Privacy Policy

Effective: 5/11/2026. Last Updated: 5/11/2026.

We take your privacy very seriously. Please read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are, how and why we collect, store, use, and share your personal information. It also explains your rights in relation to your personal information and how to contact us or supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint.

We collect, use and are responsible for certain personal information about you. When we do so we are subject to various federal and state laws in the United States, and we are responsible for that personal information for the purposes of those laws.

Financial Information Note. If you finance a course or use any installment, retail installment contract, or other deferred-payment or credit arrangement, certain financial information you provide in connection with that transaction is also subject to the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and our separate GLBA Privacy Notice, which controls as to such financial information in case of any conflict with this Policy. The GLBA Privacy Notice is available at GLBA Privacy Notice URL.

1. Key Terms.

Term	Definition
We, us, our	Careerist Inc. 680 S Cache Street, Suite 100-8790 Jackson, WY 83001
Our contact details	[email protected]
Cookies	Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a certain webpage.

2. Personal Information We Collect About You and How Your Personal Information is collected

We may collect and use the following personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. The categories of personal information we collect depend on whether you are a customer, user, applicant or visitor, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect most of this personal information directly from you—in person, by telephone, text or email and via our website. However, we may also collect information from publicly accessible sources (e.g., LinkedIn profiles); directly from a third party (with your consent if it is applicable); from cookies on our website.

Information You Provide to Us:

Categories of Personal Information	Specific Types of Personal Information Collected
Minimum Identification/log-in details and registration on the website	Login name; E-mail address; Mobile phone number;
Rendering Services and Course Application. Payment and Financial Information.	In the course of rendering Services to you, signing the Agreement and processing the payment we may also ask you to provide additional information and/or documents including, but not limited, to: ID/passport number/photocopy of ID/passport; Social Security number; Relevant card tokens, as well as the first 4 and last 4 digits of the credit card number; Proof of Employment Authorization (your eligibility to work in the United States); signature; address, telephone number; education history and career goals; employment history.
Your Communications with Us	We collect personal information from you such as: email address, phone number, or mailing address when you request information about our Services, register for our newsletter or referral program, request customer or technical support, or otherwise communicate with us.
Social Media Content.	We may offer forums, blogs, or social media pages. Any content you provide on these channels will be considered “public” and is not subject to privacy protections.
Referral Program	We collect your data when you participate in Referral Program such as: Full name and surname; Address (state, city, zip code); Social security number; Email address and contact phone number.
Information Collected Automatically or From Others
Category	Details
Automatic Data Collection	We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services including your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information, Internet or mobile service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, and other information about how you use the Services (e.g. location, cookies, access times and dates, referring/exit pages, clickstream data, pages of the sites that you visit; the time spent on those pages or interacting with certain portions of the sites, information you search for on the sites).
Information from Other Sources	We may obtain information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations to supplement information provided by you. For example, if you access our Services through a third-party application, such as an app store, a third-party login service, or a social networking site or you log in to a third party’s service using your Careerist credentials, we may collect information about you from that third-party application that you have made public via your privacy settings. Information we collect through these services may include your name, your user identification number, your user name, location, gender, birth date, email address or other contact information, profile picture, activities such as test completion and results, and your contacts stored in that service. This supplemental information allows us to verify information that you have provided to us and to enhance our ability to provide you with information about our business, products, and Services.

Sensitive Personal Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the Services, we may collect certain categories of sensitive personal information as defined under applicable law, including:

Government-issued identification numbers (Social Security number, passport number, driver’s license number)
Financial account credentials (credit card tokens, first and last four digits of credit card number)
Proof of employment authorization

For details on how we handle sensitive personal information, including your right to limit its use, see Section 11 (Sensitive Personal Information).

3. How and Why We Use Your Personal Information

Under data protection law, we can only use your personal information if we have a proper reason for doing so, e.g.,:

A legitimate interest is when we have a business or commercial reason to use your information, so long as this is not overridden by your own rights and interests.

The table below explains what we use (process) your personal information for and our reasons for doing so:

What we use your personal information for	Our reasons
To provide Services to you	For the performance of our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract. We process your data on the basis of the agreement between you and us, formed further to your acceptance of our Terms of Service, including Privacy Policy, to the extent required for the performance of the agreement (the “Agreement”). Your minimum identification data, and the processing of the data you choose to provide to us is necessary to ensure we can provide the Services properly under the Agreement, which is otherwise impossible. Therefore, your provision of such data and consent to processing thereof is a requirement necessary to enter into the Agreement.
Provide you with additional content and Services	Providing you with customized materials about offers, products, and Services that may be of interest, including new content or Services; Other purposes you consent to, are notified of, or are disclosed when you provide personal information.
To prevent and detect fraud against you or Careerist. Preventing unauthorized access and modifications to systems	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to minimize fraud that could be damaging for us and for you: detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity
Ensuring compliance with applicable regulations including the tax requirements	For our legitimate interest and to be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Ensuring business policies are adhered to, e.g. policies covering security and internet use	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to make sure we are following our own internal procedures so we can deliver the best Service to you.
Operational reasons, such as improving efficiency, training and quality control	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to be as efficient as we can so we can deliver the best Service for you.
Ensuring the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to protect trade secrets and other commercially valuable information. To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Statistical analysis to help us manage our business, e.g. in relation to customer base, product range or other efficiency measures	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to be as efficient as we can so we can deliver the best Service for you.
Marketing our services	For our legitimate interests or those of a third party, i.e. to promote our business to existing and former customers.

4. Promotional Communications

We may use your personal information to send you updates (by email, text message, telephone or post) about our services, including exclusive offers, promotions or new services.

We have a legitimate interest in processing your personal information for promotional purposes (see above “How and why we use your personal information”). This means we do not usually need your consent to send you promotional communications. However, where consent is needed, we will ask for this consent separately and clearly.

We will always treat your personal information with the utmost respect and according to the CAN-SPAM Act which is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

To be in accordance with CAN-SPAM Act, we agree to the following:

not to use false or misleading subjects or email addresses;
identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way;
include the physical address of our business or site headquarters;
monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used;
honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly;
allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at [email protected] and we will promptly remove you from all correspondence.

You have the right to opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time by: We may ask you to confirm or update your marketing preferences if you instruct us to provide further services in the future, or if there are changes in the law, regulation, or the structure of our business.

5. Who We Share Your Personal Information With

Except as described in this Privacy Policy (including Section 6 regarding advertising technologies), we do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. We may share personal information with:

We only allow our service providers to handle your personal information if we are satisfied they take appropriate measures to protect your personal information. We also impose contractual obligations on service providers relating to ensure they can only use your personal information to provide services to us and to you. We may also share personal information with external auditors.

We may disclose and exchange information with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations.

We may also need to share some personal information with other parties, such as potential buyers of some or all of our business or during a restructuring. We will typically anonymize information, but this may not always be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligations.

International Data Transfers

You agree that all information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected and require our third-party service providers and partners to have appropriate safeguards as well. Further details can be provided upon request.

6. Personal Information We Disclosed for a Business Purpose

We do not sell personal information for monetary consideration. However, our use of certain advertising technologies (such as the tracking pixels, cookies, and similar tools listed in Section 15) may constitute “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.140(ah)). The categories of personal information that may be shared in this manner include identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, and inferences. You may opt out of such sharing as described in Section 10 (Your US State Privacy Rights).

In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed for a business purpose to one or more third parties the following categories of personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household:

Identifiers: Name and Other Identifiers such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers.
Purchase History: Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
Internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement);
Geolocation data;
Audio, electronic, visual or similar information;
Professional or employment-related information;
Education information;
Inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.

7. Where Your Personal Information is Held

Information may be held at our offices and those of our third party agencies, service providers, representatives and agents as described above (see above: “Who We Share Your Personal Information with”).

These third parties may be based outside the United States. We require our third-party service providers to implement appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information.

8. How Long Your Personal Information Will Be Kept

We retain your personal information for the periods described below, unless a longer period is required by applicable law:

Account data (name, email, login credentials): Duration of your account plus one (1) year after account closure
Government-issued IDs (SSN, passport): Only as long as required to complete identity verification or as required by applicable law, then securely deleted
Employment authorization documents: Duration of your enrollment plus one (1) year after program completion, or as required by applicable law, whichever is longer
Payment data (card tokens, transaction records): As required by applicable financial regulations and tax law
Education records (enrollment, coursework, certificates): 7 years after program completion
Marketing and analytics data: 12 months from your last interaction with the Services
Referral program data: 12 months after reward fulfillment

Where a specific period is not indicated above, we retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, to comply with legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements.

When personal information is no longer needed for any of these purposes, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

9. International Users

Our Services are designed for and directed to individuals located in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide may be transferred to and processed in the United States, which may have data protection laws that differ from those of your country. By using our Services, you acknowledge this transfer. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland for the purpose of offering them goods or services. In the rare event that we enroll a customer located outside the United States following direct communication with our sales team, we process that individual’s personal information solely to provide the Services they have requested.

10. Your US State Privacy Rights

California Residents. If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, the “CCPA”). These rights include:

The right to know what personal information we have collected about you;
The right to delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to exceptions;
The right to correct inaccurate personal information;
The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information;
The right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information (see Section 11);
The right to data portability — to receive a copy of your personal information in a portable format;
The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

Additional Rights That May Apply Depending on Your State. Depending on your state of residence, you may also have:

The right to opt out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. This right applies to residents of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Minnesota, and other states with comparable statutes, to the extent applicable to our processing.
The right to request a list of specific third parties to which we have disclosed your personal information (Oregon residents only, pursuant to Or. Rev. Stat. §646A.578(1)(d)). For residents of other states, we disclose the categories of third parties as described in Section 5.
The right to question the results of profiling that produced a legal or similarly significant effect concerning you, and to have such profiling reviewed (Minnesota residents, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §325O.05(a)(5)).

Maryland Residents — Data Minimization and Sensitive Data. In compliance with the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (Md. Code, Com. Law §14-4607), we process personal data only as reasonably necessary and proportionate to the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell sensitive personal data under any circumstances.

Universal Opt-Out Preference Signals. We are implementing recognition of universal opt-out preference signals, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (11 CCR §7025), the Colorado Privacy Act (§6-1-1313), the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, and other applicable state laws. Once implemented, a detected signal will be treated as a valid request to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information and, where applicable, of processing for targeted advertising.

Residents of Other US States. If you are a resident of another US state with a comprehensive consumer privacy law that applies to our processing of your personal information, you may have rights similar to those described above under your state’s law. The specific rights available to you depend on your state of residence.

Exercising Your Rights. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected] or submit a request through careerist.com/request-form. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (generally 45 days, with extensions as permitted by law). We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

Appeals. If we decline your privacy request, you may appeal our decision by contacting us at [email protected] with the subject line “Privacy Rights Appeal.” We will respond to your appeal in writing within forty-five (45) days. If your appeal is denied, we will provide you with information about how to contact your state’s Attorney General to submit a complaint.

11. Sensitive Personal Information

We may collect the following categories of sensitive personal information, as defined under applicable law:

Government-issued ID numbers (Social Security number, passport number, driver’s license number) — Identity verification for enrollment, employment eligibility verification, referral program administration
Financial account credentials (Credit card tokens, first and last four digits of credit card number) — Payment processing
Employment authorization documents (Proof of employment authorization) — Verification of employment eligibility for internship and career services

Your Right to Limit. You have the right to direct us to limit our use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information to uses that are necessary to provide the Services you have requested. To exercise this right, contact us at [email protected] with the subject line “Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information.”

We do not use sensitive personal information for purposes beyond those necessary to provide the Services, and we do not sell or share sensitive personal information.

For Maryland residents, this prohibition on the sale of sensitive personal data is absolute and is not subject to consent-based exceptions, as required by Md. Code, Com. Law §14-4607(b)(4).

12. AI Data Handling

We may use artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in connection with the Services. These tools may process personal information you provide (such as resumes, career profiles, and project submissions) for the purpose of generating personalized educational content and career recommendations. We do not use your personal information to train general-purpose AI models without your consent. For more information about the AI tools we offer and the limitations on their output, see Section 10 of our Terms of Service.

13. How to Exercise Your Rights.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy Policy, please:

Email to us [email protected]
Call us 14153199099
Mail your request to: 680 S Cache Street, Suite 100-8790 Jackson, WY 83001
or use the following link to our webpage careerist.com/request-form (for California residents).

To protect your personal information, we verify your identity before processing requests. The level of verification we require is proportional to the sensitivity of your request — for example, we may verify your identity by matching information you provide (such as your name and email) against our records, or by sending a verification email to the address associated with your account. For sensitive requests such as deletion or access to sensitive personal information, we may require a signed declaration under penalty of perjury. We generally will not require you to provide a government-issued ID to verify a routine, non-sensitive request.

We are not obligated to make a data access or data portability disclosure if we cannot verify that the person making the request is the person about whom we collected information, or is someone authorized to act on such person’s behalf.

Any personal information we collect from you to verify your identity in connection with you request will be used solely for the purposes of verification.

We will respond within 45 days of receiving a personal information request, with extensions as permitted by applicable law.

14. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a data breach that compromises your personal information, we will notify you and applicable regulatory authorities as required by law. Where required, notification will be provided without unreasonable delay and in accordance with the breach notification requirements of your state of residence.

15. Cookies Policy

Careerist uses cookies to help provide, protect and improve Careerist services. This Policy describes the cookies we use and explains why we use cookies and how we deal with the collected information. It also explains how cookies enable Careerist website to function properly and why you may not be able to experience the full functionality of the website if you disable the use of cookies. Careerist Cookie Policy should be read alongside, and in addition to, our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a certain webpage. Cookies are then sent back to the originating webpage on each subsequent visit, or to another webpage that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are used in order to make Careerist website work, or to work more efficiently.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited the Careerist website before or whether you are a new visitor. Cookies allow Careerist to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalize your experience on our Site.

How does Careerist use cookies?

We use different types of cookies to run the Site:

Essential cookies. Necessary for the operation of the Site. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, or offer Site features.
Analytical/performance cookies. Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the Site when using it. This helps us improve the way the Site works.
Functionality cookies. Used to recognise you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences.
Targeting cookies. Record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the content more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

First-Party Cookies Table:

Title	Description
Enable user's registration and login process	Cross-page and cross-subdomain transfer of user authorization Ensuring secure authorization Ensuring user-friendly authorization
Source of the website link	Website or other resource (e.g., mobile application) from which the user accessed careerist.com
UTM tags about the advertising company (the source of Internet traffic)	Collecting standard analytical data about the advertising company from which the user came to the website. Utm_source. Identifies which site sent the traffic, and is a required parameter. Utm_medium. Identifies what type of link was used, such as cost per click or email. Utm_campaign. Identifies a specific product promotion or strategic campaign. Utm_term. Identifies search terms. Utm_content. Identifies what specifically was clicked to bring the user to the site, such as a banner ad or a text link. It is often used for A/B testing and content-targeted ads.
Learning Space Settings Cookies	Learning Space Settings Cookies

Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site and refine marketing efforts.

Tracking cookies. Follow on-site behavior and tie it to other metrics allowing better understanding of usage habits.
Optimization cookies. Allow real-time tracking of user conversion from different marketing channels to evaluate their effectiveness.
Partner cookies. Provide marketing conversion metrics to our partners so they can optimize their paid marketing efforts.

Third-Party Cookies Table:

Title and Domain(s)	Careerist Purpose	Privacy and Cookie Policy Links
Google Analytics analytics.google.com	Website visitor analytics Setting up an advertising campaign based on the data of the website audience in Google Ads	https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
Facebook Pixel https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-ads-pixel	Website visitor analytics Setting up an advertising campaign based on the data of the website audience on the advertising platforms of Meta	https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Twitter https://ads.twitter.com/login	Setting up an ad campaign based on Twitter audience data	https://twitter.com/en/privacy
TikTok pixel https://ads.tiktok.com	Website visitor analytics Setting up an advertising campaign based on the data of the website audience on the advertising platforms of TikTok	https://ads.tiktok.com/help/article?aid=10005079
AdRoll https://www.adroll.com	Launch display ads, social media ads, and email that engages existing customers, attracts new customers, and grows revenue	https://www.nextroll.com/privacy
Rakuten https://www.rakuten.com/	Launch display ads, social media ads, and email that engages existing customers, attracts new customers, and grows revenue	https://rakutenadvertising.com/legal-notices/services-privacy-policy/

Certain content and features in our services depend on cookies to function. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use some or all of the features we offer. You may not be able to log in, store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

“Do Not Track.” California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. Please note that we do not respond to or honor DNT signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers. However, we do honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals as described below.

Global Privacy Control. Global Privacy Control (GPC) is one of the mechanisms we support for opting out of the sale or sharing of your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.135). When we detect a GPC signal from your browser, we treat it as a valid opt-out request. You may also exercise your opt-out rights through the “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link available on our website. You can learn more about GPC at https://globalprivacycontrol.org.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date, and by sending an email to the address associated with your account. For material changes, we will provide reasonable advance notice before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy. Any dispute arising under this Privacy Policy shall be resolved pursuant to the dispute resolution provisions of our Terms of Service.

17. Children’s Information

The Services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you are under 18, please do not use the Services or provide any personal information to us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from an individual under 18 without appropriate authorization, we will delete that information promptly. COPPA-specific note: we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13; if a parent or guardian believes their child under 13 has provided us information, they may contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it.

18. How to Contact Us

Please contact us by mail or email if you have any questions about this privacy policy or the information we hold about you.

Our contact details are shown below:

contact email address: [email protected]
Careerist Inc.
680 S Cache Street, Suite 100-8790
Jackson, WY 83001

19. Do You Need Extra Help?

If you would like this notice in another format (for example: audio, large print, braille) please contact us (see “How to contact us” above).