What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, to improve your experience. Some cookies are essential for the website to function and are exempt from consent requirements, while other cookies require your consent before they are used.

Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to work and to provide the service you request, including saving your cookie preference choices.
Legal basis: Exempt from consent requirement as strictly necessary for the service requested

Third-Party Services and Data Recipients

We use our own consent management system (Trustwards) to record your cookie preferences. The ‘trustwardsCookie’ stores which cookie categories you have accepted or rejected, ensuring your choices persist across visits. This cookie is strictly necessary for compliance with applicable privacy regulations and consent requirements. Your consent data is processed securely and is not shared with third parties unless legally required.

International Data Transfers

Trustwards is implemented on our website domain and the cookie is set on .thehiddencause.com. Data is processed on our own infrastructure. No international transfer occurs unless explicitly stated.

Legal Basis for Processing

In the UK, our use of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), together with the UK GDPR for any associated personal data (and, for visitors in the EU/EEA, the EU ePrivacy rules and the EU GDPR). Strictly Necessary cookies are exempt from the consent requirement because they are strictly necessary for the service you request and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings. If we add any non-essential cookie categories (such as functional, analytics, marketing, or other cookies), they require your prior consent and are blocked by default until you explicitly choose to enable them.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time and choose which cookie categories to allow. Non-essential cookies (if used) are blocked by default and only activated after you provide explicit consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer, which reopens the consent settings where you can update or revoke your choices.

How to Control Cookies in Your Browser

You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including viewing cookies stored on your device, deleting existing cookies, blocking all cookies, and managing settings for first-party and third-party cookies.
Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies (and Site settings > Cookies and site data)
Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Apple Safari (macOS): Safari > Settings > Privacy
Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
If you block cookies, some website features may not work as intended. Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to function.

Similar Technologies

We do not use similar tracking technologies (such as pixels, SDKs, or local storage tracking) beyond the cookies described in this policy.

Cookie Retention Periods

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
Persistent cookies used on this website include:
12 months (trustwardsCookie)

Your Rights

Depending on your location and the applicable law (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, and PIPEDA), you have rights related to cookies and the personal information associated with them, including the right to withdraw consent at any time by changing your cookie preferences, the right to access information about the cookies we use (as described in this policy), and the right to request deletion of cookie data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority in your country if you believe your rights have been violated — in the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), https://ico.org.uk/. To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@thehiddencause.com.

Updates to This Policy

We review this policy periodically and update it when our cookie practices change. The “Last updated” date at the top indicates when changes were last made. For significant changes, we will notify you through the cookie banner and request new consent where required. Changes take effect from the date indicated at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

The Hidden Cause
Email: privacy@thehiddencause.com
Address: 126 Upwell Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0DE, United Kingdom