Cookies Policy for Nova Websites
1. Who we are
For the purpose of this policy, any reference to “Nova” shall mean any applicable company within NGlobal Holding AB (company registration no. 559240-0864, C/O Talent Venture Group AB, Postbox 3053, 10361 Stockholm, Sweden), including its subsidiaries:
- Nova Talent AB, company registration no. 559152-1603, C/O Talent Venture Group AB, Postbox 3053, 10361 Stockholm, Sweden
- Nova Global Italy SRL, registration no. MI-2609948, Bastioni di Porta Nuova 21, Milano (MI) 20121, Italy
- Nova Global Spain S.L., CIF: B-87600391, Calle de Gustavo Fernández Balbuena 11, 1º, 28011 Madrid, Spain
This Cookies Policy applies to all Nova websites, including novatalent.com, connect.novatalent.com, telescope.novatalent.com, apply.novatalent.net, inbox.novatalent.com, 111.novatalent.com, oriontalent.io, and any other domains operated by Nova (collectively, the “Website”).
This Policy forms part of Nova’s Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They collect or store certain information to enable site functionality, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use our services.
Cookies can serve a variety of purposes — some are strictly necessary for the site to function, while others help us analyze usage patterns, improve performance, or personalize your experience.
3. Types of cookies we use
a. Strictly Necessary (Technical) Cookies
These cookies enable core functionalities such as page navigation, secure areas, and system integrity. The website cannot function properly without them, and they do not require user consent.
Examples include session management, load balancing, and security cookies.
b. Preference (Personalization) Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences (such as language, region, or UI settings) to enhance your browsing experience.
- _hjIncludedInSessionSample
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 2 minutes
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/ - _hjIncludedInPageviewSample
This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit.
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 2 minutes
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/
- _hjFirstSeen
The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user's journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information.
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 30 minutes
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/
- _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
The cookie is set so Hotjar can track the beginning of the user's journey for a total session count. It does not contain any identifiable information.
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 30 minutes
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/ - _hjSessionUser_*
Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 1 year
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/ - _hjSession_*
A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.
Provider: Hotjar
Retention period: 30 minutes
Privacy Policy: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/policies/privacy/
c. Analytical (Performance) Cookies
Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They support continuous improvement of Nova’s digital experience.
These cookies are used only with your consent.
- _gid
This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It stores and update a unique value for each page visited and is used to count and track pageviews.
Provider: Google Analytics
Retention period: 1 day
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy - _ga
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.
Provider: Google Analytics
Retention period: 2 years
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy - _gat_gtag_ua_*
This cookie is part of Google Analytics and is used to limit requests (throttle request rate).
Provider: Google Analytics
Retention period: 1 minute
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy - _lfa
Leadfeeder cookie collects the behavioral data of all website visitors. This includes; pages viewed, visitor source and time spent on the site
Provider: Leadfeeder
Retention period: 2 years
Privacy Policy: https://www.leadfeeder.com/privacy/ - _dd_s
Cookie used to group all events generated from a unique user session across multiple pages. It contains the current session ID, whether the session is excluded due to sampling, and the expiration date of the session. The cookie is extended for an extra 15 minutes every time the user interacts with the website, up to the maximum user session duration (4 hours).
Provider: Datadog
Retention period: 4 hours
Privacy Policy: https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/privacy/
d. Advertising (Marketing) Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. They help us show content that is more aligned with your interests.
They are only activated with your explicit consent.
- _fbp
Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers
Provider: Meta
Retention period: 3 months
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
4. Who uses the cookies
Cookies may be placed either by Nova (first-party cookies) or by third parties providing analytics, advertising, or service integrations.
Third-party providers process data according to their own privacy policies, which are accessible via the links above.
5. International data transfers
Some third-party providers process data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, Nova ensures adequate protection through:
- Participation in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (for certified entities)
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
- Additional technical safeguards such as encryption and access controls
You can request copies of relevant safeguards at privacy@novatalent.com.
6. Managing and disabling cookies
You can manage or delete cookies at any time using your browser settings.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our websites.
For details on how to manage cookies in major browsers:
You can also manage cookie preferences directly through the cookie banner displayed on your first visit to our websites.
7. Retention period
Cookies are stored for different periods depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies: deleted automatically when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: remain for a predefined duration or until manually deleted.
8. Your rights and contact information
For details on how we process your personal data and how to exercise your rights (access, rectification, deletion, objection, limitation, portability), please review our Privacy Policy.
If you have questions or concerns about cookie usage, contact us at:
privacy@novatalent.com
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