Cookie Policy

Shortlister and our trusted third parties use “cookies,” web beacons, server logs, and related technologies to collect information about how visitors interact with the Site and with messages we send to individuals (e.g., which pages visitors view or emails individuals open, which URL the website used before visiting the Site), Site usage preferences (e.g., language), and the technical characteristics of their Internet browsers and connection (e.g., IP Address, browser type, device identifiers, operating system version). We use this information to improve how the Site functions. This Site also uses cookies to store information necessary for users logging into certain portions of the Site, and to remember users and their preferences. Most web browsers provide you with the ability to accept or decline cookies, as well as be warned each time a cookie is sent. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully use Shortlister’s services on our Sites.

We do not use cookies to track users of our Sites across other sites or for advertising purposes.

What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small files placed on your computer or device by a website. The cookie has a unique ID assigned to your device. It helps to navigate from page to page on a website, provide secure connections, and remembers preferences from a previous visit, when you return.

Persistent and Session Cookies
We use both “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies on our Sites. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us analyze how visitors use our Sites. You can find out more information about Google Analytics cookies here. If you do not want any information to be collected and used by Google Analytics you can install an opt-out in your web browser. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this website is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.

Questions
If you have any questions, please contact us at support@myshortlister.com.

Public vs. Private: How Shortlister Gets Paid

	Shortlister App Subscription/Login Required	Shortlister Public Site myshortlister.com
Who can Access Shortlister?	Versions of the Shortlister app are available for employers (to share reviews, get more in-depth provider information and go out to market) and consultants (to manage their teams and client bids, have information on all providers and manage their bid processes).	Anyone can access the data on the Shortlister public site, free of charge.
Do users pay to access?	Yes – There is a monthly subscription fee	No – Our public site is visited by tens of thousands of users per month looking for vendors and they do not pay for this information
Do service providers pay to be listed?	No – Being listed and receiving business opportunities is free for service providers	No – Service Providers do not pay to be listed on the Shortlister public site
Can service providers buy higher position on the list?	No – The Shortlister selection algorithm ONLY matches buyers to sellers based on the “fit” of the vendors, including what products they offer, size, demographics and cultural fit.	Yes – ONLY on our public site, service providers can bid to show up higher in the order they are listed. This is how Shortlister is compensated for the thousands of leads we send to providers that do not come through our app.
What if a service provider doesn’t pay Shortlister?	Nothing – Providers are matched in our algorithm based on how they fit with a particular buyer’s needs. Providers are shown first, receive bids and win business every day even if they’ve chosen to not take part in our paid marketing programs.	They will still be listed on the pages for the services they provide. They will just be listed below those that have chosen to pay to rank higher. They ARE also still eligible to be included on our top 20 (or less if there aren’t 20 great options) lists.
What about the top 20 (or less if there aren’t 20 great options) lists on your vendor listing pages? Are those pay to play?	Not Applicable – The “Top” lists on our public site have no impact on	Service Providers pay a small fee quarterly if they are chosen for these lists. Shortlister uses many qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria to curate these lists quarterly. We use this small fee to cover the cost of the work it takes to curate these lists.
Who provides reviews of service providers?	Reviews on our App are collected from employers and consultants. Service providers are also able to collect reviews from their customers, once they are validated by Shortlister. Logged in users can see the source of the review they are reading.	Public site reviews are an aggregation of employer, consultant and provider-collected reviews. There is no way for public site visitors to differentiate the source of the review.
Do service providers see information and reviews put in the site by your users?	Service providers cannot see the information put in by our subscribers.	Service providers can see information that was provided about them from our non-subscribers.