Effective Date: September 2025

At Huwaya.com, we believe in the power of transparency and fairness in the Iraqi job market. Your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and under what circumstances we may share data.

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1. What Information We Collect

• Voluntary Salary & Workplace Data: Any salary, job title, company culture, or related workplace insights you choose to submit. These contributions are entirely voluntary.
• Technical / Security Data: We log IP addresses for security monitoring. However, we do not link IP addresses with your submitted data.

2. Anonymity & Identifiability

• Anonymous Submissions: Your salary and company data are submitted anonymously. We do not require personally identifying information (PII) for contributions.
• Non-traceability: Because submissions are anonymous and not connected with your identity, they cannot be traced back to you.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To build a reliable, transparent dataset of salaries in Iraq for job titles, industries, and locations.
• To let users search and compare salary data to make informed career decisions.
• To enable features like the salary calculator and company culture ratings.
• For security purposes (e.g. detecting abuse, protecting data integrity).

4. Data Security

• We encrypt submitted data and store it using industry-standard security practices.
• IP logs are used only for security; they are not publicly linked to submissions or identifiable information.

5. Data Sharing & Third-Parties

While we maintain a strong commitment to privacy, there are some cases where data may be shared (in summary / anonymized / aggregated form). Specifically:

• Aggregated Statistics: We may publish or share aggregated, non-identifiable statistics (for example, average salaries by region or industry) with the public or third parties. Such summaries do not include your personal identity.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may engage third-party vendors (e.g. hosting services, analytics tools) to assist with site operations. Any such providers will have access only to data necessary for their service, and under confidentiality or contractual protection.
• Legal / Regulatory Requirements: If required by law or regulation, we may disclose data (including technical logs) to fulfill legal obligations, respond to legitimate requests, or protect our rights and the safety of our users.

6. Retention

• We retain submitted salary and workplace data for as long as needed to provide and improve our services.
• The retention period for IP logs or technical/security data may differ, according to legal or operational necessity.

7. Your Rights & Choices

• You are not required to submit identifying information to use the site’s main features (submit salary, search data, view aggregated statistics).
• Since submissions are anonymous, you cannot later request deletion of PII or identity-linked data (because we do not hold that).
• You may decline the use of non‐essential cookies or tracking features via your browser or device settings, as supported.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will post the revised version here with a new effective date. Continued use of Huwaya.com after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updates.

9. Contact

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: huwaya.com/contact