Lloyd Media Lab (“we”, “us”, “our”) runs lloydmedialab.co.za, a free South African platform that shares internships, bursaries, learnerships and entry-level jobs.

We are the “responsible party” for the personal information collected on this website under the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA).

Information you give us

When you use our contact form, we collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your message and anything you choose to include in it

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, some information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:

• Your IP address and approximate location (city or region)
• Your device type, browser and operating system
• The pages you visit, how long you stay, and the site that referred you

• To reply to your messages and questions
• To process requests from organisations that want to list opportunities
• To understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it
• To show advertising, which keeps the platform free
• To protect the website from spam, fraud and abuse
• To meet our legal obligations

We only process your information for these purposes, with your consent, or where we have a legitimate interest or legal duty to do so.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our partners use them to:

• Make the site work, such as remembering basic settings
• Measure traffic and see which pages are popular
• Show and measure ads, including ads based on your interests

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the site may not work as well if you do.

We use Google AdSense to show ads on our website. This is how we keep Lloyd Media Lab free.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info.

We use Google Analytics (through Google Site Kit) and Jetpack to understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are popular and how people find us. This information is grouped and does not identify you personally.

You can stop Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We only share it with:

• Service providers that help us run the site, such as our web host, Google (ads and analytics) and Automattic (Jetpack)
• Authorities, if the law requires it or to protect our rights and users

Some of these providers store data on servers outside South Africa. Where this happens, we rely on providers that offer an adequate level of protection, as POPIA requires.

Our listings link to employer, government and institution websites where you apply. When you leave our site, their privacy policies apply, not ours.

We do not receive or store the applications or CVs you submit to employers. Always check that you are applying through the official website of the organisation.

Our WhatsApp channel is run on WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta. Following the channel is governed by WhatsApp’s own terms and privacy policy.

As channel admins, we cannot see your phone number or profile when you follow the channel.

We keep contact form messages only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping, after which we delete them.

We use reasonable technical measures to protect your information, including a secure (HTTPS) connection, security plugins and regular backups. No website is completely secure, but we work to protect your data.

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct information that is wrong or out of date
• Delete your information, where we have no legal reason to keep it
• Object to how we process your information
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Complain to the Information Regulator of South Africa

To use any of these rights, contact us through our contact page.

Our content is aimed at school leavers, students and job seekers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 without consent from a parent or guardian.

If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Please check back occasionally.