Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies this website uses, why, and how you can control them. It’s meant to be read alongside our broader Privacy Policy, which covers personal data more generally — this page focuses specifically on cookies.
What cookies actually are
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device — computer, phone, or tablet — when you visit it. It typically contains a small amount of information: a unique identifier, a preference you’ve set, or a record that you’ve previously visited. Cookies are what allow websites to “remember” things about your visit from one page to the next, or from one visit to a later one. They’re not programs and can’t run code on your device or access other files, but they can be used to build up a picture of your browsing activity over time, which is why regulators require websites to disclose and, for many types, obtain consent for their use.
This page also covers similar technologies — like local storage and tracking pixels — that serve comparable purposes, even though they’re not technically cookies in the strictest sense.
The categories of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These are essential for the site to function as intended and can’t be switched off through our own settings, though you can block them via your browser (which may break parts of the site). Examples include cookies that remember your search filter selections during a browsing session, or that support basic security functions like protecting our contact form against spam submissions. We don’t use strictly necessary cookies for any purpose beyond making the site work.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the site in aggregate — which pages are popular, how people navigate between job categories, whether search filters are being used effectively — so we can make genuine improvements rather than guessing. Analytics data is generally processed in aggregated or pseudonymised form. Where our analytics provider allows it, we configure tracking to minimise the precision of personal data collected (for example, truncating IP addresses).
Advertising cookies
Where advertising is enabled on the site, including through Google AdSense, advertising cookies may be set by us or by our advertising partners. These cookies can be used to show you ads relevant to your interests based on your browsing activity, including activity on other websites, and to measure how effective an advertising campaign is. This is the category of cookie most likely to track you across different sites, not just this one, because it’s operated by a third-party ad network rather than by us directly.
Specific third parties who may set cookies on this site
| Provider | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdSense | Serves and measures advertising, may personalise ads based on browsing activity | Advertising |
| Google Fonts | Delivers web font files used in the site’s design | Functional (may involve a connection to Google’s servers, though typically without setting a tracking cookie) |
| Analytics provider (where enabled) | Aggregated, anonymised usage statistics to help us understand and improve the site | Analytics |
We don’t control the specific cookies these third parties set, how long they persist, or exactly how the data is used beyond what’s described in their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review directly if you want full technical detail — particularly Google’s own policies, given how widely their services (AdSense, Fonts, and potentially Analytics) are used across the web.
How long cookies last
Cookies generally fall into two duration categories:
- Session cookies, which are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Most of our strictly necessary cookies fall into this category.
- Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period — anywhere from a few days to a couple of years — until they expire or you delete them manually. Analytics and advertising cookies are typically persistent, since their purpose depends on recognising a returning visitor over time.
How to manage or refuse cookies
You have several ways to control cookies on this site:
Browser settings
Every major browser lets you view, delete, and block cookies, either entirely or on a per-site basis, through its privacy or settings menu. Refer to your specific browser’s help documentation for exact steps — the process differs between Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, and between desktop and mobile versions of each.
Google Ads Settings
You can opt out of personalised advertising specifically from Google (which covers AdSense) through Google’s own Ads Settings page, independent of your browser’s general cookie controls. This is worth doing separately if advertising personalisation is your main concern, since blocking cookies at the browser level doesn’t always fully address ad personalisation delivered through other means.
Industry opt-out tools
Broader industry initiatives, such as the Your Online Choices platform used across much of Europe, let you opt out of behavioural advertising cookies from multiple ad networks in one place, rather than configuring each provider individually.
What happens if you block cookies
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of the site to function less well — for example, your search filter selections might not persist as you navigate between pages within the same session. Blocking analytics or advertising cookies won’t affect your ability to browse job listings, search, filter, or apply for roles; it will only affect our ability to measure aggregate usage and, for advertising cookies, the relevance of ads you’re shown (you’ll typically still see ads, just less personalised ones).
Do Not Track signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting that broadcasts a preference not to be tracked. There isn’t yet a universal, legally binding standard for how websites must respond to this signal, and we don’t currently alter our cookie behaviour based specifically on a Do Not Track browser signal — we instead rely on the consent and control mechanisms described above (browser-level blocking, Google’s Ads Settings, and industry opt-out tools).
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically as our use of cookies and third-party services evolves, or as legal requirements change. We recommend checking back occasionally if cookie management is an ongoing concern for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to accept cookies to use this site?
You can browse most of the site without accepting non-essential cookies, though strictly necessary cookies (which support core functionality like filter memory within a session) may still be used. Blocking these entirely through your browser may cause some features to work less smoothly.
Does this site use cookies to track my job applications?
No. We don’t operate an application system, so there’s no application data for cookies to track in the first place. Any cookies on this site relate to browsing the job listings themselves, not to anything that happens after you click through to an employer’s site.
How do I stop seeing personalised ads from Google on this site?
Visit Google’s Ads Settings page and turn off ad personalisation there — this applies across sites using Google’s advertising services, not just this one.
Will blocking cookies stop me from seeing job listings?
No. Job listings, search, and filtering will all continue to work even with non-essential cookies blocked. You may lose minor conveniences, like filter selections persisting between pages in the same session.
Do third-party cookies on this site let those companies see what I do on other websites?
Potentially, yes, for advertising cookies specifically — that’s inherent to how cross-site behavioural advertising networks operate. This is governed by the third party’s own privacy policy, not ours, since we don’t control what they do with data once their cookie is set. Opting out through Google’s Ads Settings or your browser controls is the most direct way to limit this.
Mobile browsers and apps
If you access this site through a mobile browser rather than a desktop one, the same cookie categories and controls described above apply, though the exact menu location for managing cookies differs between mobile browsers — typically found under a “Privacy” or “Site settings” section of your browser’s own settings app rather than a dedicated cookie management screen. We don’t currently offer a dedicated mobile app, so all cookie handling on this site happens through your mobile browser’s own standard mechanisms rather than any app-specific tracking framework.
Cookies set before you’ve made a choice
Strictly necessary cookies may be set as soon as you load a page on this site, since they’re required for the page to function correctly and don’t depend on consent under UK cookie law. Analytics and advertising cookies are only set in line with applicable consent requirements — where a cookie consent mechanism is presented, non-essential cookies won’t be set until you’ve made a choice, and you can change that choice at any later point through the methods described above.
Why we don’t use cookies to build individual advertising profiles ourselves
It’s worth distinguishing between what we do directly and what our third-party partners may do independently. We don’t build our own behavioural advertising profile of individual visitors — we’re not in the business of tracking you across the web to sell that data on. Where advertising cookies exist on this site, they belong to and are operated by third-party ad networks like Google, under their own separate privacy and cookie practices, which is exactly why we encourage checking their policies directly if you want full technical detail on how those specific cookies work, rather than assuming we have visibility into or control over their internal mechanics.