Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work, remember your preferences, and understand how the site is used.

2. Functional Cookies

These are essential for the platform to work as expected. We use them to:

• Remember your light/dark theme preference.
• Keep you signed in to your account (session persistence).
• Remember locally saved opportunities and recently viewed items.

Functional cookies do not track you across other websites.

3. Analytics Cookies

With your understanding, we may use analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to measure how visitors use the platform — for example, which opportunities and guides are most popular and how people search. This data is aggregated and used to improve the service. IP addresses are anonymised where supported.

4. Advertising Cookies (Future)

We are preparing the platform to support advertising in the future (for example, Google AdSense). When advertising is enabled, advertising cookies may be used to show more relevant ads and measure their performance. We will update this policy and provide appropriate notice and controls before any advertising cookies are activated. No advertising cookies are currently in use.

5. Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling functional cookies may affect features such as staying signed in or remembering your theme.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our services evolve — particularly when advertising features are introduced. Please check back periodically.

7. Contact

Questions about our use of cookies? Email privacy@nextstepcareerssa.co.za.