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Cookie Policy
Last updated October 16, 2026
Effective date: October 16, 2026. This policy explains cookies and similar browser storage used on Jim's Plumbing & Heating's website.
What the website uses
The tools below support cookie choices, website features, shopping, spam protection, security, statistics and advertising. Some store cookies or other data in your browser. Others receive information when your browser requests their content or services. The table identifies the providers, their purposes and any listed storage durations.
| Tool | What it does | Cookies / storage (how long) | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 Google LLC | Measures how visitors find and use the website (pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser type) so we can improve it. | _ga cookie — 2 years (typical; not measured on this site)_ga_<id> cookie — 2 years (typical; not measured on this site)_gid cookie — 24 hours (typical; not measured on this site)_gat_UA-28566365-20 cookie — not verified | Privacy policy Opt out |
| Google Fonts Google LLC | Delivers the website's typefaces; your browser requests them from Google's servers, which receive your IP address. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Pressable website hosting Automattic Inc. (Pressable) | Hosts the website; its servers process standard request data such as IP addresses in server logs. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Google Tag Manager Google LLC | Loads the website's other measurement and advertising tags from one place. It runs only after a visitor accepts, because the tags it loads can track activity for advertising. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Google Maps embed Google LLC | Shows an interactive map on some pages; your browser loads it from Google, which receives your IP address and may set its own cookies. | None found by our scan Google may set its own cookies when the map loads. | Privacy policy |
| Gauges website statistics Gauges (provided with Pressable hosting) | Counts page views for hosting-level traffic statistics. | None found by our scan | — |
| Elfsight widgets Elfsight LLC | Shows embedded content widgets from Elfsight on some pages; your browser loads them from Elfsight, which receives your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan Elfsight sets its own cookie on its servers (elfsight_viewed_recently) to load and count widget views. | Privacy policy |
| Akismet spam filtering Automattic Inc. | Checks form submissions for spam. What you submit in a form, with your IP address and browser details, is sent to Akismet to decide whether it is spam. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| hCaptcha spam protection Intuition Machines, Inc. | Checks that form submissions come from a person rather than an automated bot; hCaptcha receives your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| WooCommerce shop this website (WooCommerce) | Keeps your shopping cart and order details while you shop. | None found by our scan | — |
| Image, file and code hosting outside image, storage and code-library services (for example Unsplash, Pexels, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, jsDelivr) | Some images, files and code libraries on the website are loaded from outside services, which receive your IP address and browser details. | None found by our scan | — |
| Google Ads conversion tracking Google LLC | Measures which Google ads lead to calls, form requests or visits, and lets Google show our ads to people who visited this site. | None found by our scan | Privacy policy |
| Customer review widgets the review service shown on the page (for example ReviewWave, Reviewability, HighLevel Reputation or Yelp) | Shows customer reviews on some pages; your browser loads them from the review service, which receives your IP address. Some review widgets run their own page statistics inside their frame (for example Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies). | None found by our scan | — |
| Cloudflare security and delivery Cloudflare, Inc. | Protects the website and its forms from attacks and automated bots and helps deliver pages quickly. Cloudflare receives your IP address and browser details. | _cfuvid cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site)__cf_bm cookie — session (typical; not measured on this site) | Privacy policy |
| Cookie consent banner (part of this website) AQ Marketing (first party; no outside company involved) | Remembers the cookie choices you make on this site. If you allow analytics, your browser may also send this site, at most once a day, a list of the names of the cookies and similar storage it holds for this site — never their contents. The list is not stored with anything that identifies you, and it is used only to keep this Cookie Policy accurate. | aq_consent cookie — 180 daysaq_consent_report local storage — Until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent | — |
Your cookie choices
Analytics and advertising tools stay off until you click "Accept all" on the cookie banner or scroll the page while the banner is showing. Scrolling while the banner shows counts as accepting these tools. Use the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of any page to switch analytics or advertising cookies off, or back on, at any time.
The cookie banner remembers your choices in the aq_consent cookie for 180 days. If you allow analytics, your browser may also send this website a list of the names of cookies and similar storage it holds for this site, at most once a day. It does not send their contents. The list is not stored with anything that identifies you and is used only to keep this policy accurate. The related aq_consent_report entry in localStorage lasts until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent.
Embedded content
Some pages include content embedded from other services, such as maps or reviews. Loading embedded content sends request information, such as your IP address and browser information, to its provider. The provider may use cookies or browser storage. Embedded content operates separately from the optional analytics and advertising controls.
Tracking across websites and browser signals
Yes, third parties may collect information that identifies you about your online activity over time and across different websites when you use this website. We share data for targeted advertising. Google Ads conversion tracking collects activity across other websites and lets Google show our ads to people who visited this site.
This website does not respond to browser Do Not Track signals. We do honor Global Privacy Control signals. You can also use "Cookie settings" at the bottom of any page to switch analytics or advertising cookies off.
Policy updates
We post the updated policy on this page with a new effective date.
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