How your data is used

We use your data to:

• Help you understand how a role lines up with your experience.
• Help you apply clearly and avoid simple mistakes.
• Improve the product using aggregated metrics (not personal profiles).

What's used

• Search text you type.
• Voice transcript, if you use voice search.

What's stored

• Search queries are session-only by default. We don't persist raw search text.
• We may collect aggregated counts (e.g., searches started, 0-results rate). These are non-identifying.

How search results are chosen

• AI-assisted parsing turns your text into filters (e.g., extracting "Manchester" as a location filter).
• We match keywords in job titles and tags.
• This may be wrong — always check job details.
• Results are ordered by posting date unless you change sorting.

Voice search

• Voice input uses your browser's speech recognition. Audio may be processed by your device or browser provider.
• Happydance doesn't store your audio.
• The transcript stays on this page unless you choose to submit it elsewhere.

Your control

• Clear search text using the (×) button.
• Clear search using the menu in the search sheet.
• Don't include personal information.

What it doesn't do

• Search doesn't make hiring decisions or block applications.
• It's a navigation and discovery tool for you.

What's used

• What you type in the chat.
• Voice transcript, if you use voice input.

What's searched

• Jobs and content on this careers website.

What's stored

• Chat history is stored in your browser session only.
• We may collect aggregated interaction counts (non-identifying).

Your control

• Clear conversation using the menu.
• Don't include personal information in the chat.

What it doesn't do

• No hiring decisions, no blocking applications.
• AI-assisted suggestions may be wrong — always check job details.

Retention

• Submitted applications (including your CV) are handled by the employer's ATS and retained under the employer's retention policy.

Your control

You can clear matching data for this session at any time.

Some processing is done by third-party providers via our infrastructure. We use:

• OpenAI – for generating match insights and suggestions
• Cloudflare – for infrastructure and performance
• BigQuery – for aggregated analytics only

How we minimise data

• We minimise what data is sent for processing
• Data is not used for advertising
• Data is not used to train advertising models
• Retention is for a limited period as required for the service

Analytics data

We use BigQuery to store aggregated product metrics only: counts of CV uploads, completion rates, band distributions. We do not store raw CV text, application answers, or personal data in analytics. Analytics is non-identifying.