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Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026 · Mavuso Trade Exhibition & Sports Centre
This Privacy Policy explains how the Mavuso Trade Exhibition & Sports Centre ("we", "our", "the Centre"), operated by the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA), collects, uses, and protects personal information when you use the Mavuso online booking platform at mavusotradecentre.co.sz ("the Platform").
Your privacy matters
We collect only the information needed to process and manage your venue booking, and we never sell your personal information.
Information We Collect
Information you provide directly, needed to create a booking and an account:
- Your name, email address, telephone number, and the organisation or location you provide.
- Details of your event and booking — event name, type, nature, projected attendance, ticketing arrangements, requested dates and times, and any additional notes.
- A Tax Identification Number (TIN) and billing details, used to issue compliant invoices for venue hire.
- A password you create to sign back in and manage your bookings.
- If you pay by bank transfer (EFT), the payment confirmation or receipt you upload.
- Any communications you send us through the contact form, by email, or by telephone.
Information we collect automatically: your selected venues, dates, and cart contents are kept in your browser's local storage so you can continue where you left off. We also record standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) to keep the Platform secure and operational.
Payment information: when you pay by card, card details are entered on pages provided by our payment processor, Peach Payments, and are transmitted directly to Peach over an encrypted connection. We do not see or store full card numbers.
How We Use Your Information
- To prepare, confirm, and manage your venue booking, including issuing invoices and receipts.
- To process and verify payments, and to reconcile bank-transfer receipts with your booking.
- To provide an account so you can track bookings, view payment status, and download invoices.
- To send you important transactional messages about your booking (confirmations, payment status, reminders) by email or phone.
- To operate, secure, and improve the Platform and to respond to your enquiries.
- Where you have agreed, to contact you about events and offers at the Centre.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal information to perform the booking agreement you enter into with us, to comply with legal and tax obligations (such as record-keeping and invoicing), to protect the legitimate interests of the Centre and its visitors, and — where we contact you for marketing — on the basis of your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep booking and payment records for as long as required to administer your booking, to resolve any disputes, and to meet our legal and tax obligations in the Kingdom of Eswatini. After that time, personal information is deleted or anonymised. EFT receipts and uploaded proof-of-payment documents are retained with your booking record for reconciliation and audit purposes.
How We Protect Your Information
We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), store passwords only in a scrambled (hashed) form, restrict access to personal information to staff who need it, and apply industry-standard safeguards to the systems that hold your data. Card payments are handled entirely within Peach Payments' PCI DSS-compliant environment. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and to contain any breach we become aware of.
Browser Storage and Your Device
To make the Platform work, your browser stores small amounts of data locally on your device — never in cookies set by third parties. This includes your signed-in session, your venue cart, and simple preferences such as whether notification sounds are on. This data stays in your browser and is not used to track you across other websites. You can clear it at any time through your browser settings; clearing it will sign you out and reset your cart.
Your Rights
You may ask us to:
- provide a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
- correct information that is inaccurate or out of date;
- delete your personal information where we no longer have a lawful reason to keep it; and
- stop sending you marketing communications (you may also unsubscribe using the link in any marketing email).
You can update your contact details from your account at any time. To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details at the end of this policy. We may need to verify your identity before actioning a request, and we will respond within a reasonable period.
Links to Other Websites
The Platform may link to external sites, such as Peach Payments' card pages, WhatsApp, or investeswatini.org.sz. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to read their policies before providing them with your information.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify account holders. Continued use of the Platform after a change takes effect means you accept the updated policy.
Contact Us
Questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information can be directed to:
Mavuso Trade Exhibition & Sports Centre
Remainder 1288, Central Distributor Road, Manzini, Eswatini
Email: bookings@mavusotradecentre.co.sz · Tel: +268 7850 2241
Managed on behalf of the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority.
