POPIA Compliance Notice – Matric-Jobs
Effective Date: January 28, 2026
Matric-Jobs is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Act 4 of 2013 of South Africa. This notice specifically outlines our responsibilities as a “Responsible Party” under South African law.
1. Collection of Personal Information
We collect personal information that is necessary to provide our services. This occurs when you:
- Visit or browse the www.matric-jobs.co.za website.
- Submit enquiries via contact forms or opportunity submissions.
- Subscribe to job alerts, newsletters, or career updates.
- Interact with our career content.
Information collected may include: Name, email address, contact numbers, educational qualifications, and any other details voluntarily provided for job-matching purposes.
2. Purpose of Collection
In line with POPIA, personal information is processed only for legitimate and specific purposes:
- Facilitating access to job opportunities, learnerships, internships, and bursaries.
- Responding to user enquiries and feedback.
- Improving the relevance of our career-related content.
- Ensuring the security and integrity of our website.
3. Data Minimization & Accuracy
We only collect the minimum amount of information required for our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate and up to date.
4. Third-Party Processing
While we do not sell your data, we may work with trusted service providers (such as web hosting and analytics partners) to maintain our site. These parties are contractually bound to comply with the data protection standards set out in the POPIA Act.
5. Security Safeguards
Matric-Jobs has implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures to secure your data against:
- Unauthorized access or acquisition.
- Accidental loss, damage, or unauthorized destruction.
- Unlawful disclosure or misuse.
6. Your Rights as a Data Subject
Under the POPIA Act, you have the following rights:
- Access: To confirm what information we hold about you.
- Correction: To request the update or correction of your personal data.
- Objection: To object to the processing of your data for specific purposes.
- Deletion: To request that we destroy or delete your personal record.
7. Contact Information
For any requests regarding your data or to contact our Information Officer, please use the details below:
Matric-Jobs Team
Email: admin@matric-jobs.co.za
Website: www.matric-jobs.co.za
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