Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 1, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Similar technologies like local storage and web beacons are collectively referred to as “cookies” throughout this policy.
2. How We Use Cookies
CV Shortlister employs cookies for four primary purposes: enabling core platform features like authentication, monitoring visitor interactions for performance analysis, remembering user settings, and supporting marketing initiatives.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary: session_id (session duration), csrf_token (session), and auth_token (30 days) maintain security and login status.
Performance: Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid) track user behavior across 2 years and 24 hours respectively; performance_metrics runs for 7 days.
Functional: preferences, cookie_consent, and language settings persist for 1 year to remember user choices.
Marketing: _fbp and _gcl_au operate for 3 months; hubspotutk tracks visitor identity for 10 years.
4. Third-Party Cookies
The platform includes cookies from Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta, HubSpot, and Intercom. We encourage you to review these vendors' privacy policies independently.
5. Managing Cookies
Users receive a cookie banner upon first visit and can adjust preferences at any time through account settings or browser controls.
6. Do Not Track
Our platform currently does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals, but you can still manage cookies through the controls described above.
7. Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy is reviewed and updated periodically. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
8. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies can be sent to cvshortlister@searchopal.com.