Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2025 Aug
1. Introduction
Welcome to FormuCV (“we”, “us”, “our”), an easy-to-use online platform designed to help job seekers create professional, personalized resumes quickly and confidently. We make the resume-building process simple with recruiter-approved templates, smart content suggestions, and helpful job-matching insights. With support for both English and Arabic, FormuCV is built for a diverse audience, helping people overcome language barriers and stand out in today’s competitive job market.
This Privacy Policy explains:
- The personal data we collect
- How we use and protect it
- Your choices and rights
- How we comply with applicable laws, including the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
2. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide
- Registration details: Name, email, Google login info, LinkedIn login info
- Profile content: Job titles, experience, education, resume/CV uploads (PDF/Word)
- Communication data:Support inquiries, feedback, and application activity
b. Automatic & Technical Data
- Device and browser information, IP address, operating system
- Analytics (e.g., feature usage, interaction with templates)
- Cookies and similar technologies to personalise and optimise your experience (including tracking your usage of the platform)
3. How We Use Your Information
We process your data for several key purposes:
- Provide and maintain services, including resume creation, previews, AI suggestions, and PDF exports
- Authentication (account setup and login)
- Customer support and responding to your queries or feedback
- Improve our platform via analytics and user behavior insights
- Communications: Service updates, policy changes, and relevant announcements
- Security: Preventing fraud, abuse, and enforcing our Terms of Use
4. Disclosure of Personal Data
We may share your data with:
- Our affiliates and service providers, such as services (for parsing), analytics tools, and email services
- Employers or job platforms, if you opt to apply directly through FormuCV
- Legal authorities, where required by law or to protect our rights and users
- Aggregate/de-identified data, for internal insights or product improvements
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
5. Data Retention
We retain your data:
- As long as your account is active, to provide our services
- To comply with legal obligations or legitimate business needs, like fraud prevention or dispute resolution
6. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law (e.g., UAE PDPL, GDPR, CCPA), you may:
- Access and request copies of your data
- Correct or update your information
- Delete or restrict processing of your data
- Withdraw your consent or object to specific processing
- Obtain data portability
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority
7. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tools to:
- Facilitate site functionality (e.g., login sessions)
- Collect usage data for analytics and improvement
- Provide personalised platform experiences
You can manage cookie preferences via your browser or device settings
8. International Data Transfers
As a global service, your data may be stored or processed in jurisdictions outside the UAE. Wherever applicable, we will ensure appropriate safeguards—such as standard contractual clauses or other approved mechanisms—are in place.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our service is intended for users 16 years and older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under this age. If you are under 16, please do not create an account or use FormuCV.
10. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Notable changes will be communicated via the platform or email. Please revisit regularly for updates.