Privacy Policy – jobscatalog.xyz

Last updated: 30 November 2025

We respect your privacy and comply with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information.

1. Who We Are

jobscatalog.xyz is a South African job-listing platform operated by jobscatalog (“we”, “us”).
Contact: admin@jobscatalog.xyz

2. Information We Collect

a) Information you provide

When using the contact form: your name, email address, and message
When leaving a comment: your name, email address, and your comment

b) Automatically collected (via cookies)

IP address
Browser type
Pages viewed
Time spent on the site
Anonymous statistics (via Google Analytics)

We never collect ID numbers, bank details, passwords, or any sensitive personal information.

3. How We Use Your Information

Respond to messages, comments, and inquiries
Improve our website and user experience
Show relevant job listings
Display advertisements through Google AdSense
Analyse site traffic and statistics

We only process personal information with your consent or when legally permitted.

4. Cookies & Advertising

We use cookies for:

Basic site functionality
Google Analytics (anonymous analytics)
Google AdSense (personalised or non-personalised ads)

Google AdSense & Third-Party Cookies
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits.
You can opt out of personalised advertising here:
https://adssettings.google.com
You may also disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We only share data with:

Our hosting provider (confidential and secure)
Google (for Analytics and AdSense)
Law enforcement if required under South African law

6. Data Security

We use HTTPS encryption and regularly update our platform to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

7. Your POPIA Rights

You have the right to:

Request access to the data we hold about you
Ask for corrections or deletion
Withdraw consent at any time
Object to the processing of your information

To exercise any of these rights, email admin@jobscatalog.xyz.
We will respond within 7 days, free of charge.

8. Data Retention

Contact form messages → kept for 12 months, then deleted
Comments → kept until you request removal
Analytics data → anonymised after 26 months

9. External Links

Our website may contain links to external job portals or government websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those external sites.

10. Children

This website is not intended for persons under 18 years old. We do not knowingly collect information from minors.

Questions?
If you have any concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us anytime at:
admin@jobscatalog.xyz