Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

What We Collect

When you sign in with LinkedIn, we import:

  • Your name, email, photo, and headline
  • Skills and career history (to detect career gaps)

You review and edit all imported data before it's saved. We also collect data you provide directly: bio, role preferences, messages, and success stories.

What We Don't Collect

  • We never see or store your LinkedIn password
  • We don't use tracking pixels or cross-site cookies
  • We don't collect data we don't need to run the platform
  • We don't fingerprint your browser or device

How We Use Your Data

  • To create and display your profile to other members
  • To match you with helpers, mentors, and seekers
  • To enable messaging between connected users
  • To calculate and display karma points
  • To show aggregate stats (total users, connections made)

Who Can See Your Data

  • Public fields (display name, skills, bio) — visible to any logged-in user
  • Private fields (email, gap reason) — visible only to you
  • Real name — revealed only after a connection is accepted
  • Messages — visible only to you and the other person in the conversation

Data Storage & Security

All data is stored in Supabase (built on PostgreSQL). Data is encrypted at rest using AES-256 and in transit using HTTPS/TLS. Every table is protected by Row Level Security policies — even if a frontend bug were found, the database blocks unauthorized access.

Third Parties

We never sell, share, or expose your data to third parties. No data brokers. No analytics that identify individual users. No cross-site tracking. We may display course recommendations relevant to your skills — these are clearly labeled, optional, and never based on tracking your activity outside GapKarma.

Your Rights

  • View all data we have about you from your profile page
  • Edit or remove any profile field at any time
  • Delete your entire account and all associated data (profile, messages, connections, karma) with a single action
  • Choose what's visible — gap reason is always optional, success stories require explicit opt-in

Contact

Questions about your data? Email us at hello@gapkarma.com or use our contact form.