Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 5, 2026

1. Introduction

This privacy policy explains how Side Hustle Jobs ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use sidehustlejobs.net. By using our site, you agree to the data practices described in this policy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how your data is used.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Personal information you provide: When you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject, and message content. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry.
• Automatically collected data: When you visit our site, we automatically collect your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and device/OS information. This data is collected via Google Analytics in aggregated, anonymized form.
• Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies and localStorage to store your theme preference (dark/light mode) and cookie consent status. Google Analytics and Google AdSense also set cookies on your device (see sections 4 and 5 below).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Provide and improve our website: We use analytics data to understand which pages are most useful and to improve content and user experience.
• Respond to your inquiries: Contact form submissions are used solely to reply to your message. We do not add you to any mailing list without explicit opt-in.
• Send periodic emails: Only if you explicitly subscribe to our newsletter. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in each email.
• Analyze website usage: Google Analytics 4 (GA4) provides aggregated usage reports. Where possible, IP anonymization is enabled. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Google AdSense Disclosure

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website and generate revenue that supports our free service. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites across the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your browsing history. This is known as interest-based advertising. You can opt out of Google's interest-based advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data collected through our site, see Google's Privacy & Terms.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect and process your data:

• Himalayas API: Job listing data is sourced from Himalayas. When you click "Apply", you are redirected to Himalayas or the employer's site. See Himalayas Privacy Policy.
• Vercel / Cloudflare: Our site is hosted on Vercel with Cloudflare for performance and DDoS protection. These services may log IP addresses for security and performance. See Vercel Privacy Policy.
• Google Analytics (GA4): Website usage analytics. Data is anonymized where possible. See Google Privacy Policy.
• Cloudflare Workers: Our contact form submissions are processed by Cloudflare Workers and emailed directly to our team. See Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

6. Data Protection

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit and secure hosting infrastructure. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We do not store payment information. Contact form data is transmitted securely via Cloudflare Workers.

7. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to deletion: Request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to opt-out of marketing: Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the email unsubscribe link.
• Right to opt-out of sale (CCPA): We do not sell your personal information. California residents can confirm this right is already honored.
• Right to data portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@sidehustlejobs.net. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Contact Us About Privacy

For any privacy-related questions, concerns, or data requests, please email us at hello@sidehustlejobs.net. We take privacy seriously and will respond to all legitimate inquiries promptly. You can also use our Contact page.