Cookie Policy for Gardening Elephant and Castle

Welcome to the cookie policy for Gardening Elephant and Castle. This policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used by Gardening Elephant & Castle to provide a tailored experience, monitor performance, and enable essential functions. Please read this policy to understand what cookies we deploy, why we use them, and how you can exercise control over them.

What are cookies and why we use them

Cookies are small data files stored on your device to remember preferences and activity. At Gardening Elephant and Castle we use cookies to make interactions smoother, to perform performance monitoring and to deliver relevant content. Cookies do not harm your device and most modern browsers allow you to manage cookie settings.

Types of cookies we use

We group cookies into three main categories to help you understand their purposes:

Essential cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for core functionality. They enable secure login, session management, and accessibility features so that pages load and services operate. Without these cookies, parts of the platform would not function correctly. These cookies do not track you for advertising purposes and are set to support critical operations.

Analytics and performance cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how people use Gardening Elephant channels and content. They collect aggregated data such as pages visited, time spent, device types and error rates. The primary purpose for performance monitoring is to identify slow pages, moderate server load, and pinpoint technical issues so we can improve speed and reliability. Analytics cookies support measurement and optimization without personally identifying users.

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies track visitor behavior to present relevant promotions or recommendations across channels. They may be used to measure campaign effectiveness and to tailor content so that it aligns with interests implied by site activity. These cookies may come from third parties and typically have longer retention periods than essential cookies.

User control and managing cookies

You are in control of cookie preferences. Your browser or device lets you block or delete cookies, and you can set preferences for specific categories. To exercise choice, consider these options:

• Allow all cookies — Full functionality and personalized content.
• Block marketing cookies — Limits targeted ads while retaining core services.
• Disable analytics cookies — Reduces performance tracking but still allows basic operations.
• Clear cookies periodically — Removes stored data and resets preferences.

Retention, updates and final notes

Cookie retention varies by type: essential cookies are often transient, analytics cookies usually persist for weeks to months, and marketing cookies can last longer. We periodically review cookie usage to ensure alignment with privacy best practices. If changes are made to these practices, this policy will be updated to reflect revised categories or purposes. For clarity, the terms Gardening Elephant & Castle, Gardening Elephant, and Elephant and Castle gardening are used throughout to refer to our services and materials.

Summary

In summary, cookies support secure access, performance monitoring and personalized experiences. You may manage cookie behavior through your device or browser settings and choose which categories you permit. Thank you for reviewing the cookie policy for Gardening Elephant and Castle.