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Privacy Policy

How GCR International collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information.

GCR International (Pty) Ltd  ·  Effective Date: 2026

At GCR International, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, submit an enquiry, apply for opportunities, or use our worker portal.

We process personal information in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 ("POPIA") of South Africa.


Who We Are

GCR International is a specialist technical recruitment business supplying skilled technical personnel to mining, construction, and dredging operations internationally.

  • Business name: GCR International (Pty) Ltd
  • Location: Mpumalanga, Nkangala District, South Africa
  • Email: recruit@gcrinternational.com
  • Alternative email: accounts@gcrinternational.com
  • Phone (Support): +27 81 855 9054
  • Phone (Support): +27 74 559 3159
  • Phone (Accounts): +27 79 375 2475

What Personal Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following personal information:

  • Full name
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Company name
  • Nationality
  • Trade or position
  • CVs, certificates, qualifications, and supporting documents
  • Employment-related records submitted through the portal
  • Timesheets and expense declarations
  • Payslip-related information
  • Profile information submitted or updated by workers
  • Messages and enquiry details submitted through website forms
  • Technical data such as browser, device, IP address, and website usage data where applicable

How We Collect Information

We collect personal information when you:

  • Contact us through our website
  • Submit a business enquiry
  • Apply for a role or upload your CV and documents
  • Create or use a worker portal account
  • Update your profile information
  • Upload timesheets, expenses, or supporting documents
  • Communicate with us by email, phone, or through the website

Why We Collect and Use Personal Information

We collect and use personal information to:

  • Respond to enquiries
  • Assess candidate applications
  • Match candidates to relevant opportunities
  • Manage recruitment and placement processes
  • Create and manage worker portal accounts
  • Allow workers to access documents, templates, and payslips
  • Receive and manage timesheets and expense declarations
  • Maintain internal records and reporting
  • Improve our services, website, and portal
  • Meet legal, compliance, and operational requirements

POPIA Consent

Where required, by submitting your personal information to us, you consent to GCR International processing that information for recruitment, staffing, employment administration, portal access, and related business purposes.

Where consent is required for a specific purpose, we will request it at the relevant point of collection.


Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your personal information only where necessary with:

  • Authorised internal staff
  • Clients or prospective employers, where relevant to recruitment or placement
  • Service providers who support our website, portal, hosting, backups, or technical operations
  • Payroll, accounts, or compliance functions where applicable
  • Regulators, authorities, or other parties where required by law

We will take reasonable steps to ensure that any third party handling personal information on our behalf does so securely and lawfully.


International Recruitment and Cross-Border Processing

Because GCR International operates internationally and places candidates abroad, your personal information may be shared across borders where necessary for recruitment, placement, administration, or related services.

Where personal information is transferred outside South Africa, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate protection is in place and that the transfer is lawful.


Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

These measures may include:

  • Role-based access controls
  • Secure login processes
  • Approval-based account creation
  • Restricted access to candidate and worker records
  • Backups of worker and document data
  • Activity logging
  • Secure document storage

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for recruitment, staffing, employment administration, legal, compliance, and operational purposes.

  • Worker payslips will remain visible for download for the last 12 months
  • Older payslips will be archived
  • Archived payslips may be retained for 5 years
  • Certain records may be retained longer where required by law or legitimate business need

Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information
  • Request correction or updating of your personal information
  • Request deletion or destruction where appropriate
  • Object to certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator

Cookies and Website Usage Data

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve performance, user experience, analytics, and security.

You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may affect certain website functions.


Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage users to review their privacy policies separately.


Children's Information

Our website and services are intended for adults seeking employment opportunities or business services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children unless permitted or required by law.


Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or business changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with the effective date.


Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is processed, please contact:

  • Business: GCR International (Pty) Ltd
  • Email: recruit@gcrinternational.com
  • Alternative email: accounts@gcrinternational.com
  • Phone (Support): +27 81 855 9054
  • Phone (Support): +27 74 559 3159
  • Phone (Accounts): +27 79 375 2475
  • Location: Mpumalanga, Nkangala District, South Africa

Information Regulator

If you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully, you may lodge a complaint with South Africa's Information Regulator. The Information Regulator is the body established under POPIA, and its site also provides POPIA and PAIA resources.