Privacy Policy Change History
Every published version of our Privacy Policy, with a plain-English description of what changed and why.
Our notice commitment
We review our Privacy Policy at least annually. For a material change — a change to what personal data we collect, our purposes or lawful bases for processing it, who we share it with, how long we retain it, your rights, or the introduction of a new purpose not previously described (including one covered by GDPR Article 13(3)) — we email each customer's administrator at least 30 days before the change takes effect, stating the nature of the change. An administrative change (wording, contact details, formatting, or a correction that doesn't change what we actually do) is recorded here and takes effect on publication.
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- Version 1.2AdministrativePublished October 2, 2026
Corrected the description of what we collect from a linked GitHub profile to match what we actually collect.
- Removed the claim that we collect "recent contributions to other public projects" from a linked GitHub profile -- we do not fetch that data.
- Named the public profile details we actually retain from a linked GitHub profile (such as name, bio, company, location, personal website, public email address if shown, and follower count), alongside the public repository details already described (names, descriptions, languages, star counts, and last-updated dates).
- No change to what is shown to the hiring team or to any lawful basis -- this corrects the description, it does not change the processing.
- Section 2.2 (Candidate Information) is updated.
- Version 1.1Material changePublished October 1, 2026 · effective October 31, 2026
Added how we handle a GitHub profile that a candidate links in their application.
- If a candidate gives us a link to their GitHub profile, on their résumé or in their application, we now also collect public information from that profile: their public repositories and the languages they use, when they were last active, and their recent contributions to other public projects.
- We show this to the hiring team with the application. It is not used in any automated score.
- The lawful basis is legitimate interest, balanced against the candidate’s expectations, because they chose to share the link. You can ask us for our reasoning, or object, at privacy@zerohiring.com.
- Sections 2.2 (Candidate Information) and 3 (How We Collect Information, and Why) are updated.
Read the full policy text as published in this versionNew purpose for your personal data
- Showing the hiring team public information from a GitHub profile that a candidate links in their application (public repositories and the languages they use, when they were last active, and recent contributions to other public projects), on the basis of legitimate interest.
This takes effect on October 31, 2026 — before then, you can review this change, ask questions, or export or delete your data at Your data & privacy.
- Version 1.0AdministrativePublished August 27, 2026
First published version of the Zero Hiring privacy policy.
- This is the first version of our privacy policy issued with a dated change record. Every future revision will be listed on this page, describing what changed and why.
- Where a future change is material — a new purpose for your data, a new category of recipient, or anything that narrows your rights — we will publish it here at least 30 days before it takes effect, so you have time to read it and object.
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