COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: 28 July 2026
1. ABOUT THIS COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy explains how WITHME PROJECT LTD, trading as Mum Hours UK, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with the Mum Hours UK website.
It explains:
a. What cookies and similar technologies are.
b. The types of cookies we may use.
c. Why we use them.
d. Which third parties may place or access cookies.
e. How long cookies may remain on your device.
f. How you can accept, reject, or manage cookies.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal information.
2. WHO WE ARE
Mum Hours UK is a trading name of WITHME PROJECT LTD.
WITHME PROJECT LTD is registered in England and Wales under company number 16934090.
Registered office:
3rd Floor
86 to 90 Paul Street
London
England
United Kingdom
EC2A 4NE
Email:
For the purposes of applicable data protection and electronic communications laws, WITHME PROJECT LTD is responsible for determining how cookies and similar technologies are used on the Mum Hours UK website.
3. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on a computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other device when someone visits a website.
Cookies can store or access information about:
a. A browser.
b. A device.
c. Login sessions.
d. Website preferences.
e. Pages visited.
f. Website interactions.
g. Security activity.
h. Consent choices.
Cookies help websites function, remember information, protect accounts, understand how services are used, and provide relevant features.
Cookies do not normally contain complete documents, passwords, CVs, or payment card details.
4. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
This Cookie Policy also applies to technologies that perform similar functions to cookies.
These may include:
a. Tracking pixels.
b. Web beacons.
c. Tags.
d. Scripts.
e. Local storage.
f. Session storage.
g. Software development kits.
h. Device identifiers.
i. Link tracking.
j. Email open tracking.
k. Embedded content technologies.
References to “cookies” in this Policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.
5. FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Cookies may be first-party or third-party cookies.
5.1 First-party cookies
First-party cookies are set through the Mum Hours UK website or the technology used to operate it.
They may support:
a. Account login.
b. Website security.
c. Session management.
d. Website preferences.
e. Cookie consent choices.
f. Job seeker and employer account functions.
5.2 Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies are set or accessed by another organisation whose service is used on the Website.
These organisations may include providers supporting:
a. The job board.
b. Payment processing.
c. Fraud prevention.
d. Website security.
e. Analytics.
f. Advertising.
g. Embedded content.
h. Customer support.
i. Email delivery.
j. Social media.
Third-party organisations may use information collected through their technologies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
6. SESSION AND PERSISTENT COOKIES
Cookies may be session cookies or persistent cookies.
6.1 Session cookies
Session cookies normally expire when you close your browser or after a short period of inactivity.
They may be used to:
a. Keep you logged in during a session.
b. Maintain security.
c. Remember information while you move between pages.
d. Support forms and account functions.
6.2 Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser.
They remain until:
a. Their expiry date is reached.
b. You delete them.
c. Your browser removes them.
d. Your consent preferences change.
Persistent cookies may be used to remember preferences, recognise returning browsers, maintain consent records, or support analytics.
7. WHY WE USE COOKIES
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
a. Operate the Website.
b. Keep accounts secure.
c. Authenticate job seekers and employers.
d. Prevent fraud, spam, and unauthorised activity.
e. Process forms.
f. Remember cookie preferences.
g. Maintain website sessions.
h. Support job applications.
i. Support job posting and employer account functions.
j. Process payments.
k. Understand Website performance.
l. Identify technical errors.
m. Understand how visitors use the Website.
n. Improve Website content and navigation.
o. Measure the performance of job listings and campaigns.
p. Deliver embedded content.
q. Support social media and advertising functions where enabled.
8. COOKIE CONSENT
We may use cookies that are strictly necessary for the Website to function without asking for consent where the law allows us to do so.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used for:
a. Website security.
b. Login authentication.
c. Session management.
d. Fraud prevention.
e. Remembering privacy or cookie choices.
f. Processing a service specifically requested by you.
We will normally request your consent before using non-essential cookies, including cookies used for:
a. Optional analytics.
b. Personalisation.
c. Advertising.
d. Cross-site tracking.
e. Social media targeting.
f. Certain embedded third-party services.
Non-essential cookies should remain disabled until you make a positive choice through our cookie preference controls.
You can refuse non-essential cookies and continue using the main functions of the Website.
9. COOKIE CATEGORIES
The cookies used or potentially used on the Website fall into the following categories.
9.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the Website and requested services to function securely.
They may support:
a. Account login.
b. Website security.
c. Form submission.
d. Session management.
e. Payment processing.
f. Fraud prevention.
g. Cookie preference records.
These cookies cannot normally be disabled through our cookie preference controls because the Website or requested service may not function without them.
9.2 Functional cookies
Functional cookies remember choices and provide enhanced features.
They may remember:
a. Account preferences.
b. Language or regional settings.
c. Search preferences.
d. Display choices.
e. Previously entered information.
f. Accessibility preferences.
Where functional cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be activated where an appropriate legal basis applies.
9.3 Analytics and performance cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how people use the Website.
They may collect information about:
a. Pages visited.
b. Time spent on pages.
c. Links selected.
d. The route used to reach the Website.
e. Browser and device types.
f. Approximate location.
g. Website errors.
h. Job listing views.
i. Application button interactions.
j. Campaign engagement.
We may use this information to:
a. Improve the Website.
b. Understand which content is useful.
c. Improve navigation.
d. Measure Website performance.
e. Improve job seeker and employer services.
f. Produce aggregated reports.
Where consent is required, analytics cookies will only be used after you have accepted them.
9.4 Advertising and targeting cookies
Advertising and targeting cookies may be used to:
a. Measure advertising performance.
b. Understand whether someone interacted with a campaign.
c. Limit how often an advertisement is displayed.
d. Build general audience information.
e. Deliver more relevant advertising.
f. Measure conversions.
g. Support advertising through social media or other platforms.
These cookies may track activity across different websites or services.
Advertising and targeting cookies will not be activated before consent where consent is required.
9.5 Social media cookies
Social media services may place cookies when the Website includes:
a. Social sharing buttons.
b. Embedded posts.
c. Embedded videos.
d. Social media feeds.
e. Social login features.
f. Advertising pixels.
These services may recognise your browser or account, particularly where you are already logged in to the relevant social media platform.
Social media cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be activated after consent where required.
10. COOKIES USED BY THE MUM HOURS UK JOB BOARD
Mum Hours UK uses JBoard technology to operate parts of its job board, accounts, vacancies, applications, and employer services.
The following cookies are known to support JBoard’s core functionality.
10.1 XSRF-TOKEN
Provider:
Mum Hours UK through JBoard.
Category:
Strictly necessary.
Purpose:
This cookie helps protect the Website against cross-site request forgery attacks. It supports the security of forms, account activity, and other requests sent through the Website.
Typical duration:
One day.
Consent:
This cookie is strictly necessary and does not normally require consent.
10.2 jboard_tenant_session
Provider:
Mum Hours UK through JBoard.
Category:
Strictly necessary.
Purpose:
This cookie maintains a Website session and supports authentication for job seekers, employers, and other registered users.
It helps the Website recognise that a user has logged in and supports secure access to account features.
Typical duration:
One day.
Consent:
This cookie is strictly necessary and does not normally require consent.
11. COOKIE CONSENT RECORD
Our cookie management tool may place a cookie or use similar storage to remember:
a. Whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies.
b. Which cookie categories you selected.
c. When your choice was made.
d. The version of the cookie notice presented to you.
This prevents the Website from asking you to make the same choice on every page or visit.
The exact name and duration of this technology will depend on the cookie management provider used by Mum Hours UK.
The current details should appear in the live cookie preference panel or cookie declaration available through the Website.
This technology is normally treated as strictly necessary because it is used to remember and respect your privacy choices.
12. SECURITY AND BOT PROTECTION
We may use security tools to:
a. Protect forms.
b. Identify automated submissions.
c. Reduce spam.
d. Prevent account abuse.
e. Protect the Website from malicious activity.
f. Distinguish legitimate visitors from automated bots.
This may include Google reCAPTCHA or another security provider.
Where Google reCAPTCHA is used, Google may place a cookie called _GRECAPTCHA when the service is executed.
12.1 _GRECAPTCHA
Provider:
Google.
Category:
Strictly necessary security cookie where reCAPTCHA is used.
Purpose:
This cookie supports risk analysis and helps distinguish legitimate Website activity from spam, bots, or abusive activity.
Duration:
Determined by Google and the version of the service used.
Consent:
Where the cookie is used solely to provide necessary Website security and fraud prevention, it may be treated as strictly necessary.
Google may process information including device, browser, interaction, and network information when reCAPTCHA is used.
13. PAYMENT COOKIES
Mum Hours UK may use Stripe or another payment provider to process payments for:
a. Job listings.
b. Employer services.
c. Advertising campaigns.
d. Partnership services.
e. Career services.
f. Digital products.
g. Other paid services.
Payment providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:
a. Process transactions.
b. Authenticate payment activity.
c. Prevent fraud.
d. protect payment information.
e. Remember progress through a payment process.
f. Meet legal and regulatory requirements.
The exact cookie names and durations may vary depending on:
a. The payment service used.
b. The checkout method.
c. The device or browser.
d. Fraud prevention requirements.
e. Changes made by the payment provider.
Payment and fraud prevention cookies that are required to complete a payment requested by you may be treated as strictly necessary.
Payment providers process information under their own privacy and cookie policies.
14. GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Where Google Analytics is enabled, it may use first-party cookies to distinguish Website visitors and sessions.
These cookies may include:
14.1 _ga
Provider:
Google Analytics.
Category:
Analytics.
Purpose:
Used to distinguish Website visitors and support aggregated Website usage reporting.
Typical duration:
Up to two years, subject to our settings and browser restrictions.
Consent:
This cookie will only be used where consent is required and has been provided.
14.2 ga[IDENTIFIER]
Provider:
Google Analytics.
Category:
Analytics.
Purpose:
Used to maintain information about a Website session and connect activity to the relevant Google Analytics property.
Typical duration:
Up to two years, subject to our settings and browser restrictions.
Consent:
This cookie will only be used where consent is required and has been provided.
The exact identifier appearing after “ga” depends on the analytics property connected to the Website.
Where Google Analytics is not enabled, these cookies will not be intentionally set by Mum Hours UK.
15. OTHER ANALYTICS SERVICES
We may use other analytics, performance monitoring, or error reporting services to understand and improve the Website.
These services may collect:
a. IP addresses.
b. Device information.
c. Browser information.
d. Page information.
e. Approximate location.
f. Interaction information.
g. Error details.
h. Session and performance information.
Where these services use non-essential cookies or similar technologies, they will be placed within the appropriate consent category.
The current providers and technologies should be listed in the Website’s live cookie preference panel.
16. ADVERTISING AND CAMPAIGN MEASUREMENT
Mum Hours UK may run advertising or promotional campaigns through:
a. Social media.
b. Search engines.
c. Email.
d. Partner websites.
e. Other digital platforms.
Where enabled, campaign measurement technologies may help us understand:
a. Whether someone viewed or selected an advertisement.
b. Whether someone later registered or purchased a service.
c. Which campaign directed someone to the Website.
d. General campaign performance.
e. Whether advertisements are reaching relevant audiences.
Advertising or campaign tracking cookies will only be used after consent where consent is required.
We will update our cookie controls when a new advertising or campaign measurement provider is introduced.
17. EMPLOYER AND ADVERTISER CAMPAIGN TRACKING
Some job listings, employer campaigns, advertisements, and partnerships may use:
a. Tracking links.
b. Referral links.
c. Affiliate links.
d. Promotional codes.
e. Campaign identifiers.
f. Conversion measurement tools.
These tools may help Mum Hours UK and the relevant business understand how a listing or campaign performed.
Where a tool uses cookies or accesses information stored on your device, it will be managed in accordance with this Cookie Policy and applicable consent requirements.
An employer, advertiser, or partner may also use tracking technologies on its own website after you follow an external link.
The third party’s own cookie and privacy policies will apply once you leave Mum Hours UK.
18. EMBEDDED CONTENT
The Website may include content provided by another service, including:
a. Videos.
b. Maps.
c. Social media posts.
d. Booking tools.
e. Forms.
f. Surveys.
g. Webinars.
h. Payment pages.
i. Customer support tools.
The third-party provider may place cookies or collect information when the embedded content loads or when you interact with it.
Where possible, non-essential embedded content should remain blocked until you have provided the relevant consent.
Some embedded content may not function where you reject the cookies required by the third party.
19. EMAIL TECHNOLOGIES
Emails sent by Mum Hours UK may contain technologies that help us understand:
a. Whether an email was delivered.
b. Whether an email was opened.
c. Whether a link was selected.
d. Whether an email generated a Website visit.
These technologies may include tracking pixels and coded links.
We may use this information to:
a. Maintain email security.
b. Understand engagement.
c. Improve job alerts.
d. Improve newsletters.
e. Measure employer or advertising campaigns.
f. Identify inactive subscribers.
Some email providers automatically block tracking pixels or hide engagement information.
You can unsubscribe from optional marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the relevant message.
Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent necessary account, application, payment, security, or service communications.
20. THE LIVE COOKIE DECLARATION
The technologies used by websites can change as services, integrations, and providers are updated.
The Website’s cookie consent tool may provide a live cookie declaration showing:
a. The current cookie name.
b. The provider.
c. The purpose.
d. The category.
e. The duration.
f. Whether the cookie is first-party or third-party.
The live cookie declaration forms part of this Cookie Policy.
Where there is a difference between a general description in this Policy and the technical details detected by the live cookie scanner, the live declaration should be used to identify the current technical cookie name and duration.
We will take reasonable steps to review and update the declaration when Website technologies change.
21. MANAGING COOKIE PREFERENCES
When you first visit the Website, you may be shown a cookie banner or preference tool.
Depending on the available settings, you may be able to:
a. Accept all cookies.
b. Reject non-essential cookies.
c. Select individual categories.
d. Read more information about each category.
e. Save your preferences.
You should be able to change your choices later through a “Cookie Settings,” “Manage Cookies,” or similar link or icon on the Website.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of cookies used before your consent was withdrawn.
After you withdraw consent, we will stop using the relevant non-essential technologies where technically possible.
Existing cookies may remain on your device until they expire or you delete them through your browser.
22. BROWSER SETTINGS
Most browsers allow you to:
a. View stored cookies.
b. Delete cookies.
c. Block all cookies.
d. Block third-party cookies.
e. Receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
f. Restrict cookies to particular websites.
g. Clear cookies when the browser closes.
The method used to manage cookies depends on your browser and device.
You can normally find these controls within the privacy, security, or website data section of your browser settings.
Blocking all cookies may affect the operation of the Website.
23. CONSEQUENCES OF DISABLING COOKIES
Rejecting non-essential cookies should not prevent you from browsing the main public areas of the Website.
However, disabling or deleting strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from:
a. Logging into your account.
b. Remaining logged in.
c. Creating or managing a candidate profile.
d. Posting or managing a job.
e. Completing certain forms.
f. Processing a payment.
g. Saving preferences.
h. Using secure account functions.
i. Completing some job applications.
j. Accessing services protected against spam or fraud.
Disabling functional cookies may mean that the Website cannot remember certain preferences.
Disabling analytics cookies will reduce the information available to us about how the Website performs.
Disabling advertising cookies will not necessarily reduce the number of advertisements you see elsewhere, but the advertisements may be less relevant.
24. COOKIE DURATION
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on:
a. The cookie’s purpose.
b. Whether it is a session or persistent cookie.
c. The provider’s settings.
d. Your browser settings.
e. Whether you delete it.
f. Whether you withdraw consent.
g. Changes made by the technology provider.
The typical durations for known cookies are stated in this Policy or the live cookie declaration.
We will not intentionally retain cookie information for longer than reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
25. INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH COOKIES
Depending on the cookie or similar technology, information collected may include:
a. An IP address.
b. A browser identifier.
c. A device identifier.
d. Browser type and version.
e. Device type.
f. Operating system.
g. Approximate location.
h. Language.
i. Referring website.
j. Pages visited.
k. Links selected.
l. Session dates and times.
m. Account or login status.
n. Search activity.
o. Job listing interactions.
p. Application button interactions.
q. Campaign interactions.
r. Payment security information.
s. Technical error information.
This information may be personal information where it identifies, relates to, or can reasonably be connected with an individual.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information.
26. SHARING COOKIE INFORMATION
Information collected through cookies may be shared with service providers that help us operate and improve the Website.
These may include providers supporting:
a. Job board technology.
b. Website hosting.
c. Cloud infrastructure.
d. Security and fraud prevention.
e. Payment processing.
f. Email delivery.
g. Customer support.
h. Website analytics.
i. Error monitoring.
j. Advertising and campaign measurement.
k. Embedded content.
We do not sell our job seeker database, CV database, subscriber list, or Community contact information to advertisers.
Information collected through approved advertising technologies may be shared with the relevant technology provider in accordance with your consent choices and the provider’s terms.
27. INTERNATIONAL PROCESSING
Some third-party cookie and technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we will take steps required by applicable data protection law.
These steps may include:
a. Using providers located in countries recognised as providing adequate protection.
b. Using approved contractual safeguards.
c. Applying the UK Addendum to approved standard contractual clauses.
d. Using an International Data Transfer Agreement.
e. Applying other lawful transfer mechanisms.
Further information is available in the Mum Hours UK Privacy Policy.
28. DO NOT TRACK AND GLOBAL PRIVACY SIGNALS
Some browsers and devices provide “Do Not Track,” Global Privacy Control, or similar signals.
Website and advertising technologies do not all interpret these signals in the same way.
Where technically supported and legally required, we may recognise relevant browser privacy signals.
You should also use the Mum Hours UK cookie preference tool to record your cookie choices.
29. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:
a. Changes to the Website.
b. New account or job board features.
c. New analytics tools.
d. New payment providers.
e. New advertising or partnership technologies.
f. Changes to service providers.
g. Changes in law or regulatory guidance.
h. Changes to the way cookies are used.
The latest version will be published on the Website with an updated revision date.
Where a change materially affects how non-essential cookies are used, we may ask you to confirm your choices again.
30. COMPLAINTS
Please contact us if you have a concern about the use of cookies or similar technologies.
Email:
Please provide enough information for us to understand and investigate the concern.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office about the use of personal information or electronic communications technologies.
31. CONTACT US
Questions about this Cookie Policy or the cookies used by Mum Hours UK should be sent to:
Mum Hours UK
WITHME PROJECT LTD
Company number: 16934090
Registered office:
3rd Floor
86 to 90 Paul Street
London
England
United Kingdom
EC2A 4NE
Email: