Privacy Policy

Effective date: October 15, 2026
Last updated: October 15, 2026

Aran Industries Inc. (“Aran,” “we,” “us”) runs aranind.com (the “Site”). This policy explains what personal information we collect through the Site, how we use and share it, and the choices you have. It also covers information we collect from job applicants, however they apply.

This policy does not cover information we handle under a separate contract with a client, or our employees’ information once they are hired. Separate notices cover those.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

Inquiries. When you contact us about a project or a partnership, we collect:

• your name, email address, phone number and company;
• for partners, your company website and an optional catalogue link;
• your message, the area you’re interested in, and any files you upload, such as drawings or specifications.

If you start describing a project in the homepage configurator, that description is carried into the contact form for you to edit before you send it.

Job applications. When you apply for a role or send an open application, we collect:

• your name, email address and, optionally, phone number;
• the role or area you’re interested in, or a role you propose;
• links you choose to share, such as GitHub, LinkedIn or a portfolio;
• what you tell us about yourself, and your résumé or other files you upload.

Later in the hiring process we may collect more, such as interview notes, references you provide and, if we make you an offer, the information needed to hire you (for example, proof that you’re eligible to work). We do not ask about your salary history. We do not ask about criminal history before making a conditional job offer.

Please don’t send us sensitive information we haven’t asked for, such as health information, government ID numbers, or details about your race, religion or sexual orientation.

Information collected automatically

Security and abuse prevention. Cloudflare hosts the Site, and we use Cloudflare Turnstile to protect our forms from spam. When you submit a form, your IP address and browser information are sent to Cloudflare to check that you’re not a bot. We also use your IP address to limit how often a form can be submitted. We do not store your IP address with your submission.

Server logs. Our hosting provider records technical information about requests to the Site, such as the page requested, the time, the browser type and any errors. We use it to keep the Site running and secure.

Cookies and browser storage. Our own code does not set cookies. Cloudflare Turnstile may set cookies it needs to detect bots, and Google Analytics and LinkedIn set cookies when they run (see below). We use your browser’s local storage to:

• save your job application draft on your device as you type (kept for up to 30 days; not sent to us until you submit);
• remember that you applied for a role (for 30 days);
• remember your progress in the puzzles on our homepage;
• remember your cookie choices (for 180 days);
• remember small display preferences, such as whether you’ve already seen a page animation.

You can clear this storage at any time in your browser settings.

Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics sets cookies and receives your IP address, device and browser information, and the pages you visit. We configure it without Google signals or ad personalization. We remove query strings and fragments from page addresses before they are sent, and we reduce the referring address to its domain.

Whether Google Analytics runs depends on where you are, which we determine from your connection without storing your IP address:

• In the United States and in Canada outside Quebec, Google Analytics runs by default. You can turn it off at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page.
• In Quebec, outside the United States and Canada, or where we can’t tell your location, Google Analytics stays off unless you turn it on in the cookie banner.
• If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, Google Analytics stays off wherever you are, unless you turn it on in Cookie settings.

Advertising (LinkedIn). With your permission, we use the LinkedIn Insight Tag on our homepage to measure our LinkedIn ads and to build audiences of Site visitors that we can show LinkedIn ads to. It is off everywhere unless you turn on Advertising in the cookie banner or Cookie settings, and it can’t be turned on if your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. When it runs, LinkedIn sets cookies and receives your IP address, device and browser information, the page you visit and the time of your visit, and may link the visit to your LinkedIn account if you have one. It never runs on our contact, careers, privacy or puzzle pages. LinkedIn uses this information under its own privacy policy.

Information from other sources

If you apply for a job, we may receive information about you from recruiters, people who refer you, and public professional profiles you link to.

2. How we use information

We use personal information to:

• respond to your inquiry, and discuss, plan and deliver projects;
• evaluate partnerships;
• review applications, contact candidates, schedule interviews and make hiring decisions;
• keep a record of applicants and consider you for other roles (see section 6);
• operate, secure and improve the Site, and prevent spam and abuse;
• measure Site traffic (see “Analytics” in section 1);
• if you turn on Advertising, measure our LinkedIn ads and show them to people who have visited the Site (see “Advertising (LinkedIn)” in section 1);
• comply with the law, respond to legal requests, and establish or defend legal claims.

AI-assisted review of applications. Our applicant tracking system, Workable, has AI features that help us review applications. They read your résumé to fill in your application details, summarize your application, and suggest how closely it matches the requirements of the role. These suggestions help us sort and read applications. A person at Aran reviews every application and makes every hiring decision, and we do not reject anyone based only on an automated assessment. If you would like your application reviewed without these tools, or you need an accommodation at any stage of hiring, say so in your application or email contact@aranind.com.

We do not sell your personal information. We share it for cross-context behavioral advertising only if you turn on Advertising (see “Advertising (LinkedIn)” in section 1), and you can turn that off at any time.

3. How we share information

We share personal information only with the following.

Service providers that process it for us under contract:

• Cloudflare, Inc. hosts the Site, stores form submissions, runs spam protection and keeps logs. It handles all Site and form data, including your IP address.
• Google LLC (Google Workspace) provides file storage and internal tracking spreadsheets for inquiries and applications. It handles form fields and uploaded files.
• Slack Technologies, LLC delivers internal alerts to our team about new inquiries and job applications. For inquiries, it receives your name, company and interest, and a short excerpt of your message. For job applications and proposed roles, it receives your name, the role you applied for or proposed, whether you attached a résumé, a short excerpt of your note or proposal, and a link to your application in Workable. Slack never receives your email address or phone number.
• Workable Software Ltd. is our applicant tracking system. It handles application details and résumés, and uses its own AI service providers to provide the features described in section 2.
• Google LLC (Google Analytics) provides Site analytics, subject to the choices described in section 1. It receives usage and device data and your IP address.

LinkedIn Corporation, only if you turn on Advertising: it receives the information described in “Advertising (LinkedIn)” in section 1 and uses it as an independent business under its own privacy policy, including to show you ads.

Other parties, if:

• the law requires it, or it is necessary to protect the rights, safety or property of Aran, our users or others;
• we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing or sale of assets, in which case your information may be transferred as part of that transaction and we will tell you if it becomes subject to a different privacy policy;
• you ask us to, or agree to it.

4. Where your information is stored

We are based in the United States. Our service providers, and LinkedIn if you turn on Advertising, may store and process your information in the United States and other countries. If you are outside the United States, including in Canada, your information will be transferred to and stored in the United States. There, courts, law enforcement and national security authorities may be able to access it under US law. We use contracts and security measures to protect it wherever it is processed.

5. How long we keep information

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above or as the law requires:

• Inquiries: 36 months after we receive them. If you become a client, we keep the records we need for as long as the relationship lasts and as our contracts and legal obligations require.
• Job applications: at least 4 years after the hiring decision for that role, as California law requires. This includes information produced by the AI features described in section 2.
• Incomplete forms (started but not submitted): 90 days.
• Server and security logs: up to 30 days, unless we need them to investigate a security issue.
• Information collected by Google Analytics and LinkedIn is kept under their own retention settings and policies.

6. Your choices and rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

• tell you what personal information we hold about you and give you a copy;
• correct information that is wrong;
• delete your information, except what the law requires us to keep (for example, applicant records);
• stop considering you for future roles.

To make a request, email contact@aranind.com. We may need to confirm your identity first. We will respond within 30 days, and we won’t treat you differently for making a request.

Analytics and advertising choices, Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track. You can turn Google Analytics and LinkedIn advertising on or off at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. We remember your choice for 180 days. Google also offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics on all websites. LinkedIn advertising cookies are used only if you turn on Advertising. You can also manage LinkedIn ad settings in your LinkedIn account. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as an opt-out of analytics and of any advertising tracking. Browsers don’t handle “Do Not Track” signals consistently, so we don’t respond to them; our cookie settings and Global Privacy Control give you that choice instead. Other than Google Analytics and, if you turn it on, LinkedIn, as described above, we don’t allow third parties to collect information about your activity on the Site over time and across other websites.

Emails. We only email you about your inquiry or application. We don’t send marketing email to people who contact us through the Site. If that changes, we will ask for your consent first, and every message will include a way to unsubscribe.

California residents. If the California Consumer Privacy Act comes to apply to us, we will update this policy to describe your rights under it.

Canadian residents. You have the right to access and correct your personal information, and to withdraw your consent to further processing, subject to legal and contractual limits. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or to your provincial privacy regulator. Section 10 names the person responsible for privacy at Aran.

7. Security

We protect your information with access controls, encryption in transit and spam and abuse protection, and by limiting who at Aran can see it. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee that your information will never be accessed without authorization. If a breach affects you, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.

8. Children

The Site is for businesses and job seekers. It is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.

9. Changes to this policy

We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last updated” date. If a change is significant, we will give notice on the Site before it takes effect.

10. Contact us

Person responsible for privacy: Vignesh Raju, CEO
Email: contact@aranind.com
Mail: Aran Industries Inc., 3887 Avocet Dr, Merced, CA 95340, United States