Cookie Policy

Welcome to Skillstone. We use cookies and similar technologies on our website and mobile app to improve user experience, ensure platform functionality, and maintain security. This Cookie Policy explains how these technologies are used and how you can manage your preferences.
 

By using the Skillstone website or mobile app, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

 

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use an application. They help recognise your device, remember preferences, and support core functionality, making your experience more efficient and reliable.

 

How We Use Cookies on Our Website and App
On the Website:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for basic site operations, including page navigation and access to secure areas. They are mandatory and cannot be disabled.

• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website, such as pages visited and interaction patterns. This information helps us improve site performance and user experience.

• Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember user preferences and settings, such as language or region, to provide a more personalised experience on return visits.
   

On the Skillstone App:

• App-Specific Cookies and Technologies: These are essential for the app to function correctly and securely. They support authentication, session continuity, and reliable performance.

 

Skillstone Admin Portal: 

• Business Admin Users: For business administrators accessing the Skillstone Admin Portal, essential cookies are used to manage secure sessions and user authentication. These cookies are critical to maintaining platform integrity, content management processes, and security. We strongly recommend keeping these cookies enabled.

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Cookie Duration:

• Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that last only for the duration of your session and are deleted when you close your browser. They help maintain continuity as you navigate the platform.

• Persistent Cookies: Stored on your device for a defined period and activated each time you revisit the website. These cookies remember preferences and enhance usability across visits.

Use of Cookies and Age-Related Safeguards
Skillstone does not use cookies or tracking technologies to verify user age, profile individuals under the age of 16, or target content toward children or minors. Cookies are used solely to support platform functionality, security, analytics, and user experience within a professional, employer-managed environment.
 

Third-Party Cookies

Skillstone may use third-party services, such as analytics providers (e.g. Google Analytics), to help us understand how our website and services are used and to improve performance.

 

These third-party cookies may collect information about your use of the website and link to data held by those providers. Skillstone does not use third-party cookies for child-directed advertising or profiling. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these providers for further information.

Managing Cookies​

• Website Cookies: When you first visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies or manage preferences for non-essential cookies. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, where you may block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality and user experience.

• Mobile App Cookies: Cookie and tracking controls on mobile devices are managed through device and operating system settings. Depending on your device, this may include browser privacy settings or system-level permissions related to web content and tracking. For detailed instructions, please refer to your device manufacturer’s support resources.
   

Third-Party Cookies for Chat Functionality

If the optional chat feature powered by CometChat is enabled, CometChat may use its own cookies or similar technologies to support chat functionality. Skillstone does not control these technologies.

For more information, please refer to CometChat's Privacy Policy.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling cookies may limit certain features of the Skillstone website or app, including personalisation, session continuity, and overall performance.

 

Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Skillstone complies with applicable privacy and data protection laws, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Australia) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable. Cookies are managed transparently and, where required, with user consent.

 

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our practices. Updates will be published on this page along with the revised date.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at: support@skillstone.com