Cookie Policy.
Technology, explained.

About this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and comparable website technologies may be used on hseelements.com (the “Website”), operated by HSE Elements Inc. (“HSE Elements”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). It describes their purposes, the distinctions between technology categories, and the options available to visitors.

This policy should be read with our Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information may be collected, used, disclosed, and protected in connection with our website, training, consulting, and field services.

Website technologies can change over time. The categories below describe potential uses; describing a category does not necessarily mean that every technology in that category is currently active.

What cookies and similar technologies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website or a service used by that website can place on a device. Cookies may help a website remember selections, maintain a session, operate securely, or understand how visitors interact with pages.

Comparable technologies may include browser storage, pixels, tags, and similar technical mechanisms. Some operate only during a visit; others may remain until they expire or are removed. A technology may be set by HSE Elements as the website operator or by a third-party service used to provide a website feature.

Cookie data can include technical or usage information, including a browser identifier, device or browser attributes, page interactions, and certain preferences. Where that information can identify an individual, applicable privacy requirements continue to apply.

How technologies are classified

For clarity, technologies relevant to a modern website are commonly grouped by purpose:

• Essential: support core website functions, security, session continuity, and technical delivery.
• Functional: remember optional choices or support enhanced features where these are provided.
• Analytics: help assess traffic, page performance, and how visitors use the Website, where measurement tools are enabled.
• Embedded or third-party: may be associated with externally hosted content, maps, videos, training systems, or other integrated services when those features are present.
• Advertising or marketing: may be used for audience measurement or advertising where such tools are specifically enabled.

The categories describe possible functions. They do not mean that every category is used on the Website or on every page.

Essential website technologies

Some technical mechanisms are necessary to deliver pages, maintain security, prevent misuse, and support basic website operation. For example, a hosting or security service may use session or protective mechanisms to distinguish ordinary traffic from harmful requests.

Where a particular technology is genuinely necessary for a service requested by a visitor, turning it off may prevent that function from operating. The applicable legal basis and any consent requirements depend on the technology, its purpose, and the law that applies.

Analytics and performance information

If HSE Elements enables analytics or performance-measurement services, those services may provide information such as pages visited, approximate traffic sources, visit patterns, device or browser characteristics, and interaction events.

We use this category of information, where configured and lawfully collected, to understand how the Website performs and to identify practical improvements to its content, usability, and operation. The specific information available depends on the configuration of the relevant service.

Where consent is required by applicable law for optional analytics technologies, we will seek the appropriate consent before using them.

Third-party content and services

Some pages may link to or include services provided by other organizations, such as videos, maps, online training platforms, or other externally hosted resources. When an embedded feature loads, its provider may receive technical information and, depending on its configuration, use cookies or comparable technologies.

Third-party providers have their own terms and privacy information. We encourage visitors to review those notices before using an external service, particularly where the service involves registration or the provision of personal information.

A link to another website is not itself confirmation that its cookies are being placed on this Website.

Consent and website choices

Where consent is required for a non-essential technology, HSE Elements should provide clear information about its purpose and an appropriate opportunity to make a choice. A visitor’s available choices depend on which technologies and preference-management functions are actually implemented.

Where the Website offers a cookie-preference interface, you may use it to review the categories it supports and change eligible selections. You may also use the browser controls described below or contact us with questions.

Withdrawing consent does not necessarily remove information already lawfully processed, but the withdrawal will be addressed in accordance with the applicable law and the relevant service configuration.

How to control or delete cookies

Most browsers provide settings to view, restrict, block, or delete cookies and some other forms of website storage. These controls vary by browser, device, and version.

• Review the privacy or site-settings area of your browser to see stored cookies and permissions.
• Delete selected cookies or clear website data if you wish to remove stored information from your device.
• Adjust tracking and third-party cookie settings, where supported by your browser.
• Be aware that blocking essential storage may interrupt some website functions or require you to repeat previous selections.

Browser controls affect information stored on your device. They may not, on their own, withdraw a consent previously supplied through a separate website tool or remove information already held by a service provider.

Cookie duration and changes

Session technologies ordinarily operate for a visit or browser session, while persistent technologies can remain for a defined period or until removed. The exact duration depends on the relevant cookie or service settings.

Exact cookie names, providers, and expiration periods depend on the features and services in use. For questions about a particular technology on the Website, please contact us using the details below.

Personal information and privacy

Some information collected through website technologies may qualify as personal information under applicable law. Our Privacy Policy provides further information on how HSE Elements handles personal information, including enquiries, training and recruitment information, website data, security, retention, and privacy requests.

Updates to this policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy as our Website, technologies, providers, or applicable requirements change. The date displayed at the top of the page identifies the latest version of the published policy.

Where a change requires an additional notice or a new consent choice, that notice or choice should be provided through the appropriate website experience rather than relying on this page alone.