Privacy
The short version. Hackly uses your CV and answers to apply for jobs for you. We do not sell your data. When you cancel, we delete it.
Who we are
Hackly is run by Henry Zhang, an individual, who is responsible for your data. You can reach me at support@hackly.me.
What we collect
- Your Telegram account and the messages you send us. Telegram gives us your account ID, your name and your username. We use the account ID to know it is you. We do not see your phone number.
- What you give us to apply with. Your CV, your work and education history, contact details, right to work, salary and location preferences, and your answers to application questions.
- Records of the applications we make for you. Which jobs, what was sent, and what came back.
- Replies from employers about applications we sent for you, so we can tell you and confirm a result.
- Payment details. Payments are handled by Stripe. We do not see or store your card number. We keep a record that you paid.
Why we use it
- To find jobs that fit you, write a CV for each one, and apply.
- To ask you when a form needs something we do not know.
- To tell you what happened, and to work out the fee for a result.
- To take payment and keep the records the law requires.
- To fix problems and keep the service safe.
We only use your data for running Hackly for you. We do not use it for advertising, and we do not sell it.
Who else sees it
- Employers and job sites. Your application goes to them. That is the point of the service.
- Telegram. Our chat with you runs through Telegram, which has its own privacy policy.
- Stripe. For payments.
- Anthropic. An AI model reads your CV and the job to write the tailored CV and answers. Text is sent to Anthropic for that purpose only.
- Hosting and email providers that run this website and our mailbox, such as Cloudflare and Zoho.
These companies process data for us to run the service. If the law requires it, we may also have to share data with authorities.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your subscription is active. When you cancel, we delete your CV, your profile, your answers, your messages and your application records.
Two things stay. Records of payments, which we must keep by law. And applications already sent: those are now with the employer, and we cannot take them back.
You can also ask us to delete your data at any time, without cancelling, by messaging us on Telegram or emailing support@hackly.me.
Your rights
You can ask to see what we hold about you, correct it, have it deleted, or object to how we use it. Message us and we will deal with it. If you are in the UK and are not happy with how we handled something, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Security
We keep your data on systems we control and limit who can reach it. No system is perfectly secure, so please do not send us anything we do not need, such as passwords or card numbers.
Age
Hackly is for people aged 18 or over.
Changes
If we change this page in a way that matters, we will tell you on Telegram. The date at the top shows when it last changed.