CharityJob - Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies. Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information about who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Statement relating to website users, candidates and recruiters (https://www.charityjob.co.uk/info/legal/privacypolicy) which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally in relation to website use, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you have a complaint.

Who are we?

This website is operated by Jobladder Limited (trading as CharityJob). This policy explains how we use cookies.

Our website

This cookie policy relates to your use of our website www.charityjob.org.uk.

You may be able to link to other websites from our website. These other websites may also use cookies or similar technologies and should have their own separate cookie polices. For privacy information relating to these other websites, please review their cookie policies and privacy notices.

What are cookies?

We collect, store and use personal information via cookies when you visit our website. A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g., computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. These help us recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past use of the website.

For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the website, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and your IP address. This information helps us to build a profile of our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means we won't be able to identify you individually.

What other software do we use?

We also use pixels. These are small pieces of software developed and provided by advertisers and social media service providers. They're integrated into the website to provide you with more relevant ads, tailored to your interests.

Your choices about cookies

We'll ask for your permission to place optional cookies or other similar technologies on your device when you visit our website. (Some cookies are essential for our website to work properly, and can't be turned off.) There's a cookie banner on our homepage which asks for your consent to place cookies on your device. You can change your mind by updating your preferences at any time Here.

You can control which cookies are being placed by configuring your browser. For more details, see www.allaboutcookies.org. You can also delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a website and some services and functionalities may not work or may stop working properly. For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see below.

Disabling Google Analytics collection

You are able to disable Google Analytics data collection by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Our use of cookies

We use cookies on this website to:

  • obtain information about your preferences and use of our website;
  • carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content, products and services and to help us better understand our users' requirements;
  • target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing content that's personalised to your interests including marketing to you on social media; and
  • make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

For further information on cookies generally visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

What types of cookies do we use and how long do they last for?

The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories - please see the table below for which are applicable:

  • Strictly necessary cookies - these cookies are required for the operation of our website and can't be switched off. They enable core functionality, such as security, network management and accessibility. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
  • Performance cookies - these cookies allow us to count visits and to see how visitors move around our website when they're using it. They help us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they're looking for easily. All information these cookies collect is anonymous.
  • Functional cookies - these cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and can't track your browsing activity on other websites.
  • Targeting cookies - these cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners. They uniquely identify your browser and device to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites, including on social media channels. We'll use this information to record your visit to our website, the pages you've visited and the links you've followed. If you don't allow these cookies, the ads you see will be less targeted.

The cookies we place on your device are stored for the following duration - please see the table below for which are applicable:

  • Session cookies - these allow our website to link your actions during a particular browser session. They expire each time you close your browser and don't remain on your device afterwards.
  • Persistent cookies - these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our website to be remembered. They will remain on your device until they expire, or until you delete them from your browser cache. Details of their duration are set out below.

The cookies we use

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

The cookies we use App The type of cookie Session or Persistent How long do they last? What they do
CharityJob.AntiForgery CharityJob Strictly Necessary Session End of browser session A security token to prevent hackers from hijacking a session once the user is already logged in (Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks).
CharityJob.Session Azure Strictly Necessary Session End of browser session A general purpose platform session cookie, used by websites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. It's used by the server to identify sessions by different users.
AtsAppCookie CharityJob Strictly Necessary Persistent 20 minutes Used to save the identity of the current user.
idsrv.session CharityJob Strictly Necessary Session End of browse session Keeps track of the current session.
OptanonAlertBoxClosed OneTrust Strictly necessary Persistent 1 year This cookie is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice. It enables the website to not show the message more than once to a user.
OptanonConsent OneTrust Functional Persistent 1 year Used to store cookie consent preferences.
__Secure-ENID Google Targeting Persistent 13 months This cookie is used to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language, how many results you prefer to display on a search results page (for example, 10 or 20) and whether you want Google's SafeSearch tjirafilter to be activated.
CJViewedJobs CharityJob Functional Persistent 1 month Used to store jobs that the user has viewed so that we can update our statistics.
CJPersistent-Search CharityJob Functional Persistent 1 month Keeps track of whether persistent search functionality should be used. Persistent search is when a search operation keeps updating after the search results have been loaded.
CJSavedJobCount CharityJob Functional Persistent 1 year Keeps count of saved jobs for logged out users.
CJUserBrowserWidth CharityJob Strictly Necessary Persistent 1 day Stores the user's browser width so that the page can be correctly rendered on the browser.
CJRecent-Search CharityJob Functional Persistent 3 months Stores the user's recent job search information.
CharityJob.Identity CharityJob Strictly Necessary Persistent End of browser session to 14 days Stores authentication information to ensure a smooth and secure experience on our platform. It remembers you, eliminating frequent logins, while keeping your credentials safe.
intercom-device-id-* Intercom Messenger Functional and Performance Persistent 9 months Helps us recognize your device, ensuring a consistent chat experience every time you visit.Think of it as a friendly hello!
intercom-session-* Intercom Messenger Functional and Performance Persistent 1 week Allows users to access their conversations and have data communicated on logged out pages for 1 week.
CharityJobGTM CharityJob Strictly Necessary Persistent 1 year Saves the current user ID.
ai_user Microsoft Performance Persistent 1 year This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and remote measurement information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie which enables us to count the number of users accessing the application over time. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance
ai_session Microsoft Performance Persistent 1 day This cookie name is associated with the Microsoft Application Insights software, which collects statistical usage and remote measurement information for apps built on the Azure cloud platform. This cookie identifies individual anonymous sessions. The main purpose of this cookie is: Performance
_hjTLDTest Hotjar Tracking Session End of browser session When the Hotjar script is executed we try to determine the most generic cookie path to use. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the cookie for different URLs until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress Hotjar Tracking Persistent 30 minutes Used to detect the first time auser views a page.
_hjFirstSeen Hotjar Tracking Persistent 30 minutes Used to identify a new users firstvisit to the website.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_* Hotjar Tracking Persistent 2 minutes This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether a visitor to the website is included in data sampling. Sampling is defined by our website's daily session limit.
_hjSession_* Hotjar Tracking Persistent 30 minutes Used to track the current visit toour website.
_hjSessionUser_* Hotjar Tracking Persistent 1 year Hotjar uses this to identify unique users.
_fbp Facebook Targeting Persistent 3 months Used by Facebook Ads to identify browsers.
datr Facebook Tracking Persistent 2 years Identifies unique browsers.
sb Facebook Tracking 2 years Shows the length of time that a service can store/read certain data from your computer.
wd Facebook Functional 1 week Shows the length of time that a service can store/read certain data from your computer.
bcookie LinkedIn Tracking Persistent 1 year Used to uniquely identify different browsers.
li_sugr LinkedIn Tracking Persistent 3 months Used for storing information for users from designated countries.
AnalyticsSyncHistory LinkedIn Tracking Persistent 1 month Used for storing information for users from designated countries.
UserMatchHistory LinkedIn Tracking Persistent 1 month It stores the last sync time to avoid repeating the syncing process too frequently.
li_gc LinkedIn Tracking Persistent 6 months Used for storing a user's consent regarding cookies.
_ga* Google Analytics Tracking Persistent 13 months This is a Google Analytics cookie which is used to distinguish one user from another. It does not personally identify individual users as the last part of the user's IP the address is removed.
_gid Google Analytics Tracking Persistent 1 day Used to store and count page views.
_gcl_au Google Targeting Persistent 3 months Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. It does not personally identify individual users as the last part of the user's IP the address is removed.
_uetvid Bing Ads Tracking Persistent 13 months To store and track visits across websites.
_uetsid Bing Ads Tracking Session End of browser session This cookie helps us understand how you interact with our website after clicking on a Bing ad. It tracks your activity on the site, such as pages visited or actions taken, to help us measure the effectiveness of our ads and improve your experience.
_tt_enable_cookie TikTok Performance Persistent 13 months This cookie helps TikTok understand how people use our website after seeing a TikTok ad. It tracks things like what pages you visit and actions you take, helping us improve our site and make our ads more relevant.
_tt_enable_cookie TikTok Targeting Persistent 13 months This cookie is used by TikTok to help identify users and track their activities across different websites that have the TikTok pixel. It helps TikTok deliver more relevant ads based on your interests and online behavior, making sure that the ads you see are more tailored to you.
_podscribe_charityjob_landing_url Podscribe Functional Persistent 6 minutes This cookie is used to track the landing URL for users coming to the website from specific campaigns or sources, particularly in the context of charity job postings. It helps ensure that users are directed to the correct page based on where they came from, improving the user experience by making sure the content they see is relevant.
_podscribe_charityjob_referrer Podscribe Functional Persistent 6 minutes This cookie tracks the referring URL that brought you to the site, especially from specific charity job-related campaigns. It helps us understand where you came from, ensuring that the site delivers content that matches your expectations based on your previous location.
_podscribe_did Podscribe Functional Persistent 6 minutes This cookie helps Podscribe uniquely identify devices that visit the site, allowing for a more consistent user experience across visits. It ensures that preferences and settings are remembered, making your interaction with the site smoother and more personalized.
_aimwel_session Aimwel Tracking Persistent 30 minutes This cookie is used to manage your session on the website, ensuring that any actions you take, such as logging in or filling out forms, are tracked during your visit. It helps the site remember your progress, making your browsing experience smoother and more seamless.

Does this cookie policy cover websites other than ours?

Links within our website to other websites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, are not covered by this cookie policy. You should review the privacy information on those websites to find out how they may use your personal information.

Third parties that our website links to may also use cookies, over which we have no control. The third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services such as web traffic analysis services. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical or performance cookies or targeting cookies and will each have their own cookie policy in place that can provide you with further information that explains how they will use cookies.

How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about the information in this cookie policy, or about our handling of personal information more generally, or if you would like more detailed information on a particular point, you should contact us by email at [email protected].

How will you tell me about changes to this cookie policy?

We keep our cookie policy under regular review. Any changes we make in the future will be made on our website.

Your right to make a complaint

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the ICO if you are unhappy about the way your personal information is being used - please refer to the ICO website for further information about this (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO and so, if you are happy to do so, please contact us [email protected].

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