UN CareersIndependent Search

Privacy policy

Last updated: June 28, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information UN Careers ("UN Careers", "we", "us" or "our") collects when you use un-careers.site(the "Service"), how and why we use it, who we share it with, and the rights and choices you have. We have written it to be read, not just filed. Please read it together with our Cookie Policy, Terms of Use and Disclaimer.

1. Who we are

UN Careersis a free, independent search engine that aggregates publicly available job vacancies from the official career portals of the United Nations system and other international organizations. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), the UK GDPR and similar laws, the operator of UN Careers is the data controller for the limited personal data described in this policy. You can reach us at any time at contact@un-careers.site, and we will provide further identifying or registration details on reasonable request.

2. Summary

  • You do not need an account, and we do not ask you to register or sign in.
  • We do not collect names, postal addresses, passwords or payment details.
  • If you choose to sign up for free email job alerts, we collect your email address (and the filters you pick) with your consent, to send you matching vacancies. No account is needed, we record your consent at sign-up, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
  • We process only limited technical data (such as server logs) and the search terms you type, plus information handled through cookies for analytics and, where enabled, advertising.
  • We do not sell your personal information for money. The use of third-party advertising cookies may count as "sharing" for targeted advertising under some US laws, and we tell you how to opt out below.
  • Where the law requires consent for non-essential cookies (for example in the EEA and the UK), we ask for it before such cookies are set.

3. Information we collect

We keep data collection to the minimum needed to run a fast, reliable, free service.

  • Technical and log data. Like virtually all websites, our hosting and content-delivery providers automatically record technical information when you visit, including your IP address, approximate region derived from it, browser and device type, referring page, the pages you request, and timestamps. This data is used to deliver the site, balance load, prevent abuse and diagnose problems.
  • Search and filter input. When you search or filter vacancies, your query and filter selections are sent to our server to return matching results. We do not require or attach your identity to these queries.
  • Cookies and local storage. We and our service providers use cookies and similar technologies as described in section 5 and in our Cookie Policy. For example, we store a small flag in your browser to remember that you have seen our cookie notice.
  • Information you choose to send us. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message, and use it only to respond.
  • Email job alerts (optional). If you sign up for our free job alerts, we store your email address, the filters you choose (such as organization, grade, location or keyword), your sending preference, and a record of your consent (including a timestamp). The alert is active as soon as you sign up. We use Resend (resend.com) to deliver these emails on our behalf; your address is shared with Resend only for that purpose. You can unsubscribe from any email in one click, which stops the alerts and adds your address to a suppression list so we do not email you again.

We do not knowingly collect "special category" data (such as health, religion or political opinions), and we ask that you do not send it to us.

4. How and why we use information

We use the limited information above to operate, secure, maintain and improve the Service, to return search results, to understand aggregate usage, to support advertising that keeps the Service free, and to comply with law and enforce our Terms.

Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): operating and securing the Service, preventing abuse, serving your search requests, measuring aggregate traffic, and showing non-personalized advertising. You may object to processing based on legitimate interests (see section 11).
  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): setting non-essential cookies, including analytics and personalized advertising cookies, where consent is required, and sending you email job alerts if you sign up for them. You may withdraw consent at any time (for alerts, by unsubscribing) without affecting processing carried out before withdrawal.
  • Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): where we must process data to meet a legal requirement.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files placed on your device; we and our providers also use related technologies such as local storage and pixels. We group them as strictly necessary, analytics, and advertising. Strictly necessary technologies are needed to deliver and secure the site. Analytics and advertising technologies are non-essential and, where the law requires it, are used only with your consent. Our full list, including the specific Google advertising cookies, the purposes they serve and how to control them, is in the Cookie Policy.

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

To keep UN Careers free, we may display advertising served by Google AdSense and its partners. When advertising is enabled:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Service and/or other sites on the internet.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by Google by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can opt out of personalized advertising from many other vendors at aboutads.info/choices or, in the EU, youronlinechoices.eu.
  • In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we use a Google-certified consent message and default Google advertising storage to denied so that personalized advertising and the cookies that power it are used only where you have given consent. You can change or withdraw that choice at any time from the Privacy choices control in the footer.

For more on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see google.com/technologies/partner-sites. Google is an independent controller of the data it processes for advertising; its handling is governed by Google's own privacy policy.

7. Analytics

We may use a privacy-respecting analytics tool to understand aggregate, non-identifying traffic patterns, for example which pages are popular and which vacancies are useful. This information is aggregated and is not used to identify you. Where analytics relies on non-essential cookies, we use it only with consent where the law requires.

8. How information is shared

We do not sell your personal information for money. We share limited data only as follows:

  • Service providers (processors). Our hosting, content-delivery and infrastructure providers process technical data on our behalf to run the Service.
  • Advertising and analytics partners. Where enabled, Google and its partners process data through advertising and analytics cookies as described above.
  • Legal and safety. We may disclose information where required by law, to respond to lawful requests, or to protect the rights, property or safety of users, the public or UN Careers.
  • Business changes. If the Service is transferred to another operator, this policy will continue to apply to your information until the recipient provides notice of a new policy.

9. International data transfers

UN Careers is available worldwide, and our providers (including Google) may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where personal data is transferred out of the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, the recipients rely on appropriate safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, the EU-US, UK and Swiss Data Privacy Framework. You may contact us for more information about these safeguards.

10. Data retention

We retain server and log data only for as long as needed for security, abuse-prevention and diagnostics, after which it is deleted or aggregated. We do not maintain user accounts, so we hold no long-term profile of you. Data processed by Google for advertising and analytics is retained according to Google's own retention practices and your ad-settings choices. Emails you send us are kept only as long as needed to handle your request.

11. Your rights (EEA, UK and similar)

If you are in the EEA, the UK or a jurisdiction with comparable law, you have the right to request access to your personal data, and its rectification or erasure, to restrict or object to processing (including profiling for advertising), to data portability, and to withdraw consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

We do not carry out automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal or similarly significant effects about you. Any advertising personalization is handled by our advertising partners under the cookie choices described in sections 5 and 6.

Because we do not operate accounts and do not link the limited data we process to your identity, we may be unable to locate data about you, or may need additional information to do so. Where we can act, we will respond within the time the law allows. To make a request, contact us at contact@un-careers.site.

12. Your US state privacy rights

If you are a resident of California or another US state with a comprehensive privacy law, you may have the right to know or access the personal information we hold, to delete it, to correct it, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for targeted advertising, in each case subject to legal limits and exceptions. You also have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising these rights.

We do not sell personal information for money. However, the use of third-party advertising cookies (see section 6) may be considered "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA. You can opt out of such sharing by rejecting advertising cookies in our consent notice where shown, by using the opt-out tools in section 6, and through the Global Privacy Control signal described in section 15, which we treat as a valid opt-out request where required. To exercise other rights, contact us at contact@un-careers.site.

13. Children's privacy

UN Careers is intended for job seekers and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country). If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

14. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures appropriate to the limited data we process, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and reputable infrastructure providers. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

15. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there is no common industry standard for how to interpret it, we do not respond to Do Not Track signals at this time. We do recognise the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal and, where required by law, treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising.

Every vacancy links to the original posting on an employer's own careers website. When you follow such a link you leave UN Careersand become subject to that organization's own privacy practices. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external sites, and we encourage you to read their policies.

17. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in the law. We will revise the "last updated" date above, and for material changes we will take reasonable steps to highlight them. Your continued use of the Service after an update means you have read the current version.

18. How to contact us

For any question or request about this policy or your personal data, email us at contact@un-careers.site or use our contact page. We aim to respond within a reasonable time and within any period required by law.