Cookie Policy
Last Reviewed (and not revised): May 1st, 2023
When You visit SmartRecruiters’ website, SmartRecruiters uses a technology that many other websites employ which are small data files stored on Your computer’s hard drive, to collect information (“Cookies”). If Your browser is set to accept Cookies, then Your browser adds the text in a small file. SmartRecruiters does not use Cookies to read any other information on Your computer’s hard drive. SmartRecruiters uses Cookie technology to authenticate Your access to various areas of our websites, and tailor its content to Your preferences. Cookies help SmartRecruiters analyze web traffic in general. You can set Your browser to refuse Cookies, or to warn You before a cookie is placed.
You may refuse to accept Cookies by activating the setting on Your browser which allows You to refuse the setting of Cookies. However, if You select this setting You may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, or You choose not to activate Cookies in the cookie banner when You first visit our website, our system will issue Cookies when You visit our Website. Please note that any third-party sites which are linked via SmartRecruiters web site may also use Cookies, over which SmartRecruiters has no control.
SmartRecruiters also uses web beacons, or transparent GIF files, provided by our service providers to report activity on our site. The beacons help us manage our online advertising and measure its effectiveness. These files enable our service providers to recognize a Cookie on Your web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which communications are most effective. Either SmartRecruiters or our services providers place the Cookie. The information that SmartRecruiters collects by means of these technologies is anonymous and is not personally identifiable unless You have chosen to identify Yourself through a form on the website.
You may withdraw Your consent at any time by deleting Your Cookies using your internet browser settings.
Additionally, some advertising networks offer a way to opt out of targeting advertising. If You would like to find out more information, please visit https://www.youradchoices.com/
and/or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). For more information about Google Analytics’ Cookies, please see Google’s help pages and privacy policy:
Google has developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. If you want to opt-out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your browser here.
Controlling Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject Cookies. You can set your web browser controls to accept or refuse Cookies. You also may be able to reject mobile device identifiers by activating the appropriate setting on your mobile device. Additionally, you can can choose whether to accept Cookies when a SmartRecruiters controlled Cookie banner appears.
If you choose to reject Cookies, you may still use the website, but some functionality could be impaired. To learn how to manage your Cookies, please follow the instructions from your specific browser provider
Cookie Categories
The Cookies we use will generally fall into the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: necessary for You to browse the website or use our product and/or use each’s features and cannot be turned off.
- Preference Cookies: allow SmartRecruiters to remember Your preferences when You visit our website after Your initial visit.
- Marketing Cookies: allow SmartRecruiters and our third-party partners to provide You with interest-based advertising and tailored content across Your browsers and devices.
- Functionality Cookies: allow SmartRecruiters to host videos or utilize a chat bot for example.
- Analytic Cookies: provide SmartRecruiters information about how website visitors use our website.
- Session Cookies: are temporary and expire once You close Your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: remain on Your hard drive until You erase them, or Your browser does.
- First Party Cookies: are placed on Your device directly by SmartRecruiters’ website.
- Third Party Cookies: are placed on Your device by a third-party when You visit our website.
List of Cookies
Please note that third parties and SmartRecruiters may change or update the Cookies placed on SmartRecruiters’ website. SmartRecruiters periodically monitors which Cookies are used and updates the table below accordingly. You should check this cookie policy for updates to stay informed.
Table last updated: May 25, 2020
| Name | Description | Domains | Lifespan | Hostname | Category |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| _hjid | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| _gat | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| __utmt | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | video.digi-me.com | Unknown | |
| GSESSIONID | Used for cross app shared state | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| vuid | This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | vimeo.com | Functional Cookies |
| XSRF-TOKEN | This cookie is written to help with site security in preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | my.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| trs | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| x2JSTN | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | video.digi-me.com | Functional Cookies | |
| __utmz | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | video.digi-me.com | Unknown | |
| JSESSIONID | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| __utmb | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | video.digi-me.com | Unknown | |
| __cf_bm | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | ziprecruiter.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| AWSALB | Enables our website to load more quickly. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | jobs.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| _gat_gtag_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Google Analytics | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| AWSALB | Enables our website to load more quickly. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | .smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| __utmc | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | video.digi-me.com | Unknown | |
| AWSALB | Enables our website to load more quickly. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | embed.ly | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| IDE | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | doubleclick.net | Targeting Cookies |
| __utma | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | video.digi-me.com | Unknown | |
| __cf_bm | Used to distinguish between humans and bots. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| cass | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| OptanonConsent | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of Cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent Cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | .smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| _hjTLDTest | Hotjar cookie. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| x2JSTNT | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | myjstn.com | Unknown | |
| _hjCachedUserAttributes | Hotjar cookie. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | script.hotjar.com | Performance Cookies |
| gdId | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| cc_ut | Appcast is a developer of programmatic job advertising technology for the global recruitment industry used to created targeted job advertisements. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | appcast.io | Targeting Cookies |
| AWSALBCORS | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | careers.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| AWSALB | Enables our website to load more quickly. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | my.smartrecruiters.com | Functional Cookies |
| _hjIncludedInSample | Hotjar cookie. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | script.hotjar.com | Performance Cookies |
| AWSALBCORS | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | my.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| asst | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| GPS | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | youtube.com | Unknown |
| AWSALBCORS | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | pingdom.net | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| __cfduid | Cookie associated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | ziprecruiter.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| _uac | Used for Analytics auth state of the user | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.glassdoor.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| YSC | YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | youtube.com | Unknown |
| _hjIncludedInSample | This cookie is associated with web analytics functionality and services from Hot Jar, a Malta based company. It uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample. | smartrecruiters.com | SESSION | jobs.smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | smartrecruiters.com | Performance Cookies |
| AWSALBCORS | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | jobs.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| xs | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| fr | Contains browser and user unique ID combination, used for targeted advertising.rXXXXXXXXXX | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | facebook.com | Targeting Cookies |
| test_cookie | test_cookie | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | doubleclick.net | Targeting Cookies |
| AWSALBCORS | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | www.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies | |
| AWSALB | Enables our website to load more quickly. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | careers.smartrecruiters.com | Strictly Necessary Cookies |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | youtube.com | Unknown |
| _webeo_trk | The _webeo_trk cookie allows a website to track device visit history on the sites on which the cookie is installed. Tracking is performed anonymously and is not used for cross-site tracking purposes. | smartrecruiters.com | PERSISTENT | webeo.com | Targeting Cookies |