03 · What we don't ask

The fields not on Dilly.

Most career platforms collect everything they can, in case it's useful later. We picked a different default. Below is the data we intentionally never ask for, never store, and never infer. If you find a field that asks for any of these, that's a bug. Email us.

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GPA
Grade obsession is part of the problem we're trying to fix.
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Ethnicity or race
We don't need it to do our job, and the risk of misuse is real.
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Family income
Your background isn't a screening signal here.
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Parental occupation
You are not your parents' job title.
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Religion
Not relevant. Not collected. Not inferred.
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Sexual orientation
Not relevant. Not collected. Not inferred.
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Political affiliation
Not asked. Not used to recommend or rank you.
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Real-time location
We use the city you set. Not the GPS coordinates of your phone.
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Browsing history outside the app
No tracking pixels. No cross-site cookies. No retargeting.
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Phone number
Optional, only if you opt in for SMS reminders.
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Social Security Number
No reason for us to ever ask. Don't enter it anywhere.
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Date of birth
Year only, for legal-age compliance. Not month or day.
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Photos by default
Optional for your business card. Off everywhere else.
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Contact list / address book
Never requested. We don't run a viral growth loop on your friends.
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Microphone access without your tap
The mic only opens when you press the voice button.
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Calendar without your tap
We add events when you tap "Add to calendar." Read access is opt-in.

Why this list matters

Most companies treat data collection as a default-on. The thinking goes: collect everything we can; figure out later which fields turn into features. The problem is that the worst data leaks (and the worst hiring discrimination) come from data the company never needed in the first place but had stored anyway.

The fields above are the ones we made a deliberate decision not to touch. Some, like ethnicity or income, because the risk of misuse outweighs any benefit. Others, like real-time location or the address book, because they only get used to surveil or grow virally, and that is not the product we are building.

If you find a field anywhere in Dilly that asks for one of these, treat it as a bug. Email ceo@hellodilly.com and we'll fix it the same day.