Cookie Policy

The Indie Author Hive

Last Updated: 14 November 2026

1. Introduction

The Indie Author Hive ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how our website uses cookies and similar technologies.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why they may be used, how they affect your browsing experience, and how you can manage your preferences.

Our use of cookies and similar technologies is governed by applicable UK legislation, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the Data Protection Act 2018, where applicable.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember preferences, and, where enabled, collect information about website usage.

Cookies may be temporary (session cookies), which expire when you close your browser, or persistent, which remain on your device for a specified period.

Similar technologies, including local storage and tracking pixels, may also be used to store or access information on your device.

3. Types of Cookies

Depending on the features and services enabled on our website, the following categories of cookies may be used.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies support essential website functions, including security, navigation, form functionality and remembering cookie preferences.

Cookies that meet the applicable strictly necessary exemption do not require your consent.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, including page visits, navigation patterns and website performance.

Where these cookies require consent, they will only be activated after the necessary consent has been obtained.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may remember your preferences or support optional website features.

Where consent is legally required, these cookies will only be activated with your permission.

Marketing and Third-Party Cookies

Where enabled, marketing cookies or similar technologies may help measure promotional campaigns or support advertising-related activities.

These technologies will only be used where permitted by law and subject to any required consent.

4. Cookies and Third-Party Services

The Indie Author Hive may use external service providers to support website hosting, event registrations, forms, payment processing, embedded content or website analytics.

These services may use cookies or similar technologies.

Where third-party technologies are used, we will provide information about their purposes and obtain consent where required.

5. Cookie Consent

Where consent is required, visitors will be given clear information and an opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies before they are activated.

Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and indicated through a clear affirmative action.

Visitors may withdraw or change their consent at any time through the cookie preference controls provided on our website.

Strictly necessary cookies may continue to operate where an applicable legal exemption permits their use without consent.

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage cookies through your browser settings, including blocking or deleting stored cookies.

Most browsers provide controls for managing cookies and other website data.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality or prevent some features from working as intended.

Where our website provides cookie preference controls, these can be used to manage consent for non-essential technologies.

7. How Long Are Cookies Stored?

The duration of cookies depends on their purpose and the services providing them.

Session cookies generally expire when your browsing session ends, while persistent cookies remain until their specified expiry date or until they are deleted.

We aim to ensure that cookie durations are appropriate and proportionate to their intended purposes.

Specific expiry periods for cookies used on our website will be identified in our cookie information.

8. Personal Information and Cookies

Some cookies and similar technologies may involve the processing of personal information, such as online identifiers or information about website interactions.

Where personal information is processed, we will handle it in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

For further information about how we collect, use, store and protect personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

9. External Websites

The Indie Author Hive provides links to external websites, including book retailers, author websites and other third-party services.

We are not responsible for the cookies, privacy practices or content of external websites.

We recommend reviewing the relevant privacy and cookie policies when visiting third-party websites.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in website functionality, the technologies we use or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page, together with the date of the latest revision.

Where required, we will request renewed consent following relevant changes to our use of cookies.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on The Indie Author Hive, please contact us.