TECH TRIBE – Job Application Co-pilot

The Free Edition of the Techtribe Job Application Co-pilot provides comprehensive, fully functional application tools bundled directly inside the extension:

Techtribe is designed for effortless integration into your daily job search in four straightforward steps:

This Privacy Policy applies specifically to the TECH TRIBE – Job Application Co-pilot (Free) browser extension (the “Extension”), starting from version 1.1.0. It explains what data the Extension handles, where that information is kept, the exact browser permissions utilized, and your statutory rights and controls.

• Extension Publisher: Industrus Tech Business Solutions, the operator and initiative sponsor of Techtribe.
• Official Website: https://techtribe.industrustech.in/
• Registered Office: Panampilly Nagar, Kochi, Kerala 682036, India.
• Grievance & Privacy Contact: grievance@industrustech.in (copy to support@industrustech.in).

Scope Boundary: This Policy covers the browser extension exclusively. If you visit our marketing website, enrol in a global career acceleration program, or interact with our advisory team, the separate Techtribe Website Privacy Policy & Data Protection Notice governs those activities.

In strict compliance with the Google Chrome Web Store Single Purpose Policy, the Extension has one unambiguous, user-facing purpose: helping job seekers manage and streamline their job applications from inside the browser.

Using a local profile you create, the Extension performs the following core tasks:

• Compatibility Evaluation: Checks how well a job posting matches your background, using deterministic rules that execute locally on your machine.
• Material Preparation: Drafts cover letters and responses to application screening questions based on your profile and the active job posting.
• On-Demand Autofill: Fills standard, eligible fields on career portal forms when you explicitly click the autofill action.
• Pipeline Tracking: Organises your job opportunities, application stages (8 stages), dates, notes, and follow-up reminders in one persistent tracker.

No User Authentication Required: No login, account creation, password, or third-party authentication is required to use the Free Edition. All intelligence is executed client-side via the bundled Techtribe Smart Engine.

The Extension works only with information strictly necessary to provide its core job assistance features. All handled data is stored exclusively in your browser's private local extension storage (chrome.storage.local). We do not receive, collect, or store your data on any server.

The Extension interacts with web pages strictly in specific, user-controlled circumstances. Extracted content is processed in memory on your device and never transmitted to our servers:

• When You Explicitly Trigger It on a Page: Clicking the toolbar action icon, right-clicking to use a context menu action (“Save this job to Techtribe” or “Use selection as job description”), or clicking a capture/autofill button causes the Extension to read content only from the active tab.
• While the Side Panel's Job View Is Open: If the Job View is open, the Extension checks the current page on screen and, if it identifies a job posting, captures the text and computes compatibility against your saved profile.
• Optional On-Page Floating Assistant (Off by Default): You can optionally enable the floating on-page assistant in Settings. When turned on, your browser prompts you to grant website access. The assistant inspects HTTP/HTTPS pages to identify job vacancy descriptions or application forms. It displays compatibility badges only on relevant career pages. No data is saved or recorded from non-job pages.
• Form Submission Detection (Assistant On): When submitting an application form with the assistant enabled, it records a temporary note of the page address, role title, and company to ask if you wish to track the application. It does not read or save what you typed into the form fields.
• Autofill Safety & Overwrite Protection: When you invoke autofill, the Extension scans standard field labels. It only populates eligible empty fields and never overwrites text you have already typed. It never automatically clicks submit.

Every permission declared in the Extension manifest (Manifest V3) is strictly necessary to deliver its core job search assistance features. No unnecessary or broad background permissions are requested:

• Exclusively on Your Local Device: All handled data is stored in your browser's local extension storage partition (chrome.storage.local). It is never synchronized to Google Chrome Cloud Sync and is never uploaded to any remote server.
• Zero Publisher Server Infrastructure: The Free Edition does not communicate with any API or database operated by Industrus Tech or third parties. It contains zero analytics software, zero advertising trackers, and zero telemetry modules.
• No Remote Code Execution: The Extension does not dynamically fetch or evaluate remote scripts. All JavaScript (including PDF.js and parsing modules) is bundled locally within the extension installation package.
• Strict Purpose Limitation: Stored data is used solely to provide the user-facing job co-pilot features specified in Section 02.

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or share your data with third parties, and we have no technical ability to access it. Information leaves your browser only when you deliberately initiate an external action:

• Submitting an Application to an Employer: When you use autofill or insert a cover letter on an employer's career site, that information is transmitted to the employer or job platform only when you click the submit button on their website. Their independent privacy policy governs that data.
• WhatsApp Mentorship & Automation Inquiries: If you choose to click “Chat with us on WhatsApp” or “Talk to a mentor on WhatsApp”, the Extension opens https://wa.me/447459294239 in a new tab with prefilled message text. Depending on the action clicked, this message may include your total application count (e.g., milestone reach) or the role title, company name, and stage of an application. This message is never sent automatically: you can review, edit, or delete the text before sending it. Once sent, the conversation is governed by WhatsApp's Privacy Policy and the Techtribe Privacy Policy.
• Social Media Links: Clicking icons for Instagram, YouTube, or LinkedIn opens those respective platforms in a new tab. No career data or profile details are transmitted.
• File Backups and Tracker Exports: When you generate an Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx), Word document (.docx), print preview, or JSON backup, the file is assembled client-side in browser memory and downloaded directly to your device. You retain full control over the exported file.

• Single Purpose Adherence: Handled data is used exclusively to provide and improve the single purpose of browser-based job application assistance described in Section 02.
• Zero Data Transfers: Data is not transferred to third parties, except in the specific user-directed actions outlined in Section 07.
• No Advertising Use: Handled data is never used, transferred, or sold for serving advertisements, including personalized, contextual, or retargeted ads.
• No Creditworthiness Assessment: Handled data is never used to determine creditworthiness or for consumer lending purposes.
• No Human Access: Because all data resides strictly on the user's device and is never uploaded to publisher servers, no employee or contractor at Techtribe or Industrus Tech has access to candidate data.

Your data remains in your local browser storage until you choose to modify or remove it. Because we hold no server copy, we cannot restore lost data, nor can we inspect or delete your records on your behalf. You maintain direct control through the following mechanisms:

• View & Edit: You can view, modify, or update your profile details, application preferences, saved jobs, and tracked applications at any time directly in the Extension interface.
• Export Your Data: In Settings → Your data, click Back up to download a complete, unencrypted JSON copy of your profile, jobs, preferences, and tracker. In the Tracker view, click Excel to export your full application history to an Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet.
• Delete All Data: In Settings → Your data, click Delete all. This immediately purges your profile, preferences, jobs, applications, and saved answers from browser storage. Your display preferences (theme) are retained.
• Uninstall the Extension: Removing the Extension from Chrome via chrome://extensions permanently purges all local storage partitions associated with the Extension from that browser profile.
• Withdraw Optional Permissions: You can turn off the floating on-page assistant at any time in Settings, or revoke host permissions by navigating to chrome://extensions → Techtribe details → Site access.

These built-in controls enable you to directly exercise your statutory data protection rights, including under India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, the UK GDPR, the EU GDPR, and the UAE PDPL.

• Browser Sandbox Isolation: The Extension operates within Google Chrome's secure extension sandbox. Web pages you visit cannot access the Extension's local storage partition (chrome.storage.local).
• No Network Transmission: Because data is not transmitted over public networks to any publisher backend, it is not vulnerable to interception in transit to publisher infrastructure.
• Device Security Responsibility: Data stored in chrome.storage.local and downloaded backup files are unencrypted on your local file system. Anyone with access to your computer or browser profile may access this information. We recommend using device-level encryption (such as BitLocker or FileVault) and locking your computer when unattended.

The Extension is intended strictly for individuals aged 18 years or older who are seeking professional employment opportunities. It is not directed at or designed for minors, and we do not knowingly collect or process information from anyone under the age of 18.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect product enhancements, browser platform updates, or legal requirements. When updates occur, the effective date at the top of this page will be revised. If a future release introduces features that transmit data off your device, we will update this Policy in advance and notify users prominently within the Extension interface prior to implementation.

Statutory Resolution Timelines: We acknowledge all privacy inquiries within 48 hours of receipt and aim to resolve all grievances within 30 calendar days. If you remain unsatisfied, you may escalate your concern to the regulatory supervisory authorities detailed in Section 11 of the Techtribe Website Privacy Policy.