1. Introduction
At SentiNews, Inc. ("SentiNews", "we", "us", or "our"), privacy is a foundational design principle. We build next-generation, AI-driven financial news intelligence and media platforms. In doing so, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, users, and collaborators who submit information via our careers portal.
This Privacy Policy outlines how SentiNews collects, processes, stores, and protects personal data provided during your candidate application, account registration, and use of this careers platform.
2. Data Collection
We collect information that is necessary to evaluate your suitability for employment, internships, and open connection requests. This includes:
- Contact Details: Full name, email address, physical location, and contact numbers.
- Professional History: Resumes, CVs, portfolios, work experience records, and education profiles.
- System Credentials: Basic account data, cryptographically secured passwords, and browser cookies.
- Assessment Records: Responses to technical questionnaires, asynchronous screening exercises, and assessment metadata.
3. Data Usage & AI Processing
SentiNews utilizes modern machine learning and automated pipeline systems to optimize candidate screening. We use your data for:
- Evaluating resumes and matching profiles against open job roles.
- Verifying candidate identity and running basic automated fraud detection systems.
- Communicating updates regarding your application vector.
- Aggregating non-identifying telemetry to improve careers platform load speeds.
Automated RAG Filters Notice
Our ingestion systems use automated filters to verify original answers on technical assessments. These checks ensure fairness and code accuracy before your application proceeds to team reviews.
4. Sharing & Transfer
We do not sell, rent, or trade your candidate data to external third parties. We share information only in limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: Host infrastructure providers, database hosts, and email delivery providers operating under confidentiality agreements.
- Legal Requirements: Compliance with valid legal demands, warrants, or court orders requesting authentication logs.
5. Information Security
We employ rigorous industry-standard database security protocols. All candidate resumes are stored securely inside our PostgreSQL relational database tables. Connection pooling handles and session cookies are encrypted using advanced cryptographic signing keys.
Please remember that no transmission channel over the Internet is 100% secure. You are responsible for keeping your terminal sign-in credentials confidential.
6. Your Legal Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction (such as CCPA, GDPR), you hold legal rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: The right to view and export the resume information stored in your active profile.
- Rectification: The right to update your profile data, experiences, and calendar logs.
- Erasure: The right to request the complete deletion of your candidate account and applications.
To exercise these rights, please sign in to your dashboard or contact our legal compliance team at privacy@sentinews.com.