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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2024

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience and allow us to understand how you interact with our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

Master Gardening World uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential website functionality
  • Remembering your preferences and settings
  • Analytics and performance monitoring
  • Improving user experience

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled:

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cookieConsent Stores your cookie consent preferences 1 year
sessionId Maintains your browsing session Session

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website (only with consent):

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_analytics_session Tracks page views and user behavior 2 years
_pageview_counter Counts page visits for analytics 30 days

Functional Cookies

These cookies enhance your browsing experience (only with consent):

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
userPreferences Stores your website preferences 1 year
contactFormData Remembers form information for convenience 30 days

4. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner asking for your consent. You can:

  • Accept All: Allow all cookies including analytics and functional cookies
  • Decline: Only essential cookies will be used
  • Manage Preferences: Choose which types of cookies to allow

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Through Our Website

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for our domain and revisiting the site to see the consent banner again.

Through Your Browser

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

6. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics (if consented)
  • Contact Form Services: For form processing

These services have their own cookie policies which you can review on their respective websites.

7. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use browser local storage to remember your preferences. This information is stored locally on your device and is not transmitted to our servers unless you actively submit a form.

8. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies:

  • Essential website functionality will continue to work
  • We won't be able to remember your preferences
  • Contact forms may need to be refilled each time
  • We cannot analyze website performance to improve your experience

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The "Last updated" date will be revised accordingly.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (555) GARDEN-1
Address: 123 Garden Lane, Green Valley, CA 90210

11. Your Rights

Under GDPR and other privacy regulations, you have rights regarding cookies and tracking:

  • Right to be informed about cookie usage
  • Right to give or withdraw consent
  • Right to access data collected through cookies
  • Right to have cookie data erased

12. Cookie Retention

Cookies are automatically deleted when they expire. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until their expiration date or until you manually delete them.