Gardening Hackney Cookie Policy
Welcome to Gardening Hackney. This cookie policy explains how Gardening Hackney and related services use cookies and similar technologies when you access gardening hackney content. It describes the different cookie categories we use, how they help us improve Garden Hackney experiences, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store information that helps a site or service remember your actions and preferences. In the context of Gardening in Hackney, cookies support functions such as remembering language choices, saving basic preferences, and enabling analytics to monitor performance. Cookies do not personally identify you unless you provide personal data in other ways.
By using Hackney gardening services and pages, you consent to our use of cookies as described here, unless you choose to manage them through your browser or device settings. This policy covers essential, analytics and marketing cookie types in detail.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the basic operation of Garden Hackney features. They enable core functionality such as secure access, page navigation, and form submission. These cookies cannot be disabled if you want to use the essential parts of our site; they ensure the service remains available and responsive.
Analytics and performance monitoring
Analytics cookies collect information about how visitors use Gardening Hackney resources and which pages are most visited. The primary purpose is performance monitoring: to measure page load times, resource usage, error occurrences, and overall site stability so we can improve speed and reliability. These cookies aggregate anonymous data to understand trends, optimize content, and diagnose technical issues without identifying individuals.
Marketing and advertising cookies
Marketing cookies are used to deliver relevant content and promotions and to measure the effectiveness of campaigns. They may track your activity across different pages to present more relevant offers. For privacy reasons, you can opt out of marketing cookies without affecting essential functions.
User control and consent
Your choices matter. You control cookies through your browser or device settings and any cookie preference tool presented on the site. You can accept all cookies, decline non-essential ones, or customize preferences. Blocking analytics cookies will limit our ability to perform performance monitoring and may affect our capacity to improve site speed and error resolution.
How to manage cookies
- Browser settings: Use your browser’s privacy settings to delete or block cookies.
- Cookie preference: When a preference banner appears, choose which categories you allow.
- Device controls: Mobile devices and apps often include privacy controls to manage tracking.
Retention, changes and further notes
Cookies have different lifespans: session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain for a set period. We regularly review cookie usage to ensure it aligns with privacy best practices. If we update this cookie policy, the revised version will be effective immediately and reflected in the policy text.
Final remarks: Gardening Hackney uses cookies to create a secure, efficient and useful experience. Analytics cookies are essential for ongoing performance monitoring and improvement, while marketing cookies help tailor content. You can manage your cookie settings at any time; disabling non-essential cookies will not remove core functionality but may reduce personalization and the accuracy of performance data.