What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Types of Cookies We Use
CareerCompass Australia uses both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are set by our website, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than our website. We use the following types of cookies:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- To operate our Website: Cookies allow us to present the content and features of our Website in a way that is easy to use and navigate.
- To personalize your experience: Cookies enable us to remember your preferences and settings, such as your language preference and location, so we can provide you with a more tailored experience.
- To analyze website traffic: We use cookies to collect data about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are most popular and how long visitors stay on each page. This information helps us to understand how our Website is being used and to improve its performance.
- To deliver targeted advertising: We may use cookies to deliver targeted advertising to you based on your interests and browsing history.
Specific Cookies We Use
The following table describes the specific cookies we use on our Website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Performance | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain session information. | Strictly Necessary | Session |
| cc_cookie_accept | Records whether user has accepted cookies policy. | Functionality | 1 year |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using your web browser settings. You can set your browser to block or delete cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, please note that if you block or delete cookies, some features of our Website may not function properly.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org .
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our use of cookies or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
CareerCompass Australia
Level 2, 123 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Phone: 03 9000 1234
Email: privacy@careercompass.com.au
This Cookies Policy was last updated on 2024-10-27. It is managed by the Privacy Officer, Amelia Rodriguez, who can be contacted via the contact details above.