Version 3.1 · Effective 14 July 2026 · Supersedes all earlier versions
The three rules that matter most. If you subscribe to the GTM Talent Tracker you must not (1) attempt to re-identify any individual from our de-identified data, (2) redistribute or resell the data or build a competing dataset from it, or (3) use it to make decisions about a person’s employment without independently verifying the facts yourself. Breach of any of these ends your subscription immediately.
These terms govern your use of hardtechcareers.com, its job listings, and the GTM Talent Tracker subscription (the “Service”), operated by HardTech Careers (“we”). By using the Service you accept them.
You may use the Tracker internally — to research a market, prepare a mandate, brief a board, or inform your own hiring and investment decisions. You may quote small extracts in internal documents with attribution to HardTech Careers.
We hold no personal names at all. Names are discarded at collection, the write layer rejects any record carrying one, and every historical record and backup was permanently purged of names on 14 July 2026. The Tracker is de-identified: it contains role, company, seniority, function and prior-employer sector, and it deliberately contains no names and no personal profile links. You must not attempt to re-identify any individual from it, whether by matching it against LinkedIn or any other dataset, by inference, or by any technical means — and you must not encourage or commission anyone else to do so. This is the single condition on which the whole product rests.
You should also understand what that obligation implies for you. A record such as “the Chief Commercial Officer of a named company” may still indirectly identify a person, so the data remains personal data in your hands as well as ours. If you combine it with any other source in a way that identifies individuals, you become a controller of that new dataset and take on the corresponding legal obligations — and you will be in breach of these Terms.
You must not republish, resell, sublicense, syndicate or otherwise redistribute the data, in whole or in substantial part; you must not scrape, bulk-export or systematically extract it; you must not use it to train a model or to build a competing product or dataset. The compilation is protected by copyright and database rights, which we retain.
The Tracker describes market structure, not people. You must not treat it as a source of truth about any individual, and you must not use it as the basis of a decision that affects a person’s employment, engagement or pay without independently verifying the underlying facts from a primary source.
No use that breaches data-protection, anti-discrimination or competition law; no harassment; no attempt to defeat the access gate.
For the underlying source data in the Tracker, we are an independent controller — not your processor. When you receive the feed you become an independent controller in your own right for whatever you then do with it, and you are responsible for your own lawful basis, your own retention, and your own responses to data subjects. Nothing in these terms creates a controller–processor relationship between us, and no data-processing agreement is implied.
If a person objects to us and we remove a record, that removal flows into the next feed. You agree to honour removals in your own copies within 30 days of them appearing.
Our data is assembled from public sources and is provided “as is”. We label each seat with a confidence status (verified against the company’s own website, or unverified) precisely because we do not want you to over-trust it. Roles change, pages go stale, and companies do not always publish the truth about themselves. We make no warranty that the data is accurate, complete or current, and we exclude all implied warranties to the fullest extent the law allows. Verify before you act.
Nothing here limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot lawfully be limited. Subject to that: we are not liable for indirect, consequential or economic loss, lost profits, lost opportunity or reputational harm; and our total aggregate liability to you is capped at the fees you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose.
We may suspend or terminate access immediately, without refund, if you breach §4. You may cancel at any time. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 survive termination.
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction — without prejudice to any mandatory consumer or data-protection rights you have in your country of residence.
Employers are responsible for the accuracy and lawfulness of what they post, must not post discriminatory requirements, and grant us a licence to display and syndicate the listing. We may remove any listing at our discretion.
We may update these terms; material changes take effect at your next renewal, and we will tell you.
The Service is intended for professional use by individuals aged 18 or over. By using it you confirm you meet this requirement and that any information you provide is accurate.
Some features (saving roles, following companies) store data only in your own browser and are not transmitted to us. Clearing your browser storage removes them. We are not responsible for data lost in this way.
Listings, company profiles, “likely to hire” signals, leadership-move items, and firm profiles are compiled from publicly available sources and provided “as is” for general information. We do not guarantee that any listing is current, accurate, complete, available, or that any role exists or remains open. Always verify details on the employer’s or third party’s own site, which is the source of truth. Your dealings with any third party are solely between you and that third party.
If you submit a paid listing via “Post a Role”:
As an alternative to a one-off listing, employers can subscribe to Verified Employer at €349 per month, which includes a verified employer profile, unlimited active role listings and featured placement for the duration of the subscription. You can start with an enquiry via the claim / contact form (no charge is taken at enquiry); billing begins only once you confirm the subscription. Subscriptions are billed monthly in advance, continue until cancelled, and are non-refundable for the current month except where required by law. We may edit, suspend, or remove profiles or roles as set out above.
Featured roles are paid placements and are identified as sponsored. Featured placement may also be included as part of a Verified Employer or Talent Partner subscription, and is identified as such. Featured employers, “likely to hire” signals, and similar selections are editorial — chosen by us and not paid for unless explicitly marked. Inclusion of any company, firm, or link does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee by us, and does not imply any relationship between us and that party.
Company profiles are compiled from public sources and may include logos and names used for identification purposes only; all trademarks remain the property of their owners. If you are a company or individual and believe a profile is inaccurate, or you wish it corrected, claimed, or removed, contact us and we will respond promptly.
Venture funds, accelerators and other talent partners can subscribe to a co-branded portfolio careers board that aggregates and displays the publicly available senior and leadership roles from their portfolio companies under the partner’s brand:
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The Service, its design, text, and original content (excluding third-party listings, logos, and materials) are owned by or licensed to The Strategic Narrative Advisory and protected by applicable law. You may use the Service for your own personal, non-commercial job search or recruiting. You may not copy, reproduce, or create derivative works from our original content without permission, except as allowed by law.
HardTech Careers never proactively contacts candidates to request CVs, identity documents, payment, or other personal information. Be alert to recruitment scams by parties impersonating employers, recruiters, or this Service. We are not responsible for the conduct of third parties.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless HardTech Careers and The Strategic Narrative Advisory from any claims, losses, or expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the Service, your content or listings, or your breach of these Terms or of applicable law.
The Service links to and relies on third-party sites and providers (including employers’ sites, Stripe for payments, Substack for the newsletter, form and hosting providers, and logo providers). We are not responsible for the content, availability, terms, or practices of any third party. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms.
We may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Service, and may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date reflects the latest version; material changes will be posted on this page. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.
Questions about these Terms? Email ufukgur@hardtechcareers.com or use our contact form.