS
- Staff information you enter for wellness check-ins and leave management
- Documents uploaded for processing (contracts, quotes, compliance documents)
- Client contact details entered into the CRM
2.3 Usage Data
- Feature usage metrics and session data (via Vercel Analytics)
- Error logs (anonymised, no PII)
- API call volumes per tenant (for billing and rate limiting)
3. How We Use Your Information
We process personal information only for the following purposes:
- Service delivery: Providing AI agents, WhatsApp automation, document processing, and analytics features
- Billing: Processing subscription payments via PayFast
- Support: Responding to support requests and onboarding assistance
- Security: Fraud prevention, rate limiting, audit logging
- Legal compliance: Meeting our obligations under POPIA and other applicable South African law
- Product improvement: Aggregated, anonymised analytics to improve features (no individual profiling)
We do not sell your data. We do not use your data for advertising purposes or share it with third parties for their own marketing.
4. AI Processing and Third Parties
AdminOS uses the following third-party services to operate:
Anthropic (Claude AI)
Natural language processing for AI agents
Conversation data is sent to Anthropic API. Anthropic does not train on API data. See anthropic.com/privacy.
Supabase
Database storage and authentication
Data stored in Supabase-hosted PostgreSQL with row-level security enforcement.
Meta (WhatsApp Business API)
WhatsApp messaging and automation
WhatsApp messages are sent and received directly via the Meta Cloud API. See meta.com/privacy.
PayFast
Payment processing
Card details are processed by PayFast and are never stored by AdminOS.
Upstash Redis
Rate limiting and caching
Anonymised rate limit identifiers stored temporarily.
Vercel
Hosting and analytics
Application hosted on Vercel Edge infrastructure. Vercel Analytics captures page-level usage data.
5. How We Protect Your Data
- Multi-tenant isolation: every client's data is strictly partitioned using Row-Level Security (RLS)
- Encryption in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest
- Immutable audit logs for all data access and modifications
- Rate limiting on all API endpoints to prevent abuse
- No sensitive business data (invoice amounts, PII) in application logs
- Webhook signature verification (PayFast, Meta WhatsApp)
- Content Security Policy and HSTS headers enforced on all responses
6. Data Retention
7. Your Rights Under POPIA
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Right of access
Request a copy of all personal information we hold about you
Right to correction
Request correction of inaccurate personal information
Right to erasure
Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements)
Right to object
Object to processing of your personal information in certain circumstances
Right to data portability
Export your business data in machine-readable format at any time
Right to complain
Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa
To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@mirembemuse.co.za. We respond within 30 days in accordance with POPIA requirements.
8. Cookies
AdminOS uses the following cookies:
- Authentication cookies: Supabase session tokens for keeping you logged in. Strictly necessary.
- Analytics cookies: Vercel Analytics for page-level usage statistics. No personal profiling.
- Preference cookies: Storing your UI preferences (language, dashboard layout).
You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email to your registered address and by displaying a notice in your AdminOS dashboard at least 14 days before the change takes effect.
10. Contact Us
Information Officer: Mirembe Muse (Pty) Ltd
Email: privacy@mirembemuse.co.za
Address: South Africa
You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa: www.justice.gov.za/inforeg