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Disability & demographic data

Disability & self-identification

Last updated June 2, 2026. Some applications ask voluntary self-identification questions, including disability status. This page explains why, and how Viper handles that information.

Why employers ask

Many job applications include voluntary self-identification questions about disability status, as well as gender, race/ethnicity, and veteran status. Employers — especially U.S. government contractors — collect this to support equal-opportunity and affirmative-action reporting.

These questions are voluntary. Choosing to answer, or declining to answer, does not affect your eligibility for a job.

How Viper handles it

If you choose to provide this information in your Viper profile, we use it only to help fill the matching voluntary self-identification fields on applications you run.

This data is never used to score job fit, rank roles, or decide which jobs to show you. Leaving these fields blank has no effect on matching or automation.

You can add, change, or remove this information at any time in your profile, and you can delete your account and data entirely.

Your control

Providing disability or other demographic information is entirely optional. You can leave it blank and Viper will skip or leave those application fields unanswered for you to handle.

When a form presents a self-identification section, you remain responsible for reviewing it before the application is submitted.

Privacy and security

Demographic and disability information is treated as sensitive. We store it with the same safeguards as the rest of your profile data and do not sell it.

See our Privacy Policy for details on what we collect, how we use it, retention, and your choices.

Contact

Questions about demographic or disability data: team@viperai.fyi.