Great Gardeners Cookie Policy
Welcome to the Great Gardeners cookie policy. This statement explains how Great Gardeners (also styled as greatgardeners or Great-Gardeners) uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience. The policy clarifies the types of cookies we use, how they support site functions, and the controls available so you can make informed choices about tracking and storage.
The purpose of this cookie notice is to give transparent information about cookies, performance monitoring, and targeted content. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to remember preferences, improve performance, and understand visitor behavior. This cookie statement for Great Gardeners' services covers session cookies, persistent cookies, and third-party tags used for analytics and promotion.
What cookies we use: we group cookies into categories to explain their role clearly. Below we describe the nature and purpose of each cookie class so users of greatgardeners can control what gets stored on their devices.
Cookie categories
Essential cookies are necessary for basic site functions. They enable core features such as secure page navigation, preference storage, and access to protected areas. Without essential cookies the site may not function correctly.Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with content. These cookies collect information about page visits, error reporting, and interaction times so we can improve layout and functionality. Performance monitoring is a key purpose of these analytics tools: they measure load times, responsiveness, and resource use to optimize the gardening experience.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to deliver relevant promotional content and to measure the effectiveness of advertising. They may be set by third parties to build anonymous profiles of interests and preferences. These cookies do not store personal identifiers on their own but help present tailored messaging to visitors.Below is a concise list of the cookie types categorized for clarity:
- Essential: session identifiers, security tokens, user settings
- Analytics: performance metrics, visitor flow, load-time tracking
- Marketing: advertising identifiers, remarketing tags, interest signals
User control: you have choices about cookies. Most modern browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through settings. You may adjust preferences to block marketing and analytics cookies while allowing essential cookies that keep the site usable. Using the browser or device settings, or the preference center where available, you can enable or restrict specific categories of cookies without affecting fundamental functionality.
Managing consent: when you first visit, a cookie banner or preference tool may let you accept or decline non-essential cookies. Changing those choices later is straightforward: revisit the preferences tool or modify your browser settings. For example, you can clear cookies, block third-party cookies, or set rules for particular domains to control how profiling and tracking operate across visits.
Performance monitoring purpose: we use analytics to monitor site performance so the Great Gardeners experience remains fast and reliable. Performance cookies collect aggregated, non-identifying information such as page load times, server response, and feature usage. This monitoring helps prioritize technical improvements and resource allocation to maintain a high-quality gardening content environment.
Third-party cookies may be set by analytics and advertising partners. These external providers operate under their own policies and provide aggregated insights that we use to refine content, layout, and promotional strategies. We do not combine these anonymous analytics profiles with any personal information that would directly identify you.
Policy updates: this cookie policy may be updated periodically to reflect new technologies or changes in data handling. We recommend reviewing it occasionally to stay informed about how cookies support our services and how you can manage your preferences. These updates ensure that Great Gardeners remains transparent about tracking, analytics, and marketing practices while preserving user choice and control.