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AfriCareers privacy Policy for products and services
Last Updated: 1st August 2023
WE CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY
AfriCareers, including its affiliates, is committed to respecting your privacy and to complying with applicable data protection and privacy laws. This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect and use personal data where AfriCareers is the data controller or where we refer to the applicability of this Policy. “Personal data” means all information relating to you or another identifiable individual, such as another user or employer.
We will give you additional privacy information in notices you may see while using our Services. If there is a difference between such notices and this Policy, the notices should be considered first.
Our Services may contain links to other companies’ websites and services that have privacy policies of their own. AfriCareers is not responsible for the privacy practices of others and we recommend you read their privacy notices.
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If you do not agree with this Policy, do not use our products and services or provide AfriCareers with your personal data.
SERVICES
This Policy applies to www.africareers.net related communications and services (“Service”), AfriCareers branded apps or other sites under the AfriCareers brand and off-site 3rd party integrations, unless explicitly stated in the service you use.
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What information do we collect?
Your profile and activities:
We collect the content and other types of personal data you (“User”) provide when you use the Service. This includes personal data provided while registering to AfriCareers, building of your personal profile, sharing of updates, applying for jobs, taking courses and different types of tests and communicating with other users. This can include information in or about the content you provide, such as the location or the date the data was created. We also collect information about how you use our Service, such as the types of content you view or engage with or the frequency and duration of your activities. We may, in accordance with the applicable law, record your communication with our customer care or with other such contact points.
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Your connections:
We collect information about the other users and groups you are connected to and how you interact with them, such as the people you communicate with the most or the groups you like to share updates with.
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Your payment information:
When you purchase AfriCareers paid-for Premium features we collect information about the purchase or transaction. If credit or debit card is used for the transaction, we will only store the card data with your permission. General data we collect and store include billing and contact details, such as your phone number.
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Your devices:
To continuously improve the Service we collect information about the computers, phones, or other devices where you install or access our Services, depending on the permissions you’ve granted.
Why Do We Process Personal Data?
AfriCareers may process your personal data for the following purposes. One or more purposes may apply simultaneously.
Providing products and services
We may use your personal data to provide you with our Services and content, to process your requests or as otherwise may be necessary to perform the contract between you and AfriCareers, to ensure the functionality and security of our Services and content, to identify you as well as to prevent and investigate fraud and other misuses.
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Accounts
Requires an account to help you manage your personal information, content and preferences.
Developing and managing services and content
We may use your personal data to develop and manage our Services, software, content, customer care, sales and marketing. We may combine personal data collected in connection with your use of a particular Service or content with other personal data we may have about you, unless such personal data was collected for a different purpose.
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Communicating with you
We may use your personal data to communicate with you, for example to inform you that our Services have changed or to send you critical alerts and other such notices relating to our products and/or Services and to contact you for customer care related purposes.
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Marketing, advertising and making recommendations
We may contact you to inform you of new services, content or promotions we may offer and to conduct market research when we have your consent or it is otherwise allowed. We may use your personal data to personalise our offering and to provide you with more relevant ads and services, for example, recommend jobs or training content. This may include displaying AfriCareers and third-party content and ads.
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Promote safety and security
We use the information we have to help verify accounts and activity, and to promote safety and security on and off of our Services, such as by investigating suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies. We work hard to protect your account using specialists, automated systems, and advanced technology such as encryption.
Do we share personal data?
Users use our Services for their own personal development or for interacting with other Users. Your personal data is shared in the following ways:
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Users you share and communicate with:
You will be able to determine what information other Users see of your personal data (profile, contact information and other data) when you take part in public activities on the Service (e.g. post a comment to an article). By default, only User photo, first name and summary profile will be visible to other users. The Service includes various ways for networking with other Users, where you can decide what information is visible and what not.
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Applying for a job:
When you apply for a job you consent to sharing of your profile and personal data, including application data and test results, with the employer.
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Headhunting:
You may also decide to share your profile with the employers for headhunting purposes, who can then view your personal data including your user profile, test results and contact information and to communicate with you on or off the Service. Visibility to headhunters can be managed under user settings.
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Direct communication with other users:
Your private communication with other Users, both individuals and employers, AfriCareers customer support or team remain private to you and the other party.
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Learning and career development:
All activities related to learning and career development conducted on the Service, including taking courses and tests are by default private and cannot be seen by other users. You may choose to take a skill test to verify and accredit a skill, which can then be published on your profile or shared proactively with other users, including employers. This does not apply to tests taken in connection with job applications, which are by default visible to employers.
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User updates
Your updates and postings on AfriCareers are by default visible to all AfriCareers Users, unless targeted for a specific group of users.
Please consider carefully before disclosing any personal data or other information that might be accessible to other users.
Change to this privacy policy
AfriCareers may from time to time change this Policy or change, modify or withdraw access to this site at any time with or without notice. However, if this Policy is changed in a material, adverse way, AfriCareers will post a notice advising of such change at the beginning of this Policy and on this site’s home page for 30 days. We recommend that you re-visit this Policy from time to time to learn of any such changes to this Policy.