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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 18 August 2025

1. Who We Are

Welcome to Find a Space Job ("we", "us", "our"). We provide a job board dedicated to the European space industry. Protecting your personal data is a top priority. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we keep it safe.

2. The Data We Collect

We collect and process the following types of information:

  • Identity and Contact Data: If you create an account or post a job, we may collect your name, email address, and company name.
  • Transaction Data: If you purchase a job posting, we collect details about the transaction. Please note, we do not store your full credit card details; this is handled securely by our payment processor.
  • Technical Data: This includes technical information necessary to maintain the security and integrity of our service. This may include data derived from your IP address used for abuse prevention and for anonymous analytics.
  • Usage Data: This includes information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit and which links you click. This data is collected on an anonymous or aggregated basis to help us improve our service.

3. How and Why We Use Your Data

We use your data for the following purposes, relying on specific legal grounds (lawful basis) as required by GDPR:

  • To Provide Our Service: We use your Identity, Contact, and Transaction data to fulfill our contract with you, such as publishing your job post or managing your account. (Lawful Basis: Performance of a Contract)
  • To Improve Our Platform: We analyze anonymous Usage and Technical data to understand what our users need, fix bugs, and improve the user experience. (Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests)
  • For Security: We use Technical data to protect our services from fraud and abuse. (Lawful Basis: Legitimate Interests)
  • To Communicate With You: We may use your Contact data to send you important information about your account or our services. (Lawful Basis: Performance of a Contract or Legitimate Interests)

4. Cookies and Consent

We use two types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function (e.g., keeping you logged in). They do not require consent.
  • Analytics Cookies: These help us understand user behavior. We will only use these cookies if you provide your consent via our cookie banner.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. To operate our service, we may share information with the following categories of third parties:

  • Payment Processors: To handle secure payments for job postings.
  • Cloud Hosting Providers: To host our website and database.
  • Government Authorities: If required to do so by law.

These providers are bound by contract to protect your data and only use it for the purposes we specify.

6. International Data Transfers

Our service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer your data outside the EEA, we ensure it is protected by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission.

7. Data Security and Retention

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no system is 100% secure. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for any legal or accounting requirements.

8. Your Legal Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The right to access: You can request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate data.
  • The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances.
  • The right to restrict processing: You can ask us to suspend the processing of your data.
  • The right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • The right to object: You can object to our processing of your data where we are relying on a legitimate interest.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@findaspacejob.com.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@findaspacejob.com.