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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2 June 2026  ·  Effective immediately

Contents

  1. Who We Are
  2. Data We Collect
  3. How We Use Your Data
  4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK)
  5. Data Retention
  6. Third-Party Processors
  7. International Transfers
  8. Cookies
  9. Your Rights
  10. California Residents (CCPA)
  11. Children's Privacy
  12. Changes to This Policy
  13. Contact Us

1. Who We Are

Career Club ("we", "us", "our") is a job hunt management platform operated from Lisbon, Portugal. We are the data controller for personal data collected through careerclub.cc.

Contact: [email protected]

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Data you provide directly

  • Account data: Email address (used to sign in via magic link)
  • Career profile: Full name, location, work experience, education, skills, personal statement, LinkedIn URL, phone number
  • Job search data: Job applications, company names, role titles, interview notes, job URLs, application status
  • Documents: CV content, covering letters
  • Contacts: Names, emails, phone numbers, and notes for recruiters or hiring managers you add
  • Community: Profile information you choose to share in the Career Club community

2.2 Data collected automatically

  • Usage data: Pages visited, features used, time on site (via Google Analytics)
  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device type
  • Authentication logs: Sign-in timestamps and last-seen timestamps
  • Subscription data: Subscription type, dates, promo code usage

2.3 Data from third parties

We do not purchase or receive personal data from third-party data brokers.

3. How We Use Your Data

PurposeData used
Providing and operating the serviceAccount data, career profile, job search data, documents
Authentication (magic link sign-in)Email address
AI-powered writing featuresCareer profile, CV content, job description text you provide
Sending transactional emailsEmail address (sign-in codes, subscription receipts)
Processing paymentsPayment data (handled directly by Stripe — we do not store card details)
Analytics and product improvementUsage data, technical data (anonymised or aggregated where possible)
Security and fraud preventionIP address, authentication logs
Customer supportEmail address, account data

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use your career content (CVs, letters, job data) for training AI models or any purpose other than delivering the service to you.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU/UK)

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Performance of a contract: Processing necessary to provide you with Career Club (account management, service delivery, transactional emails)
  • Legitimate interests: Security, fraud prevention, product analytics and improvement, customer support — where our legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights
  • Consent: Non-essential cookies and analytics (see Section 8)
  • Legal obligation: Where we are required to process data to comply with applicable law

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the service. Specifically:

  • Account and profile data: Retained while your account is active. You may request deletion at any time (see Section 9)
  • Job search data and documents: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period after account closure to allow recovery
  • Authentication and usage logs: Retained for up to 12 months for security and fraud prevention purposes
  • Payment records: Retained for 7 years as required by applicable financial and tax regulations

When you request account deletion, we will delete or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, subject to any legal retention obligations.

6. Third-Party Processors

We share your data with the following third-party processors who act on our behalf and under our instructions:

ProviderPurposeLocation
CloudflareInfrastructure, database, CDN, security, analyticsUSA (SCCs apply)
StripePayment processingUSA (SCCs apply)
ResendTransactional email deliveryUSA (SCCs apply)
Google AnalyticsWebsite analyticsUSA (SCCs apply)
Visitor TrackingVisitor analyticsSee their privacy policy
AI providersAI writing features (processing career content you submit)USA (SCCs apply)

"SCCs" = Standard Contractual Clauses, the EU-approved mechanism for lawful transfer of personal data to countries outside the EEA.

We do not share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

7. International Transfers

Career Club operates from Portugal (EU). Some of our third-party processors are located outside the European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA or UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place — including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and, where applicable, the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA).

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on careerclub.cc. For full details of what cookies we use, what they do, and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

In summary, we use:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the service to function (authentication, session management)
  • Analytics cookies: Google Analytics and Visitor Tracking to understand how the site is used

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

EU and UK residents (GDPR / UK GDPR)

  • Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal retention obligations)
  • Right to data portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
  • Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In Portugal, this is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) at cnpd.pt. UK residents may contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

10. California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you the following rights:

  • Right to know: The categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, and how it is used and shared
  • Right to delete: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to exceptions)
  • Right to opt out of sale: We do not sell your personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise your California rights, contact us at [email protected].

11. Children's Privacy

Career Club is not directed at children under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18 years of age. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete it promptly. If you believe we may have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us at [email protected].

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page and, for material changes, notify registered users by email or in-app notice. Your continued use of Career Club following notification of any change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, requests to exercise your rights, or concerns about how we handle your personal data:

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Website: careerclub.cc
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal

We aim to respond to all privacy enquiries within 5 business days.