Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website. They help us recognize your browser and remember certain information about your preferences or past actions.

Similar Technologies

We also use similar technologies including:

• Local Storage: Stores data locally on your browser
• Session Storage: Temporary storage that expires when you close your browser
• Web Beacons: Small graphic images used to track user interactions
• Pixels: Invisible tracking elements embedded in web pages or emails

2. How We Use Cookies

Job-Scouts.com uses cookies for several important purposes:

Essential Functions

• Keep you logged in to your account
• Remember your language and region preferences
• Maintain your shopping cart or saved jobs
• Ensure platform security and prevent fraud
• Enable core website functionality

Personalization

• Remember your job search preferences
• Customize job recommendations based on your activity
• Save your notification settings
• Personalize the user interface

Analytics and Improvement

• Understand how users interact with our platform
• Identify popular features and content
• Track conversion rates and user engagement
• Optimize website performance and loading times

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.

• Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in
• Security cookies: Protect against fraud and attacks
• Load balancing cookies: Distribute traffic efficiently
• Session cookies: Maintain your session data

Performance Cookies

These cookies help us analyze website performance and user behavior.

• Google Analytics: Track page views and user journeys
• Performance monitoring: Identify slow-loading pages
• Error tracking: Log and fix technical issues
• Usage statistics: Understand popular features

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization.

• Preference cookies: Remember your settings
• Language cookies: Store your language choice
• Location cookies: Remember your preferred job locations
• Theme cookies: Save your display preferences

Targeting/Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and marketing content.

• Job recommendation cookies: Personalize job suggestions
• Retargeting cookies: Show relevant ads on other websites
• Social media cookies: Enable social sharing features
• Campaign tracking cookies: Measure marketing effectiveness

4. Third-Party Cookies

We work with trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies:

Analytics Partners

• Google Analytics: Website traffic analysis
• Hotjar: User behavior insights and heatmaps
• Mixpanel: Advanced user analytics and tracking

Advertising Partners

• Google Ads: Display targeted advertisements
• Facebook Pixel: Social media advertising optimization
• LinkedIn Insight Tag: Professional network advertising

Functional Partners

• Customer support chat: Live chat functionality
• Payment processors: Secure payment processing
• CDN services: Content delivery optimization

5. Managing Your Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

Cookie Management Options

• Accept all cookies: Allow all cookies for full functionality
• Block all cookies: Prevent all cookies (may break website features)
• Custom settings: Choose which types of cookies to allow
• Delete existing cookies: Remove cookies already stored

Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific tracking:

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Interest-based ads: Your Online Choices
• Mobile advertising: Device settings for ad tracking

6. Cookie Consent

Consent Management

When you first visit Job-Scouts.com, we ask for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your preferences
• Change your mind later in your account settings

Withdrawal of Consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time by:

• Changing your browser settings
• Using our cookie preference center
• Contacting our support team
• Clearing your browser cookies

7. Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:

• Changes in our cookie usage practices
• New regulatory requirements
• Updates to third-party services
• Improvements to our platform

We will notify users of significant changes through:

• Email notifications to registered users
• Prominent notices on our website
• Updates to this policy page

Cookie Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Stored for a specific period (days to years)
• Essential cookies: Retained as long as necessary for functionality
• Marketing cookies: Typically expire after 30-90 days

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