Privacy Policy

Updated on March 07, 2025.

At Catraca News, we’re committed to delivering reliable, in-depth content focused on career opportunities, job market trends, and skills development across South Africa. Our official site, https://catracanews.com.br/, acts as a go-to destination for those seeking guidance on professional growth, insightful job resources, and digital tools that support your career journey.

Respecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly are values we take seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information, emphasizing our commitment to transparency and user safety in every interaction with our platform.

If you have questions about how your data is handled or need more details about our policies, we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy thoroughly. For additional support, our team is available via our official contact page: https://catracanews.com.br/contact. 

This Privacy Policy outlines how Catraca News collects, uses, and protects user information when individuals engage with our digital resources focused on careers, job opportunities, and skills development. Interaction with Catraca News may occur through various channels, such as:

This policy applies solely to the digital operations of Catraca News, specifically covering the collection and management of data through our website and online services. It does not apply to offline interactions, third-party websites, or any external services not directly managed by Catraca News.

By visiting, navigating, or interacting with the Catraca News website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Your continued use also signifies acceptance of our Terms of Use, available at https://catracanews.com.br/terms.

If, after reviewing this document, you find that our data practices do not align with your privacy preferences, we advise you to discontinue using Catraca News’s services. Ongoing access to our platform will be considered clear consent for the collection, use, and handling of your personal information as outlined in this policy.

To improve the browsing experience and enhance the delivery of career-related content, Catraca News incorporates artificial intelligence to generate certain images and visual elements featured on our platform. This approach helps us present information in a more dynamic, engaging, and accessible way, particularly when addressing employment trends, skill-building, and professional guidance.

Despite the use of AI in content creation, all published materials are subject to strict editorial review to ensure accuracy, quality, and integrity. We maintain full transparency in our processes and believe that AI must be used ethically—always prioritizing user trust and the credibility of the information we share.

If you have any questions regarding the origin of a specific image or would like to better understand how AI supports our content strategy, we welcome your inquiries. Catraca News remains committed to offering a transparent and reliable digital environment.

At Catraca News, transparency and responsible data handling are at the heart of how we operate. We collect user information through three main channels: data voluntarily submitted by users, technical data gathered automatically, and third-party sources. Each method contributes to improving user experience, strengthening security, and optimizing the platform’s performance—especially in delivering job listings, skill-building tools, and career content.

A. INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US

Most areas of the Catraca News website are freely accessible without requiring personal data. However, to access exclusive content—such as specialized career tools, premium resources, or restricted sections—users may be asked to register and share certain details, which may include:

Collecting this information allows Catraca News to verify users, offer tailored job recommendations, and improve content relevance based on interests and past engagement. It also enhances functionality by enabling customized notifications and streamlined access to the platform’s tools and insights.

Additionally, if you reach out to Catraca News for support, submit feedback, or send general inquiries, any personal data you provide will be used exclusively for operational purposes, including:

B. INFORMATION COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY

Beyond the data users provide directly, Catraca News also gathers technical and behavioral information automatically during interactions with our platform. This process involves the use of log files, cookies, and analytics tools to capture insights such as:

To make our content—especially in areas like job discovery, career advice, and skills resources—more personalized and effective, Catraca News employs cookies and web beacons. These tools are used to:

Users have the option to control or disable cookies through their browser settings. However, doing so may limit certain features of the site. Continued use of Catraca News without changing these settings constitutes agreement with our use of cookies.

C. INFORMATION FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES

As part of our content and advertising strategy, Catraca News works with third-party advertising partners to deliver sponsored materials and promotional content. These external services may use cookies, JavaScript, and web beacons to monitor user behavior and collect data such as:

The data obtained through these third-party tools is used exclusively to:

Users can manage or restrict third-party tracking through their browser or device settings. However, Catraca News does not oversee how these external advertisers collect or handle information.

Clicking on an ad within Catraca News does not establish a direct relationship between the user and the advertiser. This Privacy Policy is limited to data collected directly through Catraca News and does not extend to third-party platforms.

Some advertising partners, including Google, may use DART cookies to display personalized ads based on your browsing habits. If you prefer not to receive ads via DART cookies, you can adjust your preferences through Google’s official Privacy Policy.

For a clearer understanding of how external platforms handle user data, we recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third-party services.

At Catraca News, all collected data serves one core mission: to deliver a safe, functional, and personalized experience to every user. Our data usage is thoughtfully designed to support platform efficiency, enhance relevance, and ensure consistent access to tools, content, and resources that empower your professional journey.

2.1 Ensuring Platform Performance and Stability

Collected information helps us maintain the reliability and performance of the Catraca News platform. By tracking technical metrics and user behavior, we can detect and correct system errors, boost page load times, and ensure cross-device compatibility. Both real-time and historical data allow us to address slowdowns, enhance responsiveness, and maintain consistent platform availability for users seeking career opportunities and professional growth.

2.2 Enhancing Personalization and Usability

User insights enable us to deliver more tailored content, from job listings to skill-building tools. By analyzing behavior and preferences, we can fine-tune what’s shown, adjust layouts for easier navigation, and improve the overall experience. This personalization ensures the platform remains relevant, engaging, and responsive to your evolving career goals and interests.

2.3 Understanding Engagement and Content Value

By tracking how users interact with the site, we gain a deeper understanding of which topics, tools, and resources resonate most. Traffic patterns and behavior analytics help us place content more effectively, improve site structure, and ensure important information—like job tips or new learning tools—is always easy to access. These insights allow us to continually refine the user journey.

2.4 Driving Innovation Through Feedback and Trends

Innovation is central to our growth. By studying user feedback and market trends, we develop new features that better support career exploration and skills development. This includes smart content recommendations powered by AI, the expansion of job-related services, and dynamic updates to keep the platform aligned with modern professional needs.

2.5 Providing Support and Direct Communication

Catraca News may contact users directly or via authorized partners to offer help, send relevant updates, or handle administrative matters. Communication might involve technical support, feature updates, or security alerts. Our team is committed to providing timely and effective assistance to ensure users enjoy a smooth and secure experience.

2.6 Sending Relevant Emails and Updates

Users who opt in to receive communications from Catraca News may be sent email updates containing curated content, including industry trends, new features, personalized job suggestions, or exclusive promotions. These communications are designed to keep users informed about valuable resources for their career development and skills training. Emails may also highlight platform enhancements, usage tips, or changes to policies. Users are in full control of their email preferences and may modify their subscription settings at any time. Unsubscribing is straightforward, and opting out does not impact access to the platform’s core services.

2.7 Reinforcing Platform Security and Preventing Abuse

Protecting user data and platform integrity is a top priority at Catraca News. We employ various tools and monitoring strategies to detect suspicious behavior, block unauthorized access, and prevent fraud. This includes automated systems that analyze usage patterns in real time, identify potential threats, and respond proactively to anomalies. Collected data also helps us build stronger defenses against cybersecurity risks such as phishing, data breaches, and account hijacking. By maintaining a secure environment, we safeguard not only user information but also the credibility and functionality of our services dedicated to career support and professional growth.

At every stage, our data practices are rooted in transparency and a commitment to user control. As technology and privacy standards evolve, we’ll continue to adapt our policies to ensure that Catraca News remains a secure, empowering space for career development and opportunity.

Welcome to the Cookie Policy of Catraca News, accessible through https://catracanews.com.br/. This document outlines how cookies function on our platform, what types of data they collect, and how they contribute to enhancing the overall browsing experience. It also explains how users can manage or disable cookies and the potential consequences of doing so on website performance.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website. At Catraca News, we use cookies to boost platform efficiency, tailor your experience, and streamline your interaction with career-related resources and content. These files allow us to identify returning users, remember preferences, and deliver a smoother, faster navigation experience. They also help optimize loading times and support the ongoing improvement of platform features by providing valuable engagement data.

In addition to improving usability, cookies enhance security by detecting suspicious activity, preventing fraudulent use, and protecting the integrity of our users’ data. Marketing and advertising cookies are also used by Catraca News and its partners to deliver content and promotions that reflect each user’s interests and browsing behavior.

Although cookies are key to ensuring a seamless experience across our career and skills-focused content, users retain full control over their usage. Cookie settings can be adjusted at any time through your browser. Please note, however, that restricting certain types of cookies may limit some functionalities of the site and affect performance.

Cookies on Catraca News perform several important functions. Some are essential for the website’s core operations, ensuring pages load properly and that key features, such as secure logins and platform stability, function without interruption. Without these cookies, certain site functionalities may become unreliable or unavailable.

Other cookies enhance personalization by remembering language preferences, tracking previously visited pages, and tailoring content recommendations based on browsing habits. By adapting to user preferences, these cookies create a more engaging and customized experience over time.

Performance and analytics cookies provide insights into how visitors interact with Catraca News. Tracking navigation patterns, time spent on pages, and content engagement allows for optimization of site structure and efficiency. This data helps improve the platform, resolve technical inefficiencies, and align features with user expectations, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience.

Security cookies are critical for identifying suspicious activity, preventing unauthorized access, and protecting user accounts. By flagging irregular login attempts and monitoring vulnerabilities, these cookies strengthen platform security and safeguard personal data.

Advertising and marketing cookies support the delivery of promotional content tailored to individual users. Tracking engagement with advertisements, assessing campaign effectiveness, and refining marketing strategies ensures that users receive relevant promotions. Some third-party advertising partners may deploy their own tracking technologies, which operate independently of Catraca News’s cookie policies. Users can review external privacy policies to understand how third-party advertisers collect and manage data.

Users who wish to modify how cookies function during their visits to Catraca News can do so through their browser’s privacy settings. Most modern browsers offer tools to review, block, or delete cookies based on personal security and privacy preferences. It’s important to note that disabling essential cookies may impact the core functionality of the site, limiting access to certain features and reducing overall platform performance.

Restricting cookies that remember user preferences—such as language settings or recently viewed pages—can result in a less tailored experience. Without these cookies, users may need to manually adjust settings every time they access the site. Disabling analytics cookies may reduce Catraca News’s ability to optimize content delivery, track engagement, and improve usability across career, job search, and skills-related content. Likewise, blocking marketing cookies won’t eliminate ads entirely, but it may prevent them from being customized to reflect the user’s interests or browsing behavior.

For step-by-step guidance on managing cookies, users should consult the help section of their specific browser. Being informed about how cookies affect both performance and personalization empowers users to make conscious decisions while still enjoying a functional and intuitive experience on Catraca News.

Cookies are essential to delivering a seamless and effective experience on Catraca News. They support key platform functions such as user authentication, content personalization, and performance monitoring. Below, we outline the main categories of cookies used on our site and the specific purposes they serve.

Account and Login Cookies

When a user registers or logs into their account, cookies help manage the process and maintain a stable session throughout the visit. These cookies track login status, allowing users to navigate the platform—whether exploring job listings or accessing skill-building tools—without needing to repeatedly enter credentials. Although most of these cookies are cleared upon logout for security reasons, certain preferences may be retained to enhance the next visit by remembering personalized account settings.

Email Subscription Cookies

For those subscribed to our newsletters or email updates, cookies are used to manage communication preferences. These include the timing and frequency of updates, promotional content alignment, and personalization of messages based on user interaction. This ensures that subscribers receive timely, relevant information that supports their career development and interests.

Survey and Form Submission Cookies

Catraca News occasionally invites users to participate in surveys or provide feedback to improve platform features and content. Cookies ensure that users don’t repeatedly encounter the same prompts, supporting a more fluid experience. Additionally, when users fill out forms—for questions, feedback, or comments—cookies help retain submitted information temporarily to simplify future interactions and minimize repetitive data entry.

Customization Cookies

Customization is a vital part of how users engage with Catraca News. These cookies remember settings such as preferred language, visual themes, or interface configurations. The result is a consistent and personalized experience each time the user returns, tailored to their individual browsing preferences and professional interests.

Catraca News partners with trusted third-party providers to extend platform capabilities, monitor performance, and deliver targeted advertising. These partners may place their own cookies on your device to gather insights that help improve the platform’s functionality, efficiency, and relevance to users exploring job opportunities, career content, and skills development.

Behavioral Insights and Analytics Tools

To better understand how users interact with our site, Catraca News uses analytical tools like Google Analytics. These cookies gather anonymized data such as navigation patterns, time spent on specific pages, and interaction flow across the platform. The insights gained allow us to fine-tune content structure, simplify navigation, and improve overall user experience. For more details on how Google Analytics cookies operate, users can consult the official Google documentation.

Feature Testing and Platform Optimization Cookies

Whenever new features are tested or updates are deployed, temporary cookies help evaluate performance and detect usability issues. This ensures a seamless integration of improvements, minimizing disruption and maintaining a consistent user experience.

Advertising and User Targeting Cookies

To provide more relevant ads, Catraca News works with advertising networks that use cookies to personalize content. These cookies track engagement, measure effectiveness, and adjust ad delivery based on browsing behavior. Users can modify these preferences through Google’s Ad Preferences or explore broader opt-out options at www.aboutads.info.

Users have complete control over how cookies operate during their time on Catraca News. Cookie settings can be adjusted, disabled, or cleared through browser preferences at any time. Major web browsers provide official support pages to guide users through the process, including:

Disabling cookies tied to login sessions, customization, or analytics may result in reduced functionality. This includes the loss of saved preferences, limited access to personalized recommendations, and potential restrictions on account features. For those who wish to opt out of targeted advertising, settings can be adjusted within the browser or through Google’s Ad Preferences page.

By actively managing their cookie settings, users can strike the right balance between privacy protection and full platform usability, ensuring a secure and efficient experience while exploring career resources on Catraca News.

At Catraca News, safeguarding user privacy is one of our highest priorities. We do not sell personal data to any third parties. In limited situations, we may share anonymized, aggregated, or non-identifiable data with carefully selected partners. This sharing is solely intended to improve platform features, enhance services, and deliver a better overall experience for our users. In line with applicable privacy laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), users retain the right to opt out of these data-sharing activities.

To ensure the confidentiality and integrity of all user information, Catraca News applies rigorous security protocols. These include the use of advanced encryption technologies, restricted internal access to sensitive data, and constant monitoring of our platform’s security infrastructure. These protective measures are designed to prevent unauthorized access, misuse, or exposure of any personal data. Regular audits and system assessments are conducted to maintain compliance with current industry standards and to proactively address emerging security risks.

While we are fully committed to data protection, it’s important to acknowledge that no digital platform is entirely immune to cyber threats. Because cybersecurity is an evolving landscape, new vulnerabilities may arise. In the event of a data breach caused by malicious activity, Catraca News will respond immediately—mitigating the impact, strengthening defenses, and taking appropriate legal action when necessary. Affected users will be informed promptly, and clear instructions will be provided to help them protect their information.

Our ongoing mission is to uphold the strongest possible privacy and security standards, adapt to changes in the digital environment, and ensure that every user feels safe and protected when interacting with Catraca News.

1. Understanding Your Rights Under South Africa’s POPIA

At Catraca News, we are committed to honoring the privacy and data protection rights of every individual who visits or interacts with our platform, including those who do not create or maintain an account. We recognize that the level of privacy protection afforded to users may vary depending on their jurisdiction, and we take active steps to align our practices with the legal requirements that apply, including South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

POPIA grants individuals a set of enforceable rights intended to give them meaningful control over how their personal information is collected, stored, processed, and shared. In compliance with this legislation, users located in South Africa may exercise the following rights with respect to their personal data:

Right of Access: You may request confirmation as to whether we hold personal information about you and obtain a record or description of the data in our possession.

Right to Correction or Amendment: If any of your personal information is found to be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, you may request that it be corrected or updated.

Right to Object to Processing: Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to the continued processing of your personal information, particularly where processing is not based on your consent or required by law.

Right to Deletion or Destruction: You may request the deletion or destruction of personal data that is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless retention is required by law, regulation, or legitimate business need.

Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

Catraca News applies reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal information and ensure that your rights under POPIA are respected in both principle and practice. All data subject requests are handled with transparency and in accordance with statutory timelines set by the Information Regulator.

To exercise your rights under POPIA or to inquire about how your personal data is processed, please contact us via our designated page at catracanews.com/contact. We are committed to responding promptly and providing clear, lawful guidance on your data-related concerns.

2. Our Data Retention Principles

Personal data is only retained for as long as necessary to fulfill operational needs, meet legal or regulatory obligations, and maintain the quality and security of our services. This includes preserving access to platform features, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements, and enhancing the functionality and performance of Catraca News for users exploring career opportunities and skill development.

If a user wishes to have their personal data permanently removed, they may submit a formal request through our contact form at https://catracanews.com.br/contact. Once received, the request will be processed securely and in line with all applicable privacy regulations, with every step taken to ensure lawful and permanent deletion.

At Catraca News, we remain committed to responsible data management, transparent retention practices, and upholding user trust by prioritizing privacy at every stage of the digital experience.

Catraca News upholds the requirements of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to ensure the lawful handling of personal data belonging to users in South Africa. This legislation sets the standards for the collection, processing, storage, and disclosure of personal information.

We only process personal data for legitimate, well-defined purposes, and maintain strict safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of that data. Individuals are entitled to transparency regarding the nature and purpose of data collected, and may request access, updates, or corrections to their information.

Catraca News implements both technical and organizational safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or improper use of personal data. We fully recognize and respect all rights afforded to data subjects under POPIA, including the right to withdraw consent and to file a complaint with the Information Regulator in South Africa.

For inquiries or concerns about the processing of personal information under POPIA, you may reach us through our contact page at https://catracanews.com.br/contact.

Protecting the privacy of young users is a core priority at Catraca News. We adhere strictly to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. We strongly encourage parents and guardians to actively supervise their children’s online activities to ensure a secure and age-appropriate experience.

While our platform may include content suited for younger audiences—such as educational games or app recommendations—we take several precautions to ensure their safety and data protection:

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s privacy on Catraca News, or believe that personal data may have been collected in error, we encourage you to contact us via our support page. We are committed to creating a respectful and secure digital environment for users of all ages.

As Catraca News evolves, we may update this Privacy Policy to reflect new technologies, changes in legal requirements, or adjustments in our platform’s operations and services. These updates are part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability in how we handle user data.

We will provide clear notifications if significant changes are made to our privacy practices. To remain informed, users are encouraged to revisit this Privacy Policy regularly and stay up to date on how personal information is collected, processed, and protected.

By continuing to use Catraca News after any revisions to this policy are published, users indicate their acceptance of the updated terms. If at any point the revised policy no longer aligns with your privacy expectations, we recommend discontinuing use of the platform.

If you have questions, concerns, or feedback about Catraca News’s Privacy Policy, data collection practices, or consent options, we invite you to get in touch through our official contact page at https://catracanews.com.br/contact.

Our support team is ready to assist with any privacy-related inquiries, clarify policy details, and respond to issues regarding data protection. At Catraca News, we’re dedicated to keeping users informed, supported, and confident in how their personal information is managed.