This Cookie Notice explains how Jones Blacksmith ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and GDPR Compliance page.
Template notice — replace before publishing. The specific cookies listed in the table below are common examples for illustration. Before publishing, run a real cookie scan of your live site and replace the table with the actual cookies set, their real providers, purposes, and durations. The categories and consent mechanism are ready to use as built.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site's owners. "Similar technologies" — such as local storage, pixels, and tags — perform comparable functions, and we refer to all of them simply as "cookies" in this notice.
Cookies may be "session" cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain until they expire or you delete them. They may be set by us ("first-party") or by a third party whose service we use ("third-party").
Why we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make the website function and keep it secure.
- Remember your preferences and choices, including your cookie settings.
- Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
- Where you consent, support and measure our marketing.
The categories we use
We group cookies into four categories. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the site cannot work without them. The other three are only used if you consent.
Essential for core functions such as page navigation, form submission, and security. They do not require consent because the site cannot function properly without them.
Remember choices you make — such as your region or details you have entered — so the site can offer a more personalised experience.
Help us understand how visitors find and use the site, on an aggregated and anonymised basis, so we can improve content and performance.
Used to deliver communications that are more relevant to you and to measure how our campaigns perform, sometimes across other platforms.
Cookies we use in detail
The table below describes the cookies used on this site. One first-party cookie is real and active — the one that stores your consent choice — and the rest are common examples to be replaced after a cookie scan.
| Cookie | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
jb_cookie_consent | Strictly necessary | Jones Blacksmith | Stores your cookie consent choices so we can respect them. | 180 days |
session_id | Strictly necessary | Jones Blacksmith | Maintains your session as you move between pages. | Session |
jb_region | Preferences | Jones Blacksmith | Remembers a region or display preference you have selected. | 1 year |
_analytics_id | Analytics | Analytics provider | Distinguishes visitors to compile aggregated usage statistics. | 2 years |
_campaign_ref | Marketing | Marketing provider | Measures the performance of marketing campaigns. | 90 days |
To confirm: replace the example rows with the real cookies your live site sets. Keep the jb_cookie_consent row, since that cookie is part of the consent tool built into this site.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by third parties whose services appear on or support our site — for example analytics or marketing providers, or embedded content such as maps. These third parties may use cookies subject to their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. We only allow non-essential third-party cookies to load where you have given consent.
Your consent & choices
When you first visit our site, a banner lets you accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or open the preferences panel to choose category by category. Strictly necessary cookies are always active; no other cookies are set until you make a choice.
You can change your decision at any time. Your choice is stored for 180 days, after which the banner will appear again so you can confirm or update it.
Browser controls
In addition to our preferences panel, most browsers let you view, manage, block, and delete cookies through their settings. You can usually find these controls in the "privacy" or "security" section of your browser's settings menu.
Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies through your browser, parts of the site may not work as intended.
Changes to this notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we do, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page.
Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please get in touch: