Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment to POPIA

At Spani Joe, we take your privacy seriously. Because we operate in South Africa, we handle your personal information in strict accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). This policy explains what data we collect and what we do with it.

2. The Information We Collect

To help you find work, we need to collect a few things:

• Profile Data: Your name, email, CV, work history, and qualifications.
• Usage Data: How you interact with our site (pages clicked, jobs viewed).
• Tech Details: Your IP address and device type (collected via cookies).
• Public Job Data: We collect job details (titles, descriptions, and employer names) from public internet sources to provide a comprehensive search index for our users.
• Ad Data: We use Google AdSense and AdMob, which may use your browsing habits to show you relevant ads.

3. Why We Need Your Data

We use your information for three main reasons:

1. To connect you with potential employers and process applications.
2. To improve our platform and fix technical bugs.
3. To keep the lights on through personalized advertising (AdSense).

4. Who Sees Your Information?

We do not sell your data to random marketing companies. Your information may only be shared with:

• Potential Employers: Organizations that may be hiring for positions that match your skills and experience
• Third-Party Portals: If you apply for a job that we have indexed from another site, you will be redirected to that site. At that point, their privacy policy applies, not ours.
• Tech Partners: Tools like Google Analytics and AdMob that help us run the app.
• Legal Authorities: Only if we are legally forced to do so.

6. Your Rights (POPIA Rights)

You have full control over your data. Under South African law, you can:

• Request a copy of the data we have on you.
• Ask us to correct or update your details.
• Ask us to delete your account and all associated data.
• Opt-out of marketing or personalized ads at any time.

7. International Data

While we are a South African company, some of our tech partners (like Google) store data on servers outside the country. By using Spani Joe, you agree to this cross-border transfer, though we ensure our partners meet high security standards.