Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 8, 2026
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information including name, email, phone number, address, resume, and profile photos to facilitate job applications and employer connections. We also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our site, including IP address (anonymized), browser type, pages visited, and referral source, using cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in Section 6.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used to match you with relevant job opportunities, enable employers to review applications, send job alerts and notifications, and analyze site usage to improve our platform.
3. Information Sharing
We share your profile and application data with employers you apply to. We do not sell your data to third parties. Anonymized analytics data may be processed by Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics as described in Section 7.
4. Security
We use industry-standard encryption (bcrypt, HTTPS, secure JWT sessions) to protect your data. Access to production systems is restricted and monitored.
5. Your Rights
You can update or delete your profile at any time. You have the right to accept or reject non-essential cookies via the cookie consent banner. Contact us at [email protected] for data deletion requests or cookie-related inquiries.
6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the site to function and cannot be disabled:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| next-auth.session-token | Maintains your authenticated session | Session |
| lumbini_chat_guest | Identifies guest users in the live chat widget | 30 days |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preference | Persistent (localStorage) |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies are set by Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics only after you give consent. They help us understand how visitors interact with our site:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique visitors (Google Analytics) | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Maintains session state (Google Analytics) | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes unique visitors per day | 24 hours |
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are set by Google AdSense only after you give consent. They are used to deliver personalized advertisements:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __gads | Tracks ad delivery and performance (Google AdSense / DoubleClick) | 13 months |
| __gpi | Tracks ad personalization and conversion (Google AdSense) | 13 months |
| IDE | Stores user preferences for ad targeting (DoubleClick) | 1 year |
| DSID | Tracks user activity for ad personalization (DoubleClick) | 2 weeks |
Managing Cookies
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will appear at the bottom of the screen. You can accept analytics cookies or reject them. Essential cookies are always active. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage for this site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear.
7. Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage analytics and tracking tags on our site. GTM is a tag management system that allows us to deploy tracking codes through a single container.
By default, GTM is loaded with analytics storage set to denied, meaning no analytics data is collected until you explicitly grant consent via the cookie banner. When you accept cookies, GTM enables Google Analytics tags which may collect the following anonymized data:
- Pages visited and navigation path
- Time spent on pages
- Referral source (how you reached our site)
- Device type, browser, and operating system
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level, IP anonymized)
By default, advertising and analytics storage are set to denied, meaning no advertising or analytics data is collected until you explicitly grant consent via the cookie banner. When you accept cookies, GTM enables Google Analytics tags and Google AdSense may serve personalized ads using advertising cookies as described in Section 6. If you reject cookies, GTM continues to run but analytics and advertising tags remain disabled and no data is sent to Google.
For more information about Google's data practices, see Google's Privacy Policy.
8. Google AdSense & Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other websites on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. The advertising cookies listed in Section 6 are used for the following purposes:
- Delivering relevant advertisements based on your browsing history and interests
- Limiting the number of times you see the same advertisement (frequency capping)
- Measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
- Reporting ad interactions (clicks, impressions) to advertisers
Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Ads: If you accept cookies (including ad_storage), Google may serve personalized ads based on your interests. If you reject cookies, Google will serve non-personalized ads only, which are not based on your browsing behavior but may be based on the content of the page you are viewing.
Opting Out: You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time by:
- Visiting Google Ad Settings to manage your ad preferences
- Visiting Your Online Choices to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies
- Rejecting cookies via our cookie consent banner, which disables ad_storage
- Using your browser's settings to block or delete third-party cookies
For more information about how Google uses cookies for advertising, see Google's Advertising Privacy FAQ and Google's Privacy Policy.