PAIA manual

Prepared under section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA), with the information required by the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). Last updated: 2 October 2026.

1. About us

Bokdle is an online sports guessing game run by Gary Kahn (sole proprietor), trading as GOAT Sports, a private body (sole proprietor) in the Republic of South Africa.

2. Contact details

• Head of the private body and Information Officer: Gary Kahn (sole proprietor), trading as GOAT Sports
• Email: [email protected]

3. The Information Regulator's guide

The Information Regulator publishes a guide on how to use PAIA and POPIA (section 10 of PAIA). It's available in all official languages from the Information Regulator (South Africa) at inforegulator.org.za or [email protected].

4. Records we hold

• Website content and source code
• Player data compiled from public sources (Wikidata and Wikipedia)
• Correspondence with visitors who email us
• Player accounts: email address, nickname, daily game results, private group memberships and sign-in sessions
• Agreements and invoices from service providers (hosting, domain, advertising)
• Tax and financial records kept as required by law
• Short-lived server logs (kept up to 14 days)

The game, the privacy policy, the terms of use and this manual are freely available on the website, with no request needed.

5. Records kept under other laws

Including the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962, the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011, the Value-Added Tax Act 89 of 1991 (if registered), the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 and POPIA.

6. How we process personal information (POPIA)

• Purpose: running the game, keeping the site secure, funding it through advertising, and answering messages.
• People and information: website visitors (IP address, device and browser details, and advertising cookies and identifiers); players who create an account (email address, nickname, game results, group memberships and sign-in sessions; no names, photos, IP addresses or third-party account access); people who email us (name, email address, message); service providers (business contact and billing details).
• Recipients: Google (advertising and optional sign-in), Resend (sign-in emails), Cloudflare (site delivery, security and visit statistics), our hosting provider, our accountant, and authorities where the law requires.
• Cross-border transfers: Google, Cloudflare and Resend process information outside South Africa under their own data protection terms (POPIA section 72).
• Security: HTTPS, a firewalled and regularly patched server, key-only administrator access, and minimal collection. Game progress is stored on the visitor's own device, or, for players who sign in, in our database on the same server.

7. How to request a record

1. Complete the prescribed request form (Form 2), available from the Information Regulator's website, and email it to [email protected].
2. Give enough detail to identify the record, and say which right you're exercising or protecting.
3. We'll respond within 30 days. Prescribed fees under the PAIA regulations may apply, and we'll tell you before charging any. You may request your own personal information free of charge.

We may refuse a request on the grounds set out in Chapter 4 of Part 3 of PAIA. If you disagree with our decision, you may complain to the Information Regulator ([email protected]) or apply to court.

8. Availability of this manual

This manual is published on the website, and we'll email a copy on request.