This policy explains what personal information Scooter125 collects, why, and what you can do about it. It is written to be read, not to be survived. Our obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act are set out separately in the POPIA notice.
Last updated: 21 August 2026.
Who we are
Scooter125 is operated by Ross Smith, trading as Scooter125, a sole proprietor in South Africa. There is no separate registered company, so no company registration number applies. Our address is 292 Surrey Avenue, 1st Floor, Randburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2194. For anything about your personal information, including access, correction or deletion, write to privacy@scooter125.net and we will respond within a reasonable time.
What we collect
- When you browse. Pages viewed, searches and filters used, approximate location from your IP address, device and browser type.
- When you contact a seller. We record that an enquiry button was used, and on which listing. The WhatsApp conversation itself happens on WhatsApp and we never see it.
- When you list a bike. Your name, email address, mobile number and everything you enter about the bike, including its location and photographs.
- When you are a dealer. Business contact details, the stock feed you supply, and the credentials needed to read it.
Why we collect it
- To show you bikes and let you filter them.
- To put you in touch with a seller.
- To publish your listing, which by its nature makes your mobile number visible to buyers.
- To keep the site working, spot fraudulent listings and prevent abuse.
What we never do
We do not sell your personal information. We do not pass your details to finance or insurance providers. We do not send you marketing you did not ask for.
Who we share it with
Sellers see enquiries you send them. Our hosting and email suppliers process data on our behalf under contract. Our website hosting and email are provided by Hosting.com, on servers in New York in the United States. Card and EFT payments are processed by PayFast, in South Africa. Dealer stock feeds reach us through Amazon CloudFront, which serves from locations outside South Africa. Because several of these suppliers are outside the country, the POPIA notice sets out the safeguards that apply.
Cookies
We use cookies only to keep the site working: to keep you signed in, to remember what you have saved, and to carry a purchase through checkout. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies, and we do not track you across other websites. Dealer pages embed a Google map so you can get directions. That map is loaded by Google, which receives your IP address and the page you are on. If you would rather it did not, do not open a dealer page. You can refuse the non-essential ones without losing any functionality that matters.
How long we keep it
- Listings and their contact details: while the listing is live, and for twelve months after it is sold or removed.
- Contact form messages: two years.
Your rights
You can ask us what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, ask us to delete it, and object to us using it. Contact us and we will action it. If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the Information Regulator, whose details are in the POPIA notice.
Children
Scooter125 is not intended for anyone under 18 and we do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes
If we change this policy we will update the date above. If a change materially affects you, we will say so on the site.