Cookies
Last updated 8 September 2026
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Your past conversations
This browser has an anonymous ID that keeps your past conversations available on this device. You can clear it and get a new one.
Your current ID is
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Your earlier conversations will no longer appear here. This doesn't sign you out of anything, and it doesn't delete our records of those conversations.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website asks your browser to store on your device. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to give the site owner information about how the site is used.
How we use cookies
TalentBoost sets a small number of cookies that it needs to work at all, listed under "Essential cookies" below. These don't ask for your consent: under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) regulation 6(4), strictly necessary cookies don't require it. They are all first-party cookies, they contain no marketing identifiers, and they are not shared with anyone.
We also use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how the tool is used so we can improve it. These do need your consent, so they are only set if you opt in — either from the banner or on this page. Opting out at any time stops any new ones being set.
The anonymous ID we give your browser is a random value created the first time you use the tool. It isn't linked to your name, your email address or anything else that identifies you. You can replace it at any time using the button on this page.
Cookies we do not use
TalentBoost does not use advertising or targeting cookies of our own, and does not use social media cookies.
Managing cookies
You can delete or block any of these cookies in your browser settings, including the strictly necessary ones. Blocking them may stop parts of the tool working until they're allowed again.
For guidance on managing cookies in your browser, see aboutcookies.org or your browser's own help pages.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it last changed.
Contact us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please get in touch.
Essential cookies
These cookies are needed to make this tool work, so they're set whether or not you opt in to analytics. They are all first-party and strictly necessary, which under PECR regulation 6(4) means they don't require your consent.
| Name | What it's for | Expires after |
|---|---|---|
nbs_anon_id |
Gives your browser an anonymous ID so your conversations stay available on this device. It isn't linked to your name or any other identifying information. The expiry restarts each time you visit. | 10 days |
nbs_cookieconsent_preferences_v1 |
Remembers your choice about analytics cookies. | 180 days |
nbs_privacy_notice_agreed |
Remembers that you have agreed to the notice about the service privacy policy, so you are not asked again each time you send a message. | 90 days |
csrftoken |
Protects forms on this site from cross-site request forgery. | 364 days |
Analytics cookies
These are only set if you opt in. They're set by Google and Microsoft rather than by us, so their names and expiry dates are theirs to change.
| Name | Set by | What it's for | Expires after |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another. | 2 years |
_ga_<property ID> |
Google Analytics | Keeps track of your current visit. The property ID at the end of the name varies. | 2 years |
_clck |
Microsoft Clarity | Gives your browser a Clarity ID so repeat visits are counted as the same browser. | 1 year |
_clsk |
Microsoft Clarity | Groups the pages you view in one visit into a single session. | 1 day |
CLID |
Microsoft Clarity | Records the first time Clarity saw this browser. | 1 year |
MUID |
Microsoft Clarity | Identifies your browser to Microsoft across their sites, and is used for analytics and advertising. | 390 days |
ANONCHK |
Microsoft Clarity | Records whether the MUID cookie is used for advertising. | 10 minutes |
SM |
Microsoft Clarity | Syncs the MUID cookie across Microsoft domains. | When you close your browser |
Opting out stops new analytics cookies being set. It doesn't remove ones already stored — you can clear those in your browser settings.