diff --git a/componentbuilderprivacytabs.php b/componentbuilderprivacytabs.php
index 98251c7..9a44094 100644
--- a/componentbuilderprivacytabs.php
+++ b/componentbuilderprivacytabs.php
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 use Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication;
 use Joomla\CMS\Plugin\CMSPlugin;
 use Joomla\Registry\Registry;
-use Joomla\CMS\Form\Form;
+use Joomla\CMS\Form\Form;
+use VDM\Joomla\Utilities\JsonHelper;
+use VDM\Joomla\Utilities\ArrayHelper;
 
 JLoader::register('ComponentbuilderHelper', JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_componentbuilder/helpers/componentbuilder.php'); 
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ class PlgContentComponentbuilderPrivacyTabs extends CMSPlugin
 		if ('com_componentbuilder.admin_view' === $context)
 		{
 			// check if this is json
-			if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->params))
+			if (JsonHelper::check($item->params))
 			{
 				// Convert the params field to an array.
 				$registry = new Registry;
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class PlgContentComponentbuilderPrivacyTabs extends CMSPlugin
 				$this->cleanCache('com_plugins', 1);
 			}
 			// check if this is an array
-			if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($item->params))
+			if (ArrayHelper::check($item->params))
 			{
 				// Convert the params field to a string.
 				$params = new JRegistry;
diff --git a/componentbuilderprivacytabs.xml b/componentbuilderprivacytabs.xml
index e8a109b..ffda7e3 100644
--- a/componentbuilderprivacytabs.xml
+++ b/componentbuilderprivacytabs.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="plugin" version="4" group="content" method="upgrade">
 	<name>PLG_CONTENT_COMPONENTBUILDERPRIVACYTABS</name>
-	<creationDate>2nd May, 2023</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>18th October, 2023</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>joomla@vdm.io</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://dev.vdm.io</authorUrl>