Cookie policy
Last updated 25 August 2026
This page explains the cookies and similar technologies used on hrsrobot.co.uk, who sets them, and how to change your mind at any time.
The short version
We set no analytics cookies unless you agree to them. Until you accept, the tools that rely on cookies are not loaded at all — not in a limited mode, not at all. If you decline, the site works exactly as it does otherwise.
We do keep a simple count of page views for everyone, using a tool that sets no cookies and stores nothing on your device — so there is nothing there to ask permission for. It cannot identify you or follow you to another website; see analytics that doesn't use cookies below.
The one thing we store either way is your choice itself, so we don't ask again on every page. It lives in your browser's local storage, never leaves your device, and is not a cookie.
Changing your mind
You can change your decision whenever you like: . If you decline after previously accepting, we stop collecting anything and delete the analytics cookies already on your device. A small number of cookies set on Microsoft's own domain can only be removed through your browser settings.
What gets set if you accept
Accepting enables the two cookie-based analytics tools below. Neither is used for advertising, and we do not run ad tags of any kind — advertising storage stays switched off permanently.
Google Analytics 4
Tells us how many people visit, which pages they read, and where they arrived from. Provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Microsoft Clarity
Produces heatmaps and anonymised session replays so we can see where the site confuses people. Replays are reconstructions of page layout and interactions, not video recordings of your screen, and form fields are masked — we cannot see what you type. Provided by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited. Microsoft also uses aggregated, de-identified data from Clarity to improve its own products and services.
Cookies used
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| hrs-cookie-consent | HRS | Remembers your cookie choice. Local storage, not a cookie. | Until you clear it |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another and keeps session state. | 2 years |
| _clck | Microsoft Clarity | Keeps a Clarity identifier for the browser. | 1 year |
| _clsk | Microsoft Clarity | Joins page views into a single session. | 1 day |
| CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, SM | Microsoft (clarity.ms) | Set on Microsoft's own domain to recognise a browser across sessions. | Up to 1 year |
Analytics that doesn't use cookies
Separately from the two tools above, we use Vercel Web Analytics to count page views. It runs for every visitor, whatever you choose in the banner, because it uses no cookies and writes nothing to your browser — so it falls outside the rules that govern cookies, and there is nothing for consent to attach to. It appears in no row of the table above because it sets nothing.
Rather than storing an identifier on your device, our host counts a visitor as a hash derived from the incoming request. That hash lasts one day and is then reset, so the same person cannot be recognised the next day, and cannot be followed to any other website. What is recorded with each page view is the page address, the referring site, an approximate location from your IP address (country, region, city — the IP address itself is not stored), and your device type, operating system and browser. No profile is built and none of it is used for advertising. Provided by Vercel Inc., who also host this site.
We rely on legitimate interests for this — knowing which pages people actually read is how we decide what to write next — and you can object at any time by emailing info@hrsrobot.co.uk. Any browser extension that blocks trackers will also stop it.
Videos
The videos on /videos are hosted on YouTube and embedded through youtube-nocookie.com, which does not set tracking cookies unless you play a video. Once you press play, YouTube may set its own cookies under Google's privacy policy.
Controlling cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies from its settings, independently of the choice you make here. Blocking cookies broadly may affect how other websites work; it will not stop this site functioning.
Questions
Email info@hrsrobot.co.uk. See also our privacy policy.