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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 March 2026

Garden UK ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights under UK data protection law.

What we collect

Analytics data

We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID: G-9YHSSHGJW1) to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects:

  • Pages you visit and how long you spend on them
  • Your approximate location (country and city level, not exact address)
  • Device type, browser, and screen size
  • How you arrived at our site (search engine, direct link, social media)

Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to distinguish between visitors. We have IP anonymisation enabled. We do not use Google Analytics data for advertising or share it with third parties beyond Google.

Newsletter subscriptions

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address through Mailchimp (our email service provider). We use your email address only to send you our monthly gardening newsletter. We do not share your email with anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.

Cookies

Our site uses the following cookies:

Cookie Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes visitors 2 years
_ga_* Google Analytics - maintains session state 2 years

When you first visit our site, we ask for your consent before setting any cookies. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site. The site works fully without cookies enabled.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing of your data
  • Withdraw consent at any time

Third-party services

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your data rights, email us at [email protected].

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.