Privacy Policy

Last updated: 
14 September 2026

At The Lolita Living, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how The Lolita Living, Lolita Petros and Gogo Skham'around Healing Practice (“we”, “us” or “our”) collect, use, store, share and protect personal information when you:

  • visit thelolitaliving.com;
  • make an appointment;
  • purchase a product;
  • submit an enquiry;
  • complete a consultation or treatment form;
  • communicate with us by email or WhatsApp;
  • subscribe to our communications; or
  • otherwise interact with The Lolita Living.

We process personal information in accordance with applicable South African law, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).

1. Who We Are

Trading Name: The Lolita Living
Service Provider: Lolita Petros / Gogo Skham'around Healing Practice
Website: thelolitaliving.com
Email: info@thelolitaliving.com
Main WhatsApp: 067 463 9121
Alternative Contact: 064 638 3678
General / Emergency Enquiries: 083 328 5282
Country: South Africa

For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:

Email: info@thelolitaliving.com

2. What Is Personal Information?

Personal information is information that identifies you or can reasonably be linked to you.

Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

  • your name and surname;
  • email address;
  • telephone or WhatsApp number;
  • billing address;
  • delivery address;
  • order information;
  • appointment information;
  • payment and transaction information;
  • communications you send to us;
  • information submitted through website forms;
  • treatment and consultation information;
  • health-related information where relevant to a treatment;
  • photographs where provided or authorised;
  • website usage information;
  • IP address;
  • device or browser information; and
  • other information you voluntarily provide.

We will only collect information that is reasonably relevant to the purpose for which it is required.

3. Information You Provide When Making a Booking

When you make an appointment, we may collect information such as:

  • your full name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • selected service;
  • appointment date and time;
  • appointment location;
  • payment status;
  • booking notes; and
  • information necessary to administer your appointment.

This information is used to:

  • process your booking;
  • confirm your appointment;
  • prevent double bookings;
  • communicate appointment information;
  • process payment;
  • reschedule appointments where necessary; and
  • provide the booked service.

4. Health and Treatment Information

Certain beauty, body, wellness or other treatments may require us to obtain additional information to determine whether a treatment is appropriate or safe.

This may include information about:

  • allergies;
  • medication;
  • pregnancy;
  • medical conditions;
  • previous surgery;
  • injuries;
  • skin conditions;
  • previous treatments; or
  • other health-related matters relevant to the service.

Health information may constitute special personal information under POPIA and will be treated with additional care.

We will only request health-related information where it is reasonably necessary for the relevant treatment, consultation or service and will process it in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Where consent is legally required for the processing of particular information, we will obtain that consent.

Please do not provide unnecessary medical information through general website contact forms or social-media messages.

5. Spiritual and Traditional-Healing Consultations

Clients engaging with spiritual, intuitive or traditional-healing services may voluntarily provide personal information during a consultation.

This information may be private or sensitive in nature.

We treat consultation information as confidential and will not intentionally disclose the substance of a private consultation to third parties except:

  • where you have authorised us to do so;
  • where reasonably necessary to provide a service you requested;
  • where required by law; or
  • where disclosure is otherwise legally permitted or required.

6. Online Store Information

When you purchase products through thelolitaliving.com, we may collect:

  • your name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • billing address;
  • delivery address;
  • products ordered;
  • order number;
  • transaction information;
  • delivery instructions; and
  • correspondence relating to the order.

This information is used to process, fulfil and deliver your order and provide customer service.

7. Payment Information

Online payments may be processed through PayFast or another payment provider made available through the website.

When you make payment, certain personal and transaction information may be provided directly to the payment provider.

The Lolita Living does not ordinarily receive or store your complete payment-card details when those details are entered directly into a third-party secure payment system.

Payment providers have their own privacy and security practices and may process your information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We may retain information such as:

  • payment status;
  • transaction reference;
  • amount paid;
  • payment date; and
  • order or booking reference

for administration, accounting and record-keeping purposes.

8. Google Calendar and Booking Integration

Our appointment system may integrate with Google Calendar or another calendar service.

This integration is used to:

  • manage appointment availability;
  • reduce double bookings;
  • block unavailable times;
  • manage confirmed appointments; and
  • coordinate the booking calendar.

Only information reasonably necessary for calendar and appointment administration should be processed through this integration.

Google and other technology providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

9. Email and WhatsApp Communications

We may communicate with you through email, telephone or WhatsApp in connection with:

  • bookings;
  • appointment reminders;
  • appointment changes;
  • payments;
  • orders;
  • deliveries;
  • enquiries;
  • customer service; and
  • other transactions you initiate.

When using WhatsApp or another third-party communication platform, information may also be processed by that platform according to its own privacy policy.

Please avoid sending highly sensitive information through WhatsApp unless it is necessary for the service being provided.

10. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This can include:

  • your IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • pages viewed;
  • date and time of your visit;
  • referring website;
  • approximate location based on technical information;
  • interactions with website features; and
  • cookie or analytics information.

This information may be used to understand website performance, improve user experience, maintain security and analyse how the website is used.

11. Cookies

The Lolita Living website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites operate and remember certain information.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

  • maintaining shopping-cart functionality;
  • remembering website preferences;
  • keeping the website secure;
  • processing bookings;
  • analysing website traffic;
  • understanding website performance; and
  • supporting marketing functionality where applicable.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly.

Other cookies, particularly analytics or advertising cookies, may require consent depending on how they are used.

You can generally control or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

12. Analytics and Website Performance

We may use website analytics or performance tools, including services provided by Google, to understand how visitors use our website.

These services may collect information such as:

  • pages viewed;
  • time spent on the website;
  • device information;
  • browser information;
  • general traffic source; and
  • interactions with website content.

Where legally required, analytics or marketing technologies will be used subject to appropriate consent.

13. Why We Process Personal Information

We may process personal information for purposes including:

  • creating and managing bookings;
  • supplying treatments or services;
  • processing orders;
  • processing payments;
  • delivering products;
  • communicating with clients and customers;
  • answering enquiries;
  • maintaining client and customer records;
  • managing cancellations and rescheduling;
  • maintaining treatment safety;
  • preventing fraud;
  • maintaining website security;
  • complying with accounting or tax obligations;
  • resolving disputes;
  • establishing or defending legal claims;
  • complying with legal obligations;
  • improving our website and services; and
  • marketing where legally permitted.

We will not intentionally use personal information for an unrelated purpose without an appropriate legal basis.

14. Our Basis for Processing Information

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information because:

  • you have consented to the processing;
  • processing is necessary to perform a contract or transaction with you;
  • processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation;
  • processing protects a legitimate interest of yours;
  • processing is necessary to pursue a legitimate interest of The Lolita Living or a third party, where permitted by law; or
  • another lawful basis applies.

Consent is not the only lawful basis on which personal information may be processed.

Where we rely specifically on your consent, you may withdraw that consent subject to applicable law and any consequences that have been explained to you.

15. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law, we may communicate with customers about:

  • new services;
  • products;
  • events;
  • promotions;
  • news;
  • educational content; or
  • The Lolita Living Letter and similar communications.

We will comply with applicable rules relating to direct electronic marketing.

Where consent is required, marketing will only be sent after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by:

Opting out of marketing does not stop necessary transactional messages relating to an existing booking, order or enquiry.

16. Who We May Share Personal Information With

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the business.

These may include:

  • website and hosting providers;
  • WooCommerce and related website services;
  • booking-system providers;
  • PayFast or other payment providers;
  • Google services;
  • email providers;
  • courier and delivery companies;
  • IT and website-support providers;
  • accounting or professional advisers;
  • communication platforms such as WhatsApp; and
  • other service providers necessary to complete a transaction or service.

Service providers should only receive information reasonably necessary for the service they perform.

Where a third party processes personal information on our behalf, appropriate confidentiality and security requirements will apply as required by POPIA.

17. Courier and Delivery Providers

Where you purchase a physical product, information including your:

  • name;
  • delivery address;
  • telephone number; and
  • relevant delivery instructions

may be provided to the courier or delivery provider responsible for fulfilling the order.

This information is provided for the purpose of completing the delivery.

18. When We May Disclose Information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary:

  • to perform a service or transaction requested by you;
  • with your consent;
  • to comply with applicable law;
  • to comply with a lawful request, court order or legal process;
  • to prevent or investigate fraud or unlawful activity;
  • to protect the rights, safety or property of The Lolita Living or another person;
  • to obtain professional legal, accounting or technical advice; or
  • where otherwise permitted or required by law.

19. International Processing and Cloud Services

Some technology or cloud-service providers used by The Lolita Living may store or process information outside South Africa.

Where personal information is transferred across South African borders, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the transfer is handled in accordance with the requirements of POPIA.

This may include using service providers subject to appropriate privacy protections, contractual safeguards or other legally recognised mechanisms.

20. How Long We Keep Personal Information

We will not intentionally retain personal information for longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected unless:

  • retention is required by law;
  • a contract requires retention;
  • it is reasonably required for legitimate business purposes;
  • it is required for accounting, tax or legal records;
  • it is required for treatment or client records;
  • it is required to resolve a dispute; or
  • you have consented to longer retention where appropriate.

Different categories of information may therefore be kept for different periods.

When information is no longer reasonably required, it will be deleted, destroyed, anonymised or otherwise dealt with as appropriate.

21. Security of Personal Information

We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to safeguard personal information under our control against:

  • loss;
  • unauthorised access;
  • misuse;
  • alteration;
  • destruction; and
  • unlawful disclosure.

Security measures may include, where appropriate:

  • password protection;
  • restricted access;
  • website security measures;
  • secure hosting;
  • software updates;
  • access controls; and
  • reputable third-party service providers.

No online or electronic system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but reasonable measures will be used to reduce foreseeable risks.

22. Data Breaches

If we have reasonable grounds to believe that personal information under our control has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorised person, we will take reasonable steps to investigate and address the incident.

Where required by POPIA, the Information Regulator and affected individuals will be notified as soon as reasonably possible in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

23. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • ask whether we hold personal information about you;
  • request access to your personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate or outdated information;
  • request deletion or destruction of information where legally appropriate;
  • object to certain processing of your personal information;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • object to direct marketing;
  • request information about how your personal information is processed; and
  • lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.

Some requests may be subject to legal exceptions.

For example, we may be required to retain certain records even after you request deletion.

24. Accessing or Correcting Your Information

If you would like to access, correct or update personal information held by The Lolita Living, contact:

info@thelolitaliving.com

Please provide enough information for us to identify you and the relevant records.

We may need to verify your identity before releasing, changing or deleting personal information in order to protect your privacy.

25. Requesting Deletion

You may ask us to delete or destroy personal information that we are no longer authorised or required to retain.

A deletion request may not always result in immediate deletion.

We may be required or permitted to retain information where it is reasonably necessary for:

  • legal compliance;
  • accounting or tax obligations;
  • contractual records;
  • dispute resolution;
  • legal claims;
  • fraud prevention; or
  • another lawful reason.

Where information cannot legally or reasonably be deleted, we will continue to protect it in accordance with applicable requirements.

26. Children's Personal Information

The website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be unlawful.

Where a service involves a person under the age of 18, consent or participation from a parent, guardian or other competent person may be required depending on the nature of the service and applicable law.

We will take particular care when processing personal information relating to minors.

27. Social Media

The Lolita Living may operate profiles on third-party social-media platforms.

Information you choose to share publicly through social media is subject to the privacy settings and policies of those platforms.

If you send us a private message through social media, we may use the information provided to respond to your enquiry.

We recommend that you do not post confidential, medical or highly sensitive information publicly on social-media pages.

28. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites or third-party services.

The Lolita Living does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.

When leaving our website, you should review the privacy policy of the website or service you are visiting.

29. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when necessary to reflect:

  • changes to our website;
  • new products or services;
  • changes to our booking or payment systems;
  • changes to third-party providers;
  • operational changes; or
  • changes to legal requirements.

The current version will be published on thelolitaliving.com together with the date of the latest update.

30. Complaints

If you believe your personal information has been processed improperly, please contact us first so that we can investigate the matter.

Email: info@thelolitaliving.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

The Information Regulator is the independent authority responsible for monitoring and enforcing compliance with POPIA and the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

31. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests to access or correct your information, marketing opt-outs or other privacy-related enquiries, contact:

The Lolita Living
Lolita Petros | Gogo Skham'around Healing Practice


Website: thelolitaliving.com
Email: info@thelolitaliving.com
WhatsApp: 067 463 9121
Alternative Contact: 064 638 3678
General / Emergency Enquiries: 083 328 5282
Country: South Africa

32. Acceptance of This Privacy Policy

By using our website or voluntarily providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that your information may be processed as described in this Privacy Policy, subject to your rights under applicable law.

Where specific consent is legally required — particularly for certain types of special personal information, marketing or other regulated processing — that consent will be obtained separately where appropriate.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with our:

  • Terms and Conditions;
  • Booking & Cancellation Policy;
  • Refund & Returns Policy; and
  • any applicable treatment, consultation or consent documentation.