Cookie Policy
Last updated: 2 October 2026 · PECR and UK GDPR
Cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage) are small pieces of data stored on your device. This page lists what Hectic Music uses. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal data.
1. Strictly necessary
The sign-in cookie and the storage that remembers your choices and preferences are needed to provide the Service you ask for, so they are used without asking for consent. We do not use advertising cookies.
2. Analytics (only with your consent)
If you click “Accept all” on the banner we load Google Analytics (provided by Google) to measure usage. Until you accept, the Google Analytics script is not loaded and no analytics cookies are set. If you choose “Essential only” analytics stays off. Analytics data may be processed by Google outside the UK; see our Privacy Policy.
3. What we set
| Name | Type | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| refreshToken | Cookie (httpOnly, SameSite=Strict, Secure in production) | Keeps you signed in by letting us issue a new short-lived access token. Not readable by scripts. | 7 days or until you log out |
| locale | Cookie (SameSite=Lax) | Remembers your chosen language. | 1 year |
| htv-cookie-consent | Local storage | Remembers your cookie choice. | Until you clear site data |
| htv-theme, locale, htv-autoplay, htv-playback-rate, htv-volume, htv-muted | Local storage | Remember your display, language and player preferences on your device. | Until you clear site data |
| htv-resume-<video id> | Local storage | Remembers where you stopped watching a video on this device. | Until you clear site data |
| intendedPath | Session storage | Returns you to the page you wanted after signing in. | Until the tab closes |
| _ga, _ga_<id> | Cookie (set by Google Analytics) | Measures how the Service is used, in aggregate. Set only if you accept analytics. | Up to 2 years (Google default) |
Embedded third-party players (for example YouTube) may set their own cookies once you play them; those are controlled by the third party.
4. Change your choice
Current choice: not yet chosen (analytics off)
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the Service will still work, but you may be signed out.
5. Contact
Questions about cookies: privacy@hecticmusic.co.uk.