These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be deactivated. They are most commonly set in response to actions made by you, the site visitor, and do not store any personally identifiable information. For example, these cookies govern preferences such as your language option or setting your privacy settings.

Affected solutions:

Cookie	Description	Duration
lang - LinkedIn	Used to remember a user's language setting to ensure LinkedIn.com displays in the language selected by the user in their settings.	functional
lidc - LinkedIn	To facilitate data center selection	1 day
li_gc - LinkedIn	LinkedIn set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes.	5 months 27 days
__lc_cid - LiveChat	This is an essential cookie for the website live chat box to function properly.	2 years
__lc_cst - LiveChat	This cookie is used for the website live chat box to function properly.	2 years
__lc2_cid - LiveChat	This is an essential cookie for the website live chat box to function properly.	2 years
__lc2_cst - LiveChat	This cookie is used for the website live chat box to function properly.	2 years
__oauth_redirect_detector - LiveChat	This cookie is used to recognize the visitors using live chat at different times inorder to optimize the chat-box functionality.	1 day
HyveMetrix - Hyve
wow.schedule - Spotler	This cookie is set by the provider Communigator. This cookie is used to track the Load Balance Session Queue.	20 minutes
_ga_ZX05GRMBEL - Google Analytics	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics in order to store visitor's consent regarding using cookies.	2 years
test_cookie - Google	The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.	15 minutes
bscookie - LinkedIn	This cookie is used to identify the visitor through an application . This allows the visitor to login to a website through their LinkedIn application for example.	1 year
UserMatchHistory - LinkedIn	"Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essen tial for the security of the website and visitor."
CONSENT - YouTube	Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.	2 years
cookietest - Hyve	This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box.	Session
rc::a -Gstatic.com	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.	Persistent
rc::c - Gstatic.com	This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.	Session

Analytics cookies (statistics)

These cookies collect anonymous statistics relating to how you use our site in the interest of helping Hyve measure and improve site experience and performance. For example, these cookies allow us to count the number of visitors on our site and understand which pages are more or less popular.

Affected solutions:

Cookie	Description	Duration
_gaexp - Google Analytics	Google Analytics installs this cookie to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in.	1 month
_ga - Google Analytics	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.	2 years
_gid - Google Analytics	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.	1 day
_gat_gtag_UA_7311029_1 - Google Analytics	Set by Google to distinguish users.	past
wow.anonymousId - Spotler	This is a analytic cookie used to store anonymous visitor ID. It tracks the visitor uniquely between visits.	2 years
wow.session - Spotler	This cookie is set by the provider Communigator.This cookie is used to track the Internet Information Services(IIS) session state.	20 minutes
wow.utmvalues - Spotler	This cookie is from Communigator. This cookie is used to store UTM values for the session.UTM values are specific text strings that are appended to URLs that allow Communigator to track the URLs and the UTM values when they get clicked on.	20 minutes
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample - Hotjar	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit.	2 minutes
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress - Hotjar	Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.	30 minutes
_hjFirstSeen - Hotjar	Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.	30 minutes
_hjIncludedInSessionSample - Hotjar	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.	2 minutes
_hjSession_3121872 - Hotjar	A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.
_hjSessionUser_3121872 - Hotjar	Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
_clck	Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner.
_clsk	Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.	1 Year
_cltk	Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.	Session
_hjRecordingEnabled	Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner.	Session
_hjRecordingLastActivity	Sets a unique ID for the session. This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes.	Session
_hjSession_#	Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.	1 Day
_hjSessionUser_#	Collects statistics on the visitor's visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been read.	1 Year
_hjTLDTest	Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for in tern al an alytics by the website operator.	Session
_livechat_has_visited	Identifies the visitor across devices and visits, in order to optimize the chat-box function on the website.	Persistent
c.gif - Microsoft	Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner.	Session
CLID - Microsoft	Collects data on the user’s navigation and behavior on the website. This is used to compile statistical reports and heatmaps for the website owner.	1 Year
collect - Google Analytics	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Session
hjActiveViewportIds - Hotjar	Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.	Persistent
hjViewportId - Hotjar	Saves the user's screen size in order to adjust the size of images on the website.	Session
YSC - YouTuve	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Session

Targeting cookies (Marketing/tracking)

These cookies may be set through our site by Hyve or by our advertising partners to support us in delivering relevant marketing content. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Affected solutions:

Cookie	Description	Duration
bcookie - LinkedIn	Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely indentify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abust on the platform and diagnostic purposes	1 year
ln_or - LinkedIn	Used to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain	1 month
uetvid - Microsoft Bing	Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website.	1 year 24 days
_uetsid - Microsoft Bing	Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website.	1 day
_gcl_au - Google Analytics	Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.	3 months
MUID - Microsoft Bing	Bing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations.	1 year 24 days
_fbp - Facebook	A cookie that is used to distinguish and keep track of unique users.
IDE - Google DoubleClick	Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile.	1 year 24 days
AnalyticsSyncHistory - LinkedIn	Linkedin set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie.	1 month
ANONCHK - Microsoft	Registers data on visitors from multiple visits and on multiple websites. This information is used to measure the efficiency of advertisement on websites.	1 day
li_sugr - LinkedIn	Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.	3 Months
MR - bing.com	Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences.	7 Days
pagead/landing - Google	Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website - This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website.	Session
SM - Microsoft	Registers a unique ID that identifies the user's device during return visits across websites that use the same ad network. The ID is used to allow targeted ads.	Session
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE - YouTube	Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.	180 days

Certifications & accreditations

When you are creating a shortlist of companies for your next cloud hosting project, it’s important to look into their compliance and accreditations.

Hyve has worked diligently to secure externally audited certifications in ISO 27001(Information Security), ISO 27017 (Cloud Security) and ISO9001 (Management systems). We have also been awarded PCI-DSS compliance, are Cyber Essentials Plus certified and are part of the government G-Cloud 13 framework, as well as a Crown Commercial supplier.

As a hosting provider that hosts some of the UK’s critical infrastructure, we comply fully with the NIS Regulation 2018, which was formulated by the NCSC (part of GCHQ) to boost the overall level of security (both cyber and physical) of network and digital information systems.

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