01 / THE BASICS
Cookies are small text files that a website may store on your
device when you visit it. They can help a website remember
certain information, support functionality, understand usage
and provide services.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, scripts and local
storage, may also be used for some of these purposes.
02 / PURPOSE
Depending on the services enabled and your choices, cookies
and similar technologies may be used to:
- Support website functionality and user preferences.
- Understand traffic and interactions with website content.
- Measure website performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Support advertising delivery, measurement and fraud prevention.
- Maintain security and help prevent misuse.
03 / CATEGORIES
Essential or functional technologies
These may support core website functions, security,
authentication or remembering settings. Blocking some
of them may affect how parts of the website work.
Analytics and measurement technologies
These may help measure visits, page interactions and
performance. Their use depends on which analytics
tools are configured and active.
Advertising technologies
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar
technologies to serve ads, measure performance,
limit repeated ads or help prevent invalid activity.
Some advertising may be personalized depending on
provider settings and applicable consent.
The exact cookies, their providers, purposes and retention
periods can vary based on the tools enabled on the website.
04 / PROVIDERS
CareerSteps uses or may use third-party services that can
involve cookies or similar technologies. Based on the
website code and configurations, these include:
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is present in the website code to
manage tags and scripts. The cookies and data collected
depend on the tags configured through it.
Google Tag Manager Help
Google AdSense
Google AdSense is included in the website code for
advertising. Google and its partners may use cookies
and similar technologies for ad delivery, measurement,
fraud prevention and, where applicable, personalization.
Google advertising technologies
Other advertising providers
The website code also includes third-party advertising
scripts. These providers may use their own technologies
according to their configurations and policies.
Their exact names, purposes and cookie behavior should
be confirmed against the active advertising setup.
Firebase Authentication
Firebase Authentication supports account sign-in,
including Google sign-in. Authentication may use
browser storage or other technologies necessary
for the sign-in flow. This is separate from
advertising cookies.
Firebase privacy information
Third-party providers operate under their own terms and
privacy practices. CareerSteps does not control every
technology or cookie used by an external provider.
05 / ADVERTISING
Advertising services may use cookies or similar technologies
to display advertisements, understand ad interactions,
measure performance, prevent fraud and manage ad frequency.
Depending on the provider, region, account settings and
consent choices, advertising may be personalized or
non-personalized.
Google Ads Settings ↗
Google Ads Settings can help manage certain Google
advertising preferences. It does not control every
advertising provider or every cookie on CareerSteps.
06 / YOUR BROWSER
Most browsers let you review, block or delete cookies
through their settings. You can usually find these
controls under privacy, security or site settings.
Blocking or deleting cookies may sign you out or affect
some website features. Browser controls may not remove
all forms of local storage or prevent all tracking.
07 / CHOICES
Where consent is required, relevant non-essential cookies
and similar technologies should be used according to
your applicable choices. The availability of preference
controls depends on the website's consent-management setup.
Continuing to browse the website does not, by itself,
necessarily represent consent to every category of
cookies or tracking technology.
You can also manage certain preferences through your
browser and relevant third-party settings.
08 / CHANGES
We may update this policy when our website, technology,
service providers or practices change. The latest
version will be published on this page with its
updated date.
09 / CONTACT
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy
or how technologies are used on CareerSteps,
contact our team.
Email CareerSteps ↗
Last updated: October 2026