Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 28, 2026
Welcome to Job Crawler ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website at jobcrawlerai.com (the "Site").
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide a better experience, particularly for registered users:
- Account Information: When you register, we collect your name and email address to manage your profile and job applications.
- User Documents (CVs): If you upload a CV for AI analysis, we store and process its content to match you with relevant jobs.
- Log Data: We receive information your browser sends, such as IP address and pages visited.
- Cookies: Used for theme preferences and session management.
- AI Interactions: We store chat history to provide a personalized assistant experience. Data is handled securely and used only for service improvements.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- To provide and maintain the Site.
- To improve our AI-powered job discovery technology.
- To analyze Site usage to enhance performance.
- To ensure the security and integrity of our platform.
3. Third-Party Links
Job Crawler is an aggregator that links to external job boards, company websites, and government portals. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal data to them.
4. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
5. Data Deletion & Your Rights
We respect your right to control your personal data. You have the following options to manage or delete your information:
- Account Deletion: You can permanently delete your account and all associated data (including your profile, CVs, saved jobs, and AI chat history) at any time. This can be done directly within the mobile app settings or by visiting our Account Deletion Request page.
- Effect of Deletion: Once an account is deleted, the process is permanent and the data cannot be recovered. Personally identifiable information is removed from our active databases immediately.
- Data Retention: Some anonymized, non-identifiable data may be retained for analytical purposes. Additionally, data contained in encrypted backups may persist for up to 30 days until the backup cycle is overwritten.
- Partial Data Deletion: You may delete specific pieces of data (such as an uploaded CV or a saved job) at any time without deleting your entire account via the respective "My Files" or "Saved Jobs" sections.
- Manual Requests: You may also request data deletion or a copy of your data by emailing us at support@jobcrawlerai.co.za.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We advise you to review this page periodically for any changes.