Privacy policy

1. Controller

[COMPANY NAME], [ADDRESS], [EMAIL] ("we", "us") is responsible for processing personal data on cookiejobs.com.

2. Data we process

• Account data: name, email address, password (stored only as a hash), account type.
• Talent profile data you enter: headline, country, time zone, skills, tools, languages, self-reported scores, bio, rate, availability, Telegram handle, photo URL.
• Company data you enter: company name, website, logo URL, description, job posts.
• Applications: the cover letter and the link between your profile and a job.
• Technical data: IP address and browser information in server logs; a session cookie to keep you signed in.
• With your consent: analytics and advertising cookies (Google Analytics / Google Ads / Google Tag Manager).

3. Purposes and legal bases

• Providing the platform and your account (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Sharing your talent profile and contact details with hiring accounts when your profile is public or when you apply (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
• Security, abuse prevention and moderation (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
• Analytics and advertising measurement only with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, § 25(1) TDDDG). You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser storage for this site.
• Newsletter and waitlist emails with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

4. Recipients

Hosting provider: [HOSTING PROVIDER, ADDRESS]. Google Ireland Ltd. for analytics and advertising, if you consent. Hiring accounts on the platform, as described above.

5. International transfers

Where data is transferred outside the EU/EEA (e.g. to Google), we rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses.

6. Retention

We keep account data while your account exists. You can delete your account by emailing [EMAIL]; we then delete your data unless we must keep it by law.

7. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability and objection, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

8. Cookies

We use one strictly necessary cookie (cj_session) to keep you signed in. Analytics and advertising cookies are only set after you accept them in the cookie banner.