Privacy Policy

What we collect

Browsing and searching this site does not require creating an account, and job listings never ask you to submit anything through us – applications go directly to the employer. The data we do handle falls into five categories:

• Standard server logs. Like virtually any website, our hosting infrastructure automatically logs basic technical data for every request – IP address, browser/device type, page requested, and timestamp. This is used only for security (e.g. spotting abusive traffic) and keeping the site running, and isn't linked to any profile of you.
• Local theme preference. If you switch between light and dark mode, that choice is saved in your browser's local storage (not a cookie) so it's remembered on your next visit. This never leaves your device and contains no personal information.
• Job alerts. If you sign up for a job alert or ask to hear about jobs similar to one you viewed, we store your email address and the choices you made (role category, platforms, locations, employers, how often). We use them only to send those alerts, never share them, and every alert email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
• Employer contact form. Our For Employers page lets a company tell us what they're looking for (name, email, company, and your message). We use it only to follow up with you and don't share it with anyone else.
• Anonymous job-engagement counts. To show employers how their listings perform, we count how many times each job is seen in a list, opened, and clicked through to apply, as daily totals per job. These counts store no IP address, cookie or identifier and can't be linked to you, so they're kept regardless of your cookie choice. Your IP address is used briefly, and not stored with the counts, to filter out automated traffic.
• Analytics, with your consent. We use Google Analytics and session-replay tooling to understand aggregate site usage – which pages are popular, how people find us. Neither runs until you accept it in the cookie banner (or the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer) – see "Cookies" below.

Where the job listings come from

Every job shown on this site is sourced from a public career page published directly by the hiring employer. We link back to the original posting, and the "Apply" button sends you to the employer's own application system. We are not the employer, we don't process job applications ourselves, and we don't receive or store anything you submit on an employer's site.

Third-party links

Clicking through to an employer's career site (or any other outbound link on this site) takes you off ControlsCompass entirely. Once there, that site's own privacy policy and terms apply – we have no visibility into, or control over, how they handle your data.

Cookies

When you first visit, a banner asks you to choose between three categories. Nothing in Analytics loads until you say yes:

• Necessary. Keeps the site working (e.g. admin login sessions) and remembers your cookie choice itself. Always on – there's no opt-out, since the site can't function without it.
• Analytics. Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) and LogRocket, a session-replay tool. Both are blocked from loading at all until you accept this category, and Google Analytics respects Google's Consent Mode even after that.
• Marketing. Not currently used on this site – the category exists in the banner in case that changes, but nothing is wired to it today.

Change your choice anytime via the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page.

Children's privacy

This site is a professional job board intended for working adults and job seekers. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 16.

Changes to this policy

If how we handle data changes in a meaningful way, we'll update this page and revise the date at the top.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or how the site handles data can be sent to [email protected].