Cookie Notice

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

This Cookie Notice explains how Blackwood Distilling Co. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, http://blackwooddistillingco.com/.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember user preferences, enable shopping cart functionalities, and provide analytics information to website owners.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies and tracking scripts on our website as follows:

Category	Description & Examples
Strictly Necessary / Essential	Required for the website to function properly. Includes session management, WooCommerce cart functions (`js.cookie.min.js`, `woocommerce.css`), age confirmation, and security mechanisms (`jquery.blockUI`).
Performance & Analytics	Helps us measure and analyze site usage, traffic sources, and visitor behavior. We use Google Analytics 4 (`collect?v=2...`, `googlesitekit...`) to gather aggregated usage statistics.
Attribution & Functionality	Tracks how visitors arrive at our website to optimize marketing channels. We use Sourcebuster (`sourcebuster.min.js`) and WooCommerce Order Attribution tools to understand referral sources and campaign performance.
Media & Interactive Features	Supports embedded media playback (e.g., video/audio elements using `mediaelementplayer` and `wp-mediaelement`).

3. Specific Tracking Scripts Executed

Google Site Kit / GA4: Collects telemetry, pageviews, and interaction events (collect?v=2&tid=...).
Sourcebuster & Order Attribution: Tracks UTM parameters, referrer domains, session start times, and entry pages.
WooCommerce Cookies: Maintains items in your cart, store session tokens, and checkout states.

4. How You Can Manage Cookies

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings or third-party opt-out mechanisms:

Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies in their preference or settings menus (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).
Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Global Privacy Control (GPC): You can set up GPC in supported browsers to signal your privacy choices automatically.