Cookies and browser storage
Version 0.1-draft · Last updated Sep 27, 2026
Draft, not in effect. ufaamu’s owner has not approved this text and a lawyer has not reviewed it yet. Items marked “Owner to provide” are still being decided.
This page lists everything ufaamu keeps in your browser, what it is for and how long it lasts. Read the privacy notice.
Counting visits in this browser
ufaamu counts visits, job views and clicks to employer websites to see whether the site is useful. The counts keep no names, email addresses, search words, precise locations or network addresses. You can turn this off for this browser.
Counting is on in this browser.
What ufaamu keeps in your browser
This list is built from the same settings the site uses, and our tests compare it with what a browser actually receives.
| Name | Type | What it holds and why | How long | Readable by page scripts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ufaamu_session | Cookie Needed for a feature you use | A random sign-in token. ufaamu stores only a one-way hash of it, with your account. Keeps you signed in. Set when you sign in; removed when you sign out. | 7 days after you sign in, or until you sign out | No (server only) |
ufaamu_lang | Cookie Remembers a choice you made | A language code, such as “en” or “ar”. Shows ufaamu in the language you chose. Set when you choose a language, sign in or create an account. | 1 year | Yes |
ufaamu_area | Cookie Remembers a choice you made | Your job-search area: a town or ZIP code, or a position rounded to one decimal place (about 10 km), and a distance. Shows distances to jobs. Set when you choose a place or press “Use my current location”. It is not your profile location and not your job-alert area. | 180 days | No (server only) |
ufaamu_dist | Cookie Remembers a choice you made | The distance you last clicked (for example 20 miles, or any distance). Keeps your distance choice for your next search. Set only when you click a distance. | 180 days | No (server only) |
ufaamu_draft | Cookie Needed for a feature you use | A random key. Your resume draft is stored on ufaamu’s server, encrypted with this key; ufaamu keeps only a one-way hash of the key. Lets you build a resume without an account. Set when you save a step of the guest resume; removed when you discard the draft or save it to an account. | 7 days after your last change to the draft | No (server only) |
ufaamu_pending | Cookie Needed for a feature you use | The id of one job you asked to save. Finishes “Save job” after you sign in. Set when you press Save while signed out. | 30 minutes | No (server only) |
ufaamu_next | Cookie Needed for a feature you use | A page address on ufaamu, such as the job you were looking at. Returns you to that page after you confirm your email address. Set when you create an account from a job or resume page. | 1 day | No (server only) |
ufaamu_vs | Cookie Counting visits (you can turn this off) | A random value. It is never stored; counts keep only one-way codes that cannot be joined into a browsing history. Counts visits, job views and clicks to employer websites without counting the same visit twice. Not set when your browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track, or when you turn measurement off below. | 30 minutes, renewed while you use the site | No (server only) |
ufaamu_measure | Cookie Remembers a choice you made | The word “off”. Remembers that you turned measurement off in this browser. Set only when you choose that on this page. | 1 year | No (server only) |
ufaamu:fromList | Tab storage (sessionStorage) Needed for a feature you use | The value “1”. Tells the job page you came from the results list, so Back returns you to the same place. | Until the tab is closed (removed as soon as it is read) | Yes (page storage) |
ufaamu-hr-demo-v1 | Browser storage (localStorage) Needed for a feature you use | Progress through the fictional demo walkthrough. Used only on the demo page for ufaamu staff presentations (demo accounts). Not used for job seekers or visitors. | Until the demo is reset or browser data is cleared | Yes (page storage) |
ufaamu.recentPlaces | Browser storage (localStorage) Needed for a feature you use | Up to 4 places this browser searched by hand (a city, ZIP code or state, as chosen; never a device location). Offers your recent searches when you open the location field. Stays in this browser; ufaamu never receives it. | Until browser data is cleared (the last 4 searches are kept) | Yes (page storage) |
All cookies are set by ufaamu itself, only for ufaamu’s address, with SameSite=Lax (not sent when another site loads ufaamu in the background), and marked Secure when ufaamu is served over HTTPS. There are no third-party, advertising or social-media cookies. Your browser can delete any of them; the site keeps working, but you may need to sign in again or re-enter a choice.