Illustration of gardener tools and policy document Cookie Policy for Local Gardener

Local Gardener (also referred to as local gardener or LocalGardener) is committed to protecting your privacy while providing a smooth, tailored online experience. This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how Local Gardeners and the Local-Gardener platform use them, and the choices you have. Cookies help us remember preferences, keep sessions secure, and analyze site performance to improve our neighborhood gardening services.

A person dressed in green gardening overalls holding an orange-handled trowel in their right hand, standing in a well-maintained garden are with a variety of plants and mulch. The foreground features a small, neatly trimmed shrub and a cluster of vibrant red tulips surrounded by natural brown mulch. The background includes large mature trees with textured bark, a lush green lawn extending towards a modern, red-brick house with white-framed windows and a black roof. The garden appears to be in front of or alongside a residential property in a suburban area, with natural outdoor lighting suggesting a clear or partly cloudy day. This scene reflects professional gardening activities from Local Gardener, illustrating landscape maintenance or planting services, with a focus on creating natural, colourful, and healthy outdoor spaces within a typical UK garden setting in or near town or postcode area. Cookies used by our local gardening service fall into three main categories. Below we describe each type and its purpose so that you can make informed choices about your cookie preferences:

  • Essential cookies ??? These cookies are necessary for the site to function correctly. They enable core features such as secure login, session management, and booking workflow for Local Gardener services. Without these cookies, certain parts of the site cannot operate.
  • Analytics cookies ??? Sometimes labeled as performance cookies, these collect information about how visitors use our local gardening portal, which pages are most visited, and whether error messages appear. Analytics data helps us monitor site performance and improve content and service delivery.
  • Marketing cookies ??? These cookies are used to deliver content and offers that are more relevant to your interests and to measure the effectiveness of promotional campaigns. They may remember that you visited the site and help tailor ads across participating networks.

How we use cookies for performance monitoring

A man wearing a light-colored hat, blue checkered shirt, and gardening gloves is working in a garden, tending to a potted flowering plant with white blooms. The garden features a well-maintained lawn with lush green grass in the foreground, bordered by soil and gardening tools on a work surface. Behind him, there are evenly trimmed hedges and tall trees with dense foliage, creating a natural backdrop. The scene is illuminated by natural daylight, suggesting a clear, sunny day. To the right, several black plastic plant pots are stacked, indicating ongoing planting or potting activity. The outdoor environment appears tidy and organized, typical of a residential garden, and reflects professional gardening service standards that Local Gardener might offer in the local area around [POSTCODE] or [TOWN]. The overall setting highlights careful planting and outdoor maintenance, consistent with landscaping and gardening work usually performed in local outdoor spaces. Performance monitoring is a key reason we deploy analytics cookies. These cookies allow us to collect aggregated, anonymous data about page load times, broken links, and resource errors that affect speed. By analyzing this information, the LocalGardener team can prioritize technical fixes and improve the reliability of our booking and scheduling systems. Performance monitoring cookies do not identify you personally; they focus on trends and patterns to enhance site responsiveness.

Essential cookies support functions such as remembering your cookie consent choices or keeping your shopping cart intact if you are booking garden supplies. Essential cookies are enabled by default because they are fundamental to secure operation. Analytics and marketing cookies are optional and are used to make the visitor experience better and more relevant.

Managing cookie preferences and user control

A woman with red hair wearing a grey T-shirt, plaid apron, and grey gardening gloves is kneeling on a well-maintained lawn in a backyard garden. She is using a small electric or battery-powered hedge trimmer to trim a row of various shrubs and flowering plants, including some with purple and green foliage. The garden features a neatly edged flower bed with soil visible behind the plants, bordered by stone or concrete edging. In the background, there is a tall, dense hedge or row of trees, alongside a brick or stone wall, providing privacy and greenery. The scene is outdoors on a bright, possibly partly cloudy day, with natural daylight illuminating the garden's vibrant colours. The overall setting demonstrates typical landscaping and lawn care activities that local gardening services like Local Gardener might undertake for a neat and appealing outdoor space. You have control over cookies. Most browsers allow you to manage cookie settings via browser preferences or settings menus. You can clear cookies, block third-party cookies, or receive notifications before a cookie is set. If you choose to block analytics or marketing cookies, some features or personalization may be reduced.

A close-up view of a gardener's hands wearing colorful gloves, using a small trowel to plant a pink hyacinth bulb into dark, loose soil within a garden bed. To the right, there is a vibrant display of flowering plants including red, yellow, pink, and white blooms, possibly pansies and daisies, arranged along the edge of the garden area. In the background, green foliage and blurred trees suggest a well-maintained outdoor space on a bright, sunny day. The scene highlights active gardening work, with the gardener preparing the soil for planting, reflecting typical gardening and outdoor maintenance activities in a landscaped front or back garden in the UK. The overall setting emphasizes natural tones, plant variety, and outdoor environment suitable for gardening services in the local area near [POSTCODE], in a residential garden context associated with [TOWN], as portrayed by Local Gardener. To change your preferences on this site, look for a cookie settings option where you can turn analytics or marketing cookies on or off. We strive to provide clear choices and respect your decisions. When you opt out of certain cookie categories, Local Gardeners will still use essential cookies necessary for site security and basic functionality.

We retain cookies for varying periods depending on their function. Session cookies are removed when your browser closes, while persistent cookies remain to remember preferences across visits. Our cookie retention practices are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain proportionate to the purpose ??? especially for performance monitoring and reporting.

We may update this cookie policy periodically to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. When updates are significant, we will make them clear on the site so you can reassess your choices. This policy is meant to be transparent about how the local gardening service and Local Gardener platforms use cookies to deliver reliable, efficient, and personalized experiences.

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Cookie Policy for Local Gardener explaining essential, analytics, and marketing cookies, user control options, and the purpose of performance monitoring to improve site reliability and services.

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