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Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2025  ·  GeekyOwls / CareerScore

CareerScore is a Chrome extension that scores LinkedIn job postings against your LinkedIn profile. This policy explains exactly what data we collect, what we do with it, and what we never do. The short version: your data stays on your device and we have no server to send it to.

1. What data CareerScore reads

When you visit your LinkedIn profile page and click Capture Profile, CareerScore reads the following information directly from the page you are already viewing:

When you visit a LinkedIn job posting, CareerScore reads the job title, company name, and job description from the page you are already viewing.

2. Where your data is stored

All data — your profile and your score history — is stored exclusively in chrome.storage.local. This storage is local to your browser, accessible only to the CareerScore extension, and never synced to any server or cloud service.

Clearing your browser's extension data or uninstalling CareerScore permanently deletes all stored data. There is no backup. This is by design.

3. What is transmitted externally

CareerScore operates in two modes depending on your hardware:

On-device scoring (Gemini Nano): On Chrome 127+ with 16 GB+ RAM or 4 GB+ VRAM, scoring runs entirely on your device using Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano AI model. Nothing is transmitted to any external server.

Cloud fallback (OpenRouter): When on-device AI is unavailable, CareerScore sends the current job description and a compact profile summary to OpenRouter (openrouter.ai). The summary contains your work experience, skills, and education — it does not include your name, location, contact information, or any personally identifying details. OpenRouter does not store this data (see openrouter.ai/privacy).

Paid features (LinkedIn Rewrite / ATS Resume): When you use a paid feature, the relevant sections of your profile and the target job description are sent to OpenRouter. The same privacy constraints apply — no name, no location, no contact information.

4. Payments

Payments are processed by Dodo Payments, a Merchant of Record service. CareerScore never handles your payment card details. When you complete a purchase, Dodo Payments provides an order reference which you paste into the extension to unlock your feature. This reference is stored locally in chrome.storage.local — it is never transmitted to CareerScore or any server operated by GeekyOwls.

5. Analytics and tracking

CareerScore collects no analytics. There are no tracking pixels, no usage telemetry, no error reporting services, no session recording tools, and no third-party scripts of any kind embedded in the extension.

We do not know how many times you have scored a job. We do not know which jobs you have viewed.

6. Permissions used and why

Host permission is granted for linkedin.com only. CareerScore does not access any other website.

7. Data retention and deletion

All data is stored only in your browser. To delete everything, go to chrome://settings/content/all, find CareerScore, and clear its storage. Alternatively, uninstalling the extension removes all data permanently.

There is no account to delete. There is no server-side data to request deletion of.

8. Children

CareerScore is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13.

9. Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of CareerScore after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy? Email us at hello@geekyowls.com.