Privacy Policy

1. Overview

GradLaunch AI ("GradLaunch," "we," "us") provides career planning tools for students and early-career applicants through our website at gradlaunchai.com and our Chrome extension. This policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices.

2. Information we collect

• Account data: email, name, and authentication identifiers (via Clerk).
• Profile & career data: school, target role, industries, career goals, resume text or uploaded files, LinkedIn URL, and application preferences you provide during onboarding or in Settings.
• Extension usage: when you use the Chrome extension, we process job pages you view (title, company, description, URL) to power job match, tailored resumes, cover letters, chat, and autofill. Form field labels on application pages may be scanned locally to suggest autofill; essay answers are generated using your profile and the synced job context.
• Usage & billing: subscription status, feature usage needed to operate the service, and payment metadata (via Stripe - we do not store full card numbers).
• Contact form: name, email, subject, and message when you reach out to us.

3. How we use information

We use your data to personalize roadmaps, score job fit, generate tailored application materials, power AI chat, sync your profile between the website and extension, process payments, and improve the product. We do not sell your personal information.

4. Chrome extension

The GradLaunch AI extension reads job posting content on sites you visit (e.g. LinkedIn, Greenhouse, Lever, Indeed) only to provide features you request. It communicates with gradlaunchai.com using your signed-in session. Resume and profile data are stored on our servers, not in the extension package. You can sign out from the extension at any time.

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and security (Clerk session cookies: HttpOnly, Secure on HTTPS, SameSite). These are required to keep you signed in and do not require consent to operate the service. We also store a first-party preference cookie (gradlaunch_cookie_consent) when you choose Essential only or Accept all. With your consent, we may load optional analytics (Vercel Web Analytics - cookieless, gated behind Accept all). You can change your choice anytime via Cookie settings in the footer.

6. Third-party services

We use Clerk (authentication), Supabase (database), OpenAI (AI features), Stripe (payments), and Vercel (hosting). Each provider has its own privacy policy governing their processing.

7. Data retention & security

We retain account data while your account is active. You may delete your account or request deletion of personal data by contacting us. We use industry-standard measures to protect data; no system is completely secure.

8. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your data (e.g. GDPR, CCPA). We do not sell personal information. Contact us to exercise these rights.

9. Children

The service is intended for students and applicants typically 16+. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.

10. Changes & contact

We may update this policy and will revise the date above. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Questions: keatonmineaubusiness@gmail.com or our contact form.