Rauthin Estate

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 June 2026

Rauthin Estate respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you use our website, contact us, make enquiries, interact with our social media pages, or stay with us.

1. Who we are

Rauthin Estate is a farm, accommodation and guest experience business based in the Overberg, South Africa.

Website: https://rauthin.estate
Contact email: stay@rauthin.estate

2. Information we may collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• name
• email address
• telephone number
• booking or enquiry details
• message content submitted through forms or email
• social media messages or comments
• preferences relating to accommodation, visits or guest experiences

We may also collect basic technical information through the website, such as browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, and cookies or analytics information, where applicable.

3. How we use information

We use information to:

• respond to enquiries
• manage bookings and guest communication
• provide farm, cottage and visitor services
• improve our website and guest experience
• publish and manage Rauthin Estate social media content
• understand performance of our own marketing and communications
• comply with legal, accounting and operational obligations

4. Meta / Facebook app use

Rauthin Estate uses a Meta/Facebook app for internal business automation. The app is used to help publish approved content to the Rauthin Estate Facebook Page and to review performance of Rauthin Estate's own social media content.

The app is not used to sell personal data, profile individual guests, or access private Facebook information beyond permissions granted by Meta for Page management and publishing.

The app may use permissions such as:

• pages_manage_posts
• pages_read_engagement
• pages_show_list
• business_management

These permissions are used only for Rauthin Estate's own Facebook Page and related business assets.

5. Sharing of information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers where necessary for website hosting, booking management, communications, analytics, accounting, payment processing, legal compliance, or business operations.

6. Cookies and analytics

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the site, improve performance, and understand how visitors use the website. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

7. How long we keep information

We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including business, legal, accounting, tax, guest service and operational requirements.

8. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure. No online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Your rights

Depending on applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. You may also ask us to stop using your information for certain purposes.

10. Data deletion requests

You may request deletion of personal information by emailing stay@rauthin.estate. Please include your name, email address, and enough information for us to identify your request. See our Data Deletion Instructions for details.

11. Contact

For privacy questions or data deletion requests, contact:

Rauthin Estate
Email: stay@rauthin.estate
Website: https://rauthin.estate