Cookie Policy
The cookies and browser storage this website and client portal use, what each one is for, and how to change your choice.
Draft. This page may be updated before it's finalized. It describes how Havard Solutions works today. Questions? Email support@havardsolutions.com.
Effective: November 9, 2026
The short version
- The public website sets no cookies. There is no advertising, no social media tracking, and nothing from a third-party analytics company.
- Our own visit statistics run only if you choose “Accept all”. If you choose “Reject all”, or your browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track, your visits aren't counted.
- The client portal uses a few essential cookies to keep you signed in safely. They can't be switched off, because sign-in wouldn't work without them.
What cookies and browser storage are
Cookies are small pieces of text a website asks your browser to keep and send back on later visits. Browsers also offer “local storage” and “session storage”, which keep information on your device without sending it with every request. This policy covers all three.
Essential cookies (client portal)
These are set only when you use the client portal or the sign-in pages. They are first-party (set by Havard Solutions, never by anyone else), can't be read by page scripts (HttpOnly), are sent only over a secure connection, and aren't used for advertising or statistics. On the live site the names of the three sign-in cookies start with __Secure-.
| Name | Where | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
__Secure-hs.session_token | Client portal | Keeps you signed in after you enter your password and authenticator code. | Until you close your browser or sign out. The sign-in itself ends after 8 hours at most. |
__Secure-hs.dont_remember | Client portal | Tells the portal not to remember you, so your sign-in ends when the browser closes. | Until you close your browser or sign out |
__Secure-hs.two_factor | Client portal sign-in | Holds your place between the password step and the authenticator code step. | 10 minutes |
hs_invite_link | Team area only (/admin) | Shows a new invitation link once to the team member who created it, without putting it in the address bar. | 10 minutes |
Browser storage on the public website
| Name | Type | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
hs_consent | Local storage (essential) | Remembers whether you chose “Accept all” or “Reject all”, so we don't ask on every page. It never leaves your browser. | 12 months, then we ask again. We also ask again if this policy changes in a way that affects your choice. |
hs_src | Session storage (statistics, only after “Accept all”) | Remembers the website or campaign tag that brought you here, so it can be included if you send a quote request. | Until you close the browser tab. Removed straight away if you choose “Reject all”. |
Visit statistics (optional)
If you choose “Accept all”, your browser tells our own server each time you open a public page. We record the page, the date and time, the website that linked you here (its domain name only), a campaign tag if the link had one, your device type, browser and operating system, and how long the page was visible. To count unique visitors, our server combines your IP address and browser details with a secret that changes every day and keeps only a one-way code. The secret is deleted each day, so the code can't be turned back into your IP address and visits on different days can't be linked. This uses no cookies, and no one outside Havard Solutions receives it.
If you choose “Reject all”, nothing is sent. Statistics already recorded can't be traced back to you, so they can't be picked out and deleted, but they are removed automatically after about two years.
Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track
If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track signal, we treat it as “Reject all”: your visits aren't counted, whatever choice is stored. We don't sell personal information or share it for advertising, so there is nothing else for these signals to switch off.
Changing your choice
You can change your choice at any time with the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page, or here: Open cookie settings. You can also clear this site's cookies and storage in your browser settings; clearing portal cookies signs you out.
Changes to this policy
If we add or change a cookie, we'll update this page and its date. If a change affects what you agreed to, we'll ask for your choice again. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal information more broadly.
Contact
Questions about cookies? Email support@havardsolutions.com.