Last updated: 6 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Jumpseat Boy uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit:
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies may allow a website to:
- function correctly;
- remember your preferences;
- understand how visitors use the website;
- improve performance and security;
- display and measure advertisements;
- track affiliate referrals;
- provide embedded content from third-party platforms.
Some cookies are placed directly by this website. Others may be placed by third-party services used on the website.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.
They may be used for:
- website security;
- page navigation;
- cookie-consent preferences;
- spam prevention;
- contact forms;
- remembering technical or accessibility settings.
These cookies cannot normally be disabled through the consent banner because the website may not function correctly without them.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as:
- language preferences;
- display settings;
- consent selections;
- previously selected options.
Statistics and Analytics Cookies
Statistics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
They may collect information such as:
- pages visited;
- time spent on a page;
- referring websites;
- browser and device type;
- approximate geographical area;
- interactions with links and page elements.
This information is used to improve the website, understand visitor interests and measure the performance of content.
Where required by law, analytics cookies are activated only after you provide consent.
3. Google Analytics
The website may use Google Analytics to measure traffic and understand how visitors interact with pages and content.
Google Analytics may collect information relating to:
- device and browser type;
- pages viewed;
- website interactions;
- approximate location;
- referring source;
- technical identifiers.
Google states that Google Analytics may use first-party cookies and information relating to devices, browsers and website activity to produce statistics about website use. Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses as part of its standard processing.
Where legally required, Google Analytics will only be activated after you have provided consent through the cookie banner.
Google requires websites using Google Analytics to disclose its use and explain how data is collected and processed.
4. Advertising Cookies and Google AdSense
The website may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display advertisements.
Third-party advertising providers, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- serve advertisements;
- measure advertising performance;
- prevent fraud and misuse;
- limit how often an advertisement is displayed;
- provide personalised advertisements where consent has been granted;
- provide non-personalised or limited advertisements where applicable.
Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to this website or other websites.
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, advertising cookies and the processing of personal data for personalised advertising will only be used where the required consent has been provided.
Even non-personalised advertisements may use cookies for functions such as frequency capping, fraud prevention and aggregated reporting.
5. Affiliate Cookies
Some articles contain affiliate links to third-party travel services and booking platforms.
These may include services such as:
- GetYourGuide;
- accommodation-booking platforms;
- travel-activity providers;
- transport providers;
- other travel-related partners.
When you click an affiliate link, the third-party provider may place a cookie or use another tracking technology to record that your visit came from The Jumpseat Boy.
If you complete a booking or purchase, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate cookies are controlled by the relevant third party and may have different retention periods.
Please read our Affiliate Disclosure for more information.
6. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
The website may include embedded content or features from third-party platforms, including:
- YouTube;
- Google Maps;
- Facebook;
- Instagram;
- X, formerly Twitter;
- Google reCAPTCHA;
- GetYourGuide;
- other booking or travel platforms.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly.
These services may:
- place cookies;
- collect technical information;
- record your interaction with embedded content;
- recognise whether you are signed into their service;
- process information according to their own privacy policies.
Where required, embedded content and non-essential third-party services may be blocked until you provide consent.
7. Social-Media Cookies
Social-media platforms may place cookies when their content, buttons, feeds, videos or sharing features appear on the website.
These cookies may allow the relevant platform to:
- recognise logged-in users;
- record engagement;
- personalise content;
- measure advertising;
- associate website activity with a social-media account.
The use of these cookies is governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant social-media provider.
8. Google Fonts
The website may use Google Fonts to display text and visual elements consistently.
Depending on how fonts are implemented, technical information such as an IP address or browser details may be transmitted to Google when font files are requested.
Where possible, fonts may be hosted locally or handled through the website’s consent and privacy settings.
9. Google reCAPTCHA
The website may use Google reCAPTCHA to protect contact forms and other website features from spam, fraud and automated misuse.
reCAPTCHA may collect technical and behavioural information in order to determine whether an interaction is being performed by a person or an automated system.
Its use is subject to Google’s privacy terms.
10. Cookie Consent
When you first visit the website, a cookie banner allows you to:
- accept non-essential cookies;
- deny non-essential cookies;
- view and manage your preferences.
Non-essential cookies are not intended to be activated before consent where consent is legally required.
Complianz states that websites using non-functional cookies should display a consent banner and provide a Cookie Policy explaining the cookies used.
11. Changing or Withdrawing Your Consent
You may change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time.
Use the Manage Consent option displayed on the website to reopen the cookie banner and update your selections.
Withdrawing consent will stop the website from accessing or placing non-essential cookies in the future, subject to the technical operation of the relevant service.
Complianz provides a Manage Consent function that allows visitors to reopen the banner and change their preferences.
You may also delete existing cookies through your browser settings.
12. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to:
- view stored cookies;
- delete individual cookies;
- block all cookies;
- block third-party cookies;
- receive a warning before a cookie is stored;
- delete cookies when the browser closes.
The exact process depends on the browser and device you use.
Disabling essential cookies may affect the operation of certain website features.
13. Cookie Retention
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.
Session Cookies
Session cookies normally expire when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device until:
- they reach their expiry date;
- you delete them;
- the relevant provider removes them;
- you withdraw consent and the website stops using them.
The specific duration depends on the purpose of the cookie and the third-party provider.
14. Third-Party Responsibility
Third-party providers control the cookies they place and the information they process.
The Jumpseat Boy does not control all third-party cookies and is not responsible for the privacy practices of external providers.
You should review the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third party for more information.
15. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when:
- website functionality changes;
- new third-party services are added;
- advertising or analytics services change;
- legal requirements change;
- the types of cookies used change.
The updated version will be published on this page with a revised Last updated date.
16. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on the website, contact:
The Jumpseat Boy
Email: thejumpseatboy@gmail.com
Website: https://thejumpseatboy.com/
