Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 8 January 2025
Last Updated: 8 January 2025

Welcome to HireProgress ("Company", "we", "our", "us"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information when you use our platform:

1.1 Personal Information

Survey responses – Information provided voluntarily to improve our tool.
Email and profile info – Used for product updates, early access offers, and account management.
Vacancy mails – Used to automate your dashboard and display emails from your job applications.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

Usage data – Information about your interactions with our platform (e.g., page visits, clicks).
Log data – IP addresses, browser type, operating system, and referral sources.

2. How We Use Your Information

Improve and develop our job-tracking tool.
Send updates about our product and early access offers.
Provide customer support and respond to inquiries.
Ensure platform security and prevent fraudulent activity.

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Data (GDPR Compliance)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your data based on:

Consent: You have given explicit consent for us to use your data (e.g., survey responses, email subscriptions).
Legitimate Interest: We process data to improve our service while ensuring it does not infringe on your rights.
Contractual Obligation: If you register for our service, we process your data to fulfill our contract.

4. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data ("Right to be Forgotten").
Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit data processing under certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured format for transfer.
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on consent, you can withdraw it anytime.

To exercise these rights, email support@hireprogress.com.

5. CCPA Rights for California Residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to:

Know what personal data we collect and how we use it.
Request access to the data we hold about you.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Opt-out of the sale of personal data (Note: We do not sell personal data).

To make a CCPA request, contact us at support@hireprogress.com.

We will not discriminate against users who exercise their CCPA rights.

6. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using Railway and other industry-standard storage solutions. We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration of your personal information.

7. Data Retention

We retain your information as long as necessary to provide our services. If you request data deletion, we will remove your data within 30 days, unless legal obligations require longer retention.

8. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools for analytics and email management. These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that a child has provided us with personal information, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. If significant changes are made, we will notify you via email or through our website.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach us at:
📧 support@hireprogress.com