Effective Date: March 13, 2026
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, enhance your browsing experience, and provide information to website owners. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services operating on that website (“third-party cookies”).
2. How We Use Cookies
Our website at houseofblackington.com uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential functionality: Ensuring the website and embedded booking system operate correctly
- Analytics: Understanding how visitors interact with our site so we can improve it
- Booking system: Supporting the Cal.com scheduling embed that allows you to book appointments
3. Types of Cookies We Use
| Type | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential / Functional | Cal.com | Required for the appointment booking embed to function, manage session state, and process your booking information. | Session / Persistent |
| Analytics | Third-party | Collects anonymous usage data such as page views, traffic sources, and device information to help us understand site performance. | Up to 2 years |
| Performance | Astro / CDN | Supports website performance, caching, and content delivery to ensure fast page load times. | Session |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Our website embeds a Cal.com scheduling widget for appointment bookings. Cal.com may set its own cookies on your device to support the booking functionality. These cookies are governed by Cal.com's own cookie and privacy policies. We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy practices of any third-party service.
Our site may also load resources from content delivery networks or analytics platforms that set their own cookies. These are used solely for performance and analytics purposes.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to block or delete cookies, or to be notified when a cookie is set. Here is how to manage cookies in common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
Please note that disabling or blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website, including the ability to book appointments through our scheduling system.
6. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting. There is currently no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. At this time, our website does not respond to DNT signals, but we respect your ability to manage cookies through your browser settings as described above.
7. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to check this page periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
House of Blackington
Attn: Zack Blackington
2750 Harbor Boulevard Suite A-11, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Email: blackingtonzack@gmail.com
Phone: (805) 820-3034