How we collect, use and protect your personal information at Rupping Bush Retreats.
Last updated: April 2026
We keep this simple. Rupping Bush Retreats is a small, owner-hosted property. We only collect information you give us directly — to process your enquiry and booking. We do not sell your data, and we never will.
Rupping Bush Retreats is a private, owner-hosted bush lodge located in the Shona Langa Nature Estate, Limpopo, South Africa. This website is operated by Mariska Rupping.
For any privacy-related questions, you can contact us directly at bookings@ruppingbushretreats.co.za or on WhatsApp at 083 794 3437.
We only collect information that you voluntarily provide to us. This happens when you:
The information we may collect includes:
We also collect basic anonymous analytics data (such as page views) through Google Tag Manager to help us understand how visitors use the website. This data does not identify you personally.
We use your personal information only for the following purposes:
We will never use your information for unsolicited marketing, and we will never pass your details to third parties for marketing purposes.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to anyone.
Your enquiry data is received via Formspree (our contact form provider) and sent directly to our email inbox. Formspree processes form submissions on our behalf and operates under their own privacy policy available at formspree.io.
If you book through a third-party platform such as LekkeSlaap, Airbnb, or Booking.com, those platforms have their own privacy policies which govern how they handle your data. We encourage you to review them directly.
This website uses Google Tag Manager which may set cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with the site. These are analytics cookies only — they do not track you across other websites and do not store any personally identifiable information.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. This will not affect your ability to use this website or make an enquiry.
Under South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at bookings@ruppingbushretreats.co.za. We will respond within a reasonable time.
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Your enquiry data is transmitted securely via Formspree and received in our private email inbox.
We retain your booking information for as long as is necessary to manage your stay and for any follow-up communication. We do not keep your data indefinitely.
This website contains links to third-party websites including LekkeSlaap, Airbnb, Booking.com, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these platforms. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before submitting any personal information to them.
This website is not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal information, please get in touch: