CareerCompass Australia Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how CareerCompass Australia ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, careercompass.com.au (the "Website"). It describes what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow websites to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for example, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
- Third-Party Cookies: We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies that are set by a domain other than our Website. These cookies are used for various purposes, such as analytics, advertising, and social media integration.
Purpose of Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the proper functioning of our Website.
- To improve the user experience by remembering your preferences.
- To analyze Website traffic and usage patterns.
- To personalize content and advertisements.
- To provide social media features.
- To track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
Specific Cookies We Use
The table below lists the specific cookies we use on our Website, along with their purpose and expiration date:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Google Analytics | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain session information. | CareerCompass Australia | Session |
| cookie_consent | Used to remember user's cookie consent preferences. | CareerCompass Australia | 1 year |
How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies when you close your browser. However, please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.
- Cookie Consent Tool: We provide a cookie consent tool on our Website that allows you to customize your cookie preferences. You can use this tool to opt-in or opt-out of different categories of cookies.
- Third-Party Tools: You can also use third-party tools to manage your cookies. These tools allow you to see which cookies are being used on websites you visit and to block or delete them.
To manage cookies using your browser settings, please refer to the help documentation for your specific browser. Here are links to the cookie management pages for some popular browsers:
More Information
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
CareerCompass Australia
Privacy Officer
Level 27, 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Email: privacy@careercompass.com.au
Phone: +61 3 6088 8282
You can also visit our Privacy Policy for more information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on our Website and update the "Last Updated" date at the bottom of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Last Updated: October 26, 2025
Policy Author: Eleanor Vance, Data Privacy Officer
By continuing to use our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.