Privacy Policy – MyNextJob.co.za

MyNextJob.co.za

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27 April 2026 · Effective immediately

Welcome to MyNextJob.co.za (“we”, “our”, or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit www.mynextjob.co.za (the “Site”). Please read this policy carefully. By using the Site you agree to the practices described here.

Information We Collect
How We Use Your Information
Google AdSense & Advertising
Google Discovery & Content Recommendations
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Third-Party Services
Data Sharing & Disclosure
Data Retention & Security
Your Rights (POPIA)
Children’s Privacy
Changes to This Policy
Contact Us

Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide directly, and information collected automatically when you use the Site.

Information you provide:

Contact details (name, e-mail) when you submit an enquiry or subscribe to alerts
CV or job-application data if you use any submission features
Any content you post, comment, or upload

Information collected automatically:

IP address and approximate geographic location
Browser type, operating system, and device identifiers
Pages viewed, links clicked, and time spent on the Site
Referring URLs and search queries that led you to the Site
Cookie identifiers and similar tracking data (see Section 5)

How We Use Your Information

Service deliveryPersonalisationAnalyticsAdvertisingLegal compliance

We use the information we collect to:

Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
Match you with relevant job listings and career content
Serve personalised and contextual advertisements via Google AdSense
Understand how visitors use the Site through aggregated analytics
Send job alerts or newsletters you have opted into
Comply with applicable South African law, including the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA)
Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

Google AdSense & Advertising

AdSense disclosure: MyNextJob.co.za uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet.

We participate in the Google AdSense programme. This means:

Google uses the DoubleClick cookie (and similar technologies) to serve interest-based ads.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our Site or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
We have enabled Google’s EU User Consent Policy tools. If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, you will be asked for consent before personalised ads are shown.

Opting out of personalised advertising: You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info. You can also manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Note that opting out does not mean you will no longer see ads — it means they will not be personalised based on your interests.

We comply with Google’s AdSense programme policies, which require us to maintain this Privacy Policy and to clearly disclose how Google and third parties use data in connection with ad serving.

AdSense Feature	What It Does	Your Control
Interest-based ads	Shows ads relevant to your browsing history	Manage at Ads Settings
Contextual ads	Shows ads relevant to the current page content	Always active; no opt-out required
Remarketing	Shows ads to previous Site visitors	Opt out via Google Ads Settings or cookie manager
Auto ads	Automatically places ads in optimal positions	Managed at site level; contact us to query

Google Discovery & Content Recommendations

Our content may appear in Google Discover (formerly Google Feed). Google’s own privacy policy governs how Google personalises the Discover feed for each user.

When our content is surfaced in Google Discover, Google may collect signals about how you interact with that content — such as whether you tap on an article, how long you read it, or whether you share it. This data is processed by Google under Google’s Privacy Policy.

To optimise our content for Google Discovery we follow Google’s structured-data and E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) guidelines. This means we may embed structured metadata (JSON-LD) in our pages. This metadata describes the article, author, and publication date — it does not transmit personal information about you.

We do not share your personal data with Google Discovery directly. Any personalisation of your Discover feed is controlled entirely by Google and your Google account settings.

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies (small text files stored on your device), web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies. These fall into the following categories:

Category	Purpose	Examples
Strictly necessary	Site security, session management	Session ID cookies
Analytics	Understanding traffic and user behaviour	Google Analytics (_ga, _gid)
Advertising	Serving and measuring ads	Google AdSense (IDE, DSID)
Preference	Remembering your settings	Language, location preferences

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, blocking certain cookies may impair Site functionality. For more details see allaboutcookies.org.

Third-Party Services

We integrate with the following third-party services that have their own privacy policies:

Google LLC — Analytics, AdSense, Search Console, Fonts, reCAPTCHA (Google Privacy Policy)
Job board and recruitment partners — Where job listings are sourced from third-party feeds, those providers process applications under their own policies
Social sharing buttons — If present, these may allow social networks to track your visit
Email service providers — Used to send job alerts you have subscribed to

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with their features.

Data Sharing & Disclosure

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

Service providers: Trusted vendors who assist us in operating the Site (e.g., hosting, email delivery, analytics) under confidentiality obligations
Legal obligations: Where required by South African law, court order, or regulatory authority
Business transfer: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction
With your consent: Where you have explicitly authorised a specific disclosure

Important: When you apply for a job via a third-party listing on our Site, your application data is submitted directly to that employer or recruitment partner. Their privacy policy, not ours, governs how they use that data.

Data Retention & Security

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Analytics data collected by Google is retained according to Google’s own retention settings, which we have configured to the minimum necessary period.

We implement industry-standard technical and organisational measures to protect your information, including:

HTTPS / TLS encryption for all data in transit
Access controls limiting staff access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
Regular security reviews of our hosting environment

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but take all reasonable precautions.

Your Rights (POPIA)

MyNextJob.co.za is subject to the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) administered by the Information Regulator of South Africa.

Under POPIA and applicable law you have the right to:

Access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Deletion — request erasure of your personal information where we have no lawful basis to retain it
Objection — object to processing of your information for direct marketing or other purposes
Restriction — request that we limit how we process your information
Portability — receive your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format
Withdraw consent — where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact our Information Officer at the details in Section 12. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete such information.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our practices. When we make material changes we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact our Information Officer:

MyNextJob.co.za

South Africa

Website: www.mynextjob.co.za

Email: admin@mynextjob.co.za

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