Cookie Policy
Updated: September 5, 2024
Definitions and Key Terms
To make things as clear as possible in this Cookie Policy, whenever any of these terms are mentioned, they are strictly defined as:
- Cookie: a small amount of data generated by a website and stored by your web browser. It is used to identify your browser, provide analytics, store information about you such as your language preference or login information.
- Company: when this policy mentions “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” it refers to HireOut.org, which is responsible for your information under this Cookie Policy.
- Device: any internet-connected device such as a phone, tablet, computer, or any other device that can be used to visit HireOut.org and use the services.
- Personal Data: any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
- Service: refers to the service provided by HireOut.org as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this platform.
- Third-party service: refers to advertisers, contest sponsors, promotional and marketing partners, and others who provide our content or whose products or services we think may interest you.
- You: a person or entity that is registered with HireOut.org to use the services.
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how HireOut.org and its affiliates (collectively "HireOut.org", "we", "us", and "our") use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, including but not limited to HireOut.org and any related URLs, mobile or localized versions, and related domains/sub-domains ("Websites"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as the choices for how you can control them.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or other internet-connected device to identify your browser, provide analytics, store information about you such as your language preference or login information. They are completely safe and cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your device.
Why do we use Cookies?
We use first-party and/or third-party cookies on our website for various purposes such as:
- To facilitate the operation and functionality of our website;
- To improve your experience on our website and make navigating around them quicker and easier;
- To allow us to create a tailored user experience for you and understand what is useful or of interest to you;
- To analyze how our website is used and how best we can customize it;
- To identify future prospects and personalize marketing and sales interactions with them;
- To facilitate the tailoring of online advertising to your interests.
What types of Cookies do we use?
Cookies can either be session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires automatically when you close your browser. A persistent cookie will remain until it expires or you delete your cookies. Expiration dates are set in the cookies themselves; some may expire after a few minutes while others may expire after several years. Cookies placed by the website you are visiting are called “first-party cookies.”
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Essential Cookies
We use essential cookies to make our website work. These cookies are strictly necessary to enable core functionality such as security, network management, your cookie preferences, and accessibility. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use basic services. You can disable these cookies by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are not essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable or you would be required to enter your login details every time you visit the website as we would not be able to remember that you had logged in previously.
Marketing Cookies
These account-based marketing cookies allow us to identify future prospects and personalize sales and marketing interactions with users.
Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you.
We use cookies provided by Google Analytics to collect limited data directly from end-user browsers to better understand your use of our website. Further information on how Google collects and uses this data can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt out of all Google-supported analytics on our websites by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies collect information over time about your online activity on the website and other online services to make online advertisements more relevant and effective to you. This is known as interest-based advertising. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing and ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers. Without cookies, it’s really hard for an advertiser to reach its audience or to know how many ads were shown and how many clicks they received.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies that have been set on our website are not set on a first-party basis by HireOut.org. The website can be embedded with content from third parties to serve advertising. These third-party service providers may set their own cookies in your web browser. Third-party service providers control many of the performance and functionality, advertising, marketing, and analytics cookies described above. We do not control the use of these third-party cookies as cookies can only be accessed by the third party that originally set them.
How can you manage Cookies?
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their 'settings' preferences. However, limiting the ability of websites to set cookies may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information. Browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products.
Browser manufacturers provide help pages for cookie management in their products. Please see below for more information for popular web browsers.
Blocking and Disabling Cookies and Similar Technologies
Wherever you are located, you may also set your browser to block cookies and similar technologies. This action may block our essential cookies and prevent our website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilize all of its features and services. You should also be aware that you may also lose some saved information (e.g., saved login details, site preferences) if you block cookies in your browser. Different browsers make different controls available to you. Disabling a cookie or category of cookies does not delete the cookie from your browser; you will need to do this yourself from within your browser. Visit the help menu of your browser for more information.
Changes to our Cookie Policy
We may change our service and policies, and we may need to make changes to this Cookie Policy so that they accurately reflect our service and policies. Unless otherwise required by law, we will notify you (for example, through our service) before we make changes to this Cookie Policy and give you an opportunity to review them before they go into effect. Then, if you continue to use the service, you will be bound by the updated Cookie Policy. If you do not want to agree to this or any updated Cookie Policy, you can delete your account.
Contact Us
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.