Privacy Policy

Contact Information

Data Controller & Publisher:
FairPayGuide
Website: fairpayguide.com
Contact Form
Email: contact@fairpayguide.com

For data protection inquiries, privacy concerns, or to exercise your rights under GDPR/CCPA, please use our contact form with subject line "Privacy Request".

Introduction

FairPayGuide ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

Information We Collect

Salary Submissions

When you submit salary data, we collect:

• Job title and company information
• Location (country, city, region)
• Salary amount and currency
• Experience level

All salary submissions are anonymized. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information with salary submissions. Company names are only used for aggregation and are never displayed publicly.

Data Retention: Anonymized salary data is retained indefinitely for aggregation and analysis purposes.

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:

• IP address (anonymized/hashed for spam prevention)
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent
• Referral source
• Device type and operating system

Data Retention: Usage logs are retained for 90 days for security and analytics purposes.

Newsletter Subscriptions

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:

• Email address
• Subscription date and time
• IP address

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email.

Contact Form Data

When you submit the contact form, we collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Subject
• Message
• IP address

Data Retention: Contact messages are retained for 1 year or until resolved, whichever is longer.

How We Use Your Information

• To aggregate and display salary data
• To improve our services and user experience
• To prevent spam, fraud, and abuse
• To respond to inquiries and support requests
• To send newsletters (only with your consent)
• To comply with legal obligations
• To analyze trends and generate statistics

Data Protection & Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
• IP addresses are hashed, not stored in plain text
• Salary data is aggregated before public display
• Regular security audits and updates
• Access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel only
• Secure database backups

Note: While we strive to use reasonable security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

Your Rights Under GDPR & CCPA

If you are located in the EU, UK, or California, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data we hold
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Deletion: Request deletion of your data (with certain exceptions)
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we use your data
• Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a portable format
• Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing at any time
• Right to Lodge a Complaint: File a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise these rights, please contact us with "Privacy Request" in the subject line. We will respond within 30 days.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and analyze how you use our site.

Essential Cookies: Required for site security and functionality. These are always enabled.

Analytics & Advertising Cookies: Used to understand usage patterns and deliver relevant ads. These require your explicit consent. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings or through our cookie consent banner.

See our Cookie Policy for more details.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect data:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics (anonymized IP addresses)
• Google AdSense: For advertising (may set cookies for ad delivery)
• Email Services: For sending contact form responses and newsletters

These third parties have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.