With Jackie Bedford | 30+ Years' Recruitment expertise | Mayor of London Award Winner | Founder of Step Ahead Sunday Times Best Workplaces
JACKIE BEDFORD
Cookies Policy
Cookie Policy
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This website, jackiebedford.com, is the personal brand website of Jackie Bedford, operated by Step Ahead Social Enterprise CIC under licence from Jackie Bedford, and connected to the Get Hired Expert career education brand. We understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.
Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Cookie Policy is requested where relevant throughout the site.
Definitions
- Cookie — a small text file placed on your computer or device by this website when you visit certain parts of it and/or when you use certain features of it
- Cookie Law — the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
1. Information About Us
This site is operated by Step Ahead Social Enterprise CIC, registered in England under company number 06668975, trading as Get Hired Expert under licence from Jackie Bedford.
Registered address: Heatherlands, Felcot Road, Furnace Wood, East Grinstead RH19 2PX
Main trading address: Ludgate House, 107–111 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AB
2. How We Use Cookies
This website may place and access certain first-party cookies on your computer or device. First-party cookies are those placed directly by us and are used only by us. We use cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of this website and to provide and improve our services.
By using this website, you may also receive certain third-party cookies on your computer or device. Third-party cookies are used on this website for monitoring performance and for advertising purposes. These cookies are not integral to the functioning of this website and your experience will not be impaired by refusing consent to them.
Before cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent. By giving your consent you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may deny consent to the placing of cookies, however certain features of this website may not function fully or as intended.
Analytics Cookies
This website uses analytics services to collect and analyse website usage information, including visitor interactions such as clicks, scrolling behaviour, session recordings and heatmaps, enabling us to better understand how the site is used and to improve it. You do not have to allow us to use these cookies — however doing so helps us continually improve the site and make it a more useful experience for you.
| Cookie Name | First / Third Party | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga_# | Third | Google Analytics (GA4) | Used to distinguish individual users by means of a randomly generated number as a client identifier, allowing calculation of visits and sessions |
| _ga | Third | Google Analytics (GA4) | Records a particular ID used to gather data about website usage by the user |
| _clsk | Third | Microsoft Clarity | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording |
| _clck | Third | Microsoft Clarity | Persists the Clarity user ID and preferences, unique to that site, attributed to the same user ID |
| CLID | Third | Microsoft Clarity | Identifies the first time Microsoft Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity |
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
This website uses advertising services to collect and analyse usage information, enabling us to better understand how the site is used in relation to advertising campaigns and to improve the services offered. You do not have to allow us to use these cookies — however doing so helps us improve the site and make it a more useful experience for you.
| Cookie Name | First / Third Party | Provider | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Third | Meta | Facebook tracking pixel used to identify visitors for personalised advertising |
| _fbc | Third | Meta | Stores information relating to ad clicks from Meta platforms to assist with conversion attribution |
| fr | Third | Meta | Used by Meta to deliver, measure and improve advertising performance |
| lastExternalReferrer | Third | Meta | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL address |
| lastExternalReferrerTime | Third | Meta | Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL address |
| _gcl_au | Third | Used by Google Ads for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services | |
| _gcl_aw | Third | Google Ads | Used to measure ad conversions and campaign performance |
| _gcl_dc | Third | Google Marketing Platform | Used for advertising measurement and attribution |
Server-Side Tracking
We may use server-side measurement technologies, including Meta Conversions API and similar tools, to improve the accuracy of advertising attribution, conversion measurement and campaign performance reporting. Where these technologies are used, data is processed only in accordance with the consent choices made by visitors and applicable data protection laws.
Google Enhanced Conversions
Where consent has been provided, we may use Google Enhanced Conversions to improve the accuracy of conversion measurement. This may involve securely sharing limited customer information, such as email addresses submitted through forms, in a hashed format with Google for matching and reporting purposes.
Cookie Retention Periods
Cookie lifespans may vary depending on browser settings and updates made by the relevant service provider. The durations below reflect typical retention periods at the time of publication.
| Cookie | Typical Duration |
|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years |
| _ga_# | 2 years |
| _clck | 1 year |
| _clsk | 24 hours |
| _fbp | 90 days |
| _fbc | 90 days |
| _gcl_au | 90 days |
| _gcl_aw | 90 days |
3. Managing Cookies
In addition to the controls we provide, you can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
You can choose to delete cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access this website more quickly and efficiently, including login and personalisation settings.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on this website. Changes will apply to future visits and will not affect data processing that has already taken place based on consent previously provided.
4. Further Information
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at [email protected].
For more information about how we use your personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Notice.
