Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Global Social Work Jobs (“we”, “our”, or “the Platform”), operating via globalsocialworkjobs.com, collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data and credentials of social-sector professionals, job seekers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) teams, and website visitors.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us when creating an account, building a profile, submitting a job application, posting a vacancy, or contacting our support team.
Full name, email address, mobile/WhatsApp telephone number, educational qualifications (e.g. MSW, BSW, MA in Development Studies, PhD), specialization sector, total years of field experience, current location (city/state), uploaded resume/curriculum vitae (PDF/DOCX), and optional professional links (such as LinkedIn profile).
Hiring contact name, official organization email, mobile phone number, organization legal title, NGO Darpan ID, PAN, registration proofs (such as 12A / 80G / CSR-1 certificates), headquarters address, official website, and organizational logo image.
When you access our platform, our Cloudflare Workers edge network automatically logs standard diagnostic signals, including your browser type, device operating system, general geographic region (country/state level derived from IP), pages visited, HTTP status codes, and referral headers. These logs are used strictly for edge caching, performance optimization, rate limiting, and bot defense.
2. Google User Data (Google Identity Services & OAuth 2.0)
Global Social Work Jobs offers a streamlined Secret-Free Google 1-Click Sign-In option powered by Google Identity Services (GIS). If you choose to authenticate or register using your Google account:
- Your Basic Profile Identity: Full Name and Profile Picture URL.
- Your Verified Email Address: To establish your unique account identifier and send essential transactional alerts (such as job application confirmations).
- Google User Identifier (
sub): A unique cryptographic ID from Google used to recognize your returning logins.
- To authenticate you without requiring passwords or SMS one-time pins.
- To automatically pre-fill your candidate profile name and avatar photo in your Candidate Dashboard (
/dashboard/candidate) or Recruiter Portal. - To associate job applications and saved vacancies with your verified user profile.
Global Social Work Jobs’ use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
- We do not sell Google user data to any third party.
- We do not use or transfer Google user data for serving advertisements (including personalized or retargeted ads).
- We do not use Google user data to train generalized machine learning or artificial intelligence models.
- Human access to Google user data is strictly prohibited, except where explicitly requested by you for technical support or required by applicable law.
3. How We Use Your Information
We process personal information only for legitimate, transparent purposes related to facilitating employment within the social-development ecosystem:
- Job Matching & Applications: Delivering your verified candidate profile and resume to hiring recruiters for vacancies you actively apply for.
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS): Enabling verified NGOs to review candidates, update application stages (Applied, Reviewed, Shortlisted, Interview, Offered), and communicate hiring decisions.
- Authentication & Account Security: Generating PBKDF2 password hashes, issuing session tokens via encrypted HttpOnly cookies, and sending security verification passcodes.
- Transactional Notifications: Sending critical account alerts, application status changes, and weekly job alerts via email or opt-in WhatsApp/Telegram channels.
- Employer Verification: Reviewing NGO legal documents to protect candidates from recruitment scams, fee-charging agencies, or fraudulent listings.
- Platform Integrity & Compliance: Enforcing our anti-click fraud shields, preventing denial-of-service disruptions, and fulfilling legal obligations under Indian law.
4. Resume Vault & Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Your resume contains sensitive educational and personal career history. We enforce defense-in-depth architectural safeguards:
/api/resumes/view). Unauthorized access attempts return 403 Forbidden.5. In-Browser Tools Zero-Upload Guarantee
We provide free utilities for the social development community, including our flagship Resume Compressor (<2MB) and NGO Logo Compressor (<10KB):
Unlike generic online document converters, our tools execute 100% inside your web browser using client-side JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and WebAssembly. Your files never touch our servers or any third-party cloud. Processing occurs in your local device RAM and is immediately purged upon closing the tab.
6. Third-Party Service Providers & Sub-Processors
We work with trusted infrastructure providers who adhere to strict confidentiality, security, and privacy agreements:
8. Data Retention & Right to Erasure (Account Deletion)
We retain your account details and resume as long as your profile remains active. You maintain total ownership over your data and can request complete account deletion at any time:
- Send an email from your registered email address to support@globalsocialworkjobs.com or globalsocialworkjobs@gmail.com with the subject line “Account Deletion Request”.
- Alternatively, submit a ticket via our Contact Support Page.
- Upon receipt, our security team will verify your identity and permanently delete your profile, resume files from R2 and Google Drive, application histories, and authentication tokens within 14 business days.
9. Grievance Redressal Officer (DPDP Act 2023 & IT Rules 2021)
In accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act 2023) and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the designated Grievance Redressal Officer for Global Social Work Jobs is:
10. Modifications to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legislative updates, technological improvements, or new platform capabilities. Any modifications will be posted directly on this page with an updated “Last Updated” revision timestamp. We encourage users to periodically review this page.