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Privacy Policy
Who we are
EmployedAt (employedat.com) is an English-language job portal for expats and international professionals in Germany. We aggregate publicly available job listings and make them searchable in one place.
What data we collect
- Account information — email address and name, provided when you sign up via Clerk (email, Google, or LinkedIn).
- Saved jobs — jobs you bookmark for later review.
- Job alerts — saved search criteria used to send you daily email notifications of new matching listings.
- Search activity — search queries and filter selections used to improve relevance and platform performance.
- Cookie consent choice — whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies.
How we use your data
- To provide job search results tailored to your queries.
- To send job alert emails you have opted into.
- To maintain your saved jobs and account preferences.
- To monitor and improve platform reliability and performance.
Legal basis for processing (GDPR Art. 6)
- Contract performance — providing the job search service you signed up for.
- Consent — non-essential cookies and analytics (you can withdraw at any time).
- Legitimate interest — security, fraud prevention, and service improvement.
Sub-processors
The following third-party service providers process personal data on our behalf:
| Processor | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud Platform | Infrastructure hosting | EU (Belgium) |
| Clerk | User authentication | USA (DPF certified) |
| Resend | Transactional email | USA |
| Loops | Marketing email | USA |
| Sentry | Error tracking | USA |
| PostHog | Product analytics | EU Cloud |
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure — request deletion of your account and associated data.
- Data portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
- Restriction / objection — limit or object to certain processing activities.
You can exercise these rights from your profile page or by contacting us directly.
Cookies
We use essential cookies for authentication and consent storage. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.
Data retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
Contact
For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at privacy@employedat.com.
Last updated: May 2026