INTRODUCTION
This Cookie Policy explains how Pade HCM Technology Limited (“PaidHR”) “Our”, “Us”, or “We” uses cookies and similar technologies on Our website and other digital platforms. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your rights to control their use in line with the Nigerian Data Protection Act (NDPA 2023) and the General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID 2025).
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit Our website. Cookies are used to make Our website work more efficiently, to provide a better user experience by remembering your preferences, to understand how effective Our website has been to you and to improve Our communication to you on Our products and services. Cookies can be first-party cookies or third-party cookies. Cookies serve many functions but in general Our cookies are used to:
Cookies can be ‘first party’, meaning they are created by Us or ‘third party’, meaning that they are created by PaidHR’s trusted partners in order for Us to use their services to improve Our performance. Where cookies are third party, please refer to their specific policies for more details. Cookies can be ‘session-only’ meaning they last only for the period of time you are browsing, or ‘persistent’ meaning that they remain in your internet browser for a longer period of time. You can disable the cookies from your browser and delete all cookies currently stored on your device. Cookie settings are set separately for each different device, and if you want to change your settings you will need to do so for each device. If you do so, you will still be able to browse the website but you will not be able to use all of the features. Most web browsers have cookies enabled by default setting.
TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE
We classify the cookies on Our website into the following categories:
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are cookies that enable core functionality such as security, network stability management, and accessibility. These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. These cookies do not require your consent. Strictly necessary cookies don’t record any information about you that could be used for marketing or gather any historical recording of where you have been on the internet. Below is a list of the strictly necessary cookies we use:
Cookie Provider | Cookie Domain | Cookie Names | Description |
.linkedin.com | li_gc | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes | |
PaidHR | .www.paidhr.com | __cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
Youtube | .youtube.com | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | This cookie is used to store the user’s consent and privacy choices for their interaction with the site. It records data on the visitor’s consent regarding various privacy policies and settings, ensuring that their preferences are honored in future sessions. reports on the use of their website. |
Zoho | pagesense-collect.zoho.com | zfccn | This cookie is used to ensure the secure submission of forms on the website, enhancing security and user experience by preventing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | cf_clearance | This cookie is used by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted web traffic and override any security restrictions based on the visitor’s IP address. It is essential for supporting a website’s security features and in providing protection against malicious visitors. |
Hubspot | .hubspot.com | __cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
2. Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, like which pages are visited most often. They help Us improve how Our website works. These cookies require your consent. Below is a list of the performance cookies we use:
Cookie Provider | Cookie Domain | Cookie Names | Description |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | __hstc | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | _ga_MD9NBRWJEX | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | _ga | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | __hssrc | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | __hssc | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
3. Functionality Cookies: These cookies help Us personalize content, it allows the website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the country you are in) to provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies require your consent. Below is a list of the functionality cookies we use:
Cookie Provider | Cookie Domain | Cookie Names | Description |
Hubspot | .hubspot.com | _cfuvid | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
Hsforms | .hsforms.com | _cfuvid | This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | hubspotutk | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot reports that its purpose is user authentication. |
4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. We or Our third-party partners may place cookies on your browser when you are browsing Our website to allow us to tailor Our marketing to you and your interests. They are also used to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign, helping Us identify customers similar to Our audience. Data collected by these cookies is not used to send direct marketing messages to you. These cookies require your consent. Below is a list of the targeting/advertising cookies we use:
Cookie Provider | Cookie Domain | Cookie Names | Description |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | _fbp | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. |
.twitter.com | personalization_id | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | |
.twitter.com | guest_id | This cookie is set by Twitter to identify and track the website visitor. | |
PaidHR | .paidhr.com | _lfa | Leadfeeder cookie collects the behavioral data of all website visitors. This includes; pages viewed, visitor source and time spent on the site |
We were unable to determine the provider of this cookie. | .t.co | muc_ads | This cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. It helps track and personalize advertising content to enhance user experience. |
.twitter.com | guest_id_ads | This cookie is associated with Twitter’s advertising services. It is used to identify and track the website visitor to display personalized ads based on the user’s preferences and interaction with the website. | |
.linkedin.com | bcookie | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media. | |
Youtube | .youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites |
.twitter.com
| guest_id_marketing | This cookie is used to identify a visitor across visits and devices. It allows the website to present the visitor with relevant advertisements based on the visitor’s preferences. | |
.linkedin.com | lidc | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website. | |
Youtube | .youtube.com
| YSC | This cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
THIRD PARTIES COOKIES
We may work with third parties to set the above-mentioned cookies when you interact with Our website. These third parties include Our partners and service providers, such as advertisers, search engines, social media platforms, or analytics platforms that enable Us to improve and personalise your experiences on Our websites and deliver relevant content to you. Below is a list of these third-party cookies that range across the various cookie categories detailed previously. Third party cookies are likely to be analytical/ performance cookies or targeting cookies. Where we use third party cookies and you want to find more detailed information, please visit their respective websites.
Third-party | Purpose | Classification |
Facilitating the sharing of content on social media | Targeting & Advertising | |
Analytics cookie to measure the performance of Twitter advertisements | Targeting & Advertising | |
Youtube | Analytics cookie to keep track of user preference and views. | Targeting & Advertising |
Zoho | Facilitating secure submission of forms | Necessary |
Hubspot | Analytics purpose | Necessary |
If you want to restrict or fully block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser, usually in their settings menu. The help function within your browser should help you understand how to do this as it is slightly different for every browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari etc.).
Please be aware that some of Our services will not function as smoothly if your browser disables all cookies. You can create exceptions and allow cookies from specific websites only by making them “trusted websites” in your browser. We recommend you make PaidHR a trusted website in order to get the best service level Our platform can provide.
HOW WE OBTAIN YOUR CONSENT?
In compliance with the NDPA-GAID, we must obtain your explicit and informed consent before we can use non-essential cookies. When you first visit Our website, you are immediately introduced to a cookie banner that is displayed in a manner that is obvious to you as a site visitor or user providing you with the choice to either:
HOW TO WITHDRAW OR DELETE YOUR COOKIES
You can withdraw or delete your consent at any time. We make this process as easy as it was to give consent by changing the settings in your browser. You can withdraw by clicking this link [-]
