1. Introduction
ResumeVanta (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you create an account, we collect your email address and password (hashed). If you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email from Google OAuth.
Resume and Job Data
When you use our optimization tools, you submit resume text and job descriptions. This data is sent to our AI provider for processing but is not permanently stored on our servers. We only retain your usage count, subscription status, and account metadata.
Payment Information
Payments are processed by our payment processor. We do not store your credit card numbers, bank account details, or full payment information. We receive only a subscription ID and billing status from our payment processor.
Usage Data
We automatically collect basic usage data including pages visited, feature usage counts, browser type, and general device information to improve our service.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide, maintain, and improve our resume optimization services
- To process your AI-powered resume analysis, cover letter generation, and other tools
- To manage your account and subscription
- To communicate with you about your account, updates, or support
- To enforce our Terms of Service and prevent abuse
- To comply with legal obligations
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following categories of third-party services to operate ResumeVanta:
- AI Processing Provider — Processes your resume and job description text to generate optimized content. Our AI provider's data handling policies apply to data sent for processing. Data sent for AI processing is not used to train AI models.
- Authentication and Database Provider — Provides authentication and database services. Stores your account data (email, subscription status, usage count) with encryption at rest.
- Payment Processor — Processes subscription payments securely. We do not handle or store your payment card details.
- Hosting Provider — Hosts our application. Standard server logs may be collected temporarily.
5. Data Retention
Resume text, job descriptions, and AI-generated results are processed in real-time and are not stored on our servers after processing. They exist only in your browser session until you close the tab or navigate away.
Account information (email, subscription status, usage count) is retained as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will remove your data within 30 days.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
- Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction — Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Deletion — Request deletion of your personal data and account
- Portability — Request your data in a portable format
- Objection — Object to processing of your personal data
- Withdraw consent — Withdraw consent for data processing at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through your Account page or by using the contact information provided at the end of this policy.
7. Cookies and Local Storage
We use essential cookies and browser local storage for authentication (keeping you logged in) and session management. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or advertising cookies.
- Authentication tokens — Stored in local storage to maintain your login session
- Session data — Temporarily stored in session storage (cleared when you close the tab) for form data persistence between pages
8. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, hashed passwords, secure authentication tokens, file upload validation (type checking, size limits, magic byte verification), and encrypted database storage. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.
9. Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
10. International Data Transfers
Your data may be processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate. By using our service, you consent to the transfer of your data to these locations, which may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date. Your continued use of our service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through your Account page or email us at resumevanta@gmail.com.