DevScout Privacy Policy
Transparency and Security of your data
This Privacy Policy applies to all services provided and operated by the DevScout brand - whether you are looking for your internship, freelance work or just browsing - here you have everything you need to know. For simplicity, we will call this just service in this Policy.
1. Data we collect
In order to support you in your mission to get a new job - creating connections between you and potential employers - we need some information about you, such as your name, email, cell phone number and linkedin, among others. We may also generate other information based on your use of our service, as well as collect data from third parties - such as when you access DevScout through an account on another platform (e.g., Google). If you want to know all the details - check the table below.
Data you provide us
| Categories | Description |
|---|---|
| Account Data | When creating an account you provide us with basic information for your account to be set up, such as your name, surname and email. |
| Profile data | When filling out your profile, you share additional information about yourself, such as your cell phone number, linkedin profile, Gmail application password. |
| Content | When using the service, you may post your resume to send to employers. |
| Purchase data | When you make a purchase, we receive details of the transaction (e.g., what you purchased, the date of the transaction and the price). The exact data depends on the payment method chosen. We use payment service providers and therefore do not have access to your credit card number or other financial information. |
| Marketing, survey and research data | We sometimes conduct surveys, focus groups or market research for analysis and promotions, events or contests for marketing purposes. By choosing to participate, you provide us with information to process your registration and participation as well as your answers to our questions and your comments. |
| Customer support data | When you contact us, you provide us with information that may be needed to help solve your question and our tools and moderation teams may collect additional data as part of solutions and investigations. |
| Social network data | You may decide to share data with us through your accounts on other platforms (e.g. Google), for example if you decide to create and log into your account through that platform. |
Data generated or collected automatically
| Categories | Description |
|---|---|
| Usage data | The use of the service generates data about your activities, including how you use it (e.g., when you log in, features you use, actions taken, information displayed to you, referring web pages). We may also receive data related to interactions you had with our ads on third-party sites or apps. |
| Technical data | The use of the service involves collecting data from and about the devices you use to access our service, including hardware and software information such as IP address, device ID and type, app settings and features, app crashes, advertising IDs and identifiers related to cookies and other technologies that may uniquely identify a device or browser. |
2. Why and how we use your data
The main reason we process your data is to make our service available to you and improve it over time. This includes connecting you with recruiters, personalizing your experience and helping you get the most out of our service. We also process your data to keep you safe and protected when using our service.
1. Service Usage
Purpose of processing
Allow you to use the service, including:
- Create and maintain your account and profile on our service
- Operate and maintain the various features of our service
- Find and send your data to recruiters
- Organize sweepstakes and contests
- Respond to your requests and questions
- Monitor the proper functioning of the service
Legal basis
- Performance of our contract with you
- Your consent (when necessary)
Data processed
2. Purchases and Payments
Purpose of processing
Enable your purchases on our service, including:
- Process payments
- Offer discounts and promotions, customizing prices
Legal basis
Performance of our contract with you
Data processed
3. Marketing and Advertising
Purpose of processing
Operate advertising and marketing campaigns, including:
- Conduct and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
- Conduct and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
- Communicate products and services of interest to you
Legal basis
- Consent (when required under applicable law)
- Our legitimate interest in promoting our service
Data processed
Retenção de Dados: We retain the information collected only for as long as necessary to provide the requested service. We store data protected by technically adequate security measures to prevent loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or alteration.
Análise e Melhoria: Monitor site traffic and performance; Analyze navigation to improve site content and structure; Develop site performance reports for disclosure to clients.
3. Google Data Usage
How we handle data obtained through Google authentication
When you connect to DevScout using your Google account, we collect only the minimum information necessary to provide our service.
Data collected from Google:
- Gmail email (for sending job emails on your behalf)
- Full name (for personalizing communications)
- Profile picture (for display in your account)
How we use your Google data:
Data obtained through Google is used EXCLUSIVELY for:
- Sending job opportunity emails on your behalf using gmail.send
- Authenticating you on our platform
- Personalizing your DevScout experience
- Keeping your session active securely
We DO NOT use Google data for:
- Marketing or advertising outside the service context
- Sale or sharing with third parties
- Analytics unrelated to DevScout's operation
- Any purpose other than providing and improving our job search service
Google data sharing:
Your Google data is NOT shared, transferred or disclosed to third parties, except:
- When required by law or court order
- With your explicit consent
- To protect the rights, property or safety of DevScout, our users or the public
Google data retention:
Google data is retained only while you maintain your active account. When you disconnect your Google account or delete your DevScout account, we permanently remove all Google-related data within 30 days.
Your control over data:
You can revoke DevScout's access to your Google data at any time through:
- Your DevScout account settings
- Google permissions page: myaccount.google.com/permissions
4. General Data Sharing
For non-Google related data, we maintain a strict privacy policy:
General sharing policy:
- We do not sell your personal data to third parties
- We do not share information without your consent
- We share data only when legally required
- We use service providers (like payment processors) that follow strict privacy policies
Service providers with whom we may share limited data:
- Woovi/Stripe: Payment processing (transaction data only)
- Hosting servers: Secure data storage
- Analytics services: Anonymized data for service improvements
IP addresses are collected for security and are not publicly shared with third parties, except when required by law.
5. Data Security
We take technical and administrative measures to protect the data collected against unauthorized access.
6. External Sites
Our site may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. Keep in mind that we do not control these sites and cannot assume responsibility for their privacy policies.
7. Acceptance of this Policy
Continued use of our site indicates acceptance of our privacy policy. If you have questions about how we manage user data and personal information, do not hesitate to contact us.
8. User Commitment
By using the DevScout site, you commit to:
- Not carry out illegal activities or activities contrary to ethics and public order;
- Not disseminate discriminatory, illegal content or content that promotes harmful activities against human rights;
- Not cause damage to the physical and logical systems of DevScout, its suppliers or third parties.
9. Changes to Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be communicated on this page.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].