How Working Holiday Work uses cookies and similar technologies
Last updated: 22 October 2026
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website. This helps us improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as user authentication, security features, and remembering your cookie preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be disabled.
We use Google Analytics and PostHog to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. If you accept them, PostHog may also record how you move around our pages (clicks, scrolling and page changes) so we can find and fix problems; anything you type into forms is hidden from these recordings.
We may use marketing cookies in the future to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. Currently, we do not use any marketing cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguish users and sessions for Google Analytics | 2 years | Analytics | |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state | 2 years | Analytics | |
| ph_*_posthog | Used by PostHog to recognise returning visitors and sessions (only after you accept analytics cookies) | 1 year | Analytics | PostHog |
| whw_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Essential | Working Holiday Work |
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie banner or by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in our website footer. You can choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
See what cookies you have and delete them individually
Block third-party cookies
Block cookies from particular sites
Block all cookies from being set
Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
We use Google Analytics to analyse how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about website usage. The information collected is used to compile reports and help us improve our website.
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit:Google Analytics Cookie Usage
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by visiting:Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
We use PostHog (data hosted in the EU) to understand which pages are useful and where people get stuck. If you have not accepted analytics cookies, PostHog stores nothing on your device: page visits are counted using an anonymous code that is created on PostHog's servers and changes every day, so you cannot be recognised from one day to the next.
Only if you accept analytics cookies does PostHog set the cookie listed above and record sessions, with form inputs hidden. You can change your choice at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which brings the cookie banner back.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "last updated" date.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: privacy@workingholidaywork.com
Address: Working Holiday Work, London, United Kingdom
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