Gardener Sutton Cookie Policy
Welcome to the Gardener Sutton cookie notice. This cookie policy explains how Gardener Sutton and affiliated services use cookies and similar technologies to provide, secure, and improve your experience. This statement sets out the types of cookies we use, the purposes they serve — including performance monitoring — and how you can control them. The terms Gardener Sutton, gardener sutton, and Gardener-Sutton are used throughout to refer to this privacy-oriented cookie statement.
The main categories of cookies used by gardenerSutton are described below. We limit strictly necessary cookies for basic functions, and use additional cookies only with consent, unless otherwise required for security or legal compliance. Please read on for details about essential cookies, analytics cookies for performance monitoring, and marketing cookies.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device. They help Gardener Sutton remember choices you make and allow us to analyze site habits to enhance reliability. This policy clarifies how long cookie data is retained, how cookie IDs are processed, and which third parties may set cookies during your visit. Our aim is transparency about data usage for site improvement and service delivery.
Types of Cookies We Use
Below is a clear list of cookie types used by Gardener Sutton cookie policy. Each type has a distinct role: essential for functionality, analytics for performance monitoring, and marketing for personalization and advertising relevance.
- Essential cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the site to operate and cannot be switched off in our systems. They enable core features such as secure logins, load balancing, and basic navigation.
- Analytics cookies: Also called performance cookies, these help us understand how people use the site, measure load times, identify errors, and track visitor flows. This information enables continuous optimization and troubleshooting.
- Marketing cookies: These cookies collect information to deliver relevant content and advertising. They may be set by third parties and are used only with your consent for personalized experiences.
Some cookies are session-based and removed when you close your browser; others are persistent and remain until they expire. Gardener Sutton uses both types depending on the purpose.
Purpose: Performance Monitoring and Improvement
Performance monitoring through analytics cookies allows Gardener-Sutton to measure page speed, resource usage, and feature performance. By collecting aggregated, pseudonymized metrics, we can detect slow pages, broken links, or errors and prioritize fixes. This ongoing monitoring directly improves reliability and user satisfaction without exposing personal identities.
Analytics data is used to: analyze visitor trends, evaluate the effectiveness of site updates, and understand which content is most useful. Performance monitoring helps reduce load times, conserve bandwidth, and refine service delivery.
Where third-party analytics are used, we ensure contracts limit use to anonymized performance information and forbid the sale of any personal data. Gardener Sutton retains analytic cookie identifiers only for as long as necessary to produce reliable statistics and improve the service.
User Control and Consent: You have control over cookie settings. On first visit a consent banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or choose specific categories. You may change your selections at any time by adjusting preferences in the cookie manager offered by gardener sutton during your session.
Additionally, most browsers provide options to block or delete cookies (check your browser settings). If you disable analytics cookies, performance monitoring will be limited and Gardener Sutton may not be able to detect or resolve some issues as quickly. Note: disabling essential cookies may reduce functionality or prevent access to certain features.
Data retention and third parties: Some cookies are set by trusted third parties providing analytics or advertising services. These partners act as processors and are contractually restricted to use cookie data only for the stated purposes. We do not permit third parties to use cookie information for unrelated profiling outside this cookie policy.
Updates to this Policy: Gardener Sutton may update the cookie policy to reflect changes in technology or law. Material changes will be communicated via the website banner or notice. Regular reviews ensure that cookie categories, purposes, and retention periods remain accurate and minimized where possible.
Your choices are respected: you may withdraw consent for analytics and marketing cookies at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before it was withdrawn. Gardener Sutton remains committed to transparency and accountability in all cookie practices.
By continuing to use this site after choosing your cookie settings, you acknowledge and accept the terms outlined in this Gardener Sutton cookie policy. We encourage you to review your cookie preferences regularly to maintain the level of privacy and performance monitoring you are comfortable with.