Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information.

Cookies can be "session cookies" (which are deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). They can be set by the website you are visiting ("first-party cookies") or by third parties whose services the website uses ("third-party cookies").

2. How We Use Cookies

Career Compass uses cookies to provide, secure, and improve our service. We use cookies for:

• Essential functionality: Keeping you signed in and maintaining your session security
• Security: Protecting your account through secure authentication processes
• Analytics: Understanding how visitors interact with our website and which features are most useful, so we can improve the experience (requires your consent)

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as signing in or filling out forms.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences. We do not currently use functional cookies, but may introduce them in the future for features like theme preferences or interface settings. This policy will be updated accordingly.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most visited, and which features attract the most engagement. This helps us improve the service and prioritize development efforts.

Analytics cookies are only set after you explicitly accept analytics cookies via our cookie banner. We use CookieYes as our consent management platform, which integrates with Google Consent Mode v2 to ensure your cookie preferences are respected.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We use Supabase as our authentication provider. Supabase sets cookies on your device to manage your login session securely. These cookies are essential for the service to function properly.

For more information about how Supabase handles data, please visit the Supabase Privacy Policy.

When you make a purchase, you are redirected to Stripe's hosted checkout page (checkout.stripe.com). Stripe sets cookies on their own domain during this process - these cookies are not set on careercompass.pl. For details, see Stripe's Cookie Policy.

We use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymized usage data about how visitors interact with our website. Google may set cookies on your device (only after you provide consent) and process this data in accordance with their privacy practices. For more information, see the Google Privacy Policy.

Browser Session Storage: We use browser session storage for non-persistent functionality such as remembering dismissed notification banners within your current browser session. This data is automatically cleared when you close your browser and is strictly necessary for the user experience.

5. Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from using features that require authentication.

Google Chrome

• Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner and select "Settings"
• Navigate to "Privacy and security" > "Cookies and other site data"
• Choose your preferred cookie settings or manage individual site permissions

Safari

• Go to Safari > Preferences (or Settings)
• Click on the "Privacy" tab
• Adjust your cookie settings under "Cookies and website data"

For other browsers, please consult your browser's help documentation or visit allaboutcookies.org for detailed instructions.

6. Your Consent

Essential cookies are required for Career Compass to function and are used automatically when you use our service. These cookies do not require your consent as they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website.

For non-essential cookies (such as analytics), we use CookieYes as our consent management platform. When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear giving you the following options:

• Accept All - enables all cookie categories including analytics
• Reject All - only essential cookies will be used
• Customize - choose which cookie categories to allow or deny

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of the page, which opens the CookieYes preference center.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at support@careercompass.pl.

General Inquiries: hello@careercompass.pl