Privacy Policy

Last Updated & Effective Date: March 30, 2026

Welcome to NZJobHub. We respect your privacy and are strongly committed to protecting your personal data. This comprehensive Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our services, or interact with us. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data, in compliance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.

1. Information We Collect

To provide a highly effective recruitment platform, we collect different types of information from and about our users:

• Information You Provide to Us:
  • Account Details: First name, last name, email address, phone number, and password.
  • Professional Information: Resumes/CVs, cover letters, employment history, education, skills, licenses, and salary expectations.
  • Communication Data: Any information you provide when you contact our support team, report a problem, or leave feedback.
• Information Collected Automatically:
  • Device & Log Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, operating system, and platform.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you navigate our website, the jobs you view or search for, page response times, and application interactions.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various core business and operational purposes:

• Service Delivery: To create and manage your account, allow you to apply for jobs, and enable employers to find suitable candidates.
• Platform Improvement: To analyze user behavior, troubleshoot technical issues, perform data analysis, and improve our website's overall layout and functionality.
• Communication: To send you job alerts, application updates, administrative notices, and respond to your direct inquiries.
• Security & Fraud Prevention: To maintain the safety and security of our platform, verify user identities, and prevent fraudulent job postings or applications.

3. Google AdSense, Cookies & Tracking Technologies

To keep our platform accessible, we use advertising and analytics tools. We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information.

• Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our website (e.g., logging into secure areas).
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website.
• Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): We use third-party advertising companies, primarily Google, to serve ads when you visit our website.
  • Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
  • These cookies allow Google and its partners to serve targeted advertisements based on your browsing history and interests.
  • Opting Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We strictly do not sell your personal data. We only share information under the following circumstances:

• With Employers/Recruiters: When you voluntarily apply for a job or make your profile "public," your resume and professional details are shared with prospective employers.
• With Service Providers: We share data with trusted third-party vendors who assist us with web hosting, data analysis, IT services, and email delivery. These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, in response to a court order, or when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, prevent fraud, or comply with a judicial proceeding.

5. Data Retention and Security

Data Security: We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. This includes encryption, secure servers, and restricted access. However, no electronic transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Data Retention: We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. You can delete your account at any time, which will permanently remove your resume and profile from our active databases.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you hold specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data. You can usually do this directly through your account dashboard.
• Right to Deletion: You can request the erasure of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

7. Children's Privacy

Our website and services are primarily designed for adult professionals and are not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. External Links

Our website may contain links to external sites (such as company websites or partner platforms) that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact our Privacy Officer at:

Email: info@nzjobhub.com