Last updated: 11/07/25
JMJ Groundworks Ltd (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses cookies on our website to improve your experience and help us understand how visitors use our site. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites work more efficiently and provide information to the site owners.
What cookies we use
We may use the following types of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They do not require your consent.
Performance/Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors interact with our site, such as which pages are visited most often. We use this data to improve site performance.
Example: Google Analytics
Functionality Cookies
These allow our site to remember choices you’ve made (such as contact form details) to provide a more personalised experience.
We do not use cookies for advertising or third-party tracking.
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. | 179 days |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
Managing cookies
When you visit our website for the first time, you may see a banner allowing you to accept or manage cookies. You can also control cookies through your browser settings at any time. Disabling some cookies may affect your experience on our site.
Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
JMJ Groundworks Ltd
50 Maritime Court, Haven Road, Exeter, EX2 8GP
Email: info@jmjgroundworks.co.uk
Phone: 01392 982968
