Cookie Policy for Gardening Seven Kings

This Cookie Policy explains how Gardening Seven Kings (also referred to as Seven Kings Gardening and Gardening 7 Kings) uses cookies and similar technologies to provide a safe, useful and personalised experience. This policy describes cookie types we use, how cookies help with performance monitoring, and the controls available to users of our gardening content and services.

We use cookies to remember preferences, to analyze usage patterns and to support the delivery of relevant content. Essential cookies enable the core functionality of pages and secure transactions. Analytics cookies help us measure how visitors interact with our pages so we can improve tools and horticulture resources. Marketing cookies are used to tailor promotions and advertising, but they are not required for core functionality.

Types of Cookies Used by Gardening Seven Kings

Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the site to operate. They remember choices such as language and privacy settings, help secure sessions and allow access to protected areas. Without them, some features would not work.

Analytics and Performance Monitoring

Analytics cookies collect aggregated, non-identifying information about how visitors use pages and resources. This includes which pages are most visited, how long users spend on gardening articles, and where load times may affect experience. We use that data for performance monitoring to identify slow pages, tools that need optimization and patterns that indicate when a garden planning feature should be improved.

Purpose for performance monitoring: Performance monitoring cookies let us measure site speed, track errors, and understand user journeys across plant care sections and community content. These metrics guide our technical teams to reduce delays, enhance image delivery for plant galleries, and prioritize fixes that improve overall responsiveness.

Marketing and Personalisation

Marketing cookies enable the display of relevant offers and promotions, and may be placed by third parties involved in advertising. They help show gardening promos that match topical interests, such as pruning tips or local planting seasons. If you opt out, you may still see ads, but they will be less relevant.

User Control and Cookie Choices

You are in control of cookies used while visiting our pages. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through settings to block or delete cookies. You can also use browser-based add-ons or privacy tools to disable tracking cookies. Below are common options:

• Accept all cookies — full functionality and personalized experience.
• Reject non-essential cookies — essential cookies remain, analytics and marketing are disabled.
• Custom settings — choose which categories to permit.

How to change choices: Use your browser settings or the cookie preference banner where offered to update consent. Remember that clearing cookies may reset saved site preferences, such as saved plant lists and display settings.

Third-party cookies and retention: Third parties may place cookies for analytics and advertising. We do not control those cookies and recommend reviewing the policies of external providers. Retention periods vary: some cookies expire at the end of a session while others persist for months to remember preferences and performance data used to enhance features like garden mapping tools.