Who We Are

"We", "us", and "our" mean HRE4U CIC and, where the context requires, people authorised to act on its behalf.

HRE4U CIC

Company Number: 16856183

How We Use Cookies

HRE4U CIC uses cookies and similar technologies to keep our website secure, reliable, and working as expected. Some cookies are essential for core features such as logging in, maintaining your session, protecting the website, and remembering your cookie preferences.

We also collect limited first-party website statistics to help us understand how HRE4U is used, improve our services, identify popular resources, and report on our community impact. These statistics are collected by HRE4U and are not used for advertising, profiling, or cross-site tracking.

In addition to cookies, our web hosting provider maintains standard server logs to help operate and secure the website. These logs are separate from cookies and are used for technical, security, and diagnostic purposes.

If We introduce additional optional cookies or similar technologies in the future, such as enhanced analytics or third-party services, We will update this policy and, where required, ask for your consent before they are used.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies:
  These are required for the website to function correctly. They help manage secure logins, maintain your session while using the website, protect against misuse, and remember your cookie preferences. The website cannot operate properly without these cookies.
• First-Party Website Statistics:
  We collect limited first-party website statistics using systems developed and operated by HRE4U. These help us understand how people use the website, identify popular resources, improve our services, and report on our community impact. They are not used for advertising, profiling, or cross-site tracking. Where personal data is processed, it is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Detailed page-view records are retained for up to 12 months before being securely deleted.
• Third-Party Content:
  Some pages may include content provided by third parties, such as embedded YouTube videos. These services may use their own cookies or similar technologies when the content is loaded. Their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

Cookies We Currently Use

At the time this policy was last updated, the HRE4U website uses the following cookies or similar technologies:

• Session cookie: used to maintain your session while you use the website, including secure login, security checks, and temporary website functions. This normally expires when your browser session ends.
• Cookie preference: used to remember your cookie choice so you are not repeatedly shown the same cookie message.

We will update this section whenever the cookies or similar technologies used by the website change.

Retention of Website Statistics

Detailed first-party page-view records are retained for up to 12 months before being securely deleted.

These records help Us understand how the website is used, improve our services, identify popular resources, investigate technical issues, and report on HRE4U CIC's community impact.

Your Choices

You can manage or delete cookies through your browser at any time. Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or control cookies through their settings, although doing so may affect how some parts of the website function.

If We introduce optional cookies or similar technologies in the future, you will also be able to manage your preferences using our cookie banner or other controls provided on the website where required.

Guidance for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

Third-Party Content

Some pages on the HRE4U website include content provided by third parties, such as embedded YouTube videos. These services may use their own cookies or similar technologies when their content is loaded.

Where third-party services are used, their use of cookies and personal information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies. If We introduce additional third-party services in the future, this policy and, where required, our cookie controls will be updated accordingly.

Legal Requirements

We aim to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

• we use strictly necessary cookies where they are required for the website to function
• where consent is required before using optional cookies or similar technologies, we will ask for it
• we will keep this policy and our cookie controls up to date as our website develops

For more information about how We use personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.

Policy Updates

We review this Cookie Policy regularly and will update it whenever our use of cookies or similar technologies changes, or where required by law.

Questions or Feedback

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please let Us know using the Feedback Tab.

If the Feedback Tab is not accessible to you, you can email us at hello@hre4u.co.uk or contact us through our Contact Us page.