Skilltide

Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 30, 2025

Welcome to Skilltide. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. This privacy policy sets out how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

1. Data Controller

The entity responsible for your information (the "data controller") is the Finnish company:

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly to us when you use our service. This includes:

  • Account Information: Your name and email address.
  • Professional Profile Data: Information from your connected GitHub and LinkedIn profiles, and the content of your uploaded CV/resume.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our services.
  • Cookies & Analytics: We may use cookies to operate and secure our service, and we collect anonymized analytics data to understand usage and improve Skilltide.

3. How and Why We Use Your Information (Legal Basis)

We only use your data for the following purposes, and we have a legal basis for doing so under GDPR:

  • To Provide and Maintain Our Service (Performance of a Contract): We use your profile data to provide you with the core features of Skilltide, such as generating your scores, career roadmaps, and market insights.
  • To Improve Our AI Models (Legitimate Interest): We use anonymized and aggregated data to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of our analysis. We have a legitimate interest in making our service better for all users.
  • To Communicate With You (Performance of a Contract): We use your email to send essential service-related communications, such as account verification and updates.
  • With Your Consent: For any other purpose, we will ask for your explicit consent before using your personal information.

4. Data Security and Retention

We implement robust security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest.

  • CV Handling: Your uploaded CV document is used for immediate processing and is permanently deleted from our servers afterward. We only store the extracted, non-personal results required for your score.
  • Data Retention: We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. If you choose to delete your account, all of your personal data and analysis results will be immediately and permanently erased from our systems.

5. Data Sharing and International Transfers

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Your data is processed by our service providers, including Railway Corporation (for hosting) and Google (for AI models), which may involve transferring data outside of the European Union (EU). We ensure such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, primarily through the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.

6. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR

As a user in the EU, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • The right to rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • The right to erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data ("the right to be forgotten").
  • The right to restrict processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data.
  • The right to data portability: You can request that we provide your data in a machine-readable format to you or another service.
  • The right to object: You can object to our processing of your data under certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@skilltide.app

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. The relevant authority in Finland is the:

Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
(Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto)

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and, if applicable, via email.