Cookies policy content
Effective Date: 01/02/2025
Welcome to the Ocado Group Careers Website Cookies Policy.
This Cookies Policy explains how the Ocado Group Plc (“Ocado Group”, “we”, “us”) uses cookies on our website www.careers.ocadogroup.com (the “Website”).
For a full list of the cookies used on our website, please click here.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser, device, or the page you are viewing when you use our Website. We use our own cookies and allow certain third-party providers to place cookies and similar technologies (such as pixels, tags and tracking URLs) on our Website. This enables us to improve our Website and services, enhance personalisation, deliver a better user experience and, where appropriate, serve you relevant advertisements. All these technologies are together referred to in this Cookie Policy as 'cookies'.
Managing and disabling cookies
You may refuse the use of non-essential cookies, by selecting the relevant settings using our cookie control tool when accessing our Website. Please note, strictly necessary cookies will always be set as they are essential for our Website to operate.
If you wish to manage your cookie preferences or otherwise withdraw your consent, you can do so from the Cookie settings on our Website footer.Our cookie control tool is provided by OneTrust.
Types of cookies used
We use cookies that are deleted once you close your browser (“session” cookies), and cookies that are retained even after you close your browser so that you can be recognised when you return to our Website. A persistent cookie is stored on your device, is not automatically deleted when you close your browser, and will remain for a period of time set for that cookie. A session cookie is allocated only for the duration of your visit to our Website and automatically expires when you close your browser.
Cookies on our Website are generally divided into the following categories, and are being used for the following purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required to enable core functionalities of the Website and cannot be switched off in our systems. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like remembering your login details or your language, cannot be provided. If you disable these cookies via your browser settings, certain parts of the Website will not function for you.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Analytical/Performance cookies and Third-party cookies
These cookies help us improve or optimise the experience we provide. They allow us to measure how visitors interact with the Website (for example what is clicked on the page and for how long users stay on the page). We use this information to improve the user experience and performance of the Website. We use third-party web analytics software on our websites and apps (such as Google Analytics).
This category of cookies is also used to control certain third party cookies (such as Facebook), this is due to the challenge of reliably blocking these types of cookies using other means. Further information about these parties can be found here.
Targeting cookies
These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and any external advertising more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose, so that when you are on another website or app, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our Website. We may also show you advertising on our Website based on your browsing patterns on other websites that we have obtained from our advertising partners. You can obtain more information about our partners here.
Third-party cookies
Some of the above cookies are not fully controlled by us. You should review the privacy and cookie policies of these parties to find out how they use cookies and the information they collect through cookies. You also have the option to disable all third-party cookies via your browser settings. N.B. When you withdraw consent for cookies, please make sure that you refresh the page or browse to a different page on our Website, to ensure that the cookies are removed from your browser.In case you provide us with your consent, we will use Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC) in order to perform statistical analysis and receive data with regard to our Website’s visits and use.
In this context we use a technical data protection measure, the functionality “__aonymizelp ()” provided by Google, in order to conceal the IP address of the user. However, the data are still considered personal data as they are not anonymised and Google may use such data. You may read more here.
If you wish to opt-out of tracking by Google Analytics across all websites, you can do so here. To opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customise Google Display Network ads in general, please go here or use the Google Analytics' currently available opt-outs for the web.
If you wish to opt out of targeting and interest-based advertising, you may visit the following websites for more information on how to do this: www.networkadvertising.org/choices or www.aboutads.info/choices.
As of the date of this Cookie Policy, these instructions are available for commonly used browsers through the following links:
If you use Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
If you use Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
If you use Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21447?locale=en_US
If you use Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
If you use Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&hlrm=en
If you use different devices, make sure you configure the settings of the corresponding browser on each device according to your preferences.
Legal basis for the processing of your personal data
We process your personal data collected via cookies when and as permitted by applicable law, i.e. in cases where we have a legal basis for their processing. Depending on the case, we process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
- You have provided your consent to enable installation and use of certain cookies;
- The processing via strictly necessary cookies for which you consent is not required as necessary in order to provide you with a service via the website, i.e. in order for you to be able to submit an application to work with us, as well as for the legitimate interests of Ocado which is the effective operation of the Website.
Your rights
Subject to the conditions provided by the applicable legislation, you have specific rights in relation to the protection of your personal data. For more information on your rights and how to exercise them, you can visit the Privacy Notice regarding the processing of personal data via our website.
Further information about cookies
To find out more about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org, or see www.youronlinechoices.eu which contains further information about behavioural advertising and online privacy.