Candidate Rights & Identity Controls

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Anonymous Job Search Rights, Privacy and Identity Control on Wigiwork

This page defines candidate rights, identity protection, and visibility controls on Wigiwork, including how professionals explore job opportunities anonymously and control access to their personal information.

Wigiwork is a privacy-first, anonymous professional network designed to give every candidate full control over their identity, visibility, and data. This page outlines the rights you have as a candidate and the protections Wigiwork enforces across the platform.

This notice forms part of the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, NDA & Confidentiality Notice, and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).

Wigiwork allows professionals to search for jobs anonymously, control employer access, and protect their identity throughout the hiring process.

1. Your Rights as a Candidate on Wigiwork

Wigiwork guarantees that you can explore new opportunities safely, privately, and on your own terms.

1.1 The right to remain anonymous

You may:

  • Use an anonymous or pseudonymous profile
  • Hide personally identifying details (name, email, phone, real photo)
  • Reveal your identity only when you choose
  • Decline or revoke identity access at any time

Employers are strictly prohibited from attempting to deanonymize you.

While Wigiwork applies safeguards to protect anonymity, no system can guarantee that identification is impossible in all circumstances.

1.2 The right to control who sees you

You may:

  • Approve or deny employer Profile Access requests
  • Revoke identity access at any time
  • Block companies
  • Limit your visibility by region, industry, or employer type

If an employer is blocked, they cannot see or contact you anywhere on Wigiwork.

1.3 The right to explore safely (NDA-Safe™)

Wigiwork uses anonymous and NDA-Safe™ workflows to ensure:

  • Your job search stays private
  • Employers cannot request identity too early
  • You remain protected throughout early exploration
  • No personal details are revealed without explicit approval

Your current employer will not be notified by Wigiwork that you are browsing, subject to system limitations and user actions.

1.4 The right to decline, ignore, block, or withdraw

You may freely:

  • Ignore any message or request
  • Decline any Profile Access request
  • Block any employer at any time
  • Withdraw from any conversation or opportunity

Doing so will never impact:

  • Your visibility
  • Your ranking
  • Your matching
  • Your future opportunities

1.5 The right to update your information

You may update:

  • Skills
  • Experience
  • Role preferences
  • Salary expectations
  • Availability
  • Visibility modes
  • Visibility filters

Your changes apply instantly and remain under your control.

2. Identity Protection & Access Control

Identity on Wigiwork is protected by design.

2.1 Identity is hidden by default

Employers do not see:

  • Your name
  • Email
  • Phone number
  • Real photo
  • Past employer names
  • Contact details
  • Any identifying information

unless you explicitly approve a Profile Access request, subject to system limitations and applicable law.

2.2 Identity requests must follow strict rules

Employers must:

  • Submit identity requests through official workflows
  • Wait for your approval
  • Never pressure candidates to reveal identity
  • Never attempt external identification
  • Never pattern-match profiles to identify candidates
  • Never search for you on external platforms

Violations result in enforcement actions.

2.3 Revoking identity access

You may revoke identity access at any time.

When revoked:

  • Employers must immediately stop using your identity
  • Employers must delete any manually copied data
  • Employers must not contact you outside Wigiwork
  • Wigiwork enforces revocation strictly

Identity is always your choice.

Wigiwork is not responsible for any use of information once it has been accessed or taken outside the platform.

2.4 Identity misuse is prohibited

Employers cannot:

  • Attempt to deanonymize you
  • Save identity for unrelated future roles
  • Cross-reference your profile outside Wigiwork
  • Export or scrape your profile
  • Share your identity with third parties
  • Use identity without a valid approved role

Serious violations may result in suspension, termination, or legal action.

3. Profile Visibility & Discovery Controls

Wigiwork offers three visibility modes and several control tools to manage your exposure.

3.1 Anonymous Mode (Recommended — default)

Your identity is fully protected.

Employers see only:

  • Skills
  • Experience level
  • Role preferences
  • Salary range
  • Wigi Snapshot (non-identifying summary)

This mode is best for confidential job exploration.

Anonymity is maintained within platform systems but may be affected by user actions or external factors outside Wigiwork's control.

3.2 Semi-Anonymous Mode

You can choose to show expanded professional information without revealing identity.

Employers may see:

  • Job titles (no company names)
  • General experience
  • Seniority
  • Skills
  • Salary expectations
  • Location preference

But still never your:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Real photo
  • Contact details
  • Exact employer names

A balance of visibility + protection.

3.3 Visible Mode (Customizable)

You may choose to show more professional details if you want maximum exposure.

You can optionally display:

  • Past companies
  • Expanded work history
  • Education
  • Certifications
  • Professional photo or WigiPic avatar
  • Public links (if you choose)

However:

Your contact details (email, phone) remain hidden and are revealed only after you approve a Profile Access request.

They are revealed only after you approve a Profile Access request.

Visible Mode = higher exposure with stable identity protection.

3.4 Block companies

You may block any employer.

A blocked employer:

  • Cannot see your profile
  • Cannot message you
  • Cannot send access requests
  • Cannot shortlist you
  • Cannot view you in search
  • Cannot find you in any feature

Blocking is silent and remains in effect until you choose to remove the restriction.

3.5 Limit visibility by region or industry

You may restrict where your profile appears:

  • Only in selected countries
  • Only in selected regions
  • Only in chosen industries
  • Hidden from industries you distrust
  • Hidden from employers in sensitive locations

You decide where you appear.

3.6 Update your availability

You may change availability instantly:

  • Actively Looking
  • Open to Offers
  • Not Looking

Employers only see the version you choose.

3.7 Go Offline

Going Offline:

  • Removes you from search
  • Removes you from discovery
  • Pauses suggestions
  • Stops shortlists
  • Hides you from browsing queues

You remain anonymous and hidden.

Wigiwork does not guarantee immediate removal from all system states due to processing or caching delays.

3.8 Taking a Break

This mode freezes your visibility entirely:

  • No messages
  • No access requests
  • No search results
  • No shortlisting
  • No employer outreach

Perfect for vacations, personal time, or burnout protection.

Visibility suppression may take a short time to apply across all systems.

3.9 Communication consent

Employers can message you only when:

  • You are in a visible mode
  • They have credits
  • They are not blocked
  • You are not Offline
  • You are not Taking a Break

You may ignore or decline any message with zero penalty.

Wigiwork is not responsible for any contact or communication that occurs outside the platform.

4. Employer Obligations Toward Candidate Rights

Employers MUST:

  • Respect your visibility mode
  • Use access requests properly
  • Follow all anonymity and confidentiality rules
  • Stop using your identity after revocation
  • Delete manually stored data
  • Follow global non-discrimination laws
  • Use your data only for the approved role

Employers MUST NOT:

  • Attempt to identify you
  • Attempt external research
  • Save identity for future roles
  • Scrape or export your data
  • Circumvent access controls
  • Contact you off-platform without approval

Violations lead to strict enforcement.

Wigiwork is not responsible for actions taken by employers outside the platform or in violation of these obligations.

5. Wigiwork's Responsibilities & Enforcement

Wigiwork protects your privacy using:

  • Anonymous-by-design architecture
  • Wigi-DNA™ watermarking & misuse detection
  • Abuse & fraud monitoring
  • Identity protection workflows
  • Visibility mode enforcement
  • Employer compliance auditing

We may take action against employers who violate candidate rights, including warnings, credit removal, access restrictions, suspensions, or bans.

You are never penalized for choosing privacy.

Wigiwork retains full discretion in determining enforcement actions and is not obligated to disclose investigation details or outcomes.

6. Additional Rights Under Privacy Law

Depending on your region (EU, UK, Canada, California, etc.), you may also have:

  • Access rights
  • Correction rights
  • Deletion rights
  • Restriction rights
  • Objection rights
  • Human review rights
  • Data portability rights
  • Regulator complaint channels

See:

  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Privacy Rights
  • Data Protection Notice

These rights are subject to verification, legal limitations, and applicable regulatory requirements.

7. Contact

For privacy or identity concerns: [email protected]

To report employer abuse: [email protected]

Wigiwork provides tools and controls to support anonymity and privacy but does not control or guarantee user behavior or actions taken outside the platform.

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