Privacy & Use Policy
Effective Date: November 7, 2025
Welcome to our Queer Outdoor & Environmental Job Board! We're committed to helping you find great opportunities while respecting your privacy and creating a safe, productive community. This policy explains how we handle your information and what we expect from everyone using our site.
The Information We Collect
When you create an account or use our platform, we collect the following information:
Information you give us directly:
- Your name, email address, and contact details
Information we collect automatically:
- How you use our site (pages visited, searches made, jobs viewed)
- Your device type, browser, and IP address
- Cookies and similar technologies to remember your preferences
Information you can choose to share:
- For job seekers (pronouns, social media handle, a short biography, your job preferences, and associated website)
- For job posters (your pronouns and employment affiliation)
How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Connect job seekers with relevant opportunities
- Help employers find qualified candidates
- Improve our platform and create better features
- Send you job alerts, updates, and notifications you've requested
- Prevent fraud and keep our community safe
- Communicate with you about your account
We'll never sell your personal information to third parties. Your trust matters to us.
Sharing Your Information
With service providers: We work with trusted contractors and companies that help us run our platform (like email services, analytics tools, and hosting providers). They only access information needed to do their jobs and are required to protect it.
When required by law: We may disclose information if legally required, such as responding to court orders or protecting rights and safety.
With your permission: We'll ask before sharing your information in any other circumstances.
Your Control and Choices
Your profile: You decide what information to include and what to make public. You can edit or archive your profile information anytime through your account settings.
Your visibility: You choose if you want to post a profile, or browse without a profile privately.
Your data: You can request a copy of your information or ask us to delete your account by contacting our support team. Please reach out using the form below if you need to have all of your data scraped from our platform.
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies to remember you, understand how people use our site, and make things work better. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not work as well without them.
Security
We take security seriously and use industry-standard measures to protect your information. However, no online platform is 100% secure, so please use strong passwords and keep your login credentials private.
Job Seeker Responsibilities
When using our platform, please:
- Provide accurate, truthful information
- Keep your profile and resume up to date
- Respect intellectual property (don't copy others' work)
- Report suspicious job postings or behavior
Don't:
- Share false credentials or work history
- Use our platform to spam or harass others
- Attempt to bypass our systems or access unauthorized areas
- Post inappropriate, discriminatory, or offensive content
Employer Responsibilities
If you're posting jobs, you agree to:
- Post legitimate job opportunities only
- Provide accurate job descriptions and requirements
- Comply with employment laws and anti-discrimination regulations
- Respect candidate privacy and use information appropriately
- Not harvest candidate data for purposes outside recruitment
Children's Privacy
Our platform is not intended for anyone under 16 years of age. We don't knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy occasionally to reflect new features or legal requirements. We'll notify you of significant changes via email or a prominent notice on our site. Continuing to use our platform after changes means you accept the updated policy.
Third-Party Links
Our site may contain links to other websites. We're not responsible for their privacy practices, so please review their policies before sharing information.
International Users
If you're accessing our platform from outside the United States, please note that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries with different privacy laws. By using our site, you consent to this transfer.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy or how we handle your information? We're here to help, email us using the form below.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict how we use your data. Contact us to exercise these rights.
Remember: We built this platform to make job searching and hiring easier and more effective for everyone. If you ever have concerns about privacy or see something that doesn't seem right, please let us know. We're all in this together.
Thank you for being part of our community!
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