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Privacy & Limitations

Your personal firms, historical hiring leads, favorites, notes, saved searches, tasks, dossiers and judgments are stored in this browser on this exact website origin. No account or server-side research upload is provided. Other domains, browser profiles and devices do not automatically share this data.

Local does not mean encrypted

Browser storage and editor drafts are unencrypted. Shared-device users, extensions or compromised browsers may access them. Browser clearing, storage restrictions or device loss may remove them. Do not enter secrets, identifying details or confidential employer material. Save actions are explicit; incomplete input cannot be guaranteed recoverable after interruption.

Encrypted backups are separate from reports

The password-protected research backup contains the current workspace and uses the existing PBKDF2 / AES-GCM backup format. Passwords remain in this operation’s memory and are not sent to a server. There is no password recovery. Markdown and print files are not encrypted; review the exact preview before exporting. A triggered download is not proof of a durable saved file.

Feedback backups, limited sharing files and diagnostics are not personal research backups. Temporary note/editor drafts and the legacy worksheet have separate storage and are not included in the full workspace backup. Restore previews show scope, conflicts and replacement removals; unknown formats and failed reads must not be treated as empty.

Deletion and older versions

Delete-current-workspace removes only this browser’s current research value and associated temporary note drafts. It cannot delete exports, other origins, feedback or legacy worksheet drafts. Another old tab can have unsaved input; close stale editors before restoring or deleting. Older builds cannot safely export new private fields and must not be used to overwrite newer data.

Delivery and external links

FirmGist adds no behavioral analytics or automatic feedback delivery. Hosting necessarily processes connection and request information for delivery and security. Keep private text out of URLs. User-recorded sources are never automatically retrieved. Choosing an external website leaves this site and is not official source verification.

Access and indexing

The website is anonymously accessible. NOINDEX is a search indexing request, not access authentication. Internal employer research, fact review, raw databases and evidence archives are not deployed as public data.

Start private research · Continue the separate legacy worksheet

Help and private troubleshooting

Opening help keeps this page mounted. It does not save your editor or change personal records. Closing help returns to your current operation.

Quick help

A different local address

Protocol, host and port have separate browser storage. An empty entry does not prove deletion. Return to the old entry yourself, export there, then preview and confirm a restore here. Keep the original file and old records.

A read-only browser

Safe editing requires browser storage and Web Locks. Keep current inputs open. Use a supported browser at the fixed local entry; do not clear records to remove a read-only warning.

A restore preview needs another review

Another tab changed the saved records after the preview. Do not submit the old preview. Refresh it, inspect every conflict, then confirm only the decisions you intend.

A password or protected file fails

The password may differ, or the file may be damaged or unsupported. Keep the original file and existing records. Check the file and password privately; do not share the password or upload the encrypted backup for troubleshooting.

Conflicting notes

Keep your unsaved text open or copy it somewhere private. Review the latest saved record before applying your changes again. Opening help does not submit or replace your draft.

Drafts and saved records

Typed text is not necessarily saved. Check the editor’s actual save result. A temporary draft is separate from a saved record and may not be included in exported backups; a download request does not prove the file was saved.

Unknown facts and historical hiring

Unknown firm fields and limited historical sources are content limits, not established software defects. A historical hiring observation is not a formal job or proof that applications are open. Help cannot fill missing evidence or approve facts.

Explain the problem

The cause is not established

Problem code: FG_UNKNOWN

What happened
There is not enough safe evidence to classify this issue more specifically.
Save status
The saved state is not established by this classification. Check the actual operation and any readable saved records.
Next safe step
Keep the input and record only the steps you actually observed. Preview a minimal diagnostic before choosing to share it.
Avoid
Do not invent a root cause, clear data, upload private research, or treat a generated diagnostic as a verified defect.

Open existing backup and restore tools

Navigating to another page can leave an unsaved editor. Keep its text first. Feedback remains separate from personal encrypted backups; no diagnostic is attached or stored automatically.