Cookie Policy
By accessing and using the Jobs.ac.uk Website you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file which is stored on your computer or other device such as mobile phones or tablet devices by a website. Cookies allow a website to remember your preferences whilst visiting the site in order to provide you with a more personalised experience. They help to make websites work efficiently and can allow site owners to track how a site is used to provide useful data for making improvements.
2. How does the Jobs.ac.uk Website use cookies?
The Jobs.ac.uk Website uses cookies to provide enhanced functionality and to gather information about how the site is being used to help us continually improve the user experience.
Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies as soon as you visit. If you have switched off cookies then some of the functionality of our site may not be available to you.
The cookies that we use only collect anonymous information to
optimise our services, and do not collect personal information.
Please note that not all the cookies on our sites are set by us.
Please see the section below on third party cookies.
Functional cookies
These cookies relate to the functionality of our website and allow us to improve the service we offer to you through our website, for example to provide an account based system for a more personalised experience.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jobsacuk | jobs.ac.uk | This cookie is set for account-based functionality on the Jobs.ac.uk Website, including the login functionality in Your Account area and Jobs by Email |
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User_CandidateCVServices, Logon_CandidateCVServices, Session_CandidateCVServices |
jobs.ac.uk | These cookies are used to provide login functionality on our CV service for candidates |
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User_RecruiterServices, Logon_RecruiterServices, Session_RecruiterHub |
jobs.ac.uk | These cookies are used to provide secure login functionality on our CV service for recruiters |
| PREF, NID | This cookie is used to provide translation functionality using Google Translate | |
| Uvc | AddToAny | This cookie is used to provide the social sharing functionality on our careers advice article pages |
Preference cookies
These cookies store your user preferences in order to improve your experience on the Jobs.ac.uk Website. Whilst they aren't strictly necessary, you may have to re-enter your preferences every time if they are disabled.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RecruiterCVServicesSettings | jobs.ac.uk | This cookie stores settings for the user whilst in the Recruiter CV Search Service |
| twister_Collapsed | jobs.ac.uk | This cookie stores user selected display settings on the Find CVs search page for recruiters within our CV service |
| twister_Expanded | jobs.ac.uk | This cookie stores user selected display settings on the Find CVs search page for recruiters within our CV service |
| cookieNotification | jobs.ac.uk | This cookie is set when you hide the cookie notification banner as the top of this website so it isn't shown on subsequent visits |
| EMSeen | jobs.ac.uk | Periodically the Company will conduct surveys of our users. If you visit when a survey is live, a pop-up will be displayed asking if you would like to complete the survey. After confirming your choice this cookie is set so that you only ever see the pop-up once |
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to count the number of visitors to our website and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Description |
|---|---|---|
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_utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz |
These cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors are using our site, such as number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and what pages are most visited. No personal data is collected |
Third party cookies
Please note that due to the use of some 3rd party software on this website for social functionality such as Facebook ‘like’ and Twitter ‘tweet’ buttons, you may be presented with cookies from 3rd party websites. We don't control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party's website for more information.
3. How can I manage my cookies?
The majority of web browsers allow you to control the way you wish to use cookies. If you’d prefer not to allow cookies to be used when browsing our website, you can turn cookies off in your browser’s settings. For more information on controlling, disabling and deleting cookies, go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
Google provide a tool that allows you to opt out from your visits being tracked by Google Analytics. You can obtain the Google Analytics opt-out tool here.
