Privacy Policy — STEMJobs

STEMJobs ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when you use stemjobs.io (the "Service").

1. Information we collect

Account information. If you create an account, we store your email address, the username you choose, and — if you sign in with Google — your name and profile picture from Google. Passwords are handled by our authentication provider and are never stored in plain text.
Saved activity. Jobs you save or track and profile details you enter during onboarding, so they are there next time you sign in.
Resume content. When you upload a resume, we extract its text to perform the ATS analysis. Files are processed in memory and not stored long-term on our servers.
Job descriptions. Text you paste into the analyzer is sent to our AI provider only to generate your analysis.
Usage data. Standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamps) for security and analytics.
Cookies. See our Cookie Policy for details.

2. How we use information

To generate your ATS analysis and improvement suggestions.
To monitor and improve the performance, security, and reliability of the Service.
To respond to your support requests.
To comply with legal obligations.

3. Third-party services

We use the following processors:

AI providers to run resume analysis (data is not used to train their models under our agreement).
Hosting & CDN providers to deliver the website.
Supabase for accounts, sign-in and the database that stores saved jobs.
Google AdSense to show advertising (see section 4).
Google Analytics to understand aggregate usage, such as which pages are visited. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Stripe to process payments for paid plans. We never see or store your full card number.

4. Advertising

We use Google AdSense to show ads on this site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
Learn how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland are asked for consent before personalized ads are shown, and can change that choice at any time.

4a. Apply Assistant Chrome extension

The STEMJobs Apply Assistant extension fills job applications only when you click Autofill. It reads the application form on the page you are viewing, and fills it with your STEMJobs profile, resume and the answers you saved during setup. Question text from that form (never your passwords or payment details) is sent to STEMJobs, which uses Google Gemini to suggest answers from your own profile. Answers you type yourself may be saved to your profile so the same question is filled next time; you can delete them by emailing us. The extension does not track your browsing, does not read pages other than the one you autofill, does not sell data, and does not use it for advertising. It uses Chrome's debugger permission only to click and type into dropdown menus on the form you are filling, the way you would.

5. Data retention

Resume and job-description text submitted for analysis is discarded after your session. Aggregate analytics and server logs are retained for up to 12 months.

6. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the EU/UK under GDPR and California under CCPA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data, and to object to certain processing. Email privacy@stemjobs.io to exercise these rights.

7. Children's privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

8. Security

We use TLS encryption in transit and follow industry best practices to protect your data. No system is 100% secure, but we work continuously to safeguard your information.

9. International transfers

Your data may be processed in countries other than your own. We rely on appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) where required.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact

Questions? Email privacy@stemjobs.io.