Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 10, 2026•Committed to Transparent Data Practices
Our Privacy Foundation: Discovery Without Forced Login
You Own Your Data & Decide When to Share
At stepnext.club, our philosophy is simple: you should be able to explore verified internships, gigs, live projects, freelance contracts, and career resources without being forced to create an account or give away your email address.
We only collect personal information when you explicitly choose to create a candidate profile, upload a resume, post an opportunity as a recruiter, or apply directly to a role.
stepnext.club aggregates job openings, company profiles, and employment news from public web sources, press releases, and authorized submissions. Because external information evolves rapidly:
- Information is Not Guaranteed to Remain Active: Aggregated listings or news announcements may change, become outdated, or be taken down at any time by the original source or by our editorial team.
- Prompt Data & Content Removal: If your personal contact information, company details, or an outdated opportunity appears on our site and you wish to have it redacted, updated, or permanently deleted, we provide a swift takedown mechanism. Contact us at ashwingeorge@frond.digital and we will process the removal promptly.
1Information We Collect
Depending on how you use stepnext.club, we may collect the following categories of information:
- Candidate Profile Details: Name, email address, portfolio links, GitHub/LinkedIn URLs, skills, bio, education, and location preferences.
- Resumes & Application Notes: Uploaded resume files (PDF, DOCX) and cover notes submitted when applying to specific opportunities.
- Recruiter & Employer Data: Company name, official email, website, role descriptions, and recruiter contact information.
- Communications: Inquiries, feedback, bug reports, and correspondence with our support team.
- Device & Browser Metadata: Browser type, operating system, device class (mobile/desktop), and approximate geographic country or city.
- Usage & Navigation Metrics: Pages visited, opportunity links clicked, search filter selections, and referrer URLs.
- Local Storage: Your visual theme preference (dark mode vs. light mode) saved locally in your browser without tracking you across the web.
2How We Use Your Information
We use collected data solely for legitimate, transparent platform operations:
- Application Routing: Delivering your application and resume to the employer or recruiter whose opportunity you applied for.
- Matching & Discovery: Enabling our algorithmic and AI-assisted match features (such as resume skill matching) to highlight relevant opportunities for you.
- Recruiter Workflows: Providing employers with a dashboard to review candidate submissions, shortlist applicants, and manage hiring stages.
- Platform Security & Abuse Prevention: Detecting fraudulent job postings, blocking automated scrapers, and maintaining site integrity.
- Analytics & Experience Optimization: Understanding which categories, filters, and features are most useful to continuously improve user experience.
3Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal data or candidate resumes to third-party data brokers or marketing firms. Ever.
We only share data in the following strictly limited contexts:
- With Prospective Employers: When you click apply to an opportunity with Ascend quick apply, your submitted profile details, contact email, and attached resume are securely transmitted to the hiring entity.
- Infrastructure & Service Providers: Trusted technical partners that power our infrastructure under strict confidentiality agreements (e.g., Supabase for encrypted database hosting, Vercel for web hosting).
- Legal Compliance: If required by a valid court order, subpoena, or applicable law to protect life, safety, or legal rights.
4Aggregated Information & Content Takedown Policy
stepnext.club monitors public employment announcements, press feeds, and company job portals. Because public information is inherently dynamic:
- Third-Party Changes: An employer may modify compensation, change requirements, close applications, or cancel a hiring round at any time. We are not responsible for stale or retracted data published externally before our indexing.
- Requesting Removal / Takedown: If your personal contact or company opportunity was aggregated and you wish to have it removed, deleted, or unindexed, send an email to ashwingeorge@frond.digital. We review and execute legitimate removal requests rapidly.
5Analytics, Cookies & Tracking
We use modern, privacy-conscious tools to measure aggregate platform usage:
- Vercel Analytics: Privacy-focused web analytics measuring anonymous aggregate page views and performance without storing personal identifiers.
- Microsoft Clarity: Helps us understand how users navigate the directory (e.g., clicks and scroll depth) to optimize layout and accessibility.
- Google Tag Manager / Analytics: Used to understand traffic channels and search engine discovery.
- Local Storage: Storing your UI theme preference (dark/light) on your own device.
You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings.
6Your Privacy Rights (GDPR, CCPA & Global Rights)
Regardless of your geographic location, we respect your rights regarding your personal data:
Request a copy of the personal information and resume files we hold about you.
Request complete permanent deletion of your profile, resume, and application history.
Correct any inaccurate or outdated information in your profile or job listings.
Ask us to temporarily or permanently pause processing of your personal information.
7Data Security & Retention
We implement industry-standard encryption protocols (HTTPS/TLS) for data in transit and robust database access control mechanisms via Supabase Row-Level Security (RLS) to prevent unauthorized access.
We retain user information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or until you request account deletion.
8Contact Us & Data Inquiries
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or need a listing or news item removed, please contact our team: