Terms & Conditions - InternshipsSA

Terms and Conditions

1. Introduction

Welcome to InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA.

These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of our website, including any related pages, services, forms, profiles, listings, applications, communications, or online features made available through the Website.

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms and Conditions, you must not use this Website.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA operates primarily as an online platform and does not maintain a physical office that is accessible to the public.

These Terms and Conditions should be read together with our Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy, and any other applicable policies, agreements, notices, or service-specific terms published on the Website.

2. Terminology

In these Terms and Conditions:

“Website” refers to the InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA website and any related online services operated by InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA.
“We”, “Us”, “Our”, “InternshipsSA”, and “GraduateFinderSA” refer to the owner, operator, administrator, or authorised representative of the Website.
“User”, “You”, and “Your” refer to any person, business, organisation, graduate, applicant, employer, recruiter, educational institution, NGO, NPO, NPC, purchaser, or other entity accessing or using the Website.
“Graduate”, “Applicant”, or “Candidate” refers to a person who submits information, applies for opportunities, creates a profile, or uses the Website to seek internships, graduate programmes, learnerships, employment opportunities, or related career opportunities.
“Employer”, “Recruiter”, or “Organisation” refers to any business, company, institution, NGO, NPO, NPC, agency, public body, or other entity using the Website to advertise, source, identify, contact, or recruit graduates, interns, candidates, or employees.
“Purchaser” refers to any person, business, employer, recruiter, organisation, institution, NGO, NPO, NPC, agency, public body, or other entity that purchases, subscribes to, accesses, receives, or uses graduate information, candidate profiles, recruitment services, database access, listings, leads, or related services through InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA.
“Graduate Data” refers to any personal information, profile information, CV, qualification information, employment history, contact information, application information, or other information relating to a graduate, applicant, candidate, or user.
“Party” or “Parties” refers to both You and Us, either individually or collectively, as the context requires.

These Terms apply to all users and visitors of the Website and are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

3. Purpose of the Website

The purpose of InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA is to provide an online platform that may assist graduates, applicants, employers, recruiters, educational institutions, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, public bodies, and other organisations with access to internship opportunities, graduate recruitment, employment-related information, career development resources, and related services.

The Website may include, among other things:

Graduate or applicant profiles;
Internship, graduate, learnership, or employment opportunities;
Employer or organisation information;
Application or enquiry forms;
Career-related content;
Communication tools or contact forms;
Recruitment-related services;
Paid or subscription-based services.

We do not guarantee that any user will obtain employment, an internship, a graduate placement, an interview, a response from an employer, or any other specific outcome from using the Website.

4. User Eligibility and Responsibility

By using this Website, you confirm that you are legally entitled to do so and that any information you provide is accurate, lawful, and submitted with the necessary authority or consent.

Users are responsible for:

Ensuring that all information submitted is true, accurate, complete, and up to date;
Keeping login details confidential, where account access is provided;
Using the Website only for lawful and legitimate purposes;
Ensuring that they have permission to submit any personal information, documents, images, qualifications, company information, or other materials uploaded or provided through the Website;
Complying with all applicable South African laws and regulations.

We reserve the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the Website where we reasonably believe that a user has breached these Terms and Conditions or used the Website unlawfully, unsafely, fraudulently, or inappropriately.

5. Cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, analyse traffic, remember user preferences, and support the performance and security of the Website.

By using this Website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect certain features or functionality of the Website.

6. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA and/or its licensors own all intellectual property rights in the Website and its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, designs, layout, software, documents, databases, and other website materials.

All intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may:

View pages from the Website for personal, educational, informational, or legitimate business use;
Print or download limited extracts for personal or internal use, provided that the content is not modified and that ownership notices remain intact.

You may not, without our prior written permission:

Republish Website material on another website, platform, or publication;
Sell, rent, license, or commercially exploit Website content;
Reproduce, duplicate, copy, or redistribute Website material for commercial purposes;
Use our name, logo, brand, or content in a way that falsely suggests endorsement, sponsorship, partnership, or approval;
Use any content in a manner that infringes our intellectual property rights or the rights of any third party.

7. User Comments, Profiles, Applications, and Submitted Content

Where users are permitted to post comments, submit profiles, upload resumes, apply for opportunities, submit documents, provide business information, or otherwise submit content through the Website, you warrant that:

You have the legal right and authority to submit such content;
The content is accurate, lawful, and not misleading;
The content does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, contractual, confidentiality, or other rights of any third party;
The content is not defamatory, abusive, discriminatory, harmful, offensive, fraudulent, or unlawful;
The content will not be used for unlawful solicitation, spam, unauthorised marketing, or commercial promotion without our permission.

By submitting content to the Website, you grant InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, store, process, reproduce, adapt, publish, display, and share such content to the extent reasonably necessary for the operation, administration, promotion, and delivery of the Website and related services.

We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to monitor, review, edit, reject, remove, or refuse any content at our sole discretion.

8. User Accounts and Information Accuracy

Where user accounts, profiles, forms, or submissions are made available through the Website, the following terms apply.

8.1 Accuracy of Information

You warrant and represent that all information, documents, qualifications, employment history, contact details, organisation details, job listings, and other data submitted by you are true, accurate, current, and complete.

8.2 Prohibition of False Representation

You may not impersonate any person or entity, create a false identity, misrepresent your qualifications, experience, credentials, business status, registration status, authority, or intentions, or otherwise provide misleading, inaccurate, deceptive, or fraudulent information.

8.3 Ownership and Rights to Submitted Information

You warrant that you own, control, or otherwise have all necessary rights, permissions, authority, and consent to submit the information and content provided through the Website.

8.4 Review and Removal of Information

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA reserves the right, but is not obligated, to review, verify, edit, suspend, reject, or remove any information, profile, account, listing, document, or submission that it reasonably believes to be false, misleading, fraudulent, unlawful, harmful, outdated, inappropriate, unsafe, or otherwise in breach of these Terms and Conditions.

8.5 Responsibility and Indemnity

You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all information submitted under your account or on your behalf.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA, its owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, service providers, and representatives against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, or legal fees arising directly or indirectly from:

False, inaccurate, misleading, or fraudulent information submitted by you;
Your breach of these Terms and Conditions;
Any infringement of third-party rights resulting from your submitted information or content;
Any unlawful or unauthorised use of the Website.

8.6 Account Suspension or Termination

Where InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA reasonably suspects that information provided by a user is false, misleading, fraudulent, unlawful, harmful, unsafe, or otherwise violates these Terms and Conditions, we reserve the right to suspend, restrict, or permanently terminate the user’s account or access without prior notice.

8.7 Verification Disclaimer

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA does not independently verify all information submitted by users.

Employers, recruiters, educational institutions, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, applicants, graduates, purchasers, and other third parties are responsible for conducting their own due diligence, background checks, reference checks, qualification verification, registration checks, and screening processes before relying on information obtained through the Website.

9. Employers, Recruiters, Purchasers, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, and Organisations

Businesses, employers, recruiters, purchasers, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, educational institutions, public bodies, and other organisations may use the Website only for legitimate recruitment, graduate sourcing, internship placement, learnership placement, career development, employment, training, or related lawful purposes.

By using the Website or accessing any graduate, applicant, or candidate information, employers, recruiters, purchasers, and organisations warrant and agree that they:

are a legitimate business, organisation, institution, NGO, NPO, NPC, agency, or public body;
are legally entitled to advertise, recruit, source, contact, assess, interview, or appoint candidates;
will use graduate, applicant, and candidate information only for lawful recruitment, internship, graduate placement, learnership, employment, training, or related career-development purposes;
will safeguard all graduate, applicant, and candidate information made available to them;
will not sell, rent, publish, distribute, disclose, transfer, or otherwise share graduate data with unauthorised third parties;
will not use graduate information for spam, unrelated marketing, profiling, exploitation, harassment, discrimination, or any unauthorised purpose;
will comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, commonly known as POPIA, and all other applicable South African privacy, labour, employment, equality, and data protection laws;
will take reasonable technical, organisational, and security measures to prevent unauthorised access to, misuse of, loss of, damage to, or unlawful processing of graduate information;
will not request unlawful fees, improper payments, inappropriate personal information, or unnecessary sensitive information from graduates, applicants, or candidates;
will not expose graduates, applicants, or candidates to harm, unsafe working conditions, exploitation, abuse, harassment, discrimination, unlawful conduct, fraudulent opportunities, or misleading offers;
will ensure that all opportunities, internships, graduate programmes, learnerships, jobs, interviews, workplace arrangements, and communications are genuine, lawful, accurate, safe, and not misleading;
will conduct their own lawful recruitment, screening, vetting, interview, appointment, and onboarding processes responsibly.

Employers, recruiters, purchasers, and organisations are solely responsible for how they use any graduate, applicant, candidate, or user information obtained through the Website.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA reserves the right to verify an employer, recruiter, purchaser, or organisation’s identity, registration, legitimacy, authority, or opportunity details at any time.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA may suspend, restrict, refuse, or terminate access to the Website or any related service where it reasonably believes that an employer, recruiter, purchaser, or organisation:

is not legitimate;
has misused graduate data;
has breached these Terms and Conditions;
has breached applicable privacy, labour, employment, equality, or data protection laws;
has submitted false or misleading information;
has exposed or may expose graduates, applicants, or candidates to harm;
has requested unlawful fees or improper payments;
has advertised or communicated fraudulent, misleading, exploitative, unsafe, discriminatory, or unlawful opportunities;
has acted in a way that may damage the reputation, safety, purpose, or integrity of InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA may also remove or reject any employer, recruiter, purchaser, organisation, listing, opportunity, account, or submission that it reasonably believes is unlawful, misleading, inappropriate, harmful, discriminatory, exploitative, unsafe, fraudulent, or inconsistent with the purpose of the Website.

10. Graduate Data Safeguarding

Any employer, recruiter, purchaser, organisation, NGO, NPO, NPC, educational institution, public body, or third party that accesses, receives, downloads, views, stores, or processes Graduate Data through InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA must treat such information as confidential and must protect it against misuse, unauthorised access, loss, disclosure, damage, or unlawful processing.

Graduate Data may only be used for the specific purpose for which access was provided, including lawful recruitment, internship placement, graduate placement, learnership placement, employment, training, or related career-development purposes.

Graduate Data may not be:

sold, rented, traded, published, or redistributed;
shared with unauthorised third parties;
used for unrelated direct marketing;
used for spam or mass unsolicited communications;
used to exploit, harass, discriminate against, or profile graduates unlawfully;
transferred outside the organisation without proper authority and lawful grounds;
stored for longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was accessed;
used in any manner that may expose graduates to harm, fraud, exploitation, unsafe conditions, or unlawful activity.

Where Graduate Data is accessed by an employer, recruiter, purchaser, or organisation, that party is responsible for ensuring that it has appropriate internal safeguards, policies, processes, staff controls, technical security measures, and lawful processing grounds in place.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA accepts no responsibility for the misuse of Graduate Data by third parties after such data has been lawfully accessed through the Website, except where liability cannot legally be excluded.

11. Graduate Safety and Protection

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA is committed to promoting safe, lawful, and legitimate graduate recruitment and career-development opportunities.

Employers, recruiters, purchasers, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, educational institutions, public bodies, and organisations must not use the Website in any way that may expose graduates, applicants, or candidates to:

physical, emotional, financial, reputational, or professional harm;
harassment, abuse, intimidation, coercion, or exploitation;
unsafe working environments or unlawful working conditions;
discrimination or unfair treatment;
fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading opportunities;
unlawful fees, payments, deposits, or charges;
human trafficking, forced labour, illegal work, or exploitative labour practices;
requests for inappropriate, excessive, or unnecessary personal information;
any unlawful, harmful, unsafe, or unethical activity.

Any opportunity, communication, interview, placement, internship, learnership, graduate programme, or job advertised or arranged through the Website must be genuine, lawful, safe, and appropriate.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA reserves the right to investigate, remove, restrict, suspend, or report any user, employer, recruiter, purchaser, organisation, listing, or opportunity that it reasonably believes may place graduates, applicants, or candidates at risk.

12. Linking to Our Website

The following organisations may link to our Website without our prior written approval, provided that the link is lawful, accurate, not misleading, and does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or approval by InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA:

Government departments, agencies, and public institutions;
Search engines;
News organisations;
Online directories and listing platforms;
Educational institutions, training providers, and career development organisations;
Registered businesses, employers, recruitment partners, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, and other legitimate organisations that wish to refer users to our Website.

Other organisations may request permission to link to our Website by contacting us.

Any link to our Website must:

Not be misleading or deceptive;
Not falsely imply that InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA sponsors, endorses, approves, recommends, or is affiliated with the linking organisation;
Fit appropriately within the context of the linking website;
Not appear on any website that contains unlawful, offensive, defamatory, discriminatory, harmful, misleading, adult, abusive, or inappropriate content;
Not damage or negatively affect the reputation of InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA.

We reserve the right to request the removal of any link to our Website at any time. Upon request, the linking party must remove the link as soon as reasonably possible.

13. Use of Frames

You may not create frames around our webpages or use any other techniques that alter the visual presentation, appearance, branding, layout, or user experience of our Website without our prior written consent.

14. Third-Party Links and External Websites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, services, employers, organisations, educational institutions, or external resources.

These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, availability, security, privacy practices, services, or conduct of any third-party website or organisation.

The inclusion of a third-party link does not necessarily imply endorsement, sponsorship, recommendation, approval, or partnership.

Users access third-party websites and services at their own risk.

15. Removal of Links from Our Website

If you find any link on our Website that you believe is inappropriate, unlawful, offensive, outdated, misleading, or harmful, you may notify us.

We will consider reasonable requests to remove links. However, we are not obligated to remove any link unless required by law or unless we determine, in our discretion, that removal is appropriate.

16. Content Liability

We are not responsible for content appearing on websites, platforms, pages, or publications that link to or reference our Website.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from content appearing on your website, platform, publication, or communication that links to or references our Website.

No link may appear on any website or platform that could reasonably be interpreted as defamatory, unlawful, harmful, misleading, discriminatory, offensive, unsafe, exploitative, fraudulent, or damaging to our reputation.

17. Acceptable Use

You may not use the Website:

For any unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, discriminatory, exploitative, unsafe, or abusive purpose;
To submit false, misleading, or deceptive information;
To impersonate any person, organisation, or entity;
To distribute spam, malware, viruses, or harmful code;
To interfere with the security, performance, or operation of the Website;
To scrape, harvest, or collect user information without authorisation;
To misuse, sell, publish, transfer, or unlawfully process Graduate Data;
To send unauthorised marketing or unsolicited communications;
To harass, exploit, threaten, discriminate against, or harm any person or organisation;
To post, advertise, or promote fake, exploitative, discriminatory, unsafe, misleading, or unlawful opportunities;
To request unlawful payments, deposits, fees, or inappropriate personal information from graduates, applicants, or candidates.

We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action against any misuse of the Website.

18. Availability and Website Changes

We aim to keep the Website available and functional, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free operation, or continuous availability.

We may update, suspend, withdraw, restrict, or change any part of the Website at any time without prior notice.

We are not liable for any loss, damage, inconvenience, or interruption caused by website downtime, technical issues, maintenance, security incidents, or changes to Website functionality.

19. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA provides the Website and its services on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

We make no warranties, representations, or guarantees regarding:

The accuracy, reliability, completeness, or suitability of Website content;
The accuracy or reliability of information submitted by users, applicants, graduates, employers, recruiters, purchasers, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, or other organisations;
The availability, security, performance, or uninterrupted operation of the Website;
The suitability, legitimacy, or quality of any opportunity, internship, graduate programme, learnership, job, employer, candidate, organisation, or third-party listing;
Employment, internship, interview, placement, recruitment, or business outcomes resulting from use of the Website.

Users are responsible for conducting their own due diligence before relying on any information, opportunity, listing, profile, communication, or third-party interaction made available through the Website.

Employers, recruiters, purchasers, and organisations are responsible for verifying that their opportunities, recruitment processes, workplace arrangements, communications, and use of Graduate Data are lawful, safe, appropriate, and compliant with applicable laws.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall:

Exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence;
Exclude liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
Exclude any rights or liabilities that cannot legally be excluded under South African law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or economic damages arising from the use of, or inability to use, the Website.

20. Privacy and Data Protection

Your use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA processes personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, commonly known as POPIA, and any other applicable South African privacy legislation.

By using the Website and submitting information through the Website, you acknowledge that your personal information may be collected, processed, stored, used, and shared where reasonably necessary for the operation of the Website, the provision of services, communication with users, recruitment-related purposes, legal compliance, and other purposes described in our Privacy Policy.

Users must not submit personal information of another person unless they have the legal right, authority, or consent to do so.

Where graduate, applicant, or candidate information is made available to employers, recruiters, purchasers, NGOs, NPOs, NPCs, educational institutions, public bodies, or other organisations, such parties are required to process that information lawfully, responsibly, securely, and only for the purpose for which it was provided.

Such parties may not misuse, sell, disclose, distribute, transfer, publish, or process graduate information for any unauthorised purpose. They are responsible for ensuring that they have appropriate safeguards in place to protect personal information and must comply with POPIA and all other applicable South African laws.

InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA may take reasonable steps to protect personal information submitted through the Website. However, users acknowledge that no online platform can guarantee absolute security.

21. Direct Marketing and Communications

Where permitted by law, we may communicate with users regarding Website services, opportunities, updates, account information, enquiries, or relevant career and recruitment-related information.

Users may opt out of marketing communications where applicable. However, we may still send necessary administrative, account, legal, or service-related communications.

Users may not use the Website to send spam, unsolicited marketing, or unauthorised communications to other users.

Employers, recruiters, purchasers, and organisations may not use Graduate Data obtained through the Website for unrelated marketing, bulk messaging, spam, or unauthorised promotional communications.

22. Fees and Paid Services

Where any paid service, subscription, listing, advertising package, recruitment service, database access, candidate access, lead access, or other paid feature is made available through the Website, the applicable fees, payment terms, deliverables, and conditions will be provided before or at the time of purchase.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, fees are payable in South African Rand.

We reserve the right to amend, withdraw, or update paid services and pricing from time to time.

Any refund, cancellation, or service-specific condition must be read together with the applicable quotation, invoice, service agreement, or published service terms.

Payment for a service does not entitle any purchaser, employer, recruiter, or organisation to misuse Graduate Data, breach these Terms and Conditions, or use the Website for any unlawful, unsafe, exploitative, or unauthorised purpose.

23. Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to:

Request the removal of any link to our Website;
Restrict, suspend, or terminate access to the Website;
Remove, reject, edit, or moderate user-submitted content;
Remove or reject opportunities, listings, profiles, accounts, or submissions;
Request verification from employers, recruiters, purchasers, and organisations;
Refuse access to graduate data or paid services where we reasonably believe there is a risk of misuse, harm, unlawful conduct, or breach of these Terms and Conditions;
Update, amend, or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time;
Take any action we reasonably consider necessary to protect the Website, its users, graduates, applicants, candidates, our rights, or our reputation.

Your continued use of the Website following any changes to these Terms and Conditions constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms and Conditions.

24. Breach of These Terms

If you breach these Terms and Conditions, we may take appropriate action, including but not limited to:

Issuing a warning;
Removing content, listings, profiles, or submissions;
Suspending or terminating your account or access;
Blocking access to the Website;
Refusing access to Graduate Data;
Cancelling or restricting paid services;
Reporting unlawful conduct to the relevant authorities;
Taking legal action where appropriate.

25. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless InternshipsSA/GraduateFinderSA, its owners, employees, contractors, affiliates, service providers, and representatives from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, or legal fees arising from:

Your use or misuse of the Website;
Your breach of these Terms and Conditions;
Your submission of false, misleading, unlawful, unsafe, or fraudulent information;
Your misuse of Graduate Data;
Your breach of POPIA or any other applicable law;
Your exposure of graduates, applicants, or candidates to harm, unsafe conditions, exploitation, discrimination, harassment, fraudulent opportunities, or unlawful conduct;
Any claim made by a third party as a result of your actions, omissions, listings, communications, services, opportunities, or use of information obtained through the Website.

26. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Any disputes arising from or relating to these Terms and Conditions or the use of the Website shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the South African courts.

27. Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding these Terms and Conditions, please contact us using the contact details provided on the Website.

Website: https://www.internshipssa.co.za/

28. Updates to These Terms

These Terms and Conditions may be updated from time to time. The latest version published on the Website will apply from the date of publication, unless otherwise stated.

Last updated: June 2026