Privacy
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how PsyJobMarket.com collects, uses, stores, and protects personal information provided by users of our website.
PsyJobMarket.com is a platform for academic, research, clinical, and professional job opportunities in psychology, psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and related fields. By using our website, creating an account, posting a job, submitting information, or subscribing to our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies only to PsyJobMarket.com. It does not apply to third-party websites, employer websites, external application portals, or other websites that may be linked from our platform.
2. Who We Are
PsyJobMarket.com acts as the data controller for personal data collected through this website, unless otherwise stated.
For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us at:
PsyJobMarket.com
Email: info[@]psyjobmarket.com
Website: www.psyjobmarket.com
3. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect personal data from Candidates, Employers, and other website users.
For Candidates, this may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Country or location
- Academic discipline or field of expertise
- CV, résumé, cover letter, publications, or other application materials
- Job preferences or saved searches
- Account login information
- Any information voluntarily submitted through forms, profiles, applications, or communications
For Employers, this may include:
- Name and contact details of institutional representatives
- Institutional name and address
- Email address and phone number
- Billing or payment-related information
- Job posting content
- Institutional descriptions, logos, and recruitment materials
We may also automatically collect technical information, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Cookies and similar tracking data
4. How We Use Personal Data
We use personal data for legitimate recruitment, platform, administrative, and communication purposes.
This may include:
- Providing and operating PsyJobMarket.com
- Allowing Employers to post academic and professional job opportunities
- Allowing Candidates to search, save, or apply for jobs
- Facilitating communication between Candidates and Employers
- Managing user accounts
- Processing payments or invoices, where applicable
- Responding to inquiries submitted through contact forms
- Sending newsletters, job alerts, or platform updates, where users have subscribed or consented
- Improving the website, services, user experience, and security
- Complying with legal obligations
We do not sell users’ personal data.
5. Candidate Data and Employer Access
Where Candidates submit applications, CVs, profiles, or other materials through PsyJobMarket.com, this information may be shared with relevant Employers for recruitment purposes.
Employers must treat Candidate data as confidential and may use it only for legitimate recruitment-related purposes. Employers must not use Candidate data for unrelated marketing, commercial, or unauthorized purposes.
Once Candidate data is shared with an Employer, that Employer may act as an independent data controller for the information it receives. PsyJobMarket.com is not responsible for how Employers process Candidate data outside the platform.
6. Employer Data and Job Postings
Employers are responsible for ensuring that any information they submit to PsyJobMarket.com is accurate, lawful, and authorized.
By submitting job postings, institutional descriptions, logos, or related materials, Employers authorize PsyJobMarket.com to display and use this information for the purpose of operating and promoting the platform and its services.
7. Contact Forms
If you contact us through a contact form, we collect the information needed to respond to your inquiry. This may include your name, email address, subject, message, and any other information you choose to provide.
If required information is not provided, we may not be able to respond to your request.
8. Newsletters and Job Alerts
If you subscribe to newsletters, job alerts, or other updates, we may use your email address to send relevant information about academic jobs, platform updates, or related services.
You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.
9. Cookies and Similar Technologies
PsyJobMarket.com may use cookies and similar technologies to improve website functionality, analyze website traffic, remember user preferences, and enhance security.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
Where required by law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
10. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
Where applicable under the GDPR or similar data protection laws, we process personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or provision of requested services
- Legitimate interests, such as operating and improving the platform
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Protection of users, the website, or third parties
11. Data Sharing
We may share personal data only where necessary and appropriate, including with:
- Employers, where Candidates apply for jobs or make their profiles available
- Service providers who help us operate the website, process payments, send emails, host data, or provide technical support
- Legal authorities, where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights
- Professional advisers, such as legal, accounting, or technical consultants
We do not sell personal data to third parties.
12. Third-Party Links
PsyJobMarket.com may contain links to third-party websites, including employer websites, university pages, hospital pages, research institute websites, application portals, or external resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, accuracy, security, or policies of third-party websites. Users should review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit.
13. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of personal data submitted through the website.
Users are responsible for keeping their account login details confidential.
14. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Candidate profiles, applications, employer accounts, job postings, and communication records may be retained for platform operation, legal compliance, dispute resolution, security, and legitimate business purposes.
Users may request deletion of their personal data, subject to applicable legal or contractual obligations.
15. Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
- Object to direct marketing communications
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority
To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
16. Children’s Privacy
PsyJobMarket.com is intended for adults seeking or advertising academic, research, clinical, or professional opportunities.
The website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.
17. International Users
PsyJobMarket.com may be accessed by users from different countries. By using the website, users understand that their personal data may be processed in countries where data protection laws may differ from those in their country of residence.
Where required, we will take appropriate measures to protect personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.
Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, and protect personal data.
19. Contact
For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
Release Date: May 18, 2026