Last Updated: September 1, 2025
JobYap ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our website and services (the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways to provide and improve our Service:
Information You Provide to Us
- Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your email address, display name, and a hashed version of your password.
- User Content: We collect the content you post to the Service, including comments, replies, and likes.
- Contact Information: If you contact us directly through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
Information We Collect Automatically
- Log and Usage Data: Like most websites, we automatically collect information that your browser sends when you use our Service. This includes your IP address, browser type and settings, device information, the date and time of your request, and your user agent.
- Geolocation Data: We may infer your approximate location, such as your country, from your IP address. This is provided to us by our hosting provider, Cloudflare.
- Cookies: We use cookies (small text files stored on your device) to operate and secure our Service, primarily for managing user sessions and authentication.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain the Service: To authenticate users, allow you to post comments, and operate the discussion forums.
- To Communicate with You: To send you essential service-related communications, such as account verification emails, password reset instructions, and responses to your support inquiries.
- For Safety and Security: To protect our platform and users from spam, abuse, and other malicious activity. We use IP addresses and user agent information for moderation and security purposes.
- To Comply with Law: We will use your information to comply with applicable legal obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We are committed to keeping your information private. We do not sell your personal information to third parties for commercial reasons. We only share information with third-party service providers to the extent necessary to run the Service. These include:
- Cloud Infrastructure Providers: Our Service is hosted on secure cloud platforms. These providers process data on our behalf as a core part of providing the infrastructure for our website, database, and object storage.
- Email Service Providers: We use third-party email services to send transactional emails for account verification, password resets, and contact form submissions. We share your email address with them solely for this purpose.
- Third-Party Tools and APIs: We use third-party tools to provide location suggestions in our job filters and to prevent spam on our contact forms. These services may collect IP addresses and other data as governed by their respective privacy policies.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights, or prevent fraud.
4. Data Security and Retention
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. You can delete your account at any time, which will remove your personal information from our active databases, though some content may remain in anonymized form.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. Please contact us to make such a request.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact Page.