Privacy policy

By creating an account on DevelopmentWala.org, you provide your consent for DevelopmentWala to collect, store and process the information you provide through your account, profile, applications, forms, uploaded documents and your use of the Platform, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

During registration, users may be required to acknowledge and consent to this Privacy Policy and other applicable terms before creating an account.

Your information may be stored on DevelopmentWala's website, databases, file-storage systems and other technology infrastructure or authorised third-party services used to operate the Platform.

The information will be used only for legitimate purposes connected with operating DevelopmentWala, providing opportunities and services, recruitment, applications, organisation engagement, account management, communications, security and other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Where additional or sensitive information is requested for a specific purpose, we may seek additional permission or consent at the relevant stage.

Depending on how you use DevelopmentWala, we may collect information including:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Location
• Profile photograph
• Account and login information
• Education and qualifications
• Employment and professional history
• Skills and areas of expertise
• Professional interests
• Salary expectations
• Notice period and availability
• Career preferences
• Organisation information
• Applications and application history
• Saved opportunities
• Communication preferences
• Information submitted through forms
• Information contained in documents uploaded to the Platform
• Technical and usage information
• Other information voluntarily provided by the user

Candidates and professionals may create profiles and upload documents to DevelopmentWala. These may include:

• CVs and resumes
• Cover letters
• Certificates
• Educational documents
• Work samples
• Portfolio documents
• Application documents
• Supporting documents
• Professional information
• Other documents voluntarily uploaded by the candidate

Your candidate profile and documents may be securely stored within the DevelopmentWala database or associated storage systems.

This information may be used to:

• Maintain your professional profile;
• Allow you to apply for opportunities;
• Pre-fill or simplify future applications;
• Maintain your application history;
• Recommend relevant opportunities;
• Support recruitment and talent-matching services;
• Enable authorised organisations to review applications submitted to them; and
• Provide other candidate and career-related services available through DevelopmentWala.

DevelopmentWala may retain your CV and professional profile within its candidate or talent database until you delete the information, close your account, request its removal, or we determine that retention is no longer reasonably necessary, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

DevelopmentWala may facilitate or provide information relating to:

Jobs | Internships | Fellowships | Scholarships | Grants | RFPs | Volunteering | Events | Consulting | Career Resources

The information required from you will depend on the type of opportunity.

For example, a job application may require a CV and employment history, while a grant, RFP, event or organisational opportunity may require information or documentation relating to an organisation.

When you submit an application or expression of interest through DevelopmentWala, we may store information including:

• The opportunity applied for;
• Date of application;
• Applicant information;
• Candidate or organisation profile;
• CV or resume;
• Cover letter;
• Application responses;
• Supporting documents;
• Application status;
• Selection or interview information; and
• Relevant communications and updates.

Organisations may create accounts and profiles on DevelopmentWala to post, manage, discover or participate in opportunities.

We may collect and store information such as:

• Organisation name
• Organisation type
• Contact details
• Authorised representative details
• Organisation description
• Website and social media information
• Registration or verification information
• Job and opportunity information
• Recruitment information
• Applicant information
• Grant or RFP-related information
• Supporting documents
• Billing information, where applicable
• Communications with DevelopmentWala

Organisations may also upload documents or provide information required for verification, recruitment, grants, RFPs, consulting, partnerships or other services.

Certain services offered through DevelopmentWala may involve information or documents that are private, confidential or sensitive in nature.

For candidates, this could include information contained in:

• CVs and resumes;
• Educational records;
• Certificates;
• Employment documents;
• Salary information;
• Supporting application documents; or
• Other documents voluntarily submitted through the Platform.

For organisations, this could include:

• Registration or verification documents;
• Internal hiring information;
• Recruitment records;
• Applicant information;
• Grant or RFP documentation;
• Project documents;
• Financial or budget-related documents;
• Proposals;
• Organisational records; or
• Other confidential documents.

Where such information is required, DevelopmentWala may request the user's specific permission or consent at registration, submission, upload or another appropriate stage.

Such information will only be collected and processed where reasonably necessary for the relevant service or where the user has voluntarily provided it.

Users should not upload sensitive information that is unnecessary for the relevant opportunity or service.

By creating a candidate account and providing your profile, CV, resume or other professional information, you consent to Development Wala storing this information in its candidate and talent database and using it internally for recruitment and hiring projects managed or supported by Development Wala.

Development Wala may review and use stored candidate information to:

• Identify candidates who may be suitable for current or future opportunities;
• Search and shortlist candidates for recruitment projects managed by Development Wala;
• Match candidate experience, qualifications, skills and preferences with relevant opportunities;
• Contact candidates regarding Jobs, Internships, Fellowships, Volunteering, Consulting or other relevant professional opportunities;
• Conduct internal screening and candidate assessment; and
• Provide recruitment and talent-matching services to organisations working with Development Wala.

Development Wala's internal team may therefore access and review candidate profiles, CVs and relevant professional information where reasonably necessary for a legitimate recruitment or hiring project.

Being identified or shortlisted internally does not mean that your CV or personal information will automatically be shared with an employer, client or other third party.

Development Wala does not automatically share candidate CVs or identifiable candidate profiles with employers, clients or other third parties merely because a candidate has registered on the Platform or is present in the Development Wala candidate database.

Candidate information may be shared in the following circumstances:

Information submitted by organisations may be shared where necessary to operate the relevant service or opportunity.

Public information, such as organisation name, description and published opportunities, may be displayed publicly on DevelopmentWala.

Private or confidential organisational documents will not normally be made publicly accessible and will only be processed for their intended purpose, subject to the permissions provided by the organisation.

DevelopmentWala may use information to:

• Create and manage accounts;
• Maintain candidate and organisation profiles;
• Store CVs and documents;
• Facilitate opportunity applications;
• Manage Jobs, Internships, Fellowships, Scholarships, Grants, RFPs, Volunteering, Events and Consulting opportunities;
• Provide Career Resources;
• Provide recruitment and talent-matching services;
• Enable applicant tracking;
• Recommend relevant opportunities;
• Send opportunity alerts;
• Communicate application updates;
• Verify users or organisations;
• Provide customer support;
• Improve Platform functionality;
• Analyse Platform usage;
• Prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorised activity;
• Maintain security;
• Meet applicable legal requirements; and
• Provide other services requested or authorised by users.

Information may be stored within DevelopmentWala's databases, servers, cloud infrastructure, document-storage systems or authorised third-party technology providers.

DevelopmentWala takes reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect information against:

• Unauthorised access;
• Unauthorised disclosure;
• Loss;
• Misuse;
• Alteration; and
• Destruction.

Access to private candidate and organisation information should be restricted to authorised persons who require it for legitimate operational, recruitment, administrative or technical purposes.

However, no online system can guarantee absolute security.

DevelopmentWala may use third-party technology providers to operate parts of the Platform, including services for:

• Website hosting;
• Databases;
• File storage;
• Authentication;
• Email;
• Analytics;
• Payments;
• Security; and
• Other technical infrastructure.

These providers may process limited information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.

We may retain user information for as long as the account remains active or for as long as reasonably necessary to provide DevelopmentWala's services.

This may include:

• Candidate profiles;
• CVs;
• Organisation profiles;
• Uploaded documents;
• Applications;
• Application history;
• Recruitment records;
• Opportunity submissions; and
• Relevant communications.

Some information may need to be retained after account deletion where required for legal compliance, security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, financial records or other legitimate obligations.

Where possible, information no longer required will be deleted or anonymised.

Subject to applicable requirements, users may request to:

• Access their information;
• Update their information;
• Correct inaccurate information;
• Replace or remove a CV;
• Remove uploaded documents;
• Delete their candidate or organisation profile;
• Close their account;
• Withdraw applicable consent; or
• Request deletion of personal information held by DevelopmentWala.

If you want your CV, documents, candidate profile, organisation information, account or other personal data removed from DevelopmentWala, you can contact us at:

mail@developmentwala.org

Please use “Data Removal Request” as the subject of your email and preferably contact us using the email address associated with your DevelopmentWala account.

We may request reasonable verification to confirm that the person requesting deletion is the account holder or an authorised representative of the organisation.

After verification, we will take reasonable steps to remove the requested information from systems under our control, subject to information we are legally or operationally required to retain.

Please note that if you previously submitted information to an organisation through an application, deleting your DevelopmentWala account may not automatically delete information already received and independently retained by that organisation.

Where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent by contacting:

mail@developmentwala.org

Withdrawal of consent does not necessarily affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

Some DevelopmentWala features may no longer function if you withdraw consent required to provide those services.

Some opportunities listed on DevelopmentWala may direct users to an external website, application form or organisation portal.

Where information is submitted directly to a third party rather than through DevelopmentWala, that organisation's own privacy policy and data practices will apply.

DevelopmentWala is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party websites.

DevelopmentWala may collect technical and usage information such as:

• IP address;
• Browser;
• Device information;
• Operating system;
• Login activity;
• Pages visited;
• Platform interactions;
• Session information; and
• General usage information.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for authentication, security, analytics, preferences and improving Platform functionality.

DevelopmentWala may update this Privacy Policy as the Platform, services, technology or applicable requirements change.

The latest version will be published on DevelopmentWala.org with an updated revision date.

Where significant changes affect how we use personal information, we may provide additional notice or request updated consent where appropriate.

For privacy questions, consent withdrawal, correction requests, document removal or account/data deletion, contact:

Development Wala

Website: DevelopmentWala.org

Email: mail@developmentwala.org

For deletion requests, please use the email subject: Data Removal Request