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 Hackly Technology, Inc., a Delaware company, 131 Continental Dr, Suite 305, Newark, DE 19713, USA. We are responsible for your data. You can reach us 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.
- Visits to hackly.me. When you open this site we count the visit: the page, the site you came from, roughly where you are (city and country, from your network), your device and browser, how long you stayed, and whether you pressed a button to start on Telegram. We keep a random ID in your browser to tell visits apart, and no cookies. We do not store your IP address, only a scrambled version of it that cannot be turned back into the address.
- The web chat. If you chat with us on hackly.me instead of Telegram, your browser keeps a cookie that is the key to your chat, and we keep the messages and files you send there.
- Signing in to save your chat (optional). If you choose "Continue with Google", Google tells us your Google account ID and your email address. If you choose email, we send a 6-digit code to the address you type. We use these only to open the same chat for you on another phone or computer.
- 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 an interview.
- 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.
Google sign-in
With Google sign-in we ask only for your basic profile and email address, never your Gmail, contacts, Drive or calendar. We use your Google account ID and email address only to recognise you and open your saved chat. We do not share them, sell them, use them for advertising, or use them to train AI models. Our use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. When you cancel, the sign-in is deleted with the rest of your chat.
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.
- Google. Only if you choose to sign in with Google, under Google's own privacy policy.
- 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.