Privacy policy
Last updated 29 October 2026
Next Stop ("the app") is a job board for iPhone made by Ricky Bird. This policy explains what information the app uses and why. In short: we don't have accounts, we don't run a server that stores anything about you, and your CV never leaves your phone.
Your CV and job profile
If you add a CV, the app reads it on your iPhone, using Apple's on-device features. The file is not uploaded, stored or shared. The app keeps only the profile it builds from it (job titles, skills, years of experience, level and town), saved on your device and encrypted while the phone is locked. You can edit or delete it at any time from the profile screen. If you choose "Search near" from your profile, the town name is looked up with Apple Maps or the Zippopotam.us postcode service to find the nearest city.
Location
If you tap "Nearest city to me", the app asks for your location once to pick the closest big city. Your location is used on your device for that purpose only; we don't store it or send it to our servers.
Job listings
Job lists are downloaded from our public data files, which contain only job listings, never information about you. When you open a listing, it opens on the employer's or job site's own website, which has its own privacy policy. Company logos are loaded from Google's public favicon service. Saved jobs, search words and settings are kept on your device only.
Advertising
The free version shows one sponsored tile per page, supplied by Google AdMob. Google may collect information such as your device's advertising identifier, approximate location (from your IP address), and how you interact with ads, to show and measure ads and to prevent fraud. In the UK, EU and EEA, you are asked for consent first and can change your choice at any time in Settings › Ads › Privacy choices. The app does not ask to track you across other companies' apps and websites. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services.
Purchases
The "Remove ads" purchase is handled by Apple. We don't receive your payment details.
Children
Next Stop is a job-search app and isn't directed at children under 13 (or 16 in the EEA).
Your rights and contact
Because we don't hold personal information about you, there's normally nothing for us to access, correct or delete; everything is on your device and is removed when you delete the app. For anything about this policy, or your rights under UK GDPR, EU GDPR or other privacy laws, email rikk.bird@gmail.com.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.