Last Updated: 20 October 2026
Welcome to the Cookie Policy of Job Market SA (JobMarketSA.co.za).
This Cookie Policy explains how Job Market SA uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, what information these technologies may collect, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
We are committed to providing a transparent and trustworthy online experience for South African job seekers, employers and other visitors.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit them.
These files help websites remember certain information, such as your preferences, browsing activity or settings.
Some cookies are necessary for a website to function correctly, while others help website owners understand how visitors use their websites or support advertising.
Cookies may be placed by Job Market SA or by third-party services integrated into our website.
2. How Job Market SA Uses Cookies
Job Market SA may use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Website functionality: To help the website operate correctly and maintain essential features.
- Website performance: To understand how visitors interact with pages and identify areas that need improvement.
- User preferences: To remember certain settings, including cookie preferences where supported.
- Security: To help protect website forms and prevent spam or automated misuse.
- Advertising: To support advertising services where these are enabled on the website.
We aim to use these technologies responsibly and provide visitors with information about their choices.
3. Types of Cookies Used on Our Website
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies support essential website functions and security features.
They may be used for:
- Maintaining basic WordPress website functionality.
- Supporting security and anti-spam measures.
- Remembering cookie consent preferences.
- Ensuring contact forms operate correctly.
Some website features may not work as intended if essential cookies are disabled.
3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Where enabled, analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use Job Market SA.
For example, analytics tools may provide information about:
- The number of website visitors.
- Frequently visited pages.
- General traffic sources.
- Device types and browser information.
- How visitors navigate between pages.
This information can help us improve our job listings, CV advice, interview preparation guides and overall website experience.
Job Market SA may use Google Analytics for website measurement.
Analytics cookies will be used only where the relevant analytics service is active and in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
3.3 Advertising Cookies
Job Market SA may display advertisements through third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, if advertising services are enabled.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, limit repeated advertisements and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
Google and its advertising partners may use information collected through their technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.
You can learn more about Google’s use of information from websites that use its services at:
You can also manage certain Google advertising preferences at:
Please note: The inclusion of Google AdSense in this policy does not mean advertising is necessarily active on Job Market SA at all times.
3.4 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may help remember visitor preferences or support optional website features.
Depending on the features enabled, these cookies may remember selected settings or help provide a more consistent browsing experience.
4. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Job Market SA may use two general categories of cookies.
First-party cookies are set by JobMarketSA.co.za and are generally associated with website functionality, preferences or security.
Third-party cookies are set by external services integrated into our website.
Third-party services may include website analytics providers, advertising networks, security services or embedded content providers.
These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable legal obligations.
5. Cookies and Contact Forms
Job Market SA provides a contact form that visitors can use to send enquiries, report incorrect job listings and provide website feedback.
The form or its security features may use cookies or similar technologies to prevent spam and support functionality.
Information you submit through the contact form, such as your name, email address and message, is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
We encourage visitors not to submit sensitive information, such as identity numbers, passwords or banking details, through general contact forms.
6. How Long Do Cookies Remain on Your Device?
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and configuration.
Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser or end your browsing session.
Persistent cookies may remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
Third-party service providers determine the duration of cookies they set, subject to their configurations and applicable requirements.
Cookie retention periods may change when website features or third-party services are updated.
7. How to Manage or Disable Cookies
You can control many cookies through your web browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies stored on your device.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block cookies from particular websites.
- Restrict third-party cookies.
- Configure cookie-related privacy settings.
Instructions are available from your browser provider:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
- Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Where Job Market SA provides a cookie consent management tool, you may also be able to change your preferences through that tool.
8. Cookies and South African Privacy Law
Job Market SA aims to handle personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable South African privacy legislation, including the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).
Where information collected through cookies qualifies as personal information, we aim to apply appropriate privacy and security safeguards.
The legal requirements applicable to cookies may depend on their purpose, the information collected, the technology used and the location of the visitor.
Where consent is legally required, we aim to obtain appropriate consent before activating the relevant technologies.
9. International Data Processing
Some third-party technology providers used by Job Market SA may process or store information outside South Africa.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, applicable POPIA requirements and relevant safeguards must be considered.
Third-party providers may have their own privacy and data protection practices, which visitors can review through their published policies.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website changes, new technologies are introduced or relevant privacy requirements change.
When changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Job Market SA
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, the use of cookies on our website or your privacy choices, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
Website: https://jobmarketsa.co.za/
Contact: https://jobmarketsa.co.za/contact-us/
For additional information about how personal information is handled, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
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