Effective Date: 25 July 2025
At careerjournal.co.za, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.careerjournal.co.za. We are a South African-based blog that provides career-related content, resources, and insights for individuals navigating employment, job-seeking, and skills development.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We may collect personal information in the following ways:
a. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data entered in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymised hash may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy applies.
b. Media Uploads
If you upload images, please avoid uploading photos with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this data.
c. Cookies
We use cookies to improve user experience. If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Other cookies may include:
- Login cookies (2 days – 2 weeks)
- Screen display preference cookies (1 year)
- Post-editing cookies (1 day)
- Session cookies (for logged-in users or registered users)
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.
d. Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, links from other websites). Such content behaves the same as if you visited the other website, which may collect your data, use cookies, and track interactions.
3. Analytics & Tracking
We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to understand user behavior and improve our content. These services may collect anonymous usage data such as IP addresses, device types, or referral sources.
We may also use Google AdSense or other advertising tools, which use cookies to serve relevant ads.
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties except:
- When required by law
- With service providers under confidentiality agreements (e.g. hosting providers, email newsletter tools)
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely for moderation and follow-up.
- If users register (if enabled), we store their profile information until the account is deleted.
- Administrators may edit or view this data.
6. Your Rights Over Your Data
You may:
- Request a copy of your personal data
- Request that we correct or delete your information
- Withdraw consent to marketing or data collection (e.g. unsubscribe from newsletters)
To make a request, contact us at: info@careerjournal.co.za
Note: We may retain data for legal or security obligations.
7. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked via an automated spam detection service (e.g. Akismet).