Cookie Policy

Last updated: 20 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Garden Building Guide (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit GardenBuildingGuide.com (the “Website”).

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect personal information.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can be used for a variety of purposes, including:

Making a website function correctly
Remembering user preferences
Understanding how visitors use a website
Measuring website performance
Supporting advertising
Measuring affiliate referrals and conversions

Similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, scripts, tags, local storage and other technologies that store or access information on your device, may also be used.

In this policy, we use the term “cookies” to refer collectively to cookies and similar technologies where appropriate.

2. How We Use Cookies

Garden Building Guide may use cookies to:

Ensure the Website operates correctly
Maintain website security
Remember your cookie preferences
Understand how visitors find and use the Website
Measure traffic and website performance
Identify popular pages and content
Improve the usability and performance of the Website
Measure referrals to third-party websites
Support affiliate marketing
Deliver or measure advertising
Understand the effectiveness of marketing campaigns

The specific cookies used on the Website may change as we add, remove or update services.

3. Types of Cookies We May Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for essential website functionality.

They may be used for purposes such as:

Website security
Managing sessions
Preventing fraudulent activity
Remembering your cookie consent choices
Providing functionality specifically requested by you

Because these cookies are necessary for the Website to operate or provide a service you have requested, they may not require your consent.

Disabling these cookies through your browser may affect how the Website functions.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We may use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with the Website.

These technologies may collect information such as:

Pages visited
Time spent on pages
Approximate geographic location
Device and browser type
Referring website or search engine
Links clicked
Website errors
General navigation behaviour

This information helps us understand how the Website is being used and identify opportunities to improve our content and user experience.

We may use services such as Google Analytics or similar analytics platforms.

Where required, analytics cookies or similar tracking technologies will only be activated after you have provided the appropriate consent through our cookie consent system.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may be used to remember choices you make when using the Website.

For example, they may remember:

Display preferences
Language settings
Previous selections
Certain website customisation choices

These cookies are intended to make your experience more convenient.

Advertising Cookies

Garden Building Guide may display advertising provided by third-party advertising networks.

Advertising providers may use cookies and similar technologies to:

Deliver advertisements
Measure advertising performance
Limit how frequently an advertisement is shown
Understand interactions with advertisements
Personalise advertisements, where permitted and consent has been provided

Advertising technologies that require consent will not be activated until the required consent has been obtained.

Third-party advertising providers may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.

Affiliate Cookies

Some pages on Garden Building Guide may contain affiliate links.

When you click an affiliate link, the third-party retailer, service provider or affiliate network may place a cookie or use another tracking method to record that you were referred by Garden Building Guide.

This allows the third party to determine whether we should receive a commission if you subsequently make a purchase or complete another qualifying action.

Affiliate tracking does not normally increase the price you pay for a product or service.

The duration and operation of affiliate tracking cookies are determined by the relevant affiliate network, retailer or service provider.

Where consent is legally required for affiliate tracking technologies, these technologies should only be activated after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies used on the Website may be provided by third parties.

These may include providers of:

Website analytics
Advertising services
Affiliate networks
Embedded videos
Social media features
Content delivery services
Security services
Marketing tools

When you interact with third-party content or services, those third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We do not control how third parties use information collected through their own technologies.

5. Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use GardenBuildingGuide.com.

Google Analytics may collect information about your interaction with the Website, including information about your device, browser, pages viewed and general usage behaviour.

Where required by applicable law, Google Analytics will only be activated after you have provided consent.

You can also control certain Google advertising and analytics preferences through tools made available by Google and through your browser settings.

6. Advertising Services

As Garden Building Guide grows, we may use third-party advertising platforms to display advertisements on the Website.

These services may include advertising networks such as Google AdSense or other advertising technology providers.

Advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver and measure advertisements.

Where legally required, advertising and tracking technologies will only be used after you have given the appropriate consent.

Our use of advertising partners may change over time, and this Cookie Policy may be updated accordingly.

7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit the Website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner or preference centre.

Depending on the cookies in use, you may be able to:

Accept all cookies
Reject non-essential cookies
Choose specific categories of cookies
Change your preferences later

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie settings or consent management option available on the Website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

8. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

View stored cookies
Delete existing cookies
Block all cookies
Block third-party cookies
Receive a warning before cookies are stored
Delete cookies when you close your browser

Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.

Instructions for managing cookies can normally be found within your browser’s privacy or security settings.

9. How Long Cookies Are Stored

Cookies may be either:

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are normally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them.

The lifespan of individual cookies varies depending on their purpose and the service that provides them.

Where possible, we aim to ensure that cookies are not retained for longer than is reasonably necessary for their intended purpose.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

Changes to the cookies and technologies used on the Website
Changes to third-party services
Changes to applicable laws or regulatory guidance
Changes to how Garden Building Guide operates

The date at the top of this policy will indicate when it was last updated.

We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on GardenBuildingGuide.com, please contact:

M Evans

Email: GardenBuildingGuide.com

You can also read our Privacy Policy for more information about how personal information is collected and processed.