Responsible hiring
Video-first hiring done well can reduce bias. Done badly, it can amplify it. This page explains how Vetano is designed to keep the process fair — for the candidate showing up and the owner making the decision.
Our principles
We verify that the person in the profile is who they say they are. We do not run background checks, credit checks, or scrape social media. Identity verification is for trust between two people, not for gatekeeping.
Profiles lead with intro videos and skill clips, not demographic information. Employers see what a candidate can do before they see anything that traditionally introduces bias.
Every video, photo, and skill clip is created by the candidate, owned by the candidate, and removable by the candidate at any time. Profiles are portable across employers and jobs.
Candidates can see how their profile is displayed to employers. Employers see the same profile every candidate publishes — no hidden scoring or ranking applied without disclosure.
Personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We collect only what's needed to verify identity and operate the platform, and we never sell candidate data to third parties.
EEOC alignment
Vetano is a platform — the hiring decision is always made by the employer. We do not score, rank, or rejection-tag candidates on the employer's behalf. That keeps the legal responsibility for the hiring decision where it belongs, with the employer, while giving them better information to make it.
We align our product practices with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on technology in hiring, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and emerging state and local laws on AI in employment decisions. We update those practices as the regulatory landscape evolves.
Our product team reviews the platform regularly to catch features that could introduce disparate impact — for example, profile fields that act as proxies for protected categories, or AI features that rank candidates without transparency. When we find issues, we change the product.
Why platform-level verification matters
Most major hiring platforms let anyone create a recruiter profile and post a role with nothing more than an email address. That zero-friction model is what built the category — and it’s also what makes fake job posts, identity-borrowed applications, and recruiter impersonation possible at scale.
Espionage is the most dramatic version of the problem, but the same gap drives resume-harvesting, payment scams, and AI-generated ghost listings. Verification done as an opt-in feature doesn’t close it; verification done at the platform level — required for every employer before a listing goes live — does.
In the news
A 2026 Five Eyes bulletin warned that foreign intelligence services are posing as recruiters on LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork to extract sensitive information from UK and allied personnel. It’s a high-profile example of a much broader pattern that platform-level verification is built to prevent.
Guidance for reviewing candidates fairly on Vetano.
Your protections on the platform.
If you experienced something on Vetano that felt unfair, biased, or in violation of employment law, we want to hear about it. We review every report and respond directly.
This page describes our product and policies as of today. As laws evolve and the platform grows, we will update it. Last reviewed by the Vetano team in 2026.