Minerva Careers — Cookie Notice

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Cookie Notice

We use cookies minimally and only for things that genuinely improve your experience. Here's everything we use and why — and controls to manage your preferences.

🎛️ Your Cookie Preferences

Choose which cookies you allow. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as the site requires them to function. Your preferences are saved in your browser.

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What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They serve various purposes — from keeping the site functional to understanding how visitors use it. Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

Minerva Careers uses the absolute minimum number of cookies needed. We have no advertising relationships, no social media trackers, and no third-party marketing cookies. Your CV and cover letter data is never cookied, stored, or tracked.

Cookie Categories

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be disabled.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
minervacareers_consent	Stores your cookie consent preferences	12 months	Minerva Careers
minervacareers_session	Maintains your current session state	Session	Minerva Careers

We use privacy-first analytics to understand aggregate usage patterns — which features are used most, how long people spend on the tool, and where they drop off. No cross-site tracking. No fingerprinting. No personal data. All data is anonymised and aggregated before being stored.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
_pv_session	Anonymous session identifier for analytics	Session	Minerva Careers Analytics
_pv_uid	Anonymous visitor ID (not linked to identity)	6 months	Minerva Careers Analytics

These cookies remember your preferences — such as your last-selected role type or display settings — so you don't have to re-enter them on each visit. No personal data is stored.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
minervacareers_prefs	Saves your last used role/settings selection	3 months	Minerva Careers

What We Don't Use

To be completely clear, Minerva Careers does not use:

Advertising or targeting cookies of any kind
Social media tracking pixels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
Third-party marketing or retargeting cookies
Behavioural profiling or fingerprinting technologies
Cross-site tracking in any form

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to the controls above, you can manage cookies directly in your browser settings. Here's how to do it in the most common browsers:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the Service.

Updates to This Notice

We may update this Cookie Notice when we add or change cookies. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this notice periodically.

Questions? Email us at privacy@minervacareers.io or visit our contact page.