Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-12
What we collect
When you paste or upload a resume, that text (and only that text) is sent to our AI provider to generate your roast, tips, LinkedIn copy and, if you unlock it, a rewritten resume, or to run a keyword check against a job posting. We also see your IP address briefly, used only to enforce daily usage limits (roasts, rewrite unlocks and keyword checks per IP address per rolling 24 hours; the limits are held in server memory, not written to a database), and standard request metadata (timestamps, request size).
What we don't do
We do not store your resume text, your uploaded PDF, or your generated roast in a database. Once your request finishes and the result is shown to you, we don't keep a copy on our servers. One honest caveat: when a generation fails, our server error logs can briefly capture short diagnostic snippets of the AI's output (which may echo fragments of resume content). These logs exist only for debugging, are not used for anything else, and are not retained long-term. We don't require an account, an email address, or a name to use Resume Roast.
Cookies
When you unlock a rewrite, we set a small signed cookie for 24 hours that lets this browser fetch the PDF layouts of that rewrite. It holds an expiry time and a cryptographic signature, nothing about you personally, and it can't be read or modified by anyone else. The site also shows ads (banner ads on results and guide pages, and an optional ad to unlock the rewrite). They are served by Google, which may set its own cookies and, with your consent where the law requires it, show ads based on your interests. Visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland see Google's consent message first and can refuse personalized ads; you can change that choice any time from the “Privacy and cookie settings” link it leaves on the page. See how Google uses cookies in advertising.
Third parties involved
Generating your roast, rewrite or keyword check requires sending your resume text to Anthropic, the AI provider whose Claude model writes your results. We send only what is needed to generate your result: the resume text, any job description you give us, and, when you choose a download in your own design, the text of your Word file or your PDF itself (so it can read the design). We don't ask them to store it, but Anthropic processes that text on its own infrastructure under its own policies, and we can't make retention promises on their behalf; review their privacy terms if that matters for what you submit. Ads come from Google; they never receive your resume.
Your choices
Don't paste or upload anything you'd rather not have processed by a third-party AI model. Clearing your cookies removes the PDF unlock from that browser. Questions or a deletion request for anything you think we might still have? Email support@theresumeroast.com.