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Cookie Policy

Which cookies we use, what they are for and how you can manage or withdraw your consent at any time.

Cookie Policy: Humanos Tech OÜ
Version 3.0: November 2026  ·  Last updated: November 2026

1. What is a Cookie and Why Do We Use It?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser or device when you visit it. It is used, for example, to remember your preferences or to make certain features of the site work properly. In this policy, the term “cookies” also covers similar browser storage technologies.

The use of cookies and similar storage technologies on humanostech.com is governed by Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive), transposed into Estonian law by the Electronic Communications Act (Elektroonilise side seadus, § 102), by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and by the Estonian Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus).

No analytics or advertising cookies

humanostech.com does not use analytics, advertising or profiling cookies, whether first-party or third-party. We only use cookies that are necessary for the site to work securely and, if you accept them, our own preference cookies. If we add measurement tools in the future, they will stay disabled until you give your consent.

2. Cookies We Use

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies No consent required

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and securely. They do not collect information for advertising or analytics purposes.

They are exempt from the consent requirement under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, § 102 of the Elektroonilise side seadus and the guidelines of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

Name Provider Purpose Duration
ht_cookie_consent Humanos Tech (first-party) Stores your cookie choices (accepted or rejected) so we do not ask you again 12 months
hCaptcha hCaptcha (Intuition Machines, Inc.) Protects forms against bots. Only loaded when you start filling in a protected form As set by the provider

2.2 Preference Cookies Consent required

They remember your activity on the site to personalise what we show you. They are first-party, are not shared with third parties and are not used for analytics or advertising. They stay disabled until you accept them.

If you do not accept them, the site works normally: the blog will not remember which articles you have read and next-step suggestions will be based only on the page you are viewing.

Name Provider Purpose Duration
ht_read Humanos Tech (first-party) Marks the blog articles you have already read 30 days
ht_journey Humanos Tech (first-party) Suggests next steps based on the page where your visit began. Stored in sessionStorage, it does not identify you and is only used with your consent. If you submit a form, a summary (stage, topic, entry page, referring site and pages viewed) accompanies your message Session (deleted when you close the tab)

Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw it at any time via “Cookie settings”.

3. How We Manage Your Consent

Our cookie management system follows the CJEU judgment in Case C-673/17 (Planet49, 2019): consent must be given through a clear action and is never presumed from pre-ticked boxes or from continued browsing.

First visit

When you first visit humanostech.com, a notice appears with three options of equal size and visibility: “Accept all”, “Reject non-essential” and “Settings”. Rejecting is as easy as accepting.

Disabled by default

Preference cookies are disabled by default. They are only enabled if you click “Accept all” or switch them on in “Settings”.

Record of consent

We store your choice, with the date, in the ht_cookie_consent cookie for 12 months so that we can demonstrate it if necessary (Art. 7(1) GDPR). After that period you will be asked again.

Change at any time

You can change your preferences whenever you like via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer or the button on this page, at no cost and with no negative consequences.

4. How to Withdraw Your Consent or Delete Cookies

You can withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you gave it (Art. 7(3) GDPR), in any of these ways:

Cookie panel

Click “Cookie settings” in the footer or the button on this page and switch off preference cookies. We delete them immediately.

Email

If you have any questions about the cookies we use, write to .

Browser settings

You can block or delete cookies directly from your browser settings:

Chrome Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
Firefox Settings → Privacy and Security
Safari Settings → Privacy
Edge Settings → Privacy, search, and services

Please note that if you block necessary cookies, some features of the site, such as submitting forms protected by hCaptcha, may not work properly.

5. Cookie Duration and Deletion

Consent cookie (ht_cookie_consent)

Expires after 12 months. You will then be asked again.

Blog preference cookie (ht_read)

Expires after 30 days or as soon as you withdraw your consent.

hCaptcha cookies

Their duration is set by the provider. You can check it in the hCaptcha privacy policy.

These periods comply with the storage limitation principle of Art. 5(1)(e) GDPR.

6. Third-Party Cookies and International Transfers

The only third-party cookies that may be set on the site are those of the hCaptcha service (Intuition Machines, Inc., USA), and only when you start filling in a protected form. Their use involves transferring technical data (such as the IP address and browser characteristics) to servers located in the United States.

This transfer is based on one of the following mechanisms:

EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Adequacy decision adopted by the European Commission in July 2023 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1795), applicable if the provider is certified under this framework.

Standard Contractual Clauses

Adopted by the European Commission and applicable where the above does not apply, in accordance with the judgment of the CJEU in Case C-311/18 (Schrems II, 2020).

More information

For more information on how hCaptcha processes your data: www.hcaptcha.com/privacy

7. Complaints to the Supervisory Authority

If you consider that the use of cookies by Humanos Tech OÜ does not comply with the applicable regulations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority:

Supervisory authority

Andmekaitse Inspektsioon (Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate)

Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia  ·  www.aki.ee

For direct enquiries about our cookie policy:

Document prepared in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), the Elektroonilise side seadus, the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), the Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (2023) and the CJEU Planet49 judgment (C-673/17).