This policy covers the website at drivelink.tech (including www.drivelink.tech and core.drivelink.tech), operated by DriveLink Technologies, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (“DriveLink”, “we”). It does not cover the DriveLink protocol, on-vehicle module, or any pilot deployment — none of which are in public operation, and each of which will carry its own data agreement when they are.
1. What we collect
Browsing the site does not require an account, and we do not ask for personal information to read any page. We collect personal data in exactly three places:
- Job applications (/hiring). Your name, email address, phone number, the focus areas you select, your answer to “why do you want to join DriveLink?”, any GitHub / LinkedIn / portfolio links you choose to add, an optional free-text note, and your resume file if you upload one.
- Assistant chat. The messages you type into the on-site assistant, plus the recent turns of that conversation, are sent to our server so a reply can be generated. Please do not put confidential or sensitive personal information into it.
- Email you send us. If you contact us or request the investor deck, we hold that email and whatever you put in it.
Our hosting provider also records standard server logs for every request (IP address, timestamp, requested URL, user agent). Those logs exist for security, abuse prevention, and rate limiting.
2. Cookies and analytics
The site sets no advertising, tracking, or analytics cookies, and runs no third-party analytics or advertising scripts. Web fonts are served from our own domain, not from a font CDN, so loading a page does not report your visit to a third party. The internal hiring desk keeps its sign-in token in your browser's session storage so it survives a page reload; that token stays on your device, and closing the tab clears it.
3. Why we use it, and on what basis
- Applications — to evaluate you for a role, and to contact you about it.
- Chat messages — to answer your question and to stop abuse of the endpoint.
- Email — to reply to you.
- Server logs — to keep the site available and secure.
Where the GDPR or comparable law applies to you, our bases are your consent (which you give by submitting a form or a message, and can withdraw at any time), steps taken at your request before entering a contract (recruitment), and our legitimate interest in running a secure website.
4. Who else sees it
We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it for advertising. We use a small number of service providers that process data on our behalf:
- Vercel — website hosting and server logs.
- Supabase — the database holding applications, and the private storage bucket holding resumes.
- Groq — the model provider that generates assistant replies from the messages you send it.
These providers operate outside India, so data submitted through this site may be stored or processed abroad. We may also disclose data where the law requires it.
5. How long we keep it
Applications and resumes are kept for up to 24 months from submission so we can consider you for later openings, then deleted — sooner if you ask. Emails are kept as long as the correspondence is useful. Server logs are kept for the short retention window our host applies. Resumes are stored in a private bucket that the website's public key cannot read back; only the DriveLink team can open them.
6. Your rights
You can ask us for a copy of the personal data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it — including withdrawing an application. Email tech.drivelink@gmail.com and we will act on it within 30 days. If you are in the EU or UK and believe we have mishandled your data, you may also complain to your local supervisory authority.
7. Children
The site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has sent us information, write to us and we will delete it.
8. Changes
If this policy changes materially, the date at the top of this page changes with it. Contact: tech.drivelink@gmail.com.