Last Updated: March 10, 2025
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file sent by us to your computer or mobile device. It enables various features and functionalities of SkillSauce. Cookies are unique to your account or your browser.
There are two main types of cookies:
Session-based cookies: These only last while your browser is open and are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: These last until you or your browser delete them or until they expire.
Does SkillSauce use cookies?
Yes, SkillSauce uses both session-based and persistent cookies. We set and access our own cookies on the domains operated by SkillSauce, and we also use third-party cookies like Google Analytics to enhance user experience and gather performance data.
Commitment to Privacy and Security
Protecting the information of our customers, users, and candidates is extremely important to us. As a trusted cloud-based company handling valuable data, we maintain high security standards. We've heavily invested in building a robust security team capable of handling various issues, from threat detection to developing new tools. In line with GDPR requirements for security incident notifications, SkillSauce remains committed to meeting its obligations and providing contractual assurances.
Using Cookies at SkillSauce
SkillSauce uses cookies for several purposes:
Account-Related Cookies: Some cookies are associated with your account and personal information to remember your login status and which dashboards you have accessed.
Analytics and Customization: Other cookies are not linked to your account. They are used for analytics, customization, and other actions to enhance your experience on our platform.
Cookies help recognize you when you visit our sites/services, recall your preferences, and provide a personalized experience aligned with your settings. They also make your interactions faster and more secure. Here's how we categorize our use of cookies:
Marketing: We use cookies to help deliver marketing campaigns and track their performance.
Performance, Analytics, and Research: Cookies help us understand how well our site and dashboard perform. We utilize them to improve and research products, features, and services, and to log access from different devices.
What can you do if you don't want cookies to be set or want them removed?
We understand some people prefer not to allow cookies, which is why most browsers offer the ability to manage your cookies. This lets you control cookies on a site-by-site basis, allowing you to disallow cookies from all sites except those you trust. Here are some links to help pages for managing cookies in major browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer / Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari (desktop)
- Safari (mobile)
- Android Browser (via Chrome settings)
- Opera
For other browsers, please consult the documentation provided by your browser manufacturer.
Please note that limiting the ability of websites and applications to set cookies may impact your overall user experience. You might lose the ability to personalize your experience and save custom settings, such as login information.
Does SkillSauce respond to "do not track" signals?
SkillSauce does not collect personal information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services. Consequently, "do not track" signals transmitted from web browsers do not apply to SkillSauce. As such, we do not alter our data collection and use practices in response to these signals.
We hope this information has been helpful in understanding our use of cookies and our commitment to your privacy and security. Thank you for trusting SkillSauce.