Cookies Policy
Last updated 3rd January 2021
What is a cookie?
Cookies help us remember you and show you content we think you will like.
This document covers The HR Hive’s use of any personal information we collect from you via the following online services:
- Any ‘The HR Hive’ website that links to the cookies policy
- ‘The HR Hive’ applications and emails
This policy explains:
- what information we might collect about you
- how we use the information we collect about you
- how we use cookies and tracking on the ‘The HR Hive’ websites and apps and how you can manage cookies yourself
How we use cookies
When you visit thehrhive.co.uk, woosahkit.com, mindofme.co.uk or use our websites to log in to our member sites, we use cookies to store a little bit of information about you while you’re using the website or, in some instances, to make your next visit even easier for you.
Here are a few examples of how we use cookies…
- If you’re a member of The HR Hive & our sites we need to use a cookie to remember that you logged in – otherwise you wouldn’t see any member-only pages.
- We use cookies to store our visitors and members most recent searches, so we can give you a faster and more accurate service.
- Because we want to offer you the best possible service online, we also use cookies to collect anonymous information about how our visitors use our website, what features they read, if our forms are easy to complete and what time of day they like to visit.
- Similar technologies are often used in emails to understand whether the email has been read or if any links have been clicked.
Listed below are details of the cookies we use on the The HR Hive websites and apps…
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary to help you use all the features of the The HR Hive websites and apps. Without these cookies we can’t provide you with the services you’ve asked for.
Logging in
After successfully logging in to the website, a number of cookies are stored on your computer so we know you’re an active member.
Tracking your preference
These cookies help us remember your cookie and tracking preferences.
We use www.tawk.to to power our live chat functionality. To improve the service we offer to our members, when you enter into a live chat with our member support team we will store the details you provide within Salesforce.
Performance cookies
We use performance cookies to monitor, aggregate and analyse traffic and usage of our sites so we can improve their performance and reliability.
We use Google Analytics to build up information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics stores information about how visitors arrive, what pages are visited, for how long and what visitors click on. This information allows us to remember your preferences, understand how our members use the site and help us improve your experience.
Google Analytics cookies
| Cookie name | What the cookie does |
|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish between unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as an identifier |
| _gid | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited |
| _gat | Used to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites |
| gtag.js | A JavaScript tagging framework and API that allows us to send event data to Google Analytics |
Find out more about opting out of Google Analytics cookies.
Find out more about opting out of Hotjar cookies.
Third-party cookies
YouTube cookies
We use YouTube to host some of our videos. When you watch video clips from YouTube on our website, YouTube creates some third-party cookies. Find out more about how YouTube uses cookies.
Other third-party cookies
If you share The HR Hive pages on Facebook or other social websites, you may also be sent cookies from those websites. We don’t control the settings of these cookies, so please check the websites’ cookies and privacy policies for information about what they do.