Privacy Policy for Seek.ng

Last Updated: [8-10-2025]

Welcome to Seek.ng. We are deeply committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring full transparency regarding how we collect, use, and share your information. This Privacy Policy details our practices concerning the information we collect from you when you use our website and services.

By using Seek.ng, you expressly consent to the data practices described in this policy.

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information through three primary channels: directly from you, automatically as you use our service, and occasionally from third parties.

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Account Information: When you register, whether as a Job Seeker or Employer, we collect basic identification and contact details such as your name, email address, phone number, and a secure password.
• Profile Information: This includes a wealth of detail crucial for our service. For Job Seekers, this covers your CV/resume, work experience, educational history, skills, and profile photo. For Employers, this includes the company name, physical address, and a business description.
• Application Data: When you apply for a job, we collect the specific information you submit as part of that application, which is then immediately shared with the prospective employer.
• Communication: Any information you provide when you interact with our support team or communicate with us in any other manner.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Log Data: Our servers automatically record certain information (“log data”) when you visit our site. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you view, the time and date of your visit, and other statistical data.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We utilize cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track activity on our service and hold specific information. Cookies are small data files that may include an anonymous unique identifier, essential for session management and targeted content.
• Device Information: We may collect details about the device you use to access Seek.ng, including the device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.

C. Information from Third Parties

We may receive supplemental information about you from external sources, such as social media platforms if you choose to connect your account, or from specialized analytics providers that help us understand user behaviour.

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2. How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used to power our service, enhance your experience, and support our business model, particularly through advertising.

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: We use your data to create and manage your account, facilitate job applications, effectively match employers with candidates, and deliver timely customer support.
• To Personalize Your Experience: To ensure relevance, we tailor content, including job and candidate recommendations, based on your profile, interests, and geographic location.
• For Marketing and Promotions: We may send you promotional emails about new features, special offers, and other relevant updates, but only if you have given explicit consent. You retain the right to opt out of these communications at any time.
• To Improve Our Website: We continually analyze the information and feedback we receive to iteratively improve our platform’s features, functionality, and overall user experience.
• For Analytics and Performance: To monitor and analyze site usage, identify technical issues, and track trends, ensuring our service is reliable and performant.
• For Advertising (Crucial for AdSense): We use your data to serve you with targeted, relevant advertisements. This is a core function that supports our operations and is a critical requirement for third-party advertising partners like AdSense.

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3. Use of Google AdSense and Third-Party Vendors

This section is vital for compliance and transparency regarding how advertising is managed on Seek.ng.

A. Third-Party Advertising

We leverage Google AdSense and other third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements when you visit our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites (specifically excluding your name, address, email address, or telephone number) to display advertisements for goods and services that are most likely to be of interest to you.

B. How Google Uses Data

Google employs cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to Seek.ng or other websites across the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables both Google and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their activity across the internet.

C. User Opt-Out

Users have the right to control and opt out of personalized advertising:

• You may opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

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4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We are committed to the principle that we do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to outside parties. However, we may share generic, aggregated demographic information—which is not linked to any personal identification—with our partners and advertisers.

We may share your information under the following limited circumstances:

• With Employers: Your job application and profile data are shared directly with the specific employer you have applied to, as this is the core function of our service.
• With Service Providers: We contract with trusted third-party companies to facilitate and perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, data analytics, customer support). They are given access to your information strictly to perform these tasks for us and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your data to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or mandatory governmental request; to protect the rights, property, and safety of our users, the public, or Seek.ng; or to enforce our terms and conditions.

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5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is strictly necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This period is also determined by the need to comply with our legal obligations, resolve potential disputes, and enforce our agreements.

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6. Your Data Protection Rights (Including GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you are afforded specific data protection rights. Seek.ng is committed to taking reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. These fundamental rights include:

• The right to access your information and request its update or deletion.
• The right of rectification for any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• The right to object to the processing of your Personal Data.
• The right of restriction on how your data is processed.
• The right to data portability to transfer your data to another organization.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

You can exercise any of these rights by contacting us directly at ask@seek.ng.

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7. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will take immediate steps to remove that information from our servers.

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8. Security of Your Data

The security of your data is paramount to us. We employ SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology to encrypt data during transmission. Furthermore, we implement commercially acceptable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. It must be noted, however, that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

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9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

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10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us using the following details:

• Email: ask@seek.ng
• Phone: 09027641666
• Mailing Address: Seek.ng, 15 Umuigwe Street, Around Highlife Bakery, Garriki Awkunanaw, Enugu State.