Parley is an interview practice, career and learning website run from the United Kingdom. This page explains, in plain words, what we collect, why, and what you can ask us to do with it. We never sell your data and we don't show ads.
In short
We collect only what Parley needs to work, and we never sell your data or show ads.
We never ask for your bank account details, card numbers or full home address. Please don't type them into Parley.
You can download or delete all your data yourself at any time from My account.
What we collect
Your account: name, email, country, and your password (stored only as a scrambled hash, so nobody at Parley can read it).
What you create: your resume, practice interviews and answers, scores, job tracker, exam practice and course progress. Without an account this stays in your own browser. With an account we save a copy so it follows you to other devices.
Payments: card payments are handled by Lemon Squeezy on their secure checkout; we never see or store your card number. We only receive your email, the plan and whether the payment went through.
Apply for me and Parley Jobs: when you approve an application, the CV and cover letter you chose are sent to that employer.
Weekly job-match emails (only if you turn them on): we use your CV and the job area you searched to pick jobs for you. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link.
Messages you send us through the Contact page, and waiting-list sign-ups.
Basic technical data such as your browser type and rough location (your country and nearest town, worked out from your internet connection), used to show prices in your currency, suggest jobs near you and keep the site secure. We count visits per country as simple totals; we don't store your IP address or town.
"📍 Near me" (only if you tap it): your browser asks your permission first. Your position is rounded to about 1 km, turned into a town name to search jobs, and never saved.
Why we use it
To run the features you ask for: build your interview, score answers, write and check your resume, find jobs, run your quizzes and courses.
To keep your account secure and your progress saved.
To process payments, give you Pro and issue certificates.
To answer your messages and, if you joined a waiting list, tell you when that feature opens.
Our legal reasons under UK GDPR are: to provide the service you signed up for (contract), our legitimate interest in keeping Parley safe and working, and your consent where we ask for it. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Who helps us run Parley
We use trusted providers who process data only to run Parley for us:
Anthropic (Claude) runs the AI features. The text you send to an AI feature (for example your resume or answer) is sent to it to produce a reply.
Vercel hosts the website, and Upstash stores accounts and saved progress.
Lemon Squeezy takes card payments as the seller of record.
Resend sends emails, such as applications you approve and replies to you.
Clerk runs secure log-in (including "Continue with Google" and password resets) and stores your login email and name.
Sentry tells us when something on the site breaks. Error reports don't include your name, email or what you typed.
Cloudflare Turnstile checks that forms are sent by people, not spam bots.
jsDelivr sends a small font so country flags show on Windows computers. It doesn't receive any of your details.
OpenStreetMap turns a rounded location into a town name when you tap "Near me". It never receives your name, account or internet address.
Bunny.net hosts course videos. ElevenLabs may create voices for spoken answers.
Job sites such as Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet receive your job search words and location, not your name or email.
Some of these providers are outside the UK. Where that happens they protect data with the safeguards UK law requires.
How we keep it safe
Everything travels over an encrypted connection (https), between your browser, our website and our database.
Passwords are scrambled with a one-way method (scrypt), so nobody, including us, can read them.
Only Parley's admins can open member details, and only to run the service, such as checking a payment or answering a message.
We limit repeated login attempts to stop people guessing passwords.
Cookies and storage
We use one essential cookie to keep you logged in, and your browser's local storage to save your work on your device. We don't use advertising or tracking cookies.
How long we keep it
We keep your account data while your account is open. When you delete your account from My account, your data is deleted straight away. We keep basic payment records (amount, date and transaction reference, without your name) for as long as tax and accounting law requires.
Your rights
You can see, correct, download or delete your data, or object to how we use it. Download and delete are instant on My account; for anything else, send a request through our Contact page from the email on your account. If you're not happy with our answer, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
If Parley changes owner
If Parley, or the company that runs it, is ever sold or merged, your account data would move to the new owner so the service keeps working for you. They would have to protect it under this policy, and we'd tell account holders before it happens so you can download or delete your data first.
Children
Parley is meant for students and job seekers aged 13 and over. If you're under 13, please don't create an account.
Changes
If we change this policy in an important way, we'll update the date above and tell account holders.