Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored by the browser (for example, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Firefox) on your computer, tablet or mobile phone if you agree to them.

Cookies do not cause harm to your computer. We do not store personal information such as your name, address or credit card details.

Type of cookies

When you visit our website, only three types of cookies may be generated:

Functional cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
Analytics cookies

Functional cookies

These cookies are used to provide you with the best shopping experience. Without these cookies you may struggle to use the website. This information collected is anonymous. Examples include:

Cookies to determine whether the ‘Join our email newsletter’ popup has been shown so it’s not shown every time you visit
Cookies that store your recently viewed items

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in to secure areas of the Garden Trading site, using a shopping cart or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect data about how you use our website. These cookies collect anonymous information such as the pages you have viewed, how many times you visited our site, the browser and software you’re using and the content you have interacted with.

How do I turn cookies off?

Most browsers will allow you to view the cookies you have and delete or block them on an individual basis. Please note, if you decide to block all cookies, then not all functionality may work as expected.

The following links provide further detail on how you can manage your cookie settings:

We use Google Analytics and you can opt out of their cookies by clicking the following link – opt out of Google Analytics cookies.