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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how HireForEurope ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. This policy is part of our commitment to transparency and compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive.

Table of Contents

  1. What Are Cookies?
  2. How We Use Cookies
  3. Types of Cookies We Use
  4. Detailed Cookie Information
  5. Third-Party Cookies
  6. How to Manage Cookies
  7. Your Consent
  8. Changes to This Policy
  9. Contact Us

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, improve your browsing experience, and provide information to website owners.

Types of Cookie Technologies

  • Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
  • First-Party Cookies: Cookies set by the website you're visiting
  • Third-Party Cookies: Cookies set by external services used on our website

Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage. For simplicity, we refer to all these technologies as "cookies" in this policy.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes to provide and improve our job platform services:

  • Essential Functionality: Enable core features like user authentication, security, and session management
  • User Experience: Remember your preferences, language settings, and browsing history
  • Performance: Analyze how visitors use our website to improve functionality and user experience
  • Job Matching: Enhance our job recommendation algorithm based on your search patterns and preferences
  • Security: Protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure access to user accounts
  • Communication: Remember which messages or alerts you've seen to avoid repetition
  • Analytics: Understand aggregate usage patterns and website performance
  • Marketing: Deliver relevant job opportunities and advertisements (with your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.

  • User authentication and login sessions
  • Security and fraud prevention
  • Load balancing and website performance
  • Form submission and data validation

Required Cookies

These cookies do not require consent under GDPR as they are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They cannot be disabled.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as:

  • Remembering your login details and preferences
  • Storing your job search filters and saved jobs
  • Language and region preferences
  • Accessibility settings
  • Video player preferences

Performance/Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • Click patterns and navigation paths
  • Error messages and technical issues
  • Browser type, device type, and operating system
  • Job search behaviors and application completion rates

Marketing/Targeting Cookies

With your consent, we use these cookies to deliver personalized content and advertisements:

  • Display relevant job opportunities based on your profile and search history
  • Show targeted advertisements on our platform and partner websites
  • Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • Prevent showing the same advertisement repeatedly
  • Track conversions from job applications and registrations

4. Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a comprehensive list of cookies used on our platform:

Essential Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
PHPSESSID Maintains user session and login state Session
wordpress_* WordPress authentication and user management Session / 14 days
wp-settings-* WordPress user interface customization 1 year
security_token CSRF protection and form security Session
cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year

Functional Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
user_preferences Stores user settings and preferences 6 months
saved_jobs Remembers jobs you've saved for later 30 days
search_filters Stores your job search filter preferences 30 days
language Remembers your language preference 1 year

Analytics Cookies

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - Distinguishes unique users 2 years
_gid Google Analytics - Distinguishes users 24 hours
_gat Google Analytics - Throttles request rate 1 minute

5. Third-Party Cookies

We use trusted third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These providers have their own privacy and cookie policies:

Analytics Providers

  • Google Analytics: Website traffic analysis and user behavior insights
  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Social Media Platforms

  • Facebook: Social sharing and job promotion features
  • LinkedIn: Professional networking integration and job sharing
  • Twitter: Social media integration and content sharing

Payment Processors

  • Stripe: Secure payment processing for premium services
  • PayPal: Alternative payment processing option

Third-Party Responsibility

We carefully select third-party services that comply with GDPR requirements. However, we are not responsible for the cookies set by external services. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information.

6. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options to control and manage cookies on our website:

Using Our Cookie Consent Tool

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences by category
  • Change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings button

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser:

  • Google Chrome: Settings โ†’ Privacy and security โ†’ Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Settings โ†’ Privacy & Security โ†’ Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences โ†’ Privacy โ†’ Cookies and website data
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings โ†’ Cookies and site permissions โ†’ Cookies and site data

Browser Links for Cookie Management

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Edge

Important Note

Blocking or deleting essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our website, including logging in, applying for jobs, and accessing your dashboard.

Opt-Out Tools

For specific cookie types, you can use these opt-out tools:

  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
  • Advertising Cookies: Your Online Choices (EU)
  • Network Advertising: NAI Opt-Out Tool

7. Your Consent

In accordance with EU GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements:

Consent Requirements

  • Freely Given: You have a genuine choice whether to accept or reject cookies
  • Specific: Consent is requested separately for different cookie categories
  • Informed: We provide clear information about how cookies are used
  • Unambiguous: Acceptance requires a clear affirmative action (clicking "Accept")

Withdrawing Consent

You can withdraw your consent at any time by:

  • Clicking the cookie settings button on our website
  • Adjusting your browser cookie settings
  • Contacting us directly at the email address provided below

Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data collected through cookies. See our Privacy Policy for more information about your data rights.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

What we do when we make changes:

  • Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
  • Notify you through our website banner or email (for significant changes)
  • Request renewed consent if required by law
  • Archive previous versions for reference

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

Get in Touch

Email: privacy@hire4europe.com

Address: Galati, Romania

Phone: +40753608796

For data protection inquiries, please reference "Cookie Policy" in your subject line.

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