Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Sway ("we", "our", or "us") is operated by Spremt Labs. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform at joinsway.org (the "Service").

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you create a profile, we collect:

• Full name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• Location (town and county in Ireland)
• Professional information (role, experience, company, salary expectations)
• Work preferences (hours, communication style, environment)

2.2 Authentication Information

If you sign in with Google, we receive your Google account information (name, email) as provided by Google's OAuth service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and manage your profile
• Match you with remote job opportunities
• Send you job alerts (if you opt in)
• Make your profile visible to employers (if you choose this option)
• Generate anonymised statistics about remote work demand in Ireland
• Communicate with you about the Service

4. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent — When you create a profile and choose your visibility settings
• Legitimate interest — To operate and improve the platform, and to generate anonymised policy research

5. Profile Visibility

You can choose how your profile is used:

• Visible to employers: Your profile is searchable and viewable by employers who can contact you directly.
• Email notifications only: Your profile is private. You'll receive email alerts about matching jobs.
• Campaign support only: Your information is used only for campaign statistics and is not stored in the searchable database.

6. Data Sharing

We share your information only as follows:

• With employers: Only if you choose to make your profile visible
• With policymakers and researchers: Anonymised, aggregated data to support remote work policy advocacy in Ireland. Your individual details are never shared for this purpose.
• Service providers: We use third-party providers for data storage, authentication, email delivery, analytics, and advertising measurement
• Legal requirements: When required by law or to protect rights

7. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers (including Google and Reddit) process data outside the European Economic Area. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are in place.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information, including encryption in transit and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. If we experience a data breach affecting your information, we will notify you and the Data Protection Commission as required by law.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Data portability
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below.

10. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You can delete your profile at any time.

11. Cookies and Tracking

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. These are required for the site to function.

With your consent, we also use:

• Google Analytics — to understand how visitors use the site (collects IP address, device info, pages visited)
• Reddit Pixel — to measure the effectiveness of our advertising (collects conversion data when you sign up after clicking an ad)

These tracking tools only run if you consent. You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie settings on our site.

12. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your data rights, contact us at:

Email: privacy@joinsway.org