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Your choices

When you first visit the site, a banner will ask whether you are happy for us to set optional analytics cookies. If you click Accept all cookies, we will load analytics and tracking scripts. If you click Essential cookies only, only the cookies required for the site to function will be set — no analytics or tracking scripts will load.

Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage under the key CookieConsent. You can clear this at any time through your browser settings, which will cause the banner to reappear on your next visit.

You can also block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.

Cookies we use

Cookie	Set by	Category	Purpose	Duration
.AspNetCore.Identity.Application	Platform	Strictly necessary	Maintains your authenticated session so you stay logged in while navigating the site.	Session
CookieConsent	Platform (localStorage)	Strictly necessary	Stores your cookie preference (Accepted or Declined) so the banner does not reappear on subsequent visits.	Persistent (until cleared)
_ga	Google Analytics (GA4)	Analytics — consent required	Distinguishes unique visitors. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics reports.	2 years
_ga_2HBPMJM274	Google Analytics (GA4)	Analytics — consent required	Persists session state for this specific GA4 property.	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics (GA4)	Analytics — consent required	Distinguishes users for a 24-hour session window.	24 hours
mtc_id, mtc_sid	Mautic CDP (cdp.gmfj.co.uk)	Analytics — consent required	Used by our marketing automation platform to track page visits and improve personalisation of content.	Session / persistent

Analytics and tracking cookies (GA4 and Mautic) are only loaded after you click Accept all cookies. They will not be set if you choose Essential cookies only.

Mautic and transactional emails

Separately from the analytics cookie, Mautic is also used to send you transactional emails — for example to confirm when you have applied to an opportunity, or when a recruiter updates the status of your application. A contact record for this purpose is created in Mautic when you register, regardless of your cookie preference. This is not a cookie; it is a server-side process carried out under legitimate interest. It does not depend on your accepting analytics cookies at the banner. For full details see our Privacy Notice.