Privacy Policy

Last updated: 31 May 2026

1. Who we are

BackToIndia Talent ("we", "us") is operated by BackToIndia.com. We run a reverse hiring marketplace at talent.backtoindia.com connecting returning NRIs with verified Indian recruiters. For privacy enquiries, write to privacy@backtoindia.com.

2. What we collect

Profile information you submit: full name, role, years of experience, current country, preferred Indian city, return timeline, salary range, and short intro text.
Contact details: email address, phone number, and LinkedIn identifier (verified via LinkedIn OIDC during sign-up).
Recruiter identity: when a recruiter signs in we record their LinkedIn identifier, work email, declared company, and job title. When they request an intro, we record the request and your response.
Operational metadata: IP address, user agent, basic analytics, and email delivery/bounce events strictly for fraud prevention and deliverability.

3. How we use it

To publish only your anonymised, public profile fields on the marketplace (see section 4).
To send you intro requests, your accept/decline notifications, and product emails you have opted into.
To verify recruiter identity and prevent fraud, abuse, and spam.
To comply with our legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal data, we do not run third-party advertising, and we do not share your contact details with any recruiter unless you explicitly accept their intro request.

4. Public vs. private fields

Your profile is anonymous by default. The following fields are publicly visible to signed-in, vetted recruiters:

First name + last initial (e.g. “Mani K.”)
Role / title
Years of experience
Current country
Preferred Indian city
Return timeline (3, 6 or 12 months)
Salary band
Short intro text

The following fields are private and are shared with a specific recruiter only after you accept their intro request: full name, current company, email address, phone number, and LinkedIn subject identifier.

Recruiters themselves are gated: every recruiter signs in with LinkedIn on a verified work email (personal providers like gmail / yahoo / hotmail are blocked), and new companies are reviewed manually before they can browse profiles.

5. Data storage and security

We store data on managed cloud infrastructure (Lovable Cloud / Supabase) hosted in secure data centres. Access is restricted via row-level security policies and only the authorised service account can read sensitive fields. Data in transit is encrypted with TLS.

6. Retention

We retain your profile for as long as it is active. If you delete your profile or are inactive for 24 months, we delete or anonymise personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

7. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the EU GDPR, UK GDPR, India DPDP Act 2023, California CCPA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict processing, or port your personal data, and to object to processing or withdraw consent. Email privacy@backtoindia.com and we will respond within 30 days.

8. Email and unsubscribe

Transactional emails are sent from notify@notify.talent.backtoindia.com. Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link. Unsubscribing stops product emails immediately; security-critical emails (e.g. account changes) may still be sent.

9. Cookies

We use only strictly necessary cookies for session management and basic, privacy-respecting analytics. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

10. Children

The service is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. Material changes will be announced on this page with a new "Last updated" date.