Privacy Policy

Public Information: Your profile, projects, tech stack, and work samples are publicly accessible to recruiters, hiring managers, and other platform users. This is essential for the platform's purpose.

AI Processing: Project descriptions and code context may be processed by AI services (OpenAI) to power the hiring assistant. We use enterprise agreements with strict data protection terms.

Third Parties: We do not sell your data. We only share information with service providers necessary for platform operation (hosting, analytics, email) under strict confidentiality agreements.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and users' safety.

FindHackers acts as both a data controller and processor. We comply with:

• GDPR: Full compliance for EU users with data portability, right to erasure, and access rights
• CCPA: California users can opt out of data sharing and request deletion
• Security Measures: Industry-standard encryption (TLS/SSL), secure database storage, regular security audits, and access controls
• GitHub Integration: We use OAuth for GitHub connections and never store your GitHub password

Your data is stored in secure, SOC 2 compliant data centers with regular backups.

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

• Essential Cookies: Authentication, session management, and security
• Analytics Cookies: Understanding how developers and recruiters use the platform (Google Analytics with IP anonymization)
• Preference Cookies: Remembering your settings and preferences

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser. Disabling cookies may limit platform functionality.

FindHackers integrates with:

• GitHub: For repository connections and code showcase
• Google OAuth: For authentication
• External Links: Live project demos and portfolio links

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. Please review their privacy policies before sharing information.

You have the right to:

• Access: Download all your profile and project data
• Update: Edit your profile, projects, and settings anytime
• Delete: Permanently remove your account and all associated data
• Control Visibility: Make projects public, private, or AI-readable
• Opt Out: Unsubscribe from emails and disable analytics tracking
• Data Portability: Export your data in JSON format

Contact us at hello@findh.co to exercise these rights.

Active Accounts: We retain your data while your account is active.

Deleted Accounts: Data is permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion, except where required by law.

Backups: Deleted data may persist in backups for up to 90 days before permanent removal.

FindHackers operates globally. Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards (Standard Contractual Clauses, Privacy Shield alternatives) for international transfers.

FindHackers is not intended for users under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us immediately for removal.

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Significant changes will be communicated via:

• Email notification to registered users
• Platform banner announcement
• Updated "Last Modified" date at the bottom of this page

Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

For questions, concerns, or data requests, contact us at:

• Email: hello@findh.co
• General Support: hello@findh.co
• Data Protection Officer: hello@findh.co

We respond to all requests within 30 days as required by GDPR.