Effective Date: May 16, 2025 · Last Updated: May 16, 2025
This Cookie Policy explains in detail what cookies are, which cookies 24jobshere.com uses, why we use them, and what your choices are. It satisfies Google AdSense publisher requirements, GDPR/ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and CalOPPA obligations.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies may be first-party (set by 24jobshere.com directly) or third-party (set by other organizations whose services we use, such as Google). Third-party cookies associated with ad serving may originate from domains such as doubleclick.net, googlesyndication.com, googleadservices.com, or country-specific Google domains.
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Keep you logged in during your session
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Make the site function correctly and securely
- Understand how visitors use our site (analytics)
- Serve relevant advertisements (including Google AdSense personalized ads)
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
- Prevent fraud and improve security
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Category | Purpose | Examples | Can be disabled? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Essential for the website to function. Cannot be switched off. Set in response to your actions (login, security, session management). | Session ID, CSRF token, login state | No – required for the site to work |
| Functional | Enable enhanced functionality and personalization. Remember your preferences. | Language preference, location filter, saved job alerts, display settings | Yes – but may affect site functionality |
| Analytics / Performance | Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve site performance. Data is aggregated and anonymized. | Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat), Hotjar | Yes |
| Advertising / Targeting | Set by Google AdSense and our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show relevant ads on our site and other sites. | Google AdSense (id, ANID, NID, 1P_JAR, CONSENT), DoubleClick (IDE), Google Ads | Yes – see Section 7 |
| Social Media | Set when you interact with social sharing features or log in via social accounts. | LinkedIn, Google OAuth cookies | Yes – if you don’t use social login/share |
4. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies (Required Disclosure)
We are required by Google Publisher Policies (February 2025 update) to clearly disclose the following:
Google AdSense Disclosure: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to 24jobshere.com and/or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Specifically, Google may use:
- Advertising cookies (e.g., id, IDE, ANID) to deliver and measure personalized ads
- The DoubleClick cookie (served from doubleclick.net) for ad targeting and measurement
- Web beacons and pixel tags to measure ad impressions and clicks
- Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid) to measure site traffic and user behavior
Google may share this data with its advertising partners. Data collected may include your IP address, device type, browser information, and browsing behavior. For more details on how Google uses this data, please visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.
Opt-out options for Google advertising:
- Google Ads Settings – manage personalized ad preferences
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out – aboutads.info
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out
- Your Online Choices (EU) – youronlinechoices.com
5. Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use:
- Web beacons / pixel tags: transparent image files embedded in emails or web pages to track opens and link clicks
- Local storage / HTML5 storage: browser-based storage for saving preferences without cookies
- Session storage: temporary browser-based storage cleared when the browser tab is closed
- IP address logging: used for security, fraud prevention, and general location estimation
We do not use device fingerprinting or permanently store unique device identifiers for advertising purposes, in line with Google Publisher Policy requirements (February 2025).
6. Cookie Duration
| Cookie Type | Duration |
|---|---|
| Session cookies | Deleted when you close your browser |
| Authentication cookies | Up to 30 days (or until you log out) |
| Functional / preference cookies | Up to 1 year |
| Google Analytics (_ga) | 2 years |
| Google Analytics (_gid) | 24 hours |
| Google Ads / AdSense (IDE) | Up to 13 months (Google anonymizes after 18 months) |
| Google consent cookie (CONSENT) | Up to 2 years |
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options to control cookies:
a) Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time via the cookie settings link in our website footer.
b) Browser Settings
You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Instructions for major browsers:
Please note that disabling cookies may impair the functionality of our website.
c) Opt-Out of Advertising Cookies
To opt out of interest-based advertising from Google and other ad networks, use the links in Section 4 above, or visit internetcookies.com for guidance on managing cookies.
d) Google Analytics Opt-Out
You may prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
8. Consent for EU / EEA / UK / Swiss Users
In compliance with the GDPR, the EU ePrivacy Directive, the UK PECR, and Google’s EU User Consent Policy (extended to Switzerland from July 31, 2024):
- Non-essential cookies will not be placed on your device before you provide consent
- You will be presented with a clear, granular cookie consent banner on your first visit
- You have the right to accept, reject, or manage each category of cookies
- Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it — use the cookie settings in our footer
- We maintain a record of your consent as required by GDPR Article 7
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Where required, we will notify you and refresh your consent.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through our dedicated contact page:
Contact: www.24jobshere.com/contact-us