JobGlance is built on the belief that a powerful job search shouldn't come at the cost of your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information the JobGlance ecosystem (our Web App and Chrome Extension) collects, how it is used, and the strict boundaries we have put in place to protect your data.

1. Information We Collect & How We Use It

To provide a seamless experience across the Web App and the Extension, we collect the following limited information:

Account Information (Web App): When you register for the Global Job Hub, you can sign up via Email (First name, Last name, email, and password) or Google OAuth (Name, profile picture, and email). This data is used strictly for authentication and account management.
Search Logs (Web App): When you use the search engine on our Web App, we log details about your searches (such as search type, queries, locations, applied filters, result counts, and latency). This data helps us analyze search behavior and improve our algorithms. All search logs are tied to your account and are permanently deleted if you delete your account.
Resume Data (The Magic Toolbox, Chrome Extension): To power the "Auto-Tailored Cover Letters" feature, the text extracted from your uploaded resume is saved securely to our database. When you click to generate a cover letter, this resume text and the public job description are sent to a third-party AI provider exclusively to generate your personalized document.
Company Research Cache (The Magic Toolbox, Chrome Extension): When you run a "Deep Company Research" check, our system uses a third-party AI to analyze the company. We save this resulting AI analysis (company name, location, and research scores) in our database. This acts as a cache to speed up the process if another user researches the same company later that month. This data is strictly company-level information and is never tied to your account, identity, or any user identifiers.
Usage Analytics: We use Google Analytics to monitor broad, high-level metrics so we can analyze performance, debug issues, and refine features.

2. The Hybrid Ecosystem & Community-Sourced Data (Extension)

The JobGlance Global Job Hub operates on a hybrid ecosystem. While our automated systems source a large portion of the job listings, we also rely on anonymously pooled community contributions from our users to keep our database expansive and accurate.

Data contributed passively through the extension serves two distinct purposes:

System Improvement: Helping us identify errors and improve JobGlance's features and matching accuracy.
Shared Job Pool: Expanding the database of high-quality roles available to all users (standard active jobs are sent to a staging database for quality control before being published).

The Self-Healing Algorithm

As part of this community-sourced pool, we employ a self-healing algorithm to keep the job market clean. If you view a job posting on a supported site that is already expired or closed, the extension sends a real-time signal directly to our production database. This instantly hides the expired job from the Global Job Hub so no other users waste time on it, and the system permanently deletes the listing within 24 hours.

Strict Privacy Guarantees for the Community Pool

We want to be radically transparent about how this background contribution works:

Public Data Only: We collect only the publicly accessible job data (like job titles, company names, tech stacks, and visa policies) that is already visible on your screen. We collect no personal data whatsoever.
Zero Identity Tracking: The only identifier attached to extracted public job data is a randomized user_uuid generated locally when you install the extension. This simply helps us monitor submission volumes (e.g., preventing spam). We cannot map this UUID to your account or identity, and the ID completely resets if you reinstall the extension.
No Automation Bots: There are no background bots navigating pages or automating actions on your behalf on job platforms. The extension operates strictly as a passive layer over your normal browsing.
100% Dormant When Not on Supported Sites: The extension only extracts job data when you are actively visiting our explicitly supported platforms: LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Wellfound, JobStreet, WeWorkRemotely, WorkingNomads, and Jobspresso. When you are browsing any other website, or not actively using the extension, it remains completely dormant and collects absolutely nothing.
Opt-Out Anytime: Contribution to the community pool (including the self-healing algorithm) is 100% optional. While it is enabled by default to power the ecosystem, you can opt out with a single click in the extension's settings without losing access to other features.

3. What We Strictly DO NOT Collect (Local-Only Data)

Your Saved Jobs & Application Pipeline: Any jobs you save, track, or manage within the Application Pipeline are stored 100% locally in your browser. We do not sync this data to the cloud, we have no database access to it, and it cannot be accessed across different devices.
Your Browsing History: We do not track or monitor your web activity outside of the supported job board domains listed above.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Your data is only shared with trusted third-party providers (such as secure cloud databases and our AI generation partner) strictly to provide the features you actively use within JobGlance.

5. Your Choices & Data Control

You are fully in control of your data:

Community Pool: You can opt out of contributing anonymous job data at any time via the extension's "Analysis Preferences" settings.
Local Pipeline Data: You can permanently delete your saved jobs and pipeline statuses at any time by clearing the extension's data or your browser's local storage.
Account Deletion: You can permanently delete your Web App account and all associated data (including search logs) instantly by using the "Delete Account" button in your account settings.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as we launch new features or add support for new job boards. The "Last updated" date at the top will always reflect the most recent version.

7. Contact

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback about this Privacy Policy, please reach out directly: jom@jobglance.app