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Legal · Last updated 23 October 2026

Cookie Policy

This policy explains how Careers IT uses cookies and similar technologies on careersit.co.za, the choices available to you, and how this relates to your rights under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

Who we are

This website is operated by IT Careers SA (Pty) Ltd, trading as Careers IT (“Careers IT”, “we”, “us” or “our”), 21 Zenith Drive, Umhlanga Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Careers IT is the responsible party for personal information collected through this website.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you visit it. They allow the website to remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, and they help website owners to understand how their website is used. Similar technologies, such as pixels and local storage, work in a comparable way and are covered by this policy.

How we use cookies

We group the cookies used on this website into three categories:

No analytics or marketing cookies are placed on your device until you choose “Accept all” or switch the relevant category on in your cookie preferences.

Cookies used on this website

CookieProviderCategoryPurposeDuration
cit_consentCareers ITEssentialRemembers your cookie choices so that we do not ask you again on every page.12 months
wordpress_*, wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*Careers ITEssentialSet only for Careers IT staff who sign in to manage the website. Keeps the session secure.Session or up to 14 days
wp-settings-*, wordpress_test_cookieCareers ITEssentialSet only for signed-in staff. Stores administration screen preferences and checks that cookies are enabled.Session or up to 12 months

We review this list whenever we add or remove a service. If we introduce a new type of optional cookie, we will ask for your consent again.

Third-party services

Some features of this website rely on external service providers. These providers do not set cookies through our website, but they receive certain technical information, such as your IP address and browser type, which is necessary to deliver their service:

Links to WhatsApp, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google Maps only connect you to those services when you select them. Once you leave our website, the privacy and cookie policies of those services apply.

Managing your cookie preferences

You can accept, reject or change your choice of optional cookies at any time. Your choice is stored for twelve months, after which we will ask you again.

You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly. Guidance is available from your browser provider, for example Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.

If you withdraw consent, we stop using the relevant cookies from that point onwards and remove the analytics and marketing cookies that this website can access. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before you withdrew it.

Your rights under POPIA

Where cookies collect information that can identify you, that information is personal information under POPIA. You have the right to:

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example when we add a new service to the website. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Careers IT (IT Careers SA (Pty) Ltd)
21 Zenith Drive, Umhlanga Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal
Email: enquiries@careersit.co.za
Telephone: +27 31 566 5588

We value your privacy

Careers IT uses essential cookies to make this website work. With your permission, we would also like to use analytics and marketing cookies to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our courses and communication. You may change your choice at any time by selecting “Cookie Settings” at the bottom of any page. Please read our Cookie Policy for more information.