Privacy Policy

We collect only the information needed to provide and improve Forte Resume Builder.

A. Account Information

When you create an account or use our service, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Login and authentication-related information

We do not collect phone numbers.

B. Resume and Job Application Content

To provide resume tailoring, ATS analysis, and related services, we may collect:

• Resumes you upload
• Resume text
• Job descriptions you provide
• AI-generated resume edits
• ATS/match reports
• Resume versions or outputs generated through the service

You retain ownership of all resume content and other materials you upload or generate through Forte Resume Builder.

C. Usage and Service Data

We collect limited usage data to operate the service, track product limits, and manage system cost. This may include:

• Number of resumes generated
• Token usage
• Total AI-processing cost associated with your account
• Feature usage related to resume generation and ATS reports

We currently do not use third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics, PostHog, or advertising trackers.

D. Payment Information

Payments are processed by Dodo Payments.

We do not collect, store, or process your full payment card details ourselves. Payment information is handled by Dodo Payments according to its own privacy and security practices. We may receive limited payment-related information, such as:

• Payment status
• Transaction confirmation
• Plan or credit purchase information
• Billing-related identifiers

E. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use essential cookies for:

• Account login
• Authentication
• Session management
• Security

We do not currently use advertising cookies, third-party tracking cookies, or behavioral advertising cookies.

We use your information to:

• Create and manage your account
• Provide resume tailoring and ATS analysis
• Generate resume edits, reports, and outputs
• Process purchases, credits, and subscriptions
• Track usage limits and service costs
• Improve product quality and reliability
• Respond to support requests
• Maintain security and prevent abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

We do not use your personal data for advertising.

Forte Resume Builder uses artificial intelligence services, including OpenAI, to provide resume parsing, tailoring, and ATS-related functionality.

When you use AI-powered features, we may send the following to our AI service providers:

• Resume text
• Job description text
• Instructions needed to generate resume edits or ATS analysis

We do not send payment information to AI providers.

We do not store AI conversations, because Forte Resume Builder is not designed as a chat-history product.

We do not use your resume content to train our own AI models.

Third-party AI providers may process submitted content according to their own terms, policies, and data-processing practices.

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

A. Contractual Necessity

We process your data when it is necessary to provide the service you requested, including:

• Creating your account
• Generating resumes
• Providing ATS reports
• Processing service usage
• Delivering purchased credits or paid features

B. Legitimate Interests

We may process certain information for legitimate business interests, including:

• Improving the service
• Preventing fraud or abuse
• Maintaining platform security
• Debugging and monitoring service performance
• Tracking token usage and system cost

We only rely on legitimate interests where those interests are not overridden by your privacy rights.

C. Consent

We may rely on your consent where required by law, such as if we later introduce optional marketing emails, non-essential cookies, or analytics tools. You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

D. Legal Obligation

We may process or retain certain information where necessary to comply with applicable laws, tax rules, accounting requirements, payment disputes, or legal requests.

For purposes of GDPR and similar privacy laws, Forte LLC is the data controller for the personal information collected through Forte Resume Builder. This means Forte LLC determines why and how your personal data is processed.

Some third-party services act as data processors or service providers on our behalf. These may include:

• Supabase — backend and database infrastructure
• Vercel — hosting and deployment
• Dodo Payments — payment processing
• OpenAI — AI processing
• GoDaddy — domain-related services

These providers may process your information only as needed to provide services to us, subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

We do not share your personal information with advertisers.

We may share limited information with third-party service providers only when necessary to operate Forte Resume Builder, including:

• Cloud hosting providers
• Database providers
• AI-processing providers
• Payment processors
• Security or infrastructure providers

We may also disclose information if required to:

• Comply with applicable law
• Respond to lawful legal requests
• Protect our rights, users, or service
• Investigate fraud, abuse, or security issues
• Complete a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets

If a business transfer occurs, we will take reasonable steps to ensure your information remains protected.

We retain your information for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide the service.

Because Forte Resume Builder allows users to access previously generated resumes and reports, we may retain account data, resume content, and generated outputs indefinitely unless you request deletion.

You may request account deletion at any time by contacting privacy@forteresume.com.

After deletion, we may retain limited information if necessary for:

• Legal compliance
• Fraud prevention
• Dispute resolution
• Tax, accounting, or payment records
• Security logs or backup systems

Where backup deletion is not immediate, data will be deleted or isolated according to our backup retention practices.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account or personal information
• Object to certain processing
• Restrict certain processing
• Request a copy of your data, where required by law
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• File a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise your rights, contact privacy@forteresume.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing your request.

If GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Restrict processing of your personal data
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Request data portability, where applicable
• Withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Forte LLC is based in India. If required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to support international data transfer compliance.

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. These rights may include:

• The right to know what personal information we collect
• The right to know how we use personal information
• The right to request access to personal information
• The right to request deletion of personal information
• The right to correct inaccurate personal information
• The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• The right to limit use of sensitive personal information, where applicable
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights

We do not sell your personal information.

We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

To exercise California privacy rights, contact privacy@forteresume.com.

For California privacy purposes, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

We collect this information from:

• You directly
• Your uploaded resume or job description
• Your use of the service
• Payment processors
• Authentication and infrastructure providers

We collect personal information for the following purposes:

• Providing resume generation and tailoring
• Creating ATS/match reports
• Managing accounts
• Processing payments and credits
• Maintaining platform security
• Preventing misuse or fraud
• Improving product functionality
• Providing customer support
• Complying with legal obligations

Forte Resume Builder does not sell personal information.

Forte Resume Builder does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Because we do not sell or share personal information as defined by CCPA/CPRA, we currently do not provide a separate “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link.

If our practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any required opt-out mechanism.

In accordance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act:

• This Privacy Policy is available through a clear link on our website.
• This Privacy Policy identifies the categories of personal information we collect.
• This Privacy Policy explains how we use and share information.
• This Privacy Policy explains how users can request deletion or correction.
• This Privacy Policy includes an effective date.
• We will update this page if our privacy practices materially change.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals. Forte Resume Builder does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals because we do not currently use advertising cookies or third-party behavioral tracking.

Third-Party Tracking

We do not currently allow third-party advertising networks to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities across different websites when you use Forte Resume Builder. If this changes, we will update this Privacy Policy.

Forte LLC is based in India, and our service providers may process data in countries where they operate.

If you access Forte Resume Builder from outside India, you understand that your information may be processed in India, the United States, or other countries where our service providers maintain infrastructure.

Where required, we will take reasonable steps to protect international transfers of personal information.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. These measures may include:

• Authentication controls
• Secure cloud infrastructure
• Limited access to user data
• Encrypted data transmission where applicable
• Access controls for backend systems
• Monitoring for abuse or misuse

However, no system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

You retain ownership of the resumes, job descriptions, and other content you upload or generate through Forte Resume Builder.

We do not claim ownership over your resume content.

You grant us a limited right to process your content only as needed to provide, maintain, secure, and improve the service.

Forte Resume Builder is not intended for children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

We do not currently send marketing emails.

If we introduce marketing emails in the future, you will be able to unsubscribe or opt out.

We may still send service-related emails, such as account, payment, security, or support messages.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

If we make material changes, we may notify users by:

• Updating the effective date
• Posting a notice on our website or app
• Sending an email notice, where appropriate

Your continued use of Forte Resume Builder after an updated Privacy Policy is posted means you accept the updated policy.

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