Cookie Policy for Gardeners Hackney

Gardeners Hackney takes your privacy seriously. This cookie policy explains how Gardeners of Hackney and Hackney gardeners use cookies and similar technologies on our digital services to provide a reliable experience, monitor performance, and deliver relevant information about our horticultural services. The policy outlines cookie types, user control options, and how performance monitoring helps improve site speed and usability.

What are cookies and why we use them

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They allow our site to remember your preferences, recognize returning visitors, and analyze usage patterns. When you interact with Gardeners in Hackney content, cookies help maintain sessions, remember language or layout choices, and support security measures. Cookies do not typically contain personally identifying information unless you provide it through forms or accounts.

Types of cookies we use

We use three main categories of cookies to support the experience and operations of Gardeners Hackney services:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for basic functions such as navigation, login sessions, and secure areas. Without these, the site cannot function properly.
• Analytics cookies: Used to collect information about how visitors use our site, which pages are visited most, and how long users stay. These cookies enable performance monitoring and help us identify issues.
• Marketing cookies: Track visitor behavior to deliver tailored content or ads and limit the frequency of promotional messages. These may be set by third-party partners.

Essential cookies support core functionality. For example, session cookies keep you logged in while you move between pages and security tokens protect form submissions. Disabling essential cookies will limit or prevent access to certain features. Gardeners Hackney relies on these cookies to ensure reliable, safe interactions for all users.

Analytics cookies are dedicated to performance monitoring. They collect anonymous information about page load times, error rates, and navigation flows. By measuring how pages perform for visitors, we can optimize server responses, improve image delivery, and refine scripts that affect speed. These improvements reduce load time, minimize timeouts, and enhance the overall browsing experience for anyone seeking gardening services in Hackney.

Marketing cookies enable targeted messages and promotional content from both Gardeners of Hackney and permitted partners. These cookies help limit repeated ads and allow ad networks to estimate campaign effectiveness. You may see different ad content based on interests inferred from visited pages, though no contact details are stored in these cookies by default.

You are in control. Most browsers allow you to manage cookie settings via the settings or preferences menu where you can block or delete cookies. Additionally, you can opt out of certain analytics or marketing cookies through available preference tools provided on-page. Please note that disabling essential cookies can prevent parts of the site from functioning.

Data retention and legal basis — Cookies used for essential functions are retained briefly for session management, while analytics and marketing cookies may remain for longer periods determined by each cookie’s purpose. Performance monitoring uses aggregated, non-identifying data to enhance site operations and user experience. Processing is carried out under legitimate interests and the need to deliver services effectively.

Conclusion: This cookie policy explains how Gardeners Hackney, Gardeners in Hackney, and related services use cookies to enable essential features, analyze performance, and support marketing. We periodically review cookie types and retention periods to reflect technology and regulatory changes. If you wish to change cookie preferences, use your browser settings or the preference controls available within the service. Thank you for reviewing our cookie practices.