Privacy Policy - Personal Recruiter Extension

Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Overview

Personal Recruiter ("we," "our," or "the extension") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our Chrome extension for job application tracking.

Information We Collect

1. Authentication Information

• Google Account Data: When you sign in using Google OAuth, we access:
  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your Google profile picture (optional)
• Purpose: To authenticate your identity and personalize your experience
• Storage: Stored locally on your device using Chrome's secure storage API

2. Job Application Data

• Job Details: Information you save or extract from job postings, including:
  • Company names
  • Job titles
  • Job descriptions
  • Salary information
  • Application dates
  • Application status
  • Your notes and comments
• Purpose: To help you track and organize your job applications
• Storage: Stored locally on your device only

3. Usage Data

• Website URLs: We detect when you visit job-related websites to provide contextual features
• Extension Preferences: Your settings and customizations within the extension
• Purpose: To improve functionality and user experience
• Storage: Stored locally on your device only

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information solely for the following purposes:

1. Authentication: To verify your identity and provide secure access
2. Job Tracking: To save and organize your job application information
3. Feature Enhancement: To provide relevant tools when you're on job websites
4. Data Export: To allow you to export your data in CSV format when requested

Data Storage and Security

Security Measures

• Encrypted Storage: Data is stored using Chrome's secure, encrypted storage system
• Google OAuth: We use industry-standard Google OAuth 2.0 for authentication
• No Data Transmission: Your personal data is never sent over the internet

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do NOT:

• Share your data with third parties
• Sell your information to anyone
• Use your data for advertising
• Access your data remotely
• Transmit your data to external servers

Exception: Data export - When you explicitly choose to export your data using our CSV export feature, the file is created locally on your device under your complete control.

Your Rights and Control

You have complete control over your data:

Access and Export

• View all your saved job application data within the extension
• Export your data to CSV format at any time
• Download your data for use in other applications

Modification and Deletion

• Edit or update any job application information
• Delete individual job entries
• Clear all extension data through Chrome's extension settings
• Uninstall the extension to remove all data

Account Management

• Sign out of your Google account at any time
• Revoke the extension's access to your Google account through Google's account settings

Permissions Explained

Our extension requests the following permissions for these specific purposes:

• Storage: To save your job application data locally
• Identity: For Google OAuth authentication
• ActiveTab: To extract job details when you click "AI Magic"
• Tabs: To identify job websites and show relevant features
• History: To detect job posting pages automatically
• Scripting: To inject content scripts for job data extraction
• SidePanel: To provide the main extension interface
• Host Permissions: To access job postings across different websites

Children's Privacy

Personal Recruiter is intended for job seekers and is not designed for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we do:

• We will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
• Significant changes will be communicated through the extension or Chrome Web Store listing
• Continued use of the extension after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

Compliance

This extension complies with:

• Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies
• Google's Privacy Requirements for Chrome Extensions
• General privacy best practices for browser extensions