1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) by a website when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, improve user experience, and provide information to the website operator about how the site is being used.
Cookies do not contain harmful code and do not directly identify you by name. However, they can store identifiers that, when combined with other information, may be used to recognize you.
2. How We Use Cookies
FixResume.net uses the following categories of cookies. Where cookies are not strictly necessary, you have the right to refuse them (see Section 5).
Essential / Session Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. Without them, you would not be able to log in, submit forms, or navigate the platform securely.
laravel_session— Manages your authenticated session. This cookie keeps you logged in as you move between pages. It expires when you close your browser (or when your session times out).XSRF-TOKEN— A security token used to protect all form submissions from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. It is automatically generated and refreshed on each session.remember_web_*— Set when you select "Remember Me" at login. Allows you to remain logged in across browser sessions for up to 30 days without re-authenticating.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced features and user preferences. Disabling them will not prevent you from using the core service, but may affect your experience.
- User interface preferences such as your selected resume template or dashboard display settings.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with FixResume.net in aggregate. This helps us identify which features are most popular, where users experience friction, and how to improve the overall platform. Analytics data is anonymized and does not personally identify individual users.
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Google Analytics — We use Google Analytics to track page views, session durations, user flow, and feature usage. Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
_ga— Distinguishes unique users. Expires after 2 years._gid— Distinguishes users. Expires after 24 hours._gat— Used to throttle request rate. Expires after 1 minute.
Advertising & Marketing Pixels
We may use third-party tracking technologies to measure the effectiveness of our paid advertising campaigns and to deliver relevant advertisements to users who have previously visited our site (remarketing). These technologies may collect information about your browsing activity across different websites and sessions.
- Google Ads Conversion Tracking — When you complete an action on FixResume.net (such as signing up for an account or purchasing credits), a Google Ads tracking pixel records this conversion event. This allows us to understand which advertisements drove that action and optimize our campaign spend. Data is subject to Google's Privacy Policy. You can manage Google's ad personalization settings at adssettings.google.com.
- Meta Pixel (Facebook / Instagram Ads) — We use the Meta Pixel to track user actions on FixResume.net, including page views, account registrations, and credit purchases. This data is used to measure advertising performance and to enable remarketing — showing our ads to people who have visited FixResume.net while they browse Facebook, Instagram, and Meta's advertising network. Data is subject to Meta's Privacy Policy. You can manage your ad preferences at facebook.com/adpreferences.
Opt-out options: You can opt out of interest-based advertising across multiple networks by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out portal (US) or Your Online Choices (EU/UK).
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on FixResume.net are placed by third-party services that we use to deliver core functionality or analytics (e.g., Stripe for payment processing, Google for analytics, Meta for advertising). These third parties have their own independent cookie and privacy policies, which we encourage you to review. We do not control the cookies or tracking technologies deployed by these third parties.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies on FixResume.net are either session cookies or persistent cookies:
- Session cookies are temporary and expire automatically when you close your browser. Example:
laravel_session(when "Remember Me" is not selected). - Persistent cookies remain on your device for a fixed duration. Example:
remember_web_*(30 days), Google Analytics_gacookie (2 years).
5. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You can control, restrict, or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to:
- View which cookies are currently stored on your device.
- Delete all cookies or cookies from specific websites.
- Block all cookies or block third-party cookies specifically.
- Configure alerts when a new cookie is about to be set.
Cookie management instructions for major browsers:
Please note: Blocking essential cookies (such as laravel_session and XSRF-TOKEN) will prevent you from logging in and using the authenticated features of FixResume.net.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that signals your preference not to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted technical standard for responding to DNT signals, and FixResume.net does not alter its data collection behavior in response to DNT signals at this time. You can manage your tracking preferences through browser cookie settings as described above.
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies changes or as regulations require. When we make updates, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our cookie practices.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise any privacy rights related to cookies, please contact us:
FixResume.net
Email: support@fixresume.net