Last updated: June 2024

What's a cookie?

• A “cookie“ is a very small text file or graphic that is placed on your device when you visit a webpage which records your behaviour (such as navigation of a website). Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.

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• Cookies are used by nearly all digital channels and do not harm your system regardless of whether you are a Candidate, Client, Website User or someone else. ​

How do we use Cookies?

• We use Cookies to understand how you engage with our website, for example by tracking the pages you have visited, the interactions you have made, the links you have followed, and the number of job ads and articles read. This also helps us to develop and improve our website and services in response to what our visitors want and need, which in turn helps us increase engagement and improve the experience of using our services by increasing the relevance of the content that we serve. ​​

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• Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies enable core functionality such as security, verification of identity and network management. These cookies can’t be disabled.

  • Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests.

  • Functional Cookies: These cookies collect data to remember choices users make to improve and give a more personalised experience.

  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our website, discover errors and provide a better overall analytics.

How to manage or reject Cookies​​

• If you want to check or change what types of Cookies you accept, this can usually be altered using the privacy settings within your browser, or you can do so very easily using the “Cookie Preferences” link at either the top or bottom of the website. ​

• You can change your Cookie preference anytime by clicking the small banner on the bottom left-hand side of the website.