Last Updated: 25-08-2026

Yellow Metal Finance (“YMF”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use, store, share and protect personal information when you use our website, contact us or submit an application for finance.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on your interaction with Yellow Metal Finance, we may collect information including:

• Name and surname
• Identity and contact information
• Company and registration information
• Financial and banking information
• Credit-related information
• Details relating to directors, shareholders or authorised representatives
• Asset or equipment information
• Supporting documents submitted as part of an application
• Website and technical usage information
• Correspondence and enquiries submitted to us

2. How We Use Your Information

We may process personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Assess and process finance applications
• Verify information supplied to us
• Conduct appropriate credit, identity, fraud and compliance checks
• Match an application with appropriate finance or funding providers
• Communicate regarding an application or existing relationship
• Administer and improve our services
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations
• Protect our legitimate business interests

3. Sharing of Information

Where necessary for the provision of our services, personal information may be shared with appropriate third parties, including funding partners, financial institutions, credit bureaux, verification providers, professional advisers, technology providers and regulatory or governmental authorities where legally required.

We do not sell personal information.

4. Information Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to safeguard personal information against loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

While we take reasonable steps to protect information submitted electronically, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

5. Retention of Information

Personal information will only be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law, regulatory obligations or legitimate business requirements.

6. Your Rights

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

• Request access to personal information held about you
• Request correction or updating of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of information where legally permitted
• Object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing relies upon consent

7. Cookies and Website Information

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support functionality, security, analytics and user experience.

Where required, users will be given appropriate options regarding non-essential cookies.

8. POPIA

Yellow Metal Finance processes personal information in accordance with applicable South African data protection legislation, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).

9. Contact Us

For privacy-related enquiries or requests, please contact:

Information Officer / Privacy Contact: 
Email: support@ymf.co.za
Telephone: 087 138 8579
Address: Byls Bridge Office Park, Ground Floor, Block C, Building 14, 11 Byls Bridge Boulevard, Centurion, 0157

Where applicable, individuals may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our services, business practices or applicable legal requirements. The latest version will be published on this website.