Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Hipe uses them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owners. Cookies can be "session" cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a set period of time.
Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to function. They enable core features such as maintaining your login session and ensuring secure authentication. Without these cookies, basic functionality like signing in and navigating between pages would not work. These cookies do not collect personal information for marketing purposes.
- Session cookie — Keeps you logged in as you navigate between pages. Expires when you close your browser or after a set inactivity period.
- Authentication token — Securely verifies your identity on each request. Stored as an encrypted, HTTP-only cookie.
- CSRF token — Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks on form submissions.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and preferences to provide a more personalized experience. They are not essential for the site to work, but they improve usability and convenience.
- Layout and display preferences — Remembers settings such as compact or expanded article view, category filters, and sort order.
Analytics Cookies
We use anonymous analytics cookies to understand how readers use Hipe. This helps us identify popular content, detect performance issues, and make informed decisions about product improvements. All analytics data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual users.
- Page view tracking — Records which pages are visited and how long users spend on each page.
- Feature usage — Tracks which features are used most frequently to help prioritize development.
- Error logging — Captures anonymous error reports to help us fix bugs quickly.
Third-Party Advertising Cookies
Hipe does not use third-party advertising cookies. We do not participate in programmatic advertising networks, and no third-party trackers are loaded on our pages for the purpose of serving targeted advertisements.
How to Manage Cookies
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually.
- Block cookies from specific or all websites.
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set.
- Disable cookies entirely, though this may affect platform functionality.
For instructions on managing cookies in your specific browser, visit your browser's help documentation or go to allaboutcookies.org.
Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using core features of Hipe.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at privacy@gethipe.com.