Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 31, 2025
Company Name: Guildy.ai, Inc.
Product/App: Guildy.ai
Website: https://guildy.ai
Contact Email: support@guildy.ai
Business Address: Guildy.ai, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
Introduction
Guildy helps users convert their Gmail job-related email threads into a visual job pipeline and provides AI interview preparation tools. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information.
Google API Services Disclosure
Our use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Data We Access
We only request the minimum access necessary to operate Guildy.
Google OAuth Scopes Requested
Required Scope
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.readonly
Read-only access to Gmail messages and metadata to detect job-related threads, infer stages, and display timeline context.
Identity Scopes
Used only for authentication and displaying your account profile.
We never request permission to send, delete, or modify email.
Gmail Data We Process
We access:
- Message metadata (message ID, thread ID, from/to, subject, date, labels)
- Limited text snippets for pipeline creation and stage detection
- Parsed context such as interview-related phrases (e.g., "schedule interview," "next round," "offer," "unfortunately")
We do not access Drive, Calendar, Photos, Contacts, or non-Gmail Google services.
Purpose of Data Use
We use Gmail data only to provide core user-visible features:
- Identify job-related threads and group them into pipelines
- Determine interview stage and timeline context
- Provide interview prep content tailored to the pipeline stage
- Support user notes and organization
We do not use Gmail data for:
- Advertising or marketing
- Profiling unrelated to job-search assistance
- Data sales or brokerage
Storage & Retention
We Store
- Account info (email, name, avatar)
- Gmail message/thread IDs, subject, participants, date
- Minimal snippets needed for pipeline view and classification
- Stage inference results, confidence scores, and timeline history
- Interview prep notes and transcripts (if you use the feature)
We Do Not Store
- Full Gmail inbox contents
- Email attachments unless explicitly surfaced by the user
- Drafts, chats, or unrelated messages
Retention Rules
- We do not persist full raw email bodies
- Temporary classification data is deleted within 30 days
- Snippet storage is strictly limited to text required for the product
- If the user disconnects Gmail, syncing stops immediately and Gmail-derived data is purged within 30 days
Sharing & Transfers
We do not:
- Sell personal data
- Share Gmail content with advertisers
- Allow third parties to train AI models on your data
- Allow human access to Gmail content unless required by law, abuse prevention, or user-initiated support
We may use service providers acting solely as data processors under confidentiality and Limited Use restrictions.
AI & Machine Learning
Guildy may send limited text context (or de-identified features) to an AI model to:
- Infer interview stages
- Generate interview prep questions and feedback
We require all AI vendors to not train on your data, consistent with Google's Limited Use policy.
Security
We implement strong security measures, including:
- TLS encryption in transit
- Encrypted data storage
- Restricted production access with logging
- Role-based internal access controls
- Secure secrets management
- Regular security reviews and monitoring
User Controls
Revoke Gmail Access Anytime
https://myaccount.google.com/permissions
Revoking access stops syncing immediately and triggers Gmail-derived data removal within 30 days.
Delete Your Data
You may:
- Delete your account inside Guildy (Settings → Delete Account)
- Email us at support@guildy.ai to request deletion
Full deletion includes:
- Account
- Pipelines
- Metadata/snippets
- Interview prep data
Backups delete on normal rotation.
Children's Privacy
- Guildy is not intended for children under 16.
- We do not knowingly collect data from children.
- If you believe we have, contact us for prompt deletion.
International Transfers
- Data may be processed in the United States.
- Where required, we apply appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
Changes to This Policy
- We may update this policy. Any updates will be posted here with a new effective date.
- Material changes may be communicated via email or in-app notice.
Contact Us
Guildy.ai, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
support@guildy.ai
By using Guildy, you agree to this Privacy Policy.