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This Cookie Policy explains how Proten International Limited ("ProtenConnect", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on the Platform. It forms part of our Privacy Policy, and capitalised terms have the meanings given there.
Summary
ProtenConnect uses two kinds of cookie:
- Strictly necessary cookies, which the Platform needs to work. They do not need your consent (GAID 2025 Art. 19).
- Analytics cookies, from Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, which help us understand and improve the Platform. They are set only if you select Accept in our cookie banner. Reject is just as easy, and you can change your mind at any time.
We use no advertising cookies.
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser so it can remember something between pages, such as that you are signed in. Local storage is a similar feature that keeps information in your browser only. It is never sent to us automatically.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Name | What it does | How long | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
better-auth.session_token or __Secure-better-auth.session_token | Keeps you signed in. | 30 days, or 8 hours for staff accounts | Strictly necessary |
| Two-step sign-in cookie | Remembers that you are part-way through signing in while you enter a code from your authenticator app, an emailed code or a backup code. | A few minutes | Strictly necessary |
proten.signup_intent | Remembers which kind of account, candidate or employer, you are creating. | 15 minutes | Strictly necessary |
proten.terms_agreed | Carries your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy until your account is created. | 15 minutes | Strictly necessary |
proten.marketing_opt_in | Carries your choice to get product news, if you ticked it, until your account is created. | 15 minutes | Strictly necessary |
proten.pending_verification | Ties your email confirmation link to the browser you signed up in. | 1 hour | Strictly necessary |
pc_device | A signed identifier that lets sign-in security tell a browser you have used before from a new one. | 180 days | Strictly necessary |
proten.2fa_reminder_dismissed | Remembers that you asked to be reminded later about turning on two-factor, so the reminder stays away for a month. | 30 days | Strictly necessary |
These cookies are strictly necessary and first-party. Sign-in cookies cannot be read by page scripts and are sent only over HTTPS.
Analytics Cookies (only with your consent)
We checked the Microsoft Clarity cookies this site sets on 29 October 2026. CLID and MUID are set on Microsoft’s own domain, as Microsoft documents. Google Analytics is not switched on yet; its rows are what Google documents, and apply only once it is.
| Name | Set by | What it does | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Tells one visitor from another, with a random identifier. | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Keeps the state of your visit. | 2 years |
_clck | Microsoft Clarity | Remembers a random Clarity identifier for your browser. | 1 year |
_clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Links the pages of one visit into a single recording. | 1 day |
CLID | Microsoft Clarity | Identifies your browser across visits to sites that use Clarity. | 1 year |
MUID | Microsoft | Identifies your browser to Microsoft services. | 1 year |
proten.cookie_consent | ProtenConnect | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics cookies, so we do not ask on every visit. | 12 months |
Google and Microsoft process this data in the United States. For how they use it, see Google's and Microsoft's privacy statements. We never use analytics data for advertising.
Cookies Set by Others
| Who | Why | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Carries our traffic and may set a security cookie (for example __cf_bm or cf_clearance) to tell people from automated traffic | Cloudflare's cookie policy |
| Sentry | Reports errors so we can fix faults. Sentry sets no cookies: it is configured to send no IP address, cookies or personal data, and a filter removes more before anything is sent | Sentry's privacy policy |
If you choose to sign in with Google or LinkedIn, you are taken to their site, and their own cookie policies apply there.
Local Storage
| Key | What it does | How long | Sent to us? |
|---|---|---|---|
proten.cookie_notice_dismissed | Remembers that you closed the cookie notice. | Until you clear your browser storage | No |
pc.cvViewer.mode | For employers only: remembers how you last laid out the CV viewer. | Until you clear your browser storage | No |
Your Choices
You can accept or reject analytics cookies in the banner on your first visit, and change your choice at any time from Cookie settings in the footer. Withdrawing consent stops new analytics data being collected. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, you will not be able to sign in or create an account. Browsing public job listings still works.
Changes to This Policy
We update this Policy whenever we add, remove or change a cookie, and change the version shown above. Account holders are emailed at least 14 days before a change takes effect.
Contact Us
Questions about this Policy: [email protected]. See our Privacy Policy for your rights and how to complain.