Careers Site Cookies
Version: March 2023
Our websites (“Sites”) use cookies and similar technologies to improve the user experience and to ensure the Sites are functioning effectively and properly. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on a computer or other device and collects information about your usage of the Sites, such as time spent on a website, pages visited, and user preferences such as default language for the site. The cookies used on this careers site fall into 2 categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
- Session management cookies - User, device, and session ID cookies along with timestamp cookies for timing out sessions after inactivity. These cookies expire at the end of the session.
- Routing cookies - To forward requests for a single session to the same server for consistency of service. These cookies expire at the end of the session.
- Application Security Management (ASM) cookies - To help protect web applications and infrastructure from security attacks. These cookies expire at the end of the session.
Optional Cookies
There are 2 types of Optional Cookies that we might configure:
- Analytics cookies: allows us to measure the source of traffic to Sites using analytics cookies and tracking pixels.
- Google Analytics to gather this Site’s traffic metrics.
- tracking pixels to track the source of traffic to this Site.
- Linkedin cookies: when configured, allows you to apply for open positions using your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn will place a number of cookies on your device if the Apply with LinkedIn feature is configured. The exact type and duration of cookies used by LinkedIn might change from time to time.
How Long Do These Cookies Persist - Do They Ever Expire?
Cookie duration depends on the cookie type:
- Strictly necessary cookies: All strictly necessary cookies expire at the end of your visit.
- Optional Cookies: Cookies related to tracking pixels or third-party functionality are controlled by the associated third-party (for example, Google, Linkedin).
What Happens if you Do Not Consent to the use of Cookies?
- If you ignore the cookie banner, only Necessary Cookies will continue to be used and Optional Cookies (e.g. Google Analytics or Tracking pixels) will not be used during your visit.
- If you click the Decline button, only Necessary Cookies will continue to be used, including a necessary cookie (enablePrivacyTracking) which saves your cookies preference. Optional Cookies (e.g. Google Analytics or Tracking pixels) will not be used during your visit.
- If you click the Accept button, both the Necessary (including enablePrivacyTracking cookie) and Optional Cookies as outlined above will continue to be used.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but provide controls that allow you to block or delete them. If you are not comfortable with our use of cookies, you may reconfigure your browser settings to limit cookie usage and you can always change those settings at any time. However, if you decide to limit or refuse the use of cookies, certain functions and features of our Sites may not work as intended. In most modern browsers, you can block or delete cookies by clicking Settings > Privacy > Cookies. Other browsers may provide instructions for blocking or deleting cookies within their privacy or help documentation. To find out more about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org