1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and provide a better user experience.
This Cookie Policy explains how HeyCV ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at heycv.app.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
2.1 Necessary Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:
- Resume data storage: Stores your resume locally in your browser
- Security: Protects against fraud and ensures secure connections
- Preferences: Remembers your theme (light/dark mode) and language settings
- Cookie consent: Remembers your cookie preferences
Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the legitimate operation of our service. They cannot be disabled as the website would not function without them.
2.2 Analytics Cookies (Optional)
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website. They collect information about:
- Number of visitors and how they navigate the site
- Which features are used most often
- How long users spend on different pages
- Resume completion rates and quality metrics
- Technical issues and errors
Services we use:
- Google Analytics 4: Web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic
- Cookie names: _ga, _ga_*, _gid
- Duration: Up to 2 years
- Purpose: Analytics and measurement
Legal basis: Your consent. You can enable or disable these cookies through our cookie banner.
2.3 Marketing Cookies (Optional)
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and display relevant advertisements. They help us:
- Understand which marketing campaigns bring users to our site
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
- Show relevant ads on other platforms (we don't show ads on our site)
- Build audiences for similar user targeting
Services we use:
- Meta Pixel (Facebook): Tracks conversions and measures ad performance
- Cookie names: _fbp, _fbc, fr
- Duration: Up to 90 days
- Purpose: Advertising and conversion tracking
- Google Ads: Measures ad performance and conversions
- Cookie names: _gcl_*, _gac_*
- Duration: Up to 90 days
- Purpose: Advertising and conversion tracking
Legal basis: Your consent. You can enable or disable these cookies through our cookie banner.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential operations: To provide core functionality of the resume builder
- Performance analysis: To understand how users interact with our service and identify improvements
- Marketing optimization: To measure the effectiveness of our advertising and acquire users efficiently
- Security: To protect against fraudulent activity and ensure secure connections
4. Google Tag Manager & Consent Mode
We use Google Tag Manager (GTM) to manage our website tags and tracking codes. GTM implements Consent Mode, which means:
- Analytics and marketing tags only fire after you give consent
- Your consent choices are respected by all integrated services
- Default consent state is "denied" until you make a choice
- Your preferences are stored locally and respected on future visits
Learn more about Google Consent Mode.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Through Our Cookie Banner
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner, which appears when you first visit our site. You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all optional cookies
- Customize your preferences for analytics and marketing cookies separately
To change your preferences later, clear your browser's local storage for heycv.app and refresh the page, or contact us at [email protected].
5.2 Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- View and delete existing cookies
Note: Blocking necessary cookies will prevent the website from functioning properly.
Browser-specific instructions:
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use:
- Google (Analytics, Ads): Google Cookie Policy
- Meta (Facebook): Meta Cookie Policy
These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing them to understand how they use cookies.
7. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us: