Privacy Policy

This policy describes what information TopFaculty (“we”, “us”) collects from visitors to www.topfaculty.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. We've aimed to keep this document short and plain-spoken.

What we collect

Anonymous browsing

You can browse, search and filter every public page on TopFaculty without creating an account. We collect aggregate, anonymous analytics about page visits (referrer, country, device type, page path) through our analytics provider. We do not use third-party advertising cookies and we do not track you across other sites.

Email alerts

If you subscribe to job alerts, we store your email address, the filter preferences you selected (discipline, state, designation, job type, keyword), your chosen frequency (instant, daily or weekly), and the IP address used at signup (as a soft anti-abuse measure). We use this information solely to send you the digest you signed up for.

Institution submissions

Institutions that email post@topfaculty.com share their recruitment details with us. We process those details to publish a public listing. Contact emails included in a posting (for candidates to apply) appear publicly on the listing page.

How we use it

• To operate, secure and improve the service.
• To send job alert digests you subscribed to.
• To respond to your direct emails.
• To detect abuse, fraud and spam.

What we don't do

• We do not sell or rent your email address.
• We do not share your email with the institutions whose jobs we list.
• We do not run third-party advertising or behavioural ad networks.
• We do not require you to create an account to browse jobs.

Cookies

TopFaculty does not use tracking cookies. Our analytics provider records anonymous traffic measurements without setting third-party cookies. If you log into an administrative interface (institution editors only), we set a strictly-necessary session cookie that is deleted when you sign out.

Email choices

Every alert email includes an unsubscribe link that removes you with one click — no login, no friction. We also support the RFC 8058 List-Unsubscribe header, so Gmail/Yahoo's inbox unsubscribe button works too. If you want all of your data deleted, write to post@topfaculty.comand we will remove it within seven working days.

Data retention

We retain active subscription records as long as your subscription is active. After you unsubscribe, we keep a minimal record (your hashed email + unsubscribe date) so we honour your preference if you ever accidentally resubscribe.

Security

We host data on managed cloud providers with industry-standard encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest. No system is perfectly secure; if we ever discover a breach affecting your data we will notify you promptly.

Children

TopFaculty is intended for adult educators and institutions. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.

Changes to this policy

We may update this page from time to time. Material changes will be announced via a banner on the site for at least 30 days.

Questions

Email post@topfaculty.com and we'll respond.