Consent & Visibility Control Policy

1. CORE PRINCIPLE: YOU CONTROL YOUR VISIBILITY

AccessStudents gives students complete control over who sees their profile, assessments, credentials, and contact information. Visibility settings are granular, flexible, and can be changed anytime.

2. PROFILE VISIBILITY TIERS

🔒 PRIVATE

• Only YOU, school advisors, and AccessStudents staff can view
• Not searchable by employers or recruiters
• No visibility boost or featured status
• Use this if building profile privately

🔐 LIMITED

• Visible only to school-approved employers
• Schools control who "approved employers" are
• Good for protecting data while allowing school partners to see
• Employers must have institutional agreements

👁️ PROTECTED

• Visible to all employers on the Platform
• Profile appears in recruiter searches
• Employers can contact you
• You receive visibility notifications
• You can block specific employers

⭐ FEATURED

• All protections of Protected, PLUS
• Featured on discovery pages and recommendations
• Higher visibility in recruiter searches
• Premium visibility boost (if subscribed)
• Requires Verified Elite™ status

3. COMPONENT-LEVEL VISIBILITY CONTROLS

What You Can Control:

• Profile Photo: Public, school-only, or private
• Video Intro: Public, school-only, or private
• GPA: Verified badge only (hidden exact value), or full display
• Transcript: Not shown, verified badge only, or full details
• Work History: Summary view or detailed view
• Skills: Display or hide specific skills
• Career DNA™: Public, school-only, or private
• Red Flags™: Visible to you, shared with schools, shared with employers
• Contact Email: Direct display, hidden, or through Platform only
• Phone Number: Never displayed publicly; employers contact through Platform

4. ASSESSMENT & CREDENTIAL SHARING

Career DNA™ Sharing:

• Students explicitly opt-in to share Career DNA™
• Default is private (not shared)
• Options: Private, School-Only, Employers
• Assessment cannot be shared without explicit consent
• Schools cannot force sharing to employers

Educational Credentials:

• GPA and transcript data is optional
• Students control what is shared and with whom
• Verification badges are separate from actual data display
• Schools cannot mandate credential sharing to employers

Certification & Skill Verification:

• Verified badges automatically earned, data controlled by student
• Students choose to display or hide verification
• Employers see badge only (not verification details)

5. COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH CONTROL

Employer Outreach Permissions:

• Open to All: Employers can message you freely
• Selected Employers: Only specific employers can contact you
• School-Approved Only: Only school-partner employers can message
• By Request Only: Employers request intro through Platform, you approve
• Blocked: No communications allowed

Message Preferences:

• Notification frequency: Immediate, daily digest, weekly, or none
• Message types: All, job-only, mentorship-only, etc.
• Unsubscribe from any employer anytime
• Block employers and report abuse

Marketing & Newsletter Opt-Out:

• One-click unsubscribe from all marketing emails
• Separate settings for tips, insights, and product updates
• Unsubscribe link in every marketing email

6. BLOCKING & REPORTING

Block Employers:

• Block any employer from contacting you
• Blocked employers cannot see your profile
• No notification sent to blocked employer
• Can unblock anytime

Report Misconduct:

• Report harassment, inappropriate messages, or violations
• AccessStudents investigates all reports
• Employers violating conduct policies are suspended or banned
• Confidential process (reporter identity protected)

7. MENTORSHIP & NETWORKING PERMISSIONS

Mentorship Visibility:

• Students control whether they're open to mentorship
• Can limit to school-affiliated mentors
• Can limit to specific industries or backgrounds
• Mentors can only message if student approves

Networking Permissions:

• Control who can see you're open to networking
• Approve or deny connection requests
• Set networking preferences (industry, level, purpose)

8. SCHOOL PARTNER PERMISSIONS

What Schools Can Access:

• Only authorized school officials access your data
• School roles limit what different officials can see
• Career advisors: full profile and career data
• Admissions: limited data (if applicable)
• Registrars: educational records only
• Employers (partner companies): what you authorize

What Schools CANNOT Do:

• Require you to share Career DNA™ with employers
• Force visibility of GPA or transcripts
• Sell or market your data
• Share data with external organizations without consent
• Remove your visibility control options

9. VIDEO CONTENT PERMISSIONS

Video Visibility:

• Private: Only you, school advisors, AccessStudents staff
• School-Only: Visible to school officials and approved employers
• Public: Visible to all employers
• Specific Employers: Visible only to employers you select

Video Recording & Analysis:

• You control whether videos can be recorded during interviews
• Recorded videos available only to you and authorized viewers
• Video analysis (facial recognition, speech) requires explicit opt-in
• You can request deletion of videos anytime

10. RED FLAGS™ VISIBILITY

Who Sees Red Flags™:

• Private: Only you
• School: School advisors only
• Employers: Employers on the Platform
• Students always see their own Red Flags™

Challenging Red Flags™:

• You can see detailed explanation of any Red Flag™
• You can submit response or explanation
• Serious flags get human review
• False flags can be contested and removed

11. CHANGING VISIBILITY SETTINGS

You Can Change:

• Overall profile visibility (anytime)
• Individual component visibility (anytime)
• Communication preferences (anytime)
• Employer/school permissions (anytime)
• Block/unblock decisions (anytime)

Changes Take Effect:

• Immediately for new searches and views
• Employers who already saw your profile retain that historical view
• Access is revoked for new searches when you restrict visibility

12. CONSENT DOCUMENTATION

Students Receive:

• Clear explanation of each visibility option
• Consequences of each choice (e.g., "public = visible to all employers")
• Confirmation email when visibility is changed
• Access log showing who has viewed profile
• Timeline of all permission changes

13. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

You Can Withdraw Consent:

• Anytime restrict visibility of any data
• Withdraw consent for school/employer access
• Request deletion of specific data types
• Withdraw consent for assessment sharing

Data Already Shared:

• Revoking consent stops future sharing
• Employers/schools who already have data keep historical copies
• You can request deletion from specific parties

14. MINORS & PARENTAL CONSENT

Students Under 18:

• Require parental consent and school authorization
• Parent can control visibility settings
• Parent receives notification of data sharing
• Additional privacy protections apply
• See Minor Student & Parent Consent Policy

15. TRANSPARENCY & AUDITING

You Can See:

• All current visibility settings (dashboard)
• History of visibility changes (audit log)
• Who has accessed your profile (access log)
• When employers viewed your data (search log)
• All organizations with access to your data

16. CONTACT & SUPPORT

Questions about visibility or consent: privacy@myaccessstudents.com

Report privacy violations: conduct@myaccessstudents.com

Your data, your choice. You control who sees what, when, and how. AccessStudents exists to serve students, which means your privacy and consent are paramount.