Privacy notice
In short: the Parley Logger extension records how you look for jobs on job sites, and keeps it on your computer. You can read it, delete any of it, and choose what to send us. We use what you send to build a profile of what you really look for in a job, and to improve Parley. We don’t sell it, we don’t use it for advertising, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.
Who we are
Ben Groves, trading as searchjobs.ai (“Parley”, “we”), 86–90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, is the controller of your personal data for the open beta. Contact: ben@pretirement.jobs. We’re registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), registration number ZB976184.
What the extension records
Only on the job sites listed in the extension’s settings, and only on job search pages, job listings and job panels:
- the searches and filters you use;
- the jobs you open, and the job details shown (title, company, pay, location, and the facts stated in the ad);
- which parts of a job ad you read and for how long, how far you scrolled, and results you scrolled past;
- actions such as saving a job, clicking apply, and text you copy from a job ad;
- parts of a job ad you double-click to mark as a reason the job isn’t right for you (you can turn this off in Settings);
- dates and times, the site, and the page address.
It never records passwords or anything you type other than search terms; sites that aren’t on the list; LinkedIn’s feed, messages or profiles; employer or recruiter areas of job sites; or pages that aren’t job searches or job listings. Email addresses and phone numbers in job ads are removed before anything is stored.
Other information we hold
- Sign-up details: your name and email, and whether you joined the open beta or the Parley Private waitlist.
- Beta code and install ID: your beta code links what you send to your sign-up. Each install also has a random ID, so we can tell your devices apart.
- Site layouts you teach: if you teach the extension a job site, and leave sharing on in Settings, it sends that site’s layout (which parts of the page hold the job title, pay and so on) so other testers don’t have to teach it again. This is the site’s address and page structure only: no page text, nothing you read, and nothing about you except your beta code, which we use only to stop misuse.
- Problem reports: what you write, and, only if you tick the box, an outline of the page you were on, with all its words disguised.
When it leaves your computer
Recorded activity stays on your computer until you send it, either by pressing Send in Review and send, or by turning on automatic sending, which sends whatever is waiting on the schedule you choose. Before sending you can read every item and delete any of it; deleted items are removed from your computer too.
What we use it for, and our lawful basis
| Purpose | Lawful basis |
|---|---|
| Building your job-search profile, and sending you what we learn | Your consent, given when you set up the extension |
| Suggesting jobs that fit your profile, on your profile page and in a weekly email | Your consent |
| Letting companies’ recruiting agents find you, and your Parley agent answering them, only if you switch this on on your profile page | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time by switching it off |
| Researching and improving Parley’s matching | Your consent |
| Running the beta: sign-ups, codes, emails and fixing problems | Our legitimate interest in running the beta you asked to join |
We don’t sell your data, use it for advertising, or use it to make decisions about you that have legal or similarly significant effects. We won’t share your profile with any employer without your separate, explicit agreement.
If you let companies’ agents find you
This is off unless you switch it on. When it’s on, an AI agent acting for you reads the roles that companies we’ve approved post to Parley, and checks each one against your profile. When it talks to a company, it may mention only the statements about you that you’ve marked That’s right. Companies never see your name, email, how you browse, anything you’ve marked “doesn’t matter” or haven’t checked, your answers, or your matching brief.
Your agent may ask the company questions, and either turns a role down or brings it to you. It can’t agree to anything for you. A company learns who you are only when you press Proceed for one of its roles. It then gets your name and email, plus a LinkedIn link, a resume and a note only if you add them. If you share a resume, we store it securely and give that company a private link that expires. Companies also see anonymous totals, such as how many people’s agents turned a role down because of office days or pay. These are never shown for groups of fewer than 3 people, and you drop out of them if you switch this off. If it can’t tell whether a role suits you, it asks you first. Companies never see your answer. Your answers, and whether you said yes or no to each role, are used to improve your profile and the jobs we suggest. Your inbox shows every conversation and which companies have seen you in search. Switching it off removes you from search straight away and closes open conversations; contact details you’ve already chosen to share with a company stay with that company.
Who processes it for us
- Parley Talent (not yet live): when “Let companies’ agents find me” launches, the profiles of people who switch it on, and their conversations with companies, will be held by a hosting provider that we’ll name here before anyone’s data is sent to it.
- Google (Google Workspace): stores what you send, and your sign-up details, in our business account.
- Google Fonts: our web pages and your profile page load their lettering from Google’s font service, so Google sees your device’s IP address when a page loads. No cookies are set and nothing you’ve sent us is shared.
- Anthropic: analyses what you send using its Claude AI models, under business terms that don’t allow your data to be used to train its models. Anthropic deletes what we send it within 30 days, except where its automated safety systems flag something as breaking its usage policy, when it may keep it for up to 2 years.
These providers may process data outside the UK, including in the United States. Where they do, transfers are covered by the UK–US data bridge where the provider is certified under it (Google is), and otherwise by standard contractual clauses with the UK Addendum (Anthropic’s data processing terms use these).
How long we keep it
We keep what you send until the end of the beta plus 6 months, then delete it, unless you join Parley and ask us to keep it. Sign-up details are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them. Aggregated, anonymous statistics that can’t identify you may be kept longer.
Your choices and rights
- On your computer: pause recording, delete items before sending, use Clear data, or uninstall the extension, all at any time.
- Withdraw consent: uninstalling or pausing stops collection. Email us and we’ll delete what you’ve sent.
- Under UK and EU data protection law you can ask for a copy of your data, have it corrected or deleted, restrict or object to its use, and receive it in a portable format. Email ben@pretirement.jobs with your beta code. We’ll reply within one month.
- You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk), or your local data protection authority.
Age
The beta is for people aged 18 or over.
Changes
If we change how we use your data, we’ll update this notice and tell you by email before the change applies to data you send.