1. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They help the website remember your preferences, keep you signed in, or (in the case of analytics cookies) understand how visitors move through the site.
Some cookies are essential to the website working. Others are optional and require your consent.
2. Why we use them
We use cookies for three reasons:
- Functionality. To remember choices you have made — such as accepting or declining this cookie notice — so you do not see the same banner every time you visit.
- Analytics. To understand which pages are useful and which are not, so we can improve the site. We use privacy-respecting analytics that do not track you across other websites.
- Security. To protect forms against automated abuse and to keep the site stable under load.
3. Types of cookies we use
Essential cookies
These are necessary for the website to function. They cannot be disabled through our consent banner. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
Analytics cookies
These help us understand aggregate visitor behaviour — how many people visit, which pages they read, how long they stay. Data is aggregated and anonymised wherever possible. These cookies are optional.
Preference cookies
These remember your settings, such as your cookie choice. They persist for up to 12 months.
What we do not use
We do not use advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, or social media tracking pixels. We do not sell the data collected through cookies.
4. Full cookie list
| Name |
Category |
Purpose |
Duration |
| hwr_cookie_choice |
Essential |
Stores whether you accepted or declined optional cookies. |
12 months |
| hwr_session |
Essential |
Maintains a secure session while you fill in a form. |
Session |
| hwr_csrf |
Essential |
Protects forms against cross-site request forgery. |
Session |
| _ga |
Analytics |
Google Analytics — distinguishes visitors anonymously. |
24 months |
| _ga_* |
Analytics |
Google Analytics — maintains session state. |
24 months |
| hwr_pref |
Preference |
Remembers basic interface preferences. |
6 months |
5. Managing cookies
You have several ways to control cookies:
- Our banner. On your first visit, you can accept or decline optional cookies. Your choice is remembered. To change it, clear the site's cookies in your browser and reload the page.
- Browser settings. All modern browsers let you block or delete cookies. Consult your browser's help section for instructions.
- Do Not Track. We honour the Do Not Track signal sent by your browser by disabling analytics cookies.
Blocking essential cookies may cause parts of the website (particularly form submission) to stop working.
6. Third-party cookies
Two categories of third-party services may set cookies when you use the site:
- Google Fonts — used to serve the typefaces you see on this site. Google Fonts does not set cookies when loaded directly from fonts.googleapis.com, but may log your IP address.
- Google Maps — our Contact page embeds a Google Map. Google may set cookies when the map loads. The map only loads if you visit the Contact page.
Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We recommend reviewing them if you have concerns.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.