Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Whitewater Recruitment (“we,” “us,” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website at www.whitewaterrecruitment.com. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by us are called “first-party cookies.” Cookies set by parties other than us are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
How We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to operate, and we refer to these as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described as follows:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like processing job applications or user login areas, cannot be provided.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our website for you. This helps us to improve our website and your experience.
Functional Cookies: These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region), but they are non-essential to the performance of the website.
The Cookies We Use
Below is a list of the main cookies we use on our website.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Purpose | Duration |
| _ga, _gid | Google Analytics | Performance | Used to distinguish users and understand how they interact with the website. The data is anonymous. | 2 years |
| cookie_consent | Whitewater Recruitment | Strictly Necessary | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | 1 year |
| sessionid | Whitewater Recruitment | Strictly Necessary | A temporary cookie used to identify a user’s session for security and form submissions. | Session |
| [Add other cookies here] | [e.g., LinkedIn] | [e.g., Analytics] | [e.g., To track the performance of job adverts on LinkedIn.] | [e.g., 6 months] |
Please note: This list is not exhaustive and will be updated as we add or change functionalities on our website. You can audit your website’s cookies using built-in browser tools or online scanners.
How Can I Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in our Cookie Consent Banner.
In addition, you can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Here are links for managing cookies on popular browsers:
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where Can I Get Further Information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at maria@whitewaterrecruitment.com or refer to our main Privacy Policy.