SA Recruiters

Privacy Policy

SA Recruiters is a South African recruitment directory and jobs platform. We connect candidates, recruitment agencies and employers, and provide tools such as vacancy search, public listings, candidate resources and the CV Box.

This policy explains what information we handle, why we handle it, where it is stored and the choices available to you. It applies to the SA Recruiters website, installed PWA and related forms.

In short: you can browse public listings as a guest. We only ask for additional information when you choose a feature that needs it, such as Google sign-in, CV Box registration, saved vacancies, reports or employer submissions.

1. Information we collect

Account information

If you choose Google sign-in, we receive the basic account information made available by Google, such as your name, email address, profile image and a provider account identifier. We do not receive or store your Google password. A Google account is used for features such as cross-device saved vacancies, account-linked submissions and managing your own CV Box upload.

CV Box information

If you join the CV Box, you may provide your name, profile photo, phone number, email address, sector, position, location, experience, work authorisation information, answers about yourself, CV link or uploaded CV, and vacancy-alert preferences.

Candidate-facing public cards may show information such as your name, photo, position, sector, location, experience and approved profile summary. Your phone number, email address and CV are not displayed as public contact details. Interested employers are directed to contact SA Recruiters so our team can manage the introduction.

Listings and submissions

• Agency, employer and vacancy information: names, contact details, websites, locations, role details, application links, images and other information submitted for directory publication. Information intended for a public listing may be visible to website visitors.
• Employer enquiries: company name, contact person, work email, phone number and the role information you choose to send.
• Reports and suggestions: the agency or listing name, reason, details and any contact information you voluntarily include.
• Saved vacancies: saved-list identifiers are stored locally and, when you are signed in, may be synced to your account.
• Private notes: notes created in the app are stored on your device and are not submitted to our database by the notes feature.

Community posts, comments and reports

If you sign in and join a community group, we store your account identifier with your membership, posts, comments, reactions and reports. Public community posts and comments use the label “Anonymous member” rather than your account name, but they are pseudonymous, not untraceable: the account identifier is kept privately to enforce participation rules and support abuse and security investigations. The public feed shows only approved content and does not expose account identifiers. Authorized administrators can review and moderate submissions and reports. Do not include your name, contact details, employer-confidential information or other identifying details in community content. You can report content in the app or contact us to request help with your community data.

2. Information stored on your device

The PWA uses browser storage, including IndexedDB, local storage and session storage, for functions such as saved vacancies, private notes, offline directory data, theme preferences, form retry backups, guest-view limits and anonymous analytics identifiers. The service worker may cache the app shell, images and previously loaded directory data so the app can open and remain useful when you are offline.

Device storage is separate from our server database. You can clear it through your browser or device settings, although doing so may remove locally saved vacancies, notes and offline data.

3. Location features

If you tap a “use precise location” control, your browser asks for permission to access the device location. We use the coordinates to request an approximate area and province from BigDataCloud’s reverse-geocoding service, then use the returned text as a search filter. We do not intentionally store your GPS coordinates in the SA Recruiters database. You can deny permission and search by typing a location instead.

4. How we use information

• To operate the directory, vacancy search, public pages and candidate resources.
• To create and manage accounts, save vacancies and link users to their own submissions or CV Box uploads.
• To review employer enquiries, reports and suggestions and improve inaccurate or incomplete listings.
• To introduce interested employers to CV Box candidates through SA Recruiters rather than exposing candidate contact details publicly.
• To send vacancy alerts only when you opt in. Alerts include an unsubscribe option.
• To protect forms from spam, maintain platform security, troubleshoot failures and understand aggregate use of the service.

We do not sell personal information or use it to send unrelated marketing. We do not guarantee that every third-party vacancy, agency or employer listing is accurate, current or safe; verify an opportunity before sharing sensitive information or applying.

5. Analytics and technical information

SA Recruiters uses first-party, privacy-preserving analytics to understand aggregate use. The app may create random visitor and session identifiers in your browser and record events such as vacancy views, apply-link clicks, agency views and poster views. These identifiers are not designed to contain your name, email address, phone number, precise location or Google account identity.

Like most websites, the hosting and security services may receive ordinary technical request information such as an IP address, browser type, device information and time of access. Cloudflare Turnstile may process technical and interaction signals when you submit a protected form. These services operate under their own privacy terms.

6. Service providers

• Supabase: account authentication, database services and access controls.
• Google: optional Google account sign-in and external Google Maps links when you choose to open them.
• Cloudflare: website hosting, service-worker delivery, spam protection and storage or processing of uploaded images and CV files through our configured services.
• SendPulse: the live chat assistant on the main app. Messages you type into the chat, and technical details such as your device and browser, are processed by SendPulse so the chat can respond.
• Resend: delivery of administrative notifications and opted-in vacancy alerts where configured.
• BigDataCloud: approximate area lookup when you actively use the precise-location search feature.
• External agencies and employers: the destination you choose when you follow an application link, email address, phone number or website shown on a listing.

These providers may process information in countries outside South Africa. Their own privacy policies and terms may also apply. Application destinations are independent of SA Recruiters, so review their privacy practices before submitting an application.

7. Public information and safety

Information submitted for a public agency, employer, vacancy or approved CV Box upload may be indexed by search engines, copied by other users or accessed from outside South Africa. Do not submit identity numbers, passwords, banking details or other information that you do not want published.

Never pay someone to apply for a job. Confirm the agency, employer, role, location and application instructions before sharing documents or personal information. Report a suspicious or inaccurate listing to us.

8. Security and retention

We use access controls, HTTPS, server-side checks and spam protection to reduce unauthorised access and abuse. No online service can guarantee absolute security. We keep information for as long as needed to operate the relevant feature, meet legal or administrative requirements, resolve disputes and maintain accurate records. Public listing information may remain available while the listing is active or when it forms part of a directory record.

9. Your choices and rights

• Browse public content as a guest and decline optional location permission.
• Sign out of Google at any time from the site menu.
• Unsubscribe from vacancy alerts using the link in an alert email.
• Ask us to access, correct or delete your CV Box upload or account-linked information.
• Ask us to review or correct a public listing, or report information that should not be displayed.
• Clear local browser storage to remove private notes, saved local data and offline cache from your device.

Some information may need to be retained where required for security, legal compliance, fraud prevention, dispute resolution or a legitimate directory record. We will explain any limitation when we respond.

10. Children

SA Recruiters is intended for adults seeking work, recruiting staff or managing business listings. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly ask children to submit personal information.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the platform, data flows or legal requirements change. The “Last updated” date at the top will change with a material revision. Please review this page periodically.