Gardeners Islington Cookie Policy
Gardeners Islington respects your privacy and is committed to transparent use of cookies. This policy explains what cookies are, how Islington gardeners and our partners use them, and the choices you have. Cookies help us deliver a better online experience for visitors to our content about gardens and local green services.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files placed on your device by the browser. They make it possible for the Islington gardening team to remember your preferences, improve site performance, and measure how people interact with pages. Some cookies are strictly necessary and enable core functionality.
Cookie categories used
We use several cookie types to support the Gardeners in Islington digital experience:
- Essential cookies — required for basic functions such as session management and security. These cannot be turned off if you want to use essential parts of the service.
- Analytics cookies — help us understand visitor behavior and support performance monitoring of the site. They enable anonymised measurement of page performance, load times, and feature usage so the team can maintain and improve the service.
- Marketing cookies — used by partners to deliver relevant offers and to measure the effectiveness of advertising. These cookies may be set by third parties.
Analytics and performance are vital for a smooth experience. When Islington gardeners analyse site metrics, we focus on aggregate trends like pages visited, peak traffic periods, and operational bottlenecks. This performance monitoring informs adjustments that reduce load times and improve the responsiveness of interactive features.
How analytics cookies help
Analytics cookies collect information in a way that does not personally identify you. They tell us if visitors are arriving from search engines, which pages are most popular, and whether content about seasonal planting or pruning is performing well. This data is used to refine features and allocate resources where they deliver the most value.Marketing cookies and third parties
Marketing cookies may be used by advertising partners to show relevant content off-site. These third-party cookies can enable personalised advertising and track ad campaign performance. You may see different privacy practices from those providers; we recommend checking their public policies to learn more about their cookie usage.User control and choices — you have options about how cookies are used on your device. You can change your cookie preferences through browser settings, or via any cookie consent tool presented when you first visit. Adjusting settings can limit analytics and marketing cookies, though blocking essential cookies may affect site functionality.
We provide clear toggles to enable or disable non-essential cookies. If you disable analytics cookies, we will no longer collect behavioural metrics used for performance monitoring, which may slow our ability to detect and fix issues that affect user experience. Disabling marketing cookies reduces personalised ads but does not stop basic site operations.
Retention and security — cookie durations vary: session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain for a set period. We do not store sensitive personal information in cookies. Where third parties set cookies, their retention policies apply. Gardeners Islington reviews cookie usage periodically to ensure it supports user experience and security objectives.
Summary of controls
Key points to remember:- Essential cookies are necessary for core features and cannot be fully disabled without affecting functionality.
- Analytics cookies enable anonymised performance monitoring and help improve site speed and reliability.
- Marketing cookies support personalised content and are optional; you can opt out via settings.
