Last Updated: 14 August 2026
DPSACircular.co.za respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This GDPR Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, and disclose personal information when you visit or interact with our website.
DPSACircular.co.za is an independent South African job information website. We publish information about DPSA Vacancy Circulars, government vacancies, internships, learnerships, graduate programmes, bursaries, and career guidance.
DPSACircular.co.za is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to the Department of Public Service and Administration, the South African Government, or any South African government department.
We aim to provide privacy information in clear, accessible language. Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies to our processing of your personal information, this policy explains your relevant GDPR rights and how you may exercise them.
1. Data Controller
For personal information processed through DPSACircular.co.za, the website owner responsible for the processing is:
Website: DPSACircular.co.za
Website Owner: Godwin Samuel
Email: godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
Website: DPSACircular.co.za
For privacy questions, personal-data requests, complaints, or GDPR requests, contact:
godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
Data Protection Officer
DPSACircular.co.za has not appointed a separate Data Protection Officer.
For all privacy and data-protection matters, please contact:
godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
2. What This Privacy Policy Covers
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed through DPSACircular.co.za, including information collected when you:
- Visit our website.
- Read our articles.
- Use website features.
- Contact us.
- Submit information through a contact form.
- Subscribe to communications, where available.
- Leave a comment, where comments are enabled.
- Interact with advertisements.
- Accept or reject cookies.
- Use pages containing analytics, advertising, embedded media, or other third-party technologies.
This policy also explains the use of cookies and similar technologies.
3. Information We Collect
The information collected depends on how you interact with DPSACircular.co.za.
3.1 Information You Provide
You might provide personal information when you contact us or use an interactive website feature.
This information might include:
- Name.
- Email address.
- Message content.
- Information contained in your enquiry.
- Information you voluntarily submit through a form.
- Communication preferences.
- Other information you choose to provide.
Please do not submit passwords, banking credentials, identity numbers, medical records, or other sensitive information through our contact forms unless we specifically request such information for a lawful purpose.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit DPSACircular.co.za, technical and usage information might be collected automatically.
This information might include:
- IP address.
- Browser type.
- Device type.
- Operating system.
- Screen information.
- Approximate geographic information.
- Referring website.
- Pages visited.
- Date and time of access.
- Website interaction information.
- General traffic information.
- Error information.
- Security and diagnostic information.
Some information collected through cookies and similar technologies might qualify as personal information under applicable privacy laws.
3.3 Information Received From Third Parties
Depending on the services active on the website, we might receive limited information from third-party service providers.
Examples include:
- Analytics providers.
- Advertising providers.
- Website security providers.
- Spam-prevention services.
- Email service providers.
- Hosting providers.
- Cookie-consent platforms.
We only use third-party services that are relevant to the operation, security, analysis, communication, or monetisation of DPSACircular.co.za.
4. Why We Collect Personal Information
We process personal information for purposes such as:
- Operating DPSACircular.co.za.
- Maintaining website functionality.
- Responding to enquiries.
- Providing requested information.
- Improving website content.
- Improving website usability.
- Understanding website traffic.
- Measuring website performance.
- Detecting spam and abuse.
- Protecting website security.
- Preventing fraudulent activity.
- Managing cookie preferences.
- Delivering advertising where applicable.
- Measuring advertising performance.
- Complying with legal obligations.
- Maintaining appropriate business records.
We do not collect personal information for purposes unrelated to the purpose explained when the information was collected unless applicable law permits or requires further processing.
5. Lawful Bases for Processing
Where GDPR applies, we rely on an appropriate lawful basis for processing personal information.
Consent
We use consent where applicable law requires consent, including certain cookies, advertising technologies, analytics technologies, and marketing activities.
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing carried out before withdrawal.
Legitimate Interests
We might process information where processing is necessary for legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your privacy rights and interests.
Examples include:
- Website security.
- Fraud prevention.
- Spam prevention.
- Website maintenance.
- Technical troubleshooting.
- Basic website analytics where permitted.
- Protecting our legal rights.
- Improving website functionality.
Legal Obligation
We might process personal information where applicable law requires us to do so.
Contract
Where applicable, we might process personal information when processing is necessary to provide a service or fulfil an agreement.
6. Personal Information Processing Table
| Processing Activity | Information | Purpose | Possible Lawful Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact enquiries | Name, email, message | Responding to enquiries | Legitimate interests, consent, or contract where applicable |
| Website operation | IP address, device and technical information | Website functionality and security | Legitimate interests |
| Security | IP address, technical information, activity information | Security and abuse prevention | Legitimate interests or legal obligation |
| Analytics | Usage and technical information | Understanding website performance | Consent where required, otherwise applicable lawful basis |
| Advertising | Cookie identifiers, device information, usage information | Advertising and measurement | Consent where required and other applicable lawful bases |
| Cookie preferences | Consent status and preference information | Remembering privacy choices | Legal obligation, consent, or legitimate interests where applicable |
| Email communication | Name and email address | Sending requested communications | Consent or legitimate interests |
| Legal compliance | Relevant information | Meeting legal obligations | Legal obligation |
The actual information processed depends on the services active on the website at the time of your visit.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
DPSACircular.co.za uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, analyse traffic, protect the website, and support advertising where applicable.
Cookies might be:
- Essential cookies.
- Preference cookies.
- Analytics cookies.
- Advertising cookies.
- Security cookies.
- Third-party cookies.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies support basic website functionality, security, and requested services.
These cookies might operate without consent where applicable law permits their use because the website requires them for a requested function.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies help remember settings and choices.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
Where consent is required, we request consent before activating these cookies.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies might be used by advertising providers to:
- Display advertisements.
- Measure advertisements.
- Limit repeated advertisements.
- Detect invalid advertising activity.
- Support advertising performance measurement.
- Personalise advertisements where permitted.
Where applicable law requires consent, advertising cookies and similar technologies will be activated according to the user’s consent choice.
8. Cookie Consent
Where required by applicable privacy law, DPSACircular.co.za uses a consent mechanism to request permission before activating non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
You should receive meaningful choices regarding applicable cookie categories.
Where Google advertising products are used for visitors in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, Google requires publishers to meet its applicable consent requirements. Google also provides Privacy & Messaging tools for publishers to obtain consent under European privacy regulations.
DPSACircular.co.za will configure its consent-management system according to the requirements applicable to the services active on the website.
9. Google AdSense and Advertising
DPSACircular.co.za might use Google AdSense or another Google advertising product to display advertisements.
If Google advertising is active, Google and its advertising partners might process information such as:
- Cookie identifiers.
- Advertising identifiers.
- IP address.
- Device information.
- Browser information.
- Approximate location.
- Website interaction information.
- Advertising interaction information.
Advertising technologies might be used for advertising delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, frequency management, and personalised advertising where permitted.
Google requires publishers to comply with applicable publisher policies and privacy-related requirements.
For users in regions covered by Google’s consent requirements, DPSACircular.co.za will use an appropriate consent-management solution where required.
Google’s current European consent requirements also cover consent for cookies or mobile identifiers used with personalised and non-personalised advertising in the circumstances described by Google.
If Google AdSense is activated after publication of this policy, this section will remain applicable and will be updated when Google’s requirements or our advertising setup materially changes.
10. Google Privacy and Consent Technologies
Where applicable, DPSACircular.co.za might use Google’s privacy and consent technologies to communicate user choices to Google advertising services.
Consent Mode does not replace a consent banner or consent-management platform. The consent mechanism obtains the user’s choice, while Consent Mode communicates applicable consent signals to Google services.
Where applicable, the website will use the consent technology required for the Google services active on the website.
11. Google Ad Technology Partners
Where Google advertising services are used, advertising technology partners might process information for advertising-related purposes.
The applicable advertising partners depend on the advertising configuration active in the DPSACircular.co.za account.
Google requires publishers to provide transparency about relevant advertising technology partners and data sharing.
The advertising partner information displayed through the website’s applicable consent-management or advertising settings should be treated as the current list for advertising services active on the website.
12. Google Analytics
DPSACircular.co.za might use Google Analytics or another analytics service to understand website traffic and performance.
Analytics information might include:
- Pages visited.
- Traffic sources.
- Device information.
- Browser information.
- Approximate location.
- Website interactions.
- Session information.
- General technical information.
If analytics cookies require consent under applicable law, we will request consent before activating them.
If Google Analytics is not active on the website, no Google Analytics data processing occurs through our website.
13. Other Third-Party Services
DPSACircular.co.za might use third-party services for:
- Website hosting.
- Website security.
- Spam prevention.
- Analytics.
- Advertising.
- Consent management.
- Email communication.
- Contact forms.
- Performance monitoring.
- Embedded content.
Third-party providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual and legal obligations.
We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.
You should review the privacy policy of an external service before providing personal information to that service.
14. External Links
Our articles frequently contain links to:
- South African government websites.
- Government departments.
- Official vacancy PDFs.
- Recruitment portals.
- Application platforms.
- Educational institutions.
- Other third-party websites.
DPSACircular.co.za does not control external websites.
When you leave DPSACircular.co.za, the privacy policy of the destination website applies to information collected by that website.
You should review the destination website’s privacy policy before submitting personal information.
15. Contact Forms and Email
When you contact DPSACircular.co.za, we process the information needed to respond to your enquiry.
This might include:
- Your name.
- Email address.
- Message.
- Date and time of communication.
- Information you voluntarily include.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, address website issues, maintain necessary records, and protect against spam or abuse.
We do not use your contact information for unrelated marketing without an appropriate lawful basis.
16. Comments and Public Submissions
Where comments are enabled, information submitted through a public comment might become visible to other visitors.
Do not publish:
- Identity document numbers.
- Passport details.
- Banking information.
- Passwords.
- Private employment information.
- Medical information.
- Personal contact information you do not want publicly displayed.
- Other sensitive personal information.
We might remove comments containing personal information, spam, malicious links, unlawful material, or other content that creates a security or privacy risk.
17. Data Sharing
We might share personal information with service providers where necessary to operate DPSACircular.co.za.
These providers might include:
- Hosting providers.
- Security providers.
- Analytics providers.
- Advertising providers.
- Email providers.
- Website technology providers.
- Professional advisers.
- Legal advisers.
- Government authorities where legally required.
We do not sell personal information as a business service.
We share information only where there is an appropriate operational, technical, legal, security, or business reason and where applicable privacy requirements are satisfied.
18. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used by DPSACircular.co.za might process information outside South Africa or outside the European Economic Area.
Where GDPR applies, transfers of personal information outside the EEA will be handled using an appropriate GDPR transfer mechanism where required.
Possible safeguards might include:
- An adequacy decision.
- Standard Contractual Clauses.
- Other lawful transfer mechanisms recognised under applicable data-protection law.
Where a third-party service provider receives information internationally, the provider’s applicable privacy documentation should also be reviewed.
19. Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which we collected it, unless applicable law requires a longer retention period.
Retention depends on the type of information, why we collected it, legal requirements, security needs, and legitimate business requirements.
Examples include:
- Contact enquiries are retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond and maintain appropriate records.
- Security records might be retained for a period needed to investigate and prevent abuse.
- Consent records might be retained to demonstrate and manage consent choices.
- Legal records might be retained for the period required by applicable law.
- Analytics and advertising information is retained according to the settings and retention policies of the relevant service provider.
We review retention practices and seek to avoid keeping personal information for longer than necessary.
20. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect personal information against:
- Unauthorised access.
- Unauthorised disclosure.
- Loss.
- Misuse.
- Destruction.
- Unauthorised alteration.
Security measures might include:
- Access controls.
- Secure website connections.
- Security monitoring.
- Software updates.
- Website backups.
- Authentication controls.
- Spam protection.
- Security plugins and services.
No online system provides an absolute guarantee of security.
21. Data Breaches
If a personal-data breach occurs, we will assess the incident and take action required under applicable law.
Where GDPR notification requirements apply, we will follow the applicable requirements concerning supervisory authorities and affected individuals.
22. Your GDPR Rights
Where GDPR applies, you might have the following rights.
Right to Be Informed
You have the right to receive clear information about how your personal information is processed.
Right of Access
You have the right to request access to personal information held about you.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Erasure
You might request deletion of your personal information where the GDPR requirements for erasure are satisfied.
Right to Restriction
You might request restriction of processing in circumstances provided by GDPR.
Right to Data Portability
Where applicable, you might request personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to Object
You might object to certain processing activities, including certain processing based on legitimate interests.
You have an absolute right to object to direct marketing in the circumstances provided by GDPR.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Rights Relating to Automated Decision-Making
Where applicable, GDPR provides rights relating to certain automated decision-making and profiling.
DPSACircular.co.za does not use personal information to make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects about website visitors solely through automated processing.
23. How to Exercise Your GDPR Rights
To submit a GDPR or privacy request, email:
godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
Please provide:
- Your name.
- Email address.
- A clear description of your request.
- Information needed to identify the relevant data.
- Any other information reasonably needed to process your request.
We might request additional information to verify your identity before releasing, correcting, or deleting personal information.
We will handle valid requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.
We will not charge a fee for ordinary GDPR rights requests unless applicable law permits a charge because a request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.
24. Right to Complain
If you believe your personal information has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority where GDPR applies.
You might contact the supervisory authority in the European Union or EEA country where you live, work, or where you believe a violation occurred.
25. Children’s Privacy
DPSACircular.co.za provides employment, education, government vacancy, internship, learnership, bursary, and career information.
The website is not designed to collect personal information from children for targeted services.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our website, contact:
godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
We will review the matter and take appropriate action under applicable law.
26. Sensitive Personal Information
DPSACircular.co.za does not require visitors to provide sensitive personal information to read our articles.
Please do not submit unnecessary sensitive information through:
- Contact forms.
- Comments.
- Emails.
- Other website submission features.
Sensitive information might include:
- Health information.
- Biometric information.
- Financial account credentials.
- Passwords.
- Identity-document numbers.
- Passport information.
- Private employment records.
- Other information protected by applicable privacy laws.
27. Financial Information
DPSACircular.co.za does not request your:
- ATM PIN.
- Online banking password.
- Banking login.
- Credit-card password.
- One-time banking security code.
Do not send these details to DPSACircular.co.za.
DPSACircular.co.za does not accept government job applications or process government recruitment payments.
28. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
DPSACircular.co.za does not use personal information to make automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects on visitors.
Third-party advertising and analytics platforms might use automated technologies for their own services, such as advertising selection, measurement, fraud detection, or analytics.
Such processing is governed by the relevant third party’s privacy documentation and applicable law.
29. Advertising Preferences
Where Google or another advertising provider is active, visitors might receive advertising based on available advertising settings and consent choices.
Where applicable, you might control advertising preferences through the relevant advertising provider’s privacy settings.
You may also manage cookies through the website’s cookie-consent system or your browser settings.
30. Your Cookie Choices
You might manage cookies through:
- The website’s cookie-consent mechanism.
- Browser settings.
- Device settings.
- Relevant advertising-provider settings.
Disabling certain cookies might affect website functionality.
Where consent is required, withdrawing consent should be available through the applicable consent-management mechanism.
31. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer Do Not Track or similar privacy settings.
Because browser implementations differ, DPSACircular.co.za does not guarantee that every Do Not Track signal will be recognised as a legal opt-out.
Where applicable law requires a specific opt-out mechanism, we will provide and operate the mechanism required by that law.
32. Third-Party Privacy Policies
External services linked to or embedded on DPSACircular.co.za might have their own privacy policies.
You should review the privacy policy of each third-party service before providing personal information.
Relevant providers might include Google, Microsoft, hosting companies, analytics services, advertising networks, security providers, and other technology providers used by the website.
33. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We might update this Privacy Policy when:
- Our website changes.
- New services are introduced.
- Advertising services change.
- Analytics services change.
- Cookie technologies change.
- Privacy laws change.
- Our data-processing practices change.
- Google or other third-party platform requirements change.
The updated policy will display a new “Last Updated” date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
34. Accuracy of Privacy Information
We aim to keep this Privacy Policy accurate and up to date.
If a service is added, removed, or materially changed, we will update this policy where the change affects the information provided to visitors.
This policy should not be interpreted as a statement that every third-party service listed as a possible service is active at all times.
Only services actually enabled on DPSACircular.co.za process information through our website.
35. Relationship With Other DPSACircular.co.za Policies
This Privacy Policy should be read together with the other policies published on DPSACircular.co.za, including:
- Terms of Use.
- Disclaimer.
- Cookie Policy, where separately published.
- Contact information.
- Other applicable website notices.
36. Independent Website Disclaimer
DPSACircular.co.za is an independent employment-information website.
We are not the official website of the Department of Public Service and Administration.
We are not a South African Government website.
We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to the South African Government, DPSA, or any government department.
We do not accept government job applications.
We do not make recruitment decisions.
We do not determine whether an applicant is shortlisted or appointed.
Visitors should submit applications through the official application method stated by the relevant government department or official recruitment authority.
37. Privacy Contact
For all privacy-related enquiries, contact:
DPSACircular.co.za
Website: DPSACircular.co.za
Privacy Email: godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
Subject suggestion: Privacy Request
You may contact us regarding:
- Personal-data access.
- Personal-data correction.
- Personal-data deletion.
- Data-processing questions.
- Cookie questions.
- Consent withdrawal.
- GDPR rights.
- Privacy complaints.
- Security concerns.
38. Effective Date
This Privacy Policy became effective on 14 August 2026.
Last Updated: 14 August 2026
DPSACircular.co.za will review this policy periodically and update the page when material changes occur.
39. Important Implementation Requirement
This Privacy Policy describes privacy practices and should match the technologies actually installed on DPSACircular.co.za.
Before publishing this page, the website owner should verify:
- Which analytics services are active.
- Which advertising services are active.
- Which WordPress plugins collect personal information.
- Which cookies are installed.
- Which third-party scripts are loaded.
- Which hosting provider processes website information.
- Which security services process visitor information.
- Which email service processes contact information.
- Which consent-management platform is installed.
- Which advertising technology partners are active.
Unused service references should not be presented as active processing activities.
If Google AdSense is activated, the website should also configure the applicable Google consent and privacy controls rather than relying on the Privacy Policy alone.
A written Privacy Policy does not replace a technically correct cookie-consent system, advertising consent implementation, or other privacy controls required by applicable law and third-party platform policies.
40. Privacy Policy Summary
DPSACircular.co.za collects limited information required to operate, secure, improve, and communicate through the website.
We explain how information is collected and used.
We provide mechanisms for applicable privacy rights.
We do not accept government job applications.
We do not request banking passwords, PINs, or similar financial credentials.
Where Google advertising or other third-party services are active, those services might process information according to their own policies and applicable consent requirements.
For privacy questions or GDPR requests, contact:
godwinsamuel@dpsacircular.co.za
DPSACircular.co.za
Last Updated: 14 August 2026