Last Updated: [05 September, 2025]

1. Introduction

Welcome to (Siyaqasha). We are a career platform providing aggregated job listings, industry news, and career advice.

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read it carefully.

By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Do NOT Collect

It is important to understand our role:

We do not host job applications on our site.
We do not sell job listings or recruitment services.
We do not form part of the formal hiring process between employers and candidates.

Therefore, we do not collect sensitive personal information related to job applications, such as:

CVs, Resumes, or Cover Letters
Identity Numbers, Passport Numbers
Financial or Bank Account Information
Your work permit or visa status

3. Information We Collect

a) Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us:

Contact Forms: If you contact us via a form or email, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Newsletter Sign-up: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
Comments: If you leave a comment on a news or advice article, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

b) Information Collected Automatically:

Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record information (“log data”), including your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, the pages you visit, and the time spent on those pages.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
- Analytics Cookies: We use third-party services like Google Analytics to understand how our visitors use the site. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
- Preferences Cookies: We use cookies to remember your preferences and settings.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To operate, maintain, and improve our website.
To send you administrative information, such as updates to our policies.
To send you marketing communications (like our newsletter) only if you have explicitly opted-in. You can unsubscribe at any time.
To respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests.
To analyze trends and user behavior to improve our content and services.
To monitor and prevent technical issues and security problems.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your information is:

Your consent (e.g., for our newsletter).
The need to perform a contract with you (e.g., responding to your inquiries).
Our legitimate interests in operating and improving our website, which do not override your fundamental rights.

6. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as email delivery services (e.g., Mailchimp for newsletters) and data analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics). These parties are obligated to keep your information confidential.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.

7. Links to Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to external job listings on company career pages and other third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit. When you click on a job listing, you will be subject to the privacy policy of that company’s website.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law.

Newsletter subscription data is kept until you unsubscribe.
Analytics data is retained for a period of 26 months.
Data from contact forms is kept for one year to ensure follow-up.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you have rights regarding your personal information:

Access and Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data.
Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate data.
Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can request that we delete your personal data.
Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent for marketing communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link in our emails.
Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@siyaqasha.co.za.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with information, please contact us.

11. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. You are advised to review this policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [privacy@siyaqasha.co.za]
Website: https://siyaqasha.co.za/contact