Does embedding Breezy HR require cookie consent?

Generally no. Breezy HR embeds are functional — they display job listings and process applications that candidates voluntarily initiate. Session cookies for multi-step application forms are functionally necessary. Consent is typically not required for this type of user-initiated interaction.

What information does Breezy HR collect from visitors?

Breezy HR renders job listing widgets showing open positions from the employer's account. When candidates apply, forms collect name, email, phone, resume, cover letter, and custom questions. This data goes to Breezy HR's servers for recruitment. Session cookies maintain form state across application steps.

How does ConsentStack treat Breezy HR embeds?

ConsentStack categorizes Breezy HR as functional. Since the job listing widget and application forms serve a purpose directly initiated by the visitor, ConsentStack allows the embed scripts to load without prior consent. Candidate data is voluntarily submitted rather than passively tracked.

What tracker domains does Breezy HR use?

ConsentStack has catalogued tracker domains for Breezy HR including breezyhr.com. These are the network destinations Breezy HR's scripts contact, which a consent platform blocks until a visitor agrees.

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Overview

Breezy HR is an applicant tracking system (ATS) that provides embeddable career site widgets and hosted job boards for employer websites. Companies embed Breezy HR scripts to display open job listings directly on their corporate sites and to accept applications through integrated forms. Submitted application data flows to the employer's Breezy HR recruitment pipeline for hiring team review.

What This Script Does

The Breezy HR embed script loads from Breezy's CDN and renders a job listing widget within the host page. The widget displays current open positions pulled from the employer's Breezy HR account in real time, with position titles, locations, departments, and apply buttons. When a candidate clicks to apply, the form is either rendered inline or redirects to a Breezy-hosted application page.

Application forms collect candidate-submitted personal data: name, email address, phone number, resume or CV file, cover letter, and any custom questions configured by the employer. This data is transmitted directly to Breezy HR's servers and stored in the employer's ATS account.

Breezy HR's script may set session cookies to maintain form state across steps in a multi-page application flow. It does not typically set long-lived tracking cookies for advertising retargeting or cross-site behavioral profiling.

Consent & Compliance

Breezy HR's scripts are functional — they deliver a specific feature (job applications) that users actively choose to engage with. Under GDPR, processing candidate data submitted through an application form is grounded in pre-contractual steps at the data subject's request (Article 6(1)(b)). The session cookies used to maintain form state are strictly necessary for that functionality.

The candidate's act of submitting an application constitutes the basis for processing their submitted data; a cookie consent banner is not the appropriate mechanism for this consent. However, Breezy HR is a US-based company, and EU employers must ensure their data processing agreement with Breezy HR includes appropriate safeguards for transatlantic data transfer — standard contractual clauses or DPF coverage.

Employers have obligations under GDPR as data controllers for candidate data: they must provide a privacy notice to applicants, retain data only as long as necessary, and handle subject access requests.

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Breezy HR's career site embed is functional — it enables a candidate-initiated transaction (job application). Session cookies maintaining the application flow state are strictly necessary. There is no requirement to block this script pending cookie consent, provided the employer's privacy notice adequately discloses how candidate data is processed.

Is Breezy HR GDPR compliant?

Breezy HR typically loads functional trackers, which are not strictly necessary for your site to work. Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, non-essential cookies and trackers must stay blocked until a visitor gives clear opt-in consent. So Breezy HR can be fully GDPR compliant, but only if your site holds its scripts until consent is granted and lets visitors decline just as easily. Compliance depends on how your site loads Breezy HR, not on Breezy HR itself.

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