Privacy
Privacy.
You can use Hakken without an account, and we keep what we collect to a minimum. This page explains what that is, why we need it and what you can do about it.
Last updated 9 November 2026
The short version
- You don’t need an account to browse, save or apply
- There’s no advertising, no tracking cookies and no profile of you
- Saved roles, studios and events stay in your browser
- We count how the site is used, without cookies, and you can switch that off
- We don’t sell data, and your browsing isn’t passed to Studiotypes’ recruitment work
01Who runs Hakken
Hakken (hakken.gg) is run by Studiotypes Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 10308495. We’re based in the UK.
Studiotypes Ltd is the controller of the personal data described here. That means we decide how it’s used and we’re responsible for it. For anything about your data, email humans@hakken.gg.
02What we collect and why
This is everything we collect, with the reason and the legal basis under UK data protection law.
Usage statistics
- What
- The pages you view, when you leave a page, and actions such as searching, filtering, saving, opening a job or event, and clicking through to a studio, an application page or an event. Search words are cut to 60 characters.
- How
- We use PostHog in cookieless mode, on its EU servers. It stores nothing on your device, doesn’t build a profile of you, doesn’t record sessions and only collects the actions listed here.
- Why
- To see which parts of Hakken are useful, and to fix the parts that aren’t.
- Legal basis
- Legitimate interests
- Kept for
- Up to 12 months
Apply clicks
- What
- When you click Apply, the link passes through hakken.gg/go/ first, then sends you on to the studio. That records the role, where the link was on the page, your country, your type of device (phone, tablet or computer), the website you came from if it wasn’t Hakken, and whether the click looks automated. It doesn’t keep your IP address. Instead it keeps a code made from your connection that changes every day, so we can count how many people clicked without following anyone from one day to the next.
- Why
- To count which listings people use, and to show studios how many people we send them. Studios only see totals.
- Legal basis
- Legitimate interests
- Kept for
- Up to 12 months
Forms and email
- What
- What you send when you suggest a studio or event, report a problem or email us. We only have your email address if you give it to us.
- Why
- To add the studio or event, fix the record or reply to you.
- Legal basis
- Legitimate interests
- Kept for
- Until it’s dealt with, then deleted within 12 months. Email conversations for as long as they need.
Server logs
- What
- Our host, Netlify, records standard technical details of each visit, including your IP address, your browser and the page requested.
- Why
- To keep the site running and secure.
- Legal basis
- Legitimate interests
- Kept for
- A short period set by Netlify
03What stays in your browser
Some features save information in your own browser so they still work next time. It stays on your device, and we can’t see it.
- Roles, studios and events you save
- Whether you prefer light or dark
- Your search, filters and sort order, which clear when you close the tab
- Whether you’ve switched off usage statistics
These are needed for features you ask for, so they don’t need your consent. You can clear them at any time in your browser settings, though your saved items will go too. Saved items don’t follow you to another browser or device.
05Switching off usage statistics
Usage statistics are on unless you switch them off. Switching them off applies to this browser only. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat that as switched off.
Usage statistics: On in this browser
07Hakken and Studiotypes
Hakken is run by Studiotypes Ltd, which also runs Studiotypes, our games recruitment business.
There are no accounts on Hakken, and nothing we record while you browse carries your name or email. So there’s nothing from your searches, saves and clicks to add to a recruitment record.
If you email us or send a form, we use what you send only to deal with it. We won’t add you to Studiotypes’ candidate records or contact you about jobs unless you ask us to.
If you contact Studiotypes about hiring or a job, that’s handled under the privacy notice Studiotypes gives you at the time.
08People named on Hakken
Job listings come from studios’ own public hiring pages, and studio pages use public information about each company. Sometimes these include a person’s name, such as a hiring manager. If you’re named on Hakken and want it removed, email humans@hakken.gg and we’ll take it down.
09Tools still in development
The Salary Index, CV feedback and opt-in profiles will involve personal data such as pay, CVs and work history. None of them is live yet. Before each one launches, we’ll update this page to explain what it collects, and anything sensitive will need your clear agreement first.
10Your rights
You can ask for a copy of your personal data, and ask us to correct it, delete it, restrict how we use it or stop using it. In some cases you can also ask us to move it. Email humans@hakken.gg and we’ll reply within one month.
We collect very little that identifies you, so we may not be able to match usage statistics to you. If that’s the case, we’ll tell you.
If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We’d appreciate the chance to put it right first.
11Changes to this page
When we change this page, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change affects you significantly, we’ll make that clear on the site.