Last updated: August 18, 2025
This privacy policy explains how GapYear.world collects, uses, and protects your personal data, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GapYear.world
Simon Dijkstra
Email: simon@gapyear.world
Sole proprietorship based in the European Union
Name, email address, phone number
CVs or resumes
Job preferences and work history
Website usage data (Google Analytics)
Cookies (essential, analytics, marketing – with consent)
No IP addresses, device fingerprints, or location data are stored directly.
Forwarding applications to employers/recruitment partners
Contacting candidates for relevant roles
Improving the website via analytics
Marketing and advertising (with consent)
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR – pre-contractual steps (job applications)
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR – consent (cookies, marketing)
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest (analytics, service improvement)
Recruitment partners & employers
Google Analytics (anonymized data)
No selling of data.
See Cookie Policy below.
Applications stored max. 12 months unless consent given for longer.
Right of access, rectification, deletion, restriction, objection, and withdrawal of consent.
Contact: simon@gapyear.world
We use technical and organizational measures to secure data.
This policy may be updated. Please review periodically.
