What are cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files a website stores in the browser to remember information between page loads and visits — for example, to keep someone signed in or to remember a preference. inploi also uses two related browser technologies:- localStorage — stores values on the device until they are explicitly cleared. Unlike cookies, it is not sent to a server with every request.
- sessionStorage — stores values only until the browser tab is closed.
Cookie categories
inploi groups cookies into the following categories, in line with standard cookie-policy practice:| Category | What it means |
|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Required for the site to work — for example, keeping someone signed in or remembering their cookie choice. These cannot be switched off and do not require consent. |
| Functional | Remember choices and preferences to improve the experience, such as interface layout. |
| Analytics / performance | Measure how candidates use a careers site so performance can be reported and improved. These are set only where the visitor has consented. |
| Third-party | Set by an external provider whose tool is embedded on the site, governed by that provider’s own policy. |
Cookies on careers sites
These are set on your inploi-hosted careers site, on your own domain (for examplecareers.yourcompany.com), so they are first-party to your candidates.
| Cookie | Set by | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__inploi_user_settings | inploi | Strictly necessary | Remembers the candidate’s cookie choice (accept all or essential only) so the banner is not shown again. | ~400 days |
isdk_session | inploi | Analytics | Holds a randomly generated anonymous identifier used to measure candidate journeys — page views, job views, application starts and completions. Contains no name, email, or other personal data. Set only when analytics is allowed. | 7 days |
_inploi_kinde_token | inploi (via Kinde) | Strictly necessary | Keeps a candidate signed in, on careers sites that offer candidate accounts. Only set if the candidate logs in. | Session |
The analytics cookie holds a random identifier (a UUID) only. It cannot be reversed into a person’s identity, and no personal data is collected through it unless a candidate voluntarily provides it — for example, by submitting an application.
Related browser storage (not cookies)
Alongside the analytics cookie, the inploi SDK keeps two values in the browser’s own storage rather than in cookies. These are not transmitted with every request the way cookies are:| Item | Storage | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
isdk_session-session_id | sessionStorage | inploi | Groups events within a single browsing session. | Until the browser tab is closed |
isdk_session-candidate_id | localStorage | inploi | Links the visitor to an identified candidate after they voluntarily provide contact details. | Until cleared |
Third-party tools
Accessibility toolbar (accessiBe)
If the accessibility toolbar is enabled, it is provided by a third party, accessiBe, and its script is loaded fromacsbapp.com. The tools and their data handling are accessiBe’s, not inploi’s, and are governed by accessiBe’s own policies.
- accessiBe saves a visitor’s chosen accessibility adjustments (such as font size, contrast, or reading aids) in the browser’s localStorage, so they persist across visits.
- accessiBe states that its accessWidget does not use cookies to track visitors. Opening the toolbar may set non-persistent storage from accessiBe’s domain.
- When the toolbar is active, accessiBe processes data on its servers — such as page URLs, page structure, and IP address — to apply accessibility adjustments.
Other inploi plugins — such as the Kin agent, Chatbot, and Job Search — are inploi’s own (first-party) and use the SDK analytics identifier described above rather than setting their own separate tracking cookies.
Cookies in Studio
These cookies are set on Studio (the inploi platform your team logs into), not on your public careers site. They apply to Studio users such as recruiters and Customer Success Managers.| Cookie | Set by | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
__istudio_sid | inploi | Strictly necessary | Keeps you signed in to Studio. The cookie holds only a random session reference; the session data itself is stored securely on inploi’s servers. | 7 days |
istudio_user_prefs | inploi | Functional | Remembers your interface preferences — colour mode, sidebar layout, and panel sizes. Contains no sensitive data. | Session |
How candidates manage cookies
inploi-hosted careers sites show a cookie banner to candidates in regions that require consent — the EU and the UK — detected automatically from the visitor’s location. Candidates choose between two options:- Accept all — analytics cookies are set so candidate activity can be measured in Studio Insights.
- Only essential — analytics is switched off. The
isdk_sessioncookie is removed and no further analytics events are sent. Only strictly necessary cookies remain.
__inploi_user_settings, so the banner is not shown again on that browser. Visitors outside the regions requiring consent default to analytics being on, in line with the rules that apply in their region.
You can also place a cookie preferences toggle anywhere on your careers site using the Cookie switch block in the page editor, so candidates can change their choice at any time. Candidates can additionally block or delete cookies through their own browser settings, though doing so may affect how the site works.
Strictly necessary cookies — those that keep someone signed in or remember a cookie choice — are always set, because the site cannot function correctly without them. They do not require consent.
What inploi does not use
- No advertising cookies. inploi does not set advertising or retargeting cookies and does not share its cookies with ad networks.
- No cross-site tracking by inploi. The inploi analytics cookie is first-party and is used only to measure activity on your own careers site.
- No personal data in analytics cookies. Candidate activity is tied to a random identifier until the candidate chooses to identify themselves.
Questions
For questions about how inploi uses cookies and personal data, contact inploi’s privacy team at privacy@inploi.com, or see the inploi Privacy Centre. For help configuring the cookie banner or accessibility toolbar on your careers site:Related
- Analytics and tracking — how careers sites measure candidate activity
- Analytics Plugin — technical detail on session identity, cookies, and consent for implementers
- Accessibility Plugin — how the accessiBe accessibility toolbar is embedded
- UTM and campaign tracking — tagging job posting links for source attribution