This Privacy Policy explains how salearnership.co.za (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Site”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you visit the Site or interact with its features (including comments).
We are based in South Africa and aim to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). If you access the Site from outside South Africa (including the EEA/UK), additional privacy rights may apply to you.
Who we are
Site operator: salearnership.co.za
Contact email: info@salearnership.co.za
Personal information we collect
Information you provide
Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comment form (typically name, email address, website if provided) and your comment content.
Messages: If you contact us by email, we collect your email address and the contents of your message.
Information collected automatically
When you browse the Site, we may automatically collect log data (IP address, pages viewed, date/time, referring URL, and basic browser/device information) and cookie/tracking data collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the comment data shown in the form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam and protect the Site. Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service depending on the Site’s configuration/plugins.
Retention: Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely to maintain discussion threads and help approve follow-up comments automatically.
Cookies and consent
We use cookies and similar technologies (pixels/tags/local storage) for essential site operation, analytics and performance, and advertising and ad measurement.
We currently use CookieYes to manage cookie consent and preferences. Where available, the cookie banner allows you to accept, reject, or customise cookies (including advertising and analytics cookies). You can change your choices at any time using the cookie settings option shown on the Site.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect site functionality.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site (for example, pages visited, time spent, approximate location, device/browser type). Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies and may process identifiers and usage data.
Google AdSense (Advertising)
We display ads via Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and deliver ads, measure ad performance (impressions, clicks, frequency capping), help prevent fraud and improve ad quality, and show personalised or non-personalised ads depending on your consent and region.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this Site and/or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this Site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Users may also use the cookie settings option on this Site to manage consent choices where available.
Other third-party vendors or ad networks may also use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads on this Site, depending on Google’s ad serving configuration and the user’s location/consent choices.
How we use your information
We use personal information to operate, maintain, and secure the Site; moderate and display comments and prevent spam/abuse; measure site performance and improve content (analytics); serve and measure advertising (AdSense); respond to your enquiries; and comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights.
Sharing of information
We may share information with service providers that support the Site (hosting, security, performance, spam protection), with Google (for Analytics and AdSense) as described above, and with authorities where required by law or necessary to protect our rights and users. We do not sell personal information as a business model.
Third-party links
The Site may link to external websites (for example, employers, SETAs, application portals). If you click through, those sites may collect information under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party privacy practices.
International transfers
Some providers (including Google) may process data outside South Africa. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
Data retention
We retain information only as long as necessary for the purposes described. Comments may be retained indefinitely unless removal is requested and lawful/feasible. Server/security logs are retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting. Analytics data is retained according to our configuration and operational needs.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s privacy
The Site is not intended for children under 13 (or the minimum age required by applicable law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you, request correction or deletion, object to certain processing, and withdraw consent for cookie-based processing where consent applies.