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Cookie Policy
Last updated October 16, 2026
Effective date: October 16, 2026. This policy explains the cookies and similar browser storage used on Oxbow Associates, Inc.'s website.
What the website uses and why
The website uses tools to remember your cookie choices, measure visits, track advertising results, display embedded content, support chat, filter spam, and protect and deliver the site. When you visit, we automatically collect your IP address, browser and device type, pages visited, and time on the site. The table below lists the providers, their purposes, and identified cookies or browser storage.
| 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) | 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 |
| YouTube video embeds Google LLC | Shows embedded YouTube videos. Your browser connects to YouTube to load the player and video; Google receives request information and may use its own cookies or browser storage. | __Secure-YNID cookie — not verifiedYSC cookie — not verified__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN cookie — not verifiedVISITOR_INFO1_LIVE cookie — not verifiedVISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA cookie — not verifiedThe embedded player may use provider cookies or browser storage. | 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. | elfsight_viewed_recently cookie — not verifiedElfsight 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 |
| 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 | — |
| AQ website chat assistant AQ Marketing; replies are generated using Anthropic's AI service | Answers visitor questions in a chat window and, if the visitor chooses, collects contact and project details so the business can follow up. Chat messages and any details provided are kept by the business and its marketing agency, AQ Marketing, and sent to the business's team. | 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 |
| 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 | — |
Accepting and changing 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 is showing 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.
We do not respond to browser Do Not Track signals. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals.
Embedded content
Some pages include content embedded from other services, such as videos, maps, social media posts or reviews. Loading this 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. YouTube receives request information when your browser connects to load its player and video. Google Maps receives your IP address when a map loads and may set its own cookies.
Tracking across websites
Yes. Third parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use this website. We share data for targeted advertising. Google Ads conversion tracking measures which ads lead to calls, form requests or visits and lets Google show our ads to people who visited this site. Google Ads and YouTube collect activity across other websites.
Storage duration and cookie-choice records
The identified Google Analytics cookies, _ga and cookies whose names start with _ga_, last for two years. The aq_consent cookie remembers your choices for 180 days. Cloudflare's _cfuvid and __cf_bm cookies last for a session. The durations of the listed YouTube and Elfsight cookies have not been verified.
If you allow analytics, your browser may send this site 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 local storage remains until you clear your browser storage or withdraw analytics consent.
Policy updates and questions
We post an updated policy on this page with a new effective date. If you have questions about this policy, contact us using the details below.
Oxbow Associates, Inc.629 Massachusetts Ave Suite 2C, Boxborough, MA 01719
Email: accounting@oxbowassociates.com
Phone: (978) 929-9058
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