Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

HireClover (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates this job-aggregation website (the “Service”). For the purposes of the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the data controller is the individual operator of HireClover, reachable at privacy@hireclover.com (full contact details available on request).

2. Data we collect

Information you provide

• Contact details when you email us or submit a form (name, email, message).
• Any information you voluntarily send us, such as feedback or a report about a listing.

Information collected automatically

• Usage data: pages viewed, searches and filters used, referring page, approximate location derived from IP.
• Device and browser data: device type, operating system, browser, and language.
• Cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy).

We do not intentionally collect special-category (sensitive) data.

3. How and why we use data

We process personal data for the following purposes and legal bases:

• To operate and secure the Service — legal basis: legitimate interests.
• To measure and improve usage (analytics) — legal basis: consent, where required.
• To respond to your enquiries — legal basis: legitimate interests / steps prior to a contract.
• To comply with legal obligations — legal basis: legal obligation.

4. Cookies

We use essential cookies to run the site and, with your consent, analytics cookies to understand usage. You can manage your preferences at any time. Full detail is in our Cookie Policy.

5. How we share data

We do not sell personal data. We share it only with:

• Service providers (processors) such as hosting, database and analytics vendors that process data on our behalf under contract.
• Authorities where required by law or to protect our rights.
• A successor entity in the event of a merger, acquisition or asset sale.

When you click through to a job posting, you leave our Service for a third-party website that has its own privacy practices we do not control.

6. International transfers

Where data is transferred outside the EEA/UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or an adequacy decision.

7. Data retention

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes above or as required by law, after which it is deleted or anonymised.

8. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• access, correct, or delete your personal data;
• restrict or object to processing, and to data portability;
• withdraw consent at any time (without affecting prior processing);
• lodge a complaint with your data protection authority.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA) may request disclosure or deletion of personal information and opt out of “sale” or “sharing”; we do not sell personal information. To exercise any right, contact privacy@hireclover.com.

10. Children

The Service is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Last updated” date above.

12. Contact

Questions or requests: privacy@hireclover.com.