I am testing GF as a solution for a new client. Their previous agency used a form-builder (built into the Avada theme) that ended up storing resume uploads in the WP-Content folder.
This obviously allowed resumes that were submitted to be indexed by Google. I believe that GF stores file uploads in a database.
So by default, any files uploaded by a website visitor, using and embedded GF job-application form would NEVER be found or indexed by Google.
After I’ve tested this function on a dev website, the resulting URL for the file upload does not seem to be publicly accessible.
So I can only assume my assumption is correct.
Looking for validation or warnings here - thanks so much!!