Privacy Policy | JobListing24

JobListing24 ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please stop using the site.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide Voluntarily

We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide when you:

Submit a comment on a job listing (name, email address, comment content)
Contact us via our contact form (name, email address, message)
Subscribe to any notifications or updates (email address)

You are under no obligation to provide personal information. However, refusing to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the site.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit JobListing24, certain information is collected automatically by our servers and third-party services, including:

Your IP address and approximate geographic location
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Referring website or search query
Date and time of your visit

This information is used in aggregate form to understand how visitors use our website and to improve the user experience. It is not used to personally identify you.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To operate the website: Processing and displaying comments, responding to enquiries, and providing customer support.
To improve our service: Analysing usage patterns to enhance website content, structure, and performance.
To ensure security: Monitoring for fraudulent activity, spam, or abuse and protecting the integrity of our platform.
To comply with the law: Meeting our legal obligations under applicable South African legislation, including the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies allow us to remember your preferences and understand how you use our site.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics cookies: Used by services such as Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors interact with the website.
Advertising cookies: Used by services such as Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing behaviour.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites you visit. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which may collect information about you independently:

Google Analytics: A web analytics service by Google Inc. that tracks and reports website traffic. Google may use this data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Google AdSense: An advertising service by Google Inc. that displays personalised advertisements. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

These third-party services operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these parties.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:

With your consent: We may share your information when you have given us explicit permission to do so.
Service providers: We may share information with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website, such as hosting providers, on the condition that they keep your information confidential.
Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or government authority, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or the safety of others.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Comments and contact form submissions are retained for a period of up to 24 months and may be deleted upon request.

7. Your Rights Under POPIA

Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to correction: You may request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to deletion: You may request that we delete your personal information, subject to our legal obligations.
Right to object: You may object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time frame.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will indicate the date of the most recent update at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy, please contact us. We take privacy concerns seriously and will respond promptly.