Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy
Last updated: May 24, 2024
Thank you for visiting a Bold LLC and Auxiliant sarl (“Provider,” “we” or “us”) offering. To help inform you, we provide this notice (“Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy”) on our family of websites as well as our other related mobile websites, mobile Provider applications (“mobile apps”), services, tools, and other applications that links to this notice (collectively, the “Site”). This Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy governs your consent to our use, as well as third party partners and vendors, of a variety of cookies and tracking technologies. You can find out more about these technologies and how to control them in the information below. This Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy forms part of the Provider Privacy Policy available at Privacy Policy .
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND HOW DO WE USE THEM?
A cookie us a small text file that is stored in your device by a website that you have visited. Cookies may be placed by the Site (first party cookies) or by third parties (third party cookies) to monitor the use of a website. Cookies will be identified depending on their purpose and functionality. Some types of cookies include, but are not limited to:
Necessary. These cookies are essential for the Site’s performance and for you to be able to use its features. Necessary cookies will always be dropped since these are needed in order for the Site to function properly. For example, essential cookies include, but are not limited to: cookies dropped to provide the service, maintain your account, provide builder access, payment pages, create IDs for your documents, and store your consents. These cookies record the performance of the Site according to your interactions with it.We may use cookies/tracking technologies required for system administration, to prevent fraudulent activity, improve security or allow you to make use of shopping cart functionality.
Analytics. These cookies analyze our visitors’ use of our Site as well to offer you a better experience. Analytic related cookies used on our Site do not identify who you are nor allow us to send you targeted advertising. For example, we may use cookies/tracking technologies for analytics related purposed to: (a) determine the number of visitors to our Site, identify how visitors move around the Site and, in particular, which pages they visit. This allows us to improve our Site and our services.; and (b) determine, if data is available, from where in the world our Site is being visited so that we can ensure sufficient coverage. More specifically, and as an example, Provider uses Google Analytics session cookies to provide meaningful reports about site visitors. Google Analytics cookies do not collect personal data about Site visitors. We have also engaged other third-party providers to analyze the activities of visitors to this Site, and its authorized use of cookies and other tracking technologies enable it to have access to information of visitors to this Site including non-public information about you to determine your user traits and preferences to better understand user conversion rates.
Performance and Personalization. These cookies make it possible for us to give you access to a customized experience. Personalization cookies are used to deliver content, including ads, relevant to your interests on our Site and third-party sites based on how you interact with the different elements in our site, as well as track the content you access (including video viewing). We may also collect computer and/or connection information to tailor your experience to fit your needs. During some visits, we may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, download errors, session information, and page interaction information.
Advertising. These cookies are placed by third-party companies to deliver targeted content based on relevant topics that interest you (for example, providing you with Facebook ads that would interest you), and allow you to better interact with social media platforms such as Facebook. We may use advertising tracking technologies to deliver content, including ads, relevant to your interests on our Site and third-party sites based on how you interact with our advertisements or content as well as track the content you access (including video viewing).
Our goal is to collect and use only that information that we think is required for our legitimate business interests, in order to better understand your interests and improve your experience of using the Site. Cookies set via our Site include those listed below in Section 2.
Third-party cookies may be set when you engage with our services, enabling partners such as analytics providers, search engines, social platforms, and advertising networks to collect data. While we may use these cookies– for example, through tools like Google Analytics–for insights and marketing, we do not manage how third parties use the information they gather. You can also adjust your cookie preferences through your browser settings; however, disabling cookies may impact your experience and limit access to some site features.
2. CONTROLLING AND DELETING COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
When you accessed this Site for the first time, or if you have not set your cookie preferences yet, depending on your location, you may be prompted to accept or decline the use of cookies, other than those which are essential. The Help function within your browser will also be available to guide you on setting your cookie preferences. If cookie preference settings are available in your country, you can change them at any time by accessing your account and clicking on My Settings – Privacy Settings. If you have not created an account with us you can manage your cookie preferences through the Settings page of your browser. Note also that in some cases, restricting, removing or refusing to accept cookies may reduce or prevent the functionality of the Site.
The following is a list of cookies dropped on the Site. When you accept cookies you also allow collection and sharing of your personal data with third party vendors. Even though we are not responsible for third-party policies or practices, we make our best efforts to ensure that these third-party vendors have privacy policies in place that comply with applicable privacy laws. We try to keep this information current, and will add to and subtract from the chart below from time to time, but it is provided as a courtesy and may not be current or accurate. Please contact the applicable third parties regarding their privacy and data security policies and practices. You can also find out more information on their policies by accessing their webpages.
| Cookie name | Description | Duration | Provider | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | This cookie is created and used by Facebook to store and track visits across websites, identify the performance of our marketing campaigns on Meta and to deliver you third party targeted advertising. | Persistent(3 months) | Advertising | |
| _ga | The cookie is created and used by Google Analytics to store the Client ID | Persistent (2 years) |
Google Analytics | Analytics |
| _ga_* | The cookie is created and used by Google Analytics. | Persistent (2 years) |
Google Analytics | Analytics |
| _gat | The cookie is used by Google Analytics to limit the number of requests that have to be made to doubleclick.net. | Persistent (5.5 hours) |
Google Analytics | Analytics |
| _gat_UA | The cookie is created and used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. | Persistent (5.5 hours) |
Google Analytics | Analytics |
| _gid | The cookie is created and used by Google Analytics for the visitor reports | Persistent (1 day) |
Google Analytics | Analytics |
| _uetsid | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. | Persistent (1 day) |
Bing | Advertising |
| _uetvid | Cookie is set and used by the google tag manager to store and track visits. | Persistent (16 days) |
Google Tag Manager | Advertising |
| 1P_JAR | Google uses these cookies, based on recent searches and interactions, to customise ads on Google websites. | Persistent (3 months) |
Analytics | |
| acc_session | Cookie is created by accounts | Session | MPCL – Accounts | Necessary |
| ajs_anonymous_id | Created and maintained by the segment for tracking purpose. | Persistent (1 year) |
Segment | Analytics |
| ajs_group_id | Created and maintained by the segment for tracking purpose. | Persistent (1 year) |
Segment | Analytics |
| ajs_user_id | Created and maintained by the segment for tracking purpose. | Persistent (1 year) |
Segment | Analytics |
| Auth | Cookie is created and maintained by accounts for user’s claim (encrypted) | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Accounts | Necessary |
| ccpaconsent | CCPA consent | Persistent (5.5 hours) |
MPCL – CCPA | Necessary |
| consent | GDPR consent | Persistent (5.5 hours) |
MPCL – GDPR | Necessary |
| clbDocTraits | Cookie created by builder, read by EB-API to send docTraits from server side events | Session | MPCL – Builders | Necessary |
| disabletests | Cookie is used by all components to disable all the experiments (testing purpose) | Session | MPCL – Builders | Necessary |
| docTraits | Cookie created by builder, read by EB-API to send docTraits from server side events | Session | MPCL – Builders | Necessary |
| enteredBuilder | Cookie is created by the builder to show HIW only once. | Session | MPCL – Builders | Necessary |
| fs_user | Create to track full story is enabled for the user or not | Persistent (1 day) |
MPCL – Common segment.js | Analytics |
| GAClientID | Cookie created by ECom team on payment page. | Persistent (1 day) |
MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| gtmvalues | Cookie created by ECom team on payment confirmation page. | Session | MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| h2premimum | Cookie created by ECom team on payment confirmation page. | Persistent (1 day) |
MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| IR_3814 | Cookie created by Impact Radius | Session | Impact Radius | Advertising |
| IR_gbd | Cookie created by Impact Radius | Session | Impact Radius | Advertising |
| IR_PI | Cookie created by Impact Radius | Session | Impact Radius | Analytics |
| ki_r | Cookie is set and used by the Qualaroo | Persistent (5 years) |
Qualaroo | Analytics |
| ki_s | Cookie is set and used by the Qualaroo | Persistent (5 years) |
Qualaroo | Analytics |
| ki_t | Cookie is set and used by the Qualaroo | Persistent (5 years) |
Qualaroo | Analytics |
| ki_u | Cookie is set and used by the Qualaroo | Persistent (5 years) |
Qualaroo | Analytics |
| MPRSUBS | Cookie created by ECom team on payment confirmation page. | Persistent (1 year) |
MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| optimizelyEndUserId | External | Optimizely | Persistent (6 months) | Analytics |
| ref | Created by visitor service to set the referrer of visitor | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| runtest | Cookie is used by all components to set custom variants for some of the experiments (testing purpose) | Session | MPCL – All components across the portals | Necessary |
| signInMode | Cookie created by builder – to maintain if the user is in signin or signup screen | Session | MPCL – cover letter builder | Necessary |
| screenWidth | created by segment.js | Session | MPCL – Common segment.js | Analytics |
| showingHIW | created on resume builder for HIW page | Session | MPCL – Resume Builder | Necessary |
| subs | Cookie created by ECom team on payment confirmation page. | Persistent (1 day) |
MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| user-state | Cookie created by ECom team on payment confirmation page. | Persistent (5 days) |
MPCL – ECom | Necessary |
| userStageHit | Cookie is created by the builder to fire the user stage – enter builder only once. | Session | MPCL – Builders | Necessary |
| UserStatus | Cookie is created and maintained by accounts for user’s info | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Accounts | Necessary |
| visitinfo | Created by visitor service for the visitor’s info. | Session | MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| vssessionuid | Created by visitor service for the visitor’s session id | Session | MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| vstr | Created by visitor service for the visitorID | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| vstrType | Created by segment.js/builder to track if the visitor is new or returning | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Common segment.js | Necessary |
| vsuid | Created by visitor service for the visit ID | Session | MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| vsutms | Created by visitor service for the utm parameters of a visitor | Persistent (5 years) |
MPCL – Vistor | Necessary |
| G_ENABLED_IDPS | Used for “Sign in with Google” | Forever | Necessary | |
| _gac_gb_* | Contains campaign related information. If the Provider has linked their Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. | Persistent (90 days) | Google Analytics 4 | Analytics |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | The cookie is created and used by Google Analytics to store a unique user ID. | Persistent(1 day) | Google Analytics | Analytics |
| x-georegion | This cookie is used to verify the user’s geolocation e.g. country, city to present the cookie banner to the user | Session | Akamai | Necessary |
| ew_exp | Cookie is created and used by Experiment service for conducting CDN based A/B tests on users for improving user experience. | 1 year | Internal – Experiment | Necessary |
| visitor_layeruid | Cookie is created and used by Experiment service for conducting CDN based A/B tests on users for improving user experience. | 1 year | Internal – Experiment | Necessary |
| TtfbData | Cookie is created and used by Experiment service for analyzing performance impact of CDN based A/B tests on page for improving user experience. | 1 Year | Internal – Experiment | Necessary |
| accountSignInAttempt | Cookie is created by accounts | Session | Internal – Accounts | Necessary |
| accountSignUpAttempt | Cookie is created by accounts | Session | Internal – Accounts | Necessary |
| fs_uid | Cookie is set and used by FullStory to maintain session count at Fullstory’s end | 30 minutes | Full Story | Analytics |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across web sites using their services.It’s the first party cookie for “Conversion Linker” functionality – it takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that conversions can be attributed outside the landing page. | Persistent (90 days) | Google Tag Manager | Necessary |
| lp | The cookie is created by the landing page and is used to indicate on which LP user has been landed / navigated. | 1 day | SEMLP | Necessary |
| x-device-type | This cookie describes about the device on which the user opened the page. | Session | Akamai | Necessary |
| testcountry | Cookie is used by all components to set country where does application run.(testing purpose) | Session | Internal – Builder | Necessary |
| CheckoutProfileExpEligiblity | To check for profile based experiment eligibility on payment page | Session | Internal-ECOM | Necessary |
| COOKIE_CONSENT | This cookie is used to show GDPR banner on Isolation Layer and non-isolation layer | Persistent (1 year) | Internal – cookie-consent js | Necessary |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across web sites using their services.It’s the first party cookie for “Conversion Linker” functionality – it takes information in ad clicks and stores it in a first-party cookie so that conversions can be attributed outside the landing page. | 90 days | Google Tag Manager | Advertising |
| authsigninstate | Cookie is created by accounts service. This cookie ensure that users previouly used the system in their device before or not. | Persistent(5 years) | Internal – Accounts | Necessary |
| _clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID. | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity. | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn’t use ANID and so this is always set to 0. | 10 minutes | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| MR | Indicates whether to refresh MUID. | 7 days | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| MUID | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes. | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
| SM | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Session | Microsoft Clarity | Analytics |
3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A few additional important things you should know about our use of cookies/tracking technologies on our Site:
- We offer certain features that are available only through the use of tracking technologies.
- We use both session and persistent tracking technologies. Tracking technologies (e.g., cookies) can either be persistent (i.e., they remain on your computer until you delete them) or temporary (i.e., they last only until you close your browser).
- You are always free to decline tracking technologies through your browser, although doing so may interfere with your use of the Site. You may be able to set your cookie preferences in your account profile, by accessing My Account – Settings – Privacy Settings or refer to the help section of your browser, browser extensions, or installed applications for instructions on blocking, deleting, or disabling tracking technologies such as cookies.
- We encode and protect the tracking technologies that Provider sets, so that only we can interpret the information stored in them.
- You may encounter tracking technologies/cookies from our third-party service providers, that we have allowed on our Site that assist us with various aspects of our operations and services, such as Google Analytics.
- You also may encounter tracking technologies from third parties on certain pages of the Site that we do not control and have not authorized. (For example, if you view a web page created by another user, there may be a cookie placed by that web page).
4. CONTACT US
For any queries in relation to this Cookies and Tracking Technologies Policy please contact us at privacy@bold.com or write to us at Auxiliant sarl, 1A, rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Strassen, Luxembourg.