Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit — such as your login session or preferences — making it easier to use the site on your next visit.

2. How We Use Cookies

Hirecise uses cookies to operate the platform and to understand how it is being used. We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites.

3. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the platform to function. Without them, you cannot log in or use the platform securely. They cannot be disabled.

• • hw_auth — Stores your authentication token. Expires with your session or at 30 days if "Remember me" is selected.
• • hw_role — Stores your account role (recruiter / admin) to direct you to the correct dashboard.
• • hw_panel — Stores your panel preference (standard / healthcare).

4. Functional Cookies

These remember your preferences to improve your experience.

• • hirecise_notifications — Stores your notification preferences (localStorage, not a traditional cookie).

5. Analytics Cookies

We collect analytics data to understand how visitors use our website. This data is not used for advertising and we do not sell or share it with data brokers.

• • Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*) — Measures page views and site usage to help us improve the product. We have disabled Google Signals and ad personalisation features, so this data is not used to build advertising profiles or shown as part of Google's advertising products. Retained for 14 months. For visitors in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland, analytics cookies are off by default and are not set. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some features may set third-party cookies:

• • Cloudflare Turnstile — Human verification on sign-up forms. Sets a temporary verification cookie.

7. Cookie Duration

• • Session cookies — Deleted when you close your browser
• • Auth cookies — Up to 30 days if "Remember me" is enabled; otherwise 1 hour (JWT-based)
• • Third-party cookies — Duration set by the third-party provider

8. Managing Cookies

Your choice on our website: when you first visit, a banner lets you accept or reject analytics cookies, with equal options. Rejecting removes any analytics cookies already set. You can change your choice at any time: Cookie settings. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a rejection automatically.

You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from using the Hirecise platform.

• • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• • Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected by updating the date at the top of this page.

10. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies: privacy@hirecise.com