Cookie Policy for The Auctioneer
Last Updated: June 2026
Welcome to theauctioneer.co.za (referred to as “the Website”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). To ensure our auction directory, category filters, and user features work optimally, we use data storage tools known as “cookies” on your browser.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we utilize them, and how you can manage your preferences in compliance with the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow websites to recognize your device, remember user choices (like filter settings or regions), track site metrics, and streamline your overall browsing experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
theauctioneer.co.za utilizes cookies to optimize your experience, particularly regarding our auction listing categories (e.g., Properties, Vehicles, Plant & Machinery) and advanced search layouts.
We classify the cookies we use into the following categories:
Necessary / Essential Cookies: These are vital for basic website operation. Without them, platform infrastructure, security elements, dynamic listing queries, and login portals cannot function properly.
Performance & Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymized, de-identified data detailing how visitors interact with the directory. This helps us analyze site traffic, popular geographic sectors, and fix loading issues to maintain web standards.
Functionality Cookies: These allow our system to remember custom preferences you make while browsing—such as recently applied filter parameters, search keywords, or specific auction tracking parameters.
Advertising & Marketing Cookies (Third-Party): These tracking elements monitor user behaviors across the web. They are deployed to show relevant auction events and asset disposal marketing items tailored specifically to your active commercial interests.
3. Third-Party Cookies On Our Platform
Because theauctioneer.co.za serves as a centralized hub advertising multi-property and asset disposal events across South Africa, certain elements use third-party scripts. Services like Google Analytics, social media platforms, or embedded interactive maps may deploy cookies directly to your browser when using our platform. We do not natively control these third-party trackers; you can review their explicit data collection frameworks within their respective privacy terms.
4. POPIA Compliance & Your Explicit Consent
Under POPIA, cookies that track browser behavior are considered personal information if they can identify an individual. Therefore, we maintain a consent-first mindset:
Apart from essential functional cookies, all non-necessary analytics and marketing trackers are blocked by default until you actively grant your informed consent via our cookie banner.
Implied consent actions, such as scrolling down the homepage or continuous clicking, are not treated as valid expressions of consent.
You hold the right to alter your preferences or completely revoke your tracking consent at any time.
5. Managing Your Browser Cookie Settings
If you prefer to reject, clear, or manage how your device processes cookies, you can adjust these settings directly through your web browser’s options. Please note that disabling essential cookies will directly impact your ability to run filtered searches or access dynamic listing pages across our site.
To adjust tracking preferences inside your specific browser, visit:
6. Updates to This Policy
We reserve the right to revise this Cookie Policy at any time to align with internal backend upgrades, changes to our data structure, or shifting legislative updates regarding POPIA regulations. Any changes made will be posted immediately with an updated timestamp at the top of this page.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding how we process tracking technologies, or if you wish to exercise your legal data rights, please contact our information team:
Email: info@theauctioneer.co.za
Web Address: www.theauctioneer.co.za