Last updated: 17 June 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how joncanton.com uses cookies and similar technologies.
This website is operated by Jon Canton / Straits Canton Helliwell Limited.
By using this website and accepting cookies through the cookie consent box, you agree to the use of cookies as explained in this policy, except where cookies are strictly necessary for the website to work.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.
They help websites work properly, remember visitor choices, protect forms from spam, measure traffic, improve performance and support advertising.
Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, scripts, local storage and other tools that store or access information on your device.
2. How this website uses cookies
joncanton.com may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website working properly
- Remember cookie consent choices
- Protect contact forms from spam or abuse
- Improve website security
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure traffic and performance
- Display advertising
- Measure advertising performance
- Personalise advertising where allowed
- Support embedded content, including videos and social media features
Some cookies are essential for the website to function. Other cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies, are only used where allowed by law and where any required consent has been given.
3. Cookie consent box
This website may display a cookie consent box or banner.
Where required by law, including for users in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have accepted them through the cookie consent box or another consent tool on the website.
You may be asked to tick a box, click an accept button, or use cookie settings to confirm your choice.
If you do not accept non-essential cookies, some features may still work, but analytics, personalised advertising or embedded third-party features may be limited or unavailable.
4. Types of cookies we may use
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are needed for the website to work properly.
These may be used for:
- Page loading
- Website security
- Contact forms
- Spam protection
- Remembering cookie consent choices
- Basic website operation
These cookies do not usually require consent because the website may not function properly without them.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
They may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Referring websites
- Browser type
- Device type
- Approximate location
- How visitors interact with the website
This information helps us understand which articles are useful, improve the website and monitor performance.
Where required by law, analytics cookies are only used after consent has been given.
Advertising cookies
This website may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display adverts.
Advertising cookies may be used to:
- Serve adverts
- Personalise adverts where allowed
- Measure advert performance
- Limit how often adverts are shown
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Improve advertising systems
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on visits to this website and other sites on the internet.
Where required by law, advertising cookies and similar technologies are only used after consent has been given.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
You can also learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Embedded content cookies
Articles on this website may include embedded content, such as YouTube videos, social media posts, images, maps or other third-party material.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.
These third-party websites may use cookies, collect data about you, track your interaction with embedded content and monitor your activity if you are logged into their services.
We do not control all cookies set by third-party websites.
Contact form and security cookies
If you use the contact form on this website, cookies or similar technologies may be used to help the form work properly, prevent spam, detect abuse and protect the website.
The contact form also includes a privacy agreement box confirming that you agree to the use of the information you submit so we can respond to your enquiry.
5. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services used on this website.
These may include:
- Google AdSense
- Google Analytics or similar analytics services
- YouTube
- Social media platforms
- Spam protection services
- Website security tools
- Hosting or performance services
Third-party services have their own privacy and cookie policies. We are not responsible for the cookie practices of third-party websites or services.
6. Managing cookies
You can manage cookies in several ways.
You may be able to:
- Accept cookies through the cookie consent box
- Reject or limit non-essential cookies where the website provides that option
- Change your choices through the cookie settings tool, if available
- Block or delete cookies through your browser settings
- Use browser privacy controls to limit tracking
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. The method depends on the browser you use.
If you block all cookies, some parts of the website may not work properly.
7. Personalised advertising
Personalised advertising means adverts may be selected based on information such as your previous visits to this website or other websites.
Where required by law, personalised advertising cookies are only used after consent has been given.
Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
You may also be able to manage advertising preferences through your browser, device settings or third-party opt-out tools.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
9. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact:
Jon Canton is a publication of Straits Canton Helliwell Limited.