Last updated: 11 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how CheckMySASSA.co.za uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
CheckMySASSA.co.za is an independent information platform. We are not affiliated with the South African Social Security Agency, the Department of Social Development or any other government body.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember certain preferences, understand how visitors use their pages and support advertising.
Cookies do not usually identify you by name. However, information collected through cookies may be treated as personal information when it can be linked to you or your device.
How we use cookies
CheckMySASSA.co.za may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website secure and functioning correctly.
- Remember your cookie preferences.
- Understand which pages visitors use and how the website performs.
- Measure traffic and improve our guides.
- Display and measure advertising.
- Detect fraud, spam, technical problems and invalid traffic.
Types of cookies we use
Essential cookies
Essential cookies support basic website functions, security and preference management. The website may not work correctly without them.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors find and use the website. They may collect information such as:
- Pages visited.
- Time spent on the website.
- General device and browser information.
- Approximate location based on an IP address.
- Links or pages that referred you to our website.
We use this information in an aggregated form to improve our content, navigation and website performance.
Advertising cookies
We may use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements.
Google and other advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses or similar technologies to:
- Deliver advertisements.
- Measure advertisement performance.
- Prevent fraud and invalid traffic.
- Limit how often an advertisement appears.
- Personalise advertisements where permitted and where the required consent has been provided.
Google may use advertising cookies to show ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services at:
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
You can manage personalised advertising through:
Functional cookies
Functional cookies may remember choices you make, such as language, display settings or other preferences, so that the website can provide a more convenient experience.
First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are placed by CheckMySASSA.co.za.
Third-party cookies are placed by external services used on the website, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, embedded content providers or security services. These third parties process information according to their own privacy policies.
The third-party services used on the website may change as we improve or replace website features.
Cookie consent
Where consent is required, we will ask you to accept or manage non-essential cookies through a cookie notice or consent tool.
You may be able to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Choose particular cookie categories.
- Change or withdraw your consent later.
Essential cookies may operate without consent where they are necessary to provide the website, maintain security or remember your privacy choices.
Managing cookies in your browser
You can use your browser settings to block, delete or restrict cookies. Blocking some cookies may affect how the website functions.
Cookie controls are usually available under your browser’s privacy, security or site-settings menu. Consult your browser’s support pages for instructions that apply to your device.
Personal information
Information collected through cookies will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection laws, including South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013.
Please do not enter your identity number, banking details, PIN, password or other sensitive information into advertising forms, comment fields or unofficial tools.
CheckMySASSA.co.za does not need your SASSA login credentials to provide its public information guides.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our technology, advertising services, legal obligations or website features change.
The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.
Contact us
Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to:
Email: support@checkmysassa.co.za
For official SASSA applications, status checks, appeals or account changes, use the appropriate government service rather than sending personal information to us.
