Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, phone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide website owners with information about how their site is being used.

Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. They contain only small amounts of data, usually a unique identifier, and are read only by the website that placed them or by a service that website uses.

Cookies are described as either "session cookies" (which are deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). They can also be described as "first-party" (set by the website you are visiting) or "third-party" (set by a service provider on behalf of the website).

2. Why We Use Cookies

Ironclad Forge & Welding uses cookies on our website for a limited number of purposes:

• To make the Site function: ensuring that pages load correctly and that interactive features, such as forms and appointment booking, work as expected
• To remember your preferences: for example, remembering that you have accepted our cookie banner so we do not show it on every page you visit
• To understand how the Site is used: analyzing which pages are most visited, where visitors come from, and how they navigate the Site so we can improve content and usability
• To ensure security: protecting the Site and our visitors against fraudulent activity, spam, and abuse

We do not use cookies to sell your data, to build advertising profiles about you, or to track your activity across other websites for marketing purposes. If we ever introduce marketing or advertising cookies, this Policy will be updated first and consent will be requested where required by law.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

The cookies used on our website fall into the following categories.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the Site to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, form submission, secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled through our cookie banner.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site by collecting information in an aggregated and anonymized form. They tell us which pages are most visited, how long visitors stay, and where they came from — but never personally identify you to us.

3.3 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make on the Site so we can provide a more personalized experience. For example, they may remember a form you were filling out or a location you selected. Disabling them may reduce the convenience of using the Site but will not prevent you from using it.

3.4 Marketing & Advertising Cookies

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If we decide to introduce them in the future, we will update this Policy, present a revised cookie banner requesting your consent, and give you the option to opt in or out.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some features on our Site rely on third-party services that may place their own cookies on your device. These providers have their own privacy and cookie policies, which we encourage you to review. The third-party services we currently use include:

• Analytics providers: services that help us understand aggregated Site usage
• Map providers: used to display our shop location on the Contact page
• Form and email providers: used to receive and route messages you submit through our Site

We do not control the cookies placed by these third-party services. Blocking them through your browser settings may affect the functionality of the features they support.

5. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use the following related technologies on our Site:

• Local storage and session storage: browser-based storage used to remember preferences or temporary data without using cookies
• Pixel tags and web beacons: small graphic elements that help us understand how pages and emails are opened and used
• Server logs: records kept by our web hosting provider that include IP addresses, browser types, and pages requested

Where we refer to "cookies" in this Policy, we mean cookies and similar tracking technologies collectively.

6. Your Consent & Cookie Banner

When you first visit our Site, you are shown a cookie banner that informs you about our use of cookies and links to this Policy. By clicking "Accept," you consent to the use of the cookies described here, except for any that require separate opt-in consent.

Your choice is stored in a cookie on your device so that we do not show the banner on every page. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser and revisiting the Site, or by adjusting your browser settings to block cookies from our domain.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent because they are essential to the operation of the Site. All other cookies are only set based on your consent or on a legitimate interest as permitted by applicable law.

7. How to Manage or Disable Cookies

You have several options for controlling or disabling cookies on your device.

7.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View the cookies currently stored on your device
• Delete all or selected cookies
• Block cookies from all websites or from specific websites
• Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies
• Set your browser to notify you whenever a cookie is set

Settings vary by browser. Look for the "Privacy," "Cookies," or "Site Data" section in your browser's preferences. The following links may help:

• Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions

7.2 Opt-Out Tools

For analytics cookies in particular, you may use browser-based opt-out tools provided by the analytics providers themselves, or general opt-out tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance's WebChoices tool.

7.3 Mobile Device Settings

On mobile devices, you can usually limit ad tracking and cookie use through the privacy settings of iOS or Android. These settings affect all apps and browsers on your device.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable or block cookies, some features of the Site may not function properly. In particular:

• Your cookie preferences will not be remembered, so you may see the cookie banner on each visit
• Forms or interactive elements may not work as expected
• Aggregate analytics will still function but will not reflect your visit
• Any features relying on third-party services (such as embedded maps) may be unavailable

Disabling cookies does not prevent you from contacting us by phone or email to discuss your project.

9. Cookie Retention

Cookies remain on your device only as long as necessary for the purposes for which they are used.

• Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them manually
• Consent cookies are typically retained for 12 months, after which we may ask you to confirm your preferences again
• Analytics cookies are retained for the periods stated in the tables above, after which they expire or are refreshed

You can delete any cookie at any time through your browser settings.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes to our providers, or changes in legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
• Post the revised Policy on this page
• Reset your cookie consent so you are re-prompted with the updated options

We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

For broader questions about how we handle personal information, please see our Privacy Policy. For the rules governing your use of our Site and services, please see our Terms of Service.