Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1 October 2026
Last Updated: 1 October 2026

Tesha.online (“Tesha”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how Tesha collects, uses, stores, protects and shares personal information when you use tesha.online, including when you create an account, browse job opportunities, apply for jobs, view tenders or interact with other services provided through the website.

This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the applicable data-protection requirements of Botswana, including the Data Protection Act, 2024.

1. Who We Are

Tesha is a Botswana-focused online platform providing access to:

• Job opportunities
• Career opportunities
• Government and private-sector tenders
• Requests for proposals and quotations
• Expressions of interest
• Consultancies
• Grants and other business opportunities
• Related employment and business information

For privacy and data-protection purposes, Tesha may act as a data controller for personal information that it collects and processes through its own website services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect different types of personal information depending on how you use Tesha.

2.1 Information you provide to us

When you create an account, submit an application, contact us or use other features of the website, we may collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Telephone or mobile number
• Username
• Account information
• Password information
• Location or address
• CV or résumé
• Employment history
• Education and qualifications
• Professional experience
• Skills
• Cover letters
• Job application information
• Employer information
• Organisation information
• Information submitted through forms
• Communications sent to Tesha
• Other information that you voluntarily provide

You should not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the particular service you are using.

3. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Tesha, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Date and time of visits
• Referring website
• General geographic information
• Website interactions
• Error and diagnostic information

This information helps us operate, secure and improve Tesha.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may process your personal information for purposes including:

• Creating and managing user accounts
• Providing access to job opportunities
• Providing access to tender and procurement opportunities
• Processing job applications
• Facilitating communication between candidates and employers
• Providing website services
• Responding to enquiries
• Providing customer support
• Sending service-related communications
• Improving our website and services
• Understanding website usage
• Maintaining website security
• Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and unauthorised access
• Complying with applicable legal requirements
• Establishing, exercising or defending legal rights

We aim to collect and process personal information that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.

5. Job Applications

Tesha may allow registered users to apply for jobs advertised on the platform.

When you submit an application, information you provide may be made available to the relevant employer or organisation associated with the vacancy.

This may include:

• Your name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• CV
• Qualifications
• Employment history
• Skills
• Professional experience
• Cover letter
• Other information included in your application

Tesha does not make employment decisions on behalf of employers.

Once information has been provided to an employer, that employer may process the information under its own privacy policies and legal obligations.

Applicants should therefore consider the privacy practices of the relevant employer where appropriate.

6. Tender and Business Opportunities

Tesha publishes information relating to tenders, procurement opportunities, requests for quotations, requests for proposals, expressions of interest, consultancies, grants and other opportunities.

Some information published on Tesha may relate to organisations rather than individuals.

Where documents supplied to Tesha contain personal information, we may process that information as necessary to provide the relevant service, subject to applicable law.

Tesha may also link to documents and websites operated by government institutions, companies and other third parties.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

7. User Accounts

Certain Tesha services may require you to create an account.

You are responsible for keeping your login information secure and confidential.

You should notify us if you believe that your account has been accessed without authorisation.

You must provide accurate information when creating an account and must not use another person’s account without permission.

We may retain account information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain appropriate records, prevent abuse, resolve disputes or comply with legal obligations.

8. Cookies

Tesha may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may help us:

• Keep users logged in
• Maintain website functionality
• Remember preferences
• Improve website performance
• Understand website traffic
• Analyse website usage
• Improve user experience
• Support website security

Some cookies may be provided by third-party services used on Tesha.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of the website.

9. Analytics

Tesha may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors use the website.

Analytics information may include:

• Pages visited
• Traffic sources
• Time spent on pages
• Device information
• Browser information
• General geographic information
• Website interactions

Where third-party analytics services are used, those providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

10. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use third-party providers to help operate Tesha.

These may include providers of:

• Web hosting
• Email services
• Website security
• Analytics
• Cloud storage
• Website performance services
• Spam protection
• Fraud prevention
• Payment processing, where applicable
• Other technical services

These providers may have access to personal information where reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf.

We do not intend to sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.

11. External Websites

Tesha may contain links to third-party websites, including websites belonging to:

• Employers
• Government institutions
• Companies
• Recruitment organisations
• Tendering organisations
• Training providers
• Other organisations

When you leave Tesha and visit an external website, that website’s own privacy policy applies.

Tesha is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of external websites.

12. Sharing Personal Information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary:

• To provide a service requested by you
• To facilitate a job application
• To an employer or organisation associated with a vacancy
• To service providers supporting Tesha
• To prevent fraud or security threats
• To comply with applicable law or a lawful request
• To establish, exercise or defend legal rights
• Where you have given consent
• Where otherwise permitted or required by applicable law

We do not intentionally sell or rent personal information for unrelated third-party marketing.

13. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorised access
• Unauthorised disclosure
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Destruction

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should therefore exercise appropriate caution when submitting personal information online.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or where retention is necessary for legitimate business, legal or regulatory purposes.

Retention periods may depend on:

• The type of information
• The purpose for which it was collected
• Whether you maintain an active account
• Legal or regulatory requirements
• Dispute resolution
• Fraud prevention and security requirements

When personal information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymise or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal requirements.

15. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to the applicable provisions and limitations of Botswana’s Data Protection Act, 2024, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including:

• The right to be informed
• The right of access
• The right to rectification
• The right to erasure
• The right to data portability
• The right to restriction of processing
• The right to object to certain processing
• The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling where applicable
• The right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data-protection authority
• Other rights provided by applicable law

Botswana public-sector privacy notices currently describe these rights under the Data Protection Act, 2024, including access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, objection and rights relating to automated decision-making. BPSC

The availability and scope of a particular right may depend on the circumstances and the legal basis for processing.

16. Withdrawing Consent

Where we process personal information based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent, subject to applicable law.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

Withdrawal of consent may mean that we are unable to provide certain services or features.

17. Children’s Privacy

Tesha is not specifically directed at children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would be contrary to applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to Tesha without appropriate authorisation, please contact us.

18. International Data Transfers

Some third-party technology and service providers used by Tesha may process information outside Botswana.

Where personal information is transferred or processed outside Botswana, Tesha will take reasonable steps to ensure that such processing is carried out in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes to our services
• Changes to our website
• Changes in technology
• Changes in applicable law
• Changes to our privacy practices

When we update the policy, we will change the Last Updated date shown at the top of this page.

We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

20. Contact Tesha

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a data-protection right, or have a concern about how your personal information is being handled, contact us:

Tesha.online

Email: []
Telephone: +267 730 76430
Postal Address: P.O. Box AE 626 AEH, Gaborone, Botswana
Website: tesha.online

When making a privacy request, please provide sufficient information for us to understand and process your request. We may need to verify your identity before providing personal information or taking action on certain requests.

21. Complaints

If you have concerns about how Tesha has handled your personal information, please contact us using the details above so that we can investigate and attempt to resolve the matter.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with Botswana’s Information and Data Protection Commission (IDPC), the supervisory authority established under the Data Protection Act, 2024. Botswana’s current government information confirms that the Act is in force and that the IDPC is responsible for the relevant data-protection oversight.