Privacy Policy - SA Talent Hub

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect the following personal information:

Name and contact details when you contact us or submit a creator recommendation
Email address when you subscribe to newsletters or create an account
Profile details, messages, and creator submissions that you voluntarily provide

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect:

IP address and location data
Browser type and version
Pages visited and time spent
Device information

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Operate and improve the SA Talent Hub website
Review creator submissions and publish profile pages
Respond to support, partnership, and editorial inquiries
Send newsletters or service communications when you opt in
Measure traffic, engagement, and content performance
Protect the site from spam, abuse, and fraudulent activity

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited data only when it is necessary to run the site or comply with legal obligations.

With your explicit consent
With hosting, email, analytics, and infrastructure providers who help us operate the website
To comply with applicable law, court orders, or lawful requests from public authorities
To protect our rights, users, creators, and the safety of the platform

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to keep the site working and to understand how visitors use it.

Essential cookies: help with sessions, security, and form handling
Analytics cookies: help us understand visits, traffic patterns, and content performance
Preference cookies: remember settings and improve usability

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of the site function.

5. Advertising and Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense or other advertising partners to display ads on SA Talent Hub.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Users can also visit www.aboutads.info to learn more about opting out of personalized advertising from participating third-party vendors.

Advertising partners may update their technology or data practices over time. We will review and update this policy as the site evolves.

6. Embedded Media and Third-Party Platforms

Our site features embedded media and links from third-party platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. When you interact with that content, the third-party platform may collect data according to its own privacy practices.

We do not control the privacy practices of third-party platforms and encourage you to review their policies directly.

7. User Accounts, Comments, and Moderation

If you create an account, submit comments, or send messages through the site, we may store the information needed to operate those features.

Comments and submissions may be reviewed before being published
We may remove or refuse content that is abusive, unlawful, spammy, or inconsistent with our platform standards
We may retain moderation records for security, editorial, and compliance purposes

8. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect the data we store, including restricted access, system maintenance, and monitoring for misuse.

9. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.

You can unsubscribe from newsletters at any time
You can manage cookies through your browser settings
You can contact us if you want us to review, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you

10. Children's Privacy

SA Talent Hub is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can investigate and remove it if necessary.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the site, legal requirements, advertising technology, or our editorial processes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, advertising disclosures, or your data, please contact us:

Email: contact@satalenthub.co.za
Address: Johannesburg, South Africa