Cookie Policy
Last updated: 22 February 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how the Hard Hat Way website (www.hardhatway.com) uses cookies and similar technologies. The Hard Hat Way mobile app does not use cookies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and improve your experience.
2. Cookies We Use
The Hard Hat Way website may use the following types of cookies:
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Required for the website to function properly (e.g. page loading, security) | Session |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the website so we can improve it | Up to 12 months |
| Preferences | Remember your settings and choices (e.g. cookie consent) | Up to 12 months |
We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. We do not share cookie data with third parties for marketing purposes.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may use third-party services that set their own cookies, such as:
- Google Analytics — to understand website traffic and usage patterns
These third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.
4. Cookie Consent
Where required by law (including under the EU ePrivacy Directive and UK PECR), we will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. You can change your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored on your device
- Delete individual or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Set preferences for first-party vs third-party cookies
Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
6. The Mobile App
The Hard Hat Way mobile app does not use cookies. Data collection within the app is covered by our Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
8. Contact
If you have questions about cookies on Hard Hat Way, contact:
Hard Hat Way
support@hardhatway.com
9. Analytics only loads after consent
Google Analytics does not run on this website until you choose "That's fine" on the cookie banner. Before that, no analytics script is loaded and no analytics cookie is set. Your choice is remembered in your browser's site data for hardhatway.com.
To withdraw consent, clear this site's data in your browser (in most browsers: site settings, then clear data or cookies for hardhatway.com). The banner will show again on your next visit and analytics will stay off until you accept it.
10. Which link brought you here
If you arrive from a link with a tag on it (for example from one of Stu's videos), or from another website, we note the tag or the site's name, such as "youtube". If you post a job or join as a trade on that visit, the tag is saved with it, so we can see which videos and pages help people. It is never your name, never the page you were on elsewhere, and never shared.
If you choose "That's fine" on the cookie banner, the tag is also kept in your browser's site data for 30 days, so it still counts if you come back later. If you choose "No thanks", it is only kept until you close the page.
We also count, with no cookie and nothing that identifies you, how many visits reach each step of posting a job or joining. Those are totals per day and nothing else.