Motorsport Fanatix™ Privacy Policy
Effective date: 17 September 2026
1. Who We Are
Motorsport Fanatix™ and Motorsport Fanatix Insider™ are operated by Raymond Cornwell under the Motorsport Fanatix™ brand in South Africa.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you:
Visit our Motorsport Fanatix Insider™ publication on Beehiiv
Subscribe to our newsletter
Contact us or submit an enquiry
Use any related Motorsport Fanatix™ digital service
For purposes of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013, commonly known as POPIA, Motorsport Fanatix™ is the responsible party for the personal information covered by this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide
We may collect information you voluntarily provide, including:
Your name
Your email address
Your telephone number
Your newsletter preferences
Information contained in enquiries, replies, surveys or correspondence
Information supplied when requesting photography, editorial, public-relations, social-media or related services
Information supplied by drivers, parents, guardians, teams, sponsors or event organisers for legitimate editorial or promotional purposes
Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary and we have agreed to receive it.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our websites, subscribe to our newsletter or interact with our emails, Motorsport Fanatix™ and its service providers may collect:
IP address
Browser and device type
Operating system
Approximate location derived from an IP address
Referring pages or websites
Pages and articles viewed
Dates and times of visits
Newsletter delivery, opening and link-click information
Cookie and similar technology information
3. How We Collect Information
We may collect personal information:
Directly from you
Through subscription, contact and enquiry forms
When you reply to our emails
Through Beehiiv, Squarespace and other authorised service providers
Through legitimate motorsport media coverage
From official race results, championship records, media releases, public social-media profiles and other publicly available motorsport sources
From a parent, guardian, team representative, promoter or authorised representative
4. Why We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information to:
Deliver Motorsport Fanatix Insider™ newsletters
Confirm and manage subscriptions
Respond to enquiries and messages
Provide requested media, photography, editorial and promotional services
Publish legitimate motorsport news, reports, profiles, photographs and results
Measure newsletter and website performance
Improve our content and services
Maintain the security and proper operation of our websites and systems
Prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorised activity
Maintain consent and unsubscribe records
Comply with legal, regulatory, accounting or contractual obligations
Protect our legitimate legal rights
Depending on the circumstances, we process information using consent, contractual necessity, compliance with legal obligations or legitimate interests recognised under applicable law.
5. Newsletter and Marketing Communications
We send Motorsport Fanatix Insider™ to people who have subscribed, provided appropriate permission or otherwise have a lawful existing relationship with Motorsport Fanatix™.
New online subscribers may be asked to confirm their email address through a double opt-in process.
You may unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link in an email. You may also contact us directly to withdraw your consent.
After an unsubscribe request, we may retain limited information on a suppression list to honour the request and avoid sending further marketing emails.
Unsubscribing from the newsletter will not prevent us from sending necessary service-related communications concerning an existing agreement or enquiry.
6. Cookies and Email Tracking
Our websites and emails may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies for:
Essential website functionality
Security
Remembering preferences
Website and newsletter analytics
Measuring email delivery, opens and link clicks
Improving content and performance
Where available, you can manage optional cookies through the website’s cookie banner. You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect certain website functions.
Some email clients allow users to restrict tracking by blocking automatic image loading or using built-in privacy controls.
7. Motorsport Reporting, Photography and Children
Motorsport Fanatix™ is a motorsport media and photography service. Our legitimate editorial activities may involve recording and publishing:
Driver and team names
Race classifications and championship results
Photographs and video captured at public or accredited motorsport events
Interviews, quotations and supplied media information
Publicly available career and competition information
Motorsport frequently involves competitors under 18. We take additional care when handling information relating to children.
A person under 18 should only provide personal information or subscribe with the permission of a parent or legal guardian. Anyone submitting information about a child confirms that they are authorised to do so.
Parents or guardians may contact us if they have a reasonable privacy or safety concern about information concerning a child. We will consider editorial removal requests individually, taking into account applicable law, public interest, journalistic integrity, and the child's safety and privacy.
8. Service Providers and Information Sharing
We may provide limited personal information to trusted service providers that help us operate our services, including:
Beehiiv for newsletter publishing, subscriber management, email delivery and analytics
Squarespace for website hosting, forms and website analytics
Cloud hosting, communications and security providers
Professional advisers where reasonably necessary
These providers may process information only for legitimate operational purposes and subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.
We do not sell or rent our subscriber list. We do not give subscriber contact details to drivers, teams, sponsors or advertisers for their independent marketing.
We may disclose information where:
Required by law, court order or lawful regulatory request
Necessary to investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents
Necessary to protect the rights or safety of Motorsport Fanatix or another person
The Motorsport Fanatix business or relevant assets are reorganised or transferred, subject to appropriate privacy safeguards
9. International Processing
Beehiiv, Squarespace and other technology providers may process or store information outside South Africa.
Where we transfer personal information internationally, we will take reasonably appropriate steps to ensure the transfer is permitted under applicable law and that the information receives an appropriate level of protection.
10. Information Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.
Retention periods may vary according to the type of information:
We retain active subscriber information while the subscription remains active.
We may retain limited unsubscribe records to prevent further marketing.
We may retain enquiry and client information while required for service delivery, recordkeeping, or dispute resolution.
We may retain financial and contractual records for legally required periods.
Published editorial material, race records and motorsport photographs may be retained as part of our legitimate media and historical archive.
We will delete, anonymise, or securely destroy information that is no longer required where reasonably practicable.
11. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee absolute security.
If a security compromise affects personal information, we will take appropriate investigative and remedial action and provide legally required notifications.
12. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may ask us to:
Confirm whether we hold personal information about you
Provide access to your personal information
Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Delete information that we are no longer authorised to retain
Object to certain processing
Stop sending marketing communications
Withdraw consent
Explain how your information has been used
We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Requests may be sent to:
Email: raymonddeancornwell@gmail.com
Location: South Africa
You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa through https://inforegulator.org.za.
13. External Websites
Our websites and newsletters may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, livestreams, event organisers, sponsors and other services.
We do not control those third parties and are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their privacy notices before providing personal information.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technology or legal obligations change.
We will update the effective date at the top of the policy whenever we make material revisions. We may also communicate significant changes through our website or newsletter.
15. Contact Us
Questions, complaints and privacy requests may be directed to:
Raymond Cornwell
Motorsport Fanatix™
South Africa
Email: raymonddeancornwell@gmail.com