Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Vertical Careers, Inc. (“Vertical Careers,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information connected with this website and the services linked from it.

Information you choose to provide

We may receive information you voluntarily provide when you email or call us, book an assessment or service, apply for an open role, or subscribe to a newsletter. Depending on the interaction, this may include your name, email address, phone number, résumé or career documents, employer or hiring information, scheduling details, the focus you select, and information you include in a message or application.

How information is used

We use information to respond to inquiries, schedule and deliver recruiting, talent advisory, executive search, and career advisory services, review applications, operate and secure the website, maintain appropriate business records, and comply with legal obligations.

Booking, applications, newsletter, and external services

• Cal.com handles scheduling and booking information submitted through our booking links. See the Cal.com Privacy Policy.
• Crelate hosts the Open Roles portal and processes information submitted with job applications. See the Crelate Privacy Policy.
• Substack may process an email address and subscription preferences when the aiair™ Library newsletter subscription is available. See the Substack Privacy Policy.
• LinkedIn and other external websites linked from this site operate under their own privacy practices. See the LinkedIn Privacy Policy.

Cookies and technical information

WordPress, our hosting provider, and security tools may use cookies or similar technical information that are necessary to operate, protect, and maintain the website. We have not configured website analytics or advertising tags on this site as of the effective date. External services linked from this site may use their own cookies and technologies.

Sharing and sale

We may share information with service providers that support the purposes described above, or when disclosure is required by law or needed to protect rights, safety, and security. Vertical Careers does not sell personal information collected through this website.

Retention and security

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, legitimate business records, and applicable legal obligations. We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, including HTTPS and website security and hosting controls, but no method of storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your choices and privacy questions

You may choose not to submit information through third-party services and may contact us directly. To ask a privacy question or request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you previously provided, contact eva@vertical-careers.com or call 626-608-5228. We may need to verify a request before acting on it.

Policy updates

We may update this policy when website practices or legal requirements change. The effective date above indicates the current version.