FIRSTVIEW TECHNOLOGY AND CONSULTING INC.
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: April 6, 2026
Introduction
Firstview Technology and Consulting Inc. ("Firstview," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our platform, or interact with our services (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of our Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our Services, including employers, hiring managers, recruiters, job candidates, and website visitors.
Table of Contents
- Information We Collect
- How We Use Your Information
- How We Share Your Information
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- Data Retention
- Data Security
- International Data Transfers
- Your Rights and Choices
- State-Specific Privacy Rights
- Children's Privacy
- Third-Party Links and Services
- Changes to This Privacy Policy
- Contact Us
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide and improve our Services. The types of information we collect depend on how you interact with us.
1.1 Information You Provide to Us
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, phone number, company name, job title, and password.
- Candidate Information: If you are a job candidate, we may collect your resume/CV, cover letter, name, email, phone number, LinkedIn profile URL, portfolio URL, work experience, education history, skills, language proficiencies, expected salary, current location, motivation text, and profile photo.
- Employer/Recruiter Information: If you are an employer or recruiter, we collect your company name, workspace settings, team member details, job posting content, and evaluation criteria.
- Interview Data: When you participate in an AI-powered interview session, we collect audio recordings, video recordings, transcripts of your interview, and AI-generated assessment reports.
- Payment Information: If you purchase our Services, we collect billing details and payment card information. Payment processing is handled by third-party payment processors.
- Communications: When you contact us for support, feedback, or inquiries, we collect the content of your communications.
- Survey Responses: Information you provide when responding to surveys or questionnaires.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you use our Services, we automatically collect certain information, including:
- Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, features used, actions taken, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and clickstream data.
- Log Data: IP address, access times, server logs, and error reports.
- Location Data: General location information inferred from your IP address.
1.3 Information from Third Parties
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): If your employer or recruiter uses an integrated ATS (e.g., Recruitee), we may receive candidate data through those integrations.
- LinkedIn: If candidates are added via our browser extension, we may receive publicly available profile information from LinkedIn.
- Service Providers: We may receive information from analytics providers, advertising partners, and other service providers that help us improve our Services.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing and Operating Our Services: To create and manage your account, deliver our AI interview platform, process applications, generate candidate assessments, and enable pipeline management features.
- AI-Powered Features: To conduct AI interview sessions, generate transcripts, produce evaluation reports, score CVs, parse resumes, and provide candidate insights through our artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
- Communication: To send you service-related notices, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
- Notifications: To send interview invitations, reminders, status updates, and other recruitment-related communications via email or WhatsApp (based on your notification preferences).
- Improvement and Development: To analyze usage patterns, diagnose technical issues, improve our Services, develop new features, and train and improve our AI models.
- Personalization: To customize your experience and provide content and features relevant to your needs.
- Security and Fraud Prevention: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, unauthorized access, and other illegal activities, and to protect the rights and safety of Firstview, our users, and others.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or governmental requests.
- Analytics: To generate aggregated, de-identified insights about how our Services are used.
- Marketing: To send promotional materials about our products and services, where permitted by law. You can opt out of marketing communications at any time.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We share your information only as described below:
- With Employers and Recruiters: If you are a candidate, your application data, interview recordings, transcripts, and assessment reports are shared with the employer or recruiter who initiated the hiring process.
- With Candidates: If you are an employer or recruiter, certain information (such as company name and job posting details) is shared with candidates.
- Service Providers: We share information with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, including cloud hosting, payment processing, email delivery, analytics, and customer support. These providers are contractually required to protect your information and may only use it for the purposes we specify.
- AI and Machine Learning Providers: We may share data with AI service providers to deliver and improve our AI-powered features, subject to appropriate data processing agreements.
- Affiliates: We may share information with our corporate affiliates and group companies for business operations and service improvement.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with a legal obligation; (b) protect and defend our rights or property; (c) prevent fraud or address security issues; or (d) protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change and any choices you may have regarding your information.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage) to collect information about your browsing activity and to improve our Services.
Types of Cookies We Use
| Type | Purpose |
|---|
| Essential Cookies | Required for the basic functionality of our Services (e.g., authentication, security). |
| Analytics Cookies | Help us understand how visitors interact with our Services so we can improve them. |
| Functionality Cookies | Remember your preferences and settings (e.g., language, region). |
| Marketing Cookies | Used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. |
Your Cookie Choices
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Services.
For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
- Account Data: Retained for the duration of your account and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with legal obligations.
- Candidate Data: Retained for the duration of the hiring process and as directed by the employer, in accordance with applicable data retention laws.
- Interview Recordings and Transcripts: Retained as determined by the employer's settings and applicable laws.
- Usage and Log Data: Retained for up to 24 months for analytics and security purposes.
When personal information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- Encryption of data in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest.
- Access controls limiting who can access personal information based on role and necessity.
- Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing.
- Employee training on data protection and security best practices.
- Incident response procedures for prompt notification in the event of a data breach.
While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. International Data Transfers
Firstview operates globally and your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including Turkey and the United States.
When we transfer personal information across borders, we take steps to ensure that your information receives an adequate level of protection, including:
- Using standard contractual clauses approved by relevant authorities.
- Ensuring that our service providers and partners maintain adequate data protection safeguards.
- Complying with applicable data transfer regulations, including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable.
8. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Restriction: Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes.
- Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
- Opt-Out of Marketing: Unsubscribe from marketing communications by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in our emails or by contacting us.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
9. State-Specific Privacy Rights
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
- Right to Know: You may request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of collection, the business purposes for collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we share your information.
- Right to Delete: You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- Right to Correct: You may request that we correct inaccurate personal information.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
To submit a request, please email [email protected] or call us at the contact number listed below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
Categories of Personal Information Collected: Identifiers, professional/employment information, internet/network activity, audio/visual information, geolocation data, and inferences drawn from the foregoing.
Other U.S. State Privacy Laws
Residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Montana, and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may have similar rights, including the right to access, correct, delete, and opt-out of certain processing activities. To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
10. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 16, please contact us at [email protected].
11. Third-Party Links and Services
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, services, or applications that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access.
We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or data protection policies of third-party services.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "Last Updated" date. We may also notify you via email or through our Services.
Your continued use of our Services after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Firstview Technology and Consulting Inc.
For data protection inquiries, you may also contact our Data Protection team at [email protected].