Applicant Text Messaging Privacy Notice

If you provide your mobile number and agree to receive texts, Goulston Technologies, Inc. may text you about your application and the hiring process, including interview scheduling, application updates, requests for information, and hiring decisions.

**Information we collect.** We may collect your mobile number, your consent and text-message preferences, and the contents and delivery status of messages exchanged with you.

**How we use and share it.** We use this information to communicate with you about recruiting and hiring. We may share it with service providers that help us send or manage messages, and when required or permitted by law. We do not sell your mobile number or share it with third parties for their own marketing.

**Retention and protection.** We retain applicant communications as needed for recruiting, recordkeeping, legal compliance, and dispute resolution, and use reasonable safeguards to protect them. Access is limited to people who need the information for legitimate business purposes