Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser to remember information between pages or visits. Similar technologies, such as local storage, keep data in your browser without sending it to a server on their own. For simplicity, we call them all “cookies” here.

This policy is part of our Privacy Policy.

2. The categories we use

• Essential: they make the website, the cart and checkout work, and remember your cookie choice. They are always on, because the site can’t work without them.
• Analytics and marketing, from third parties: Google Analytics 4 and the Meta Pixel. They tell us which pages people read and which ads bring visits and purchases. They load only if you choose “Accept all.”
• We don’t use any other advertising or tracking tools, and we don’t sell personal information.

3. Essential cookies

For each one: name, who sets it, what it does, type and how long it lasts.

• gs_consent · Garden Solutions (first party) · remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics and marketing cookies · cookie · 12 months.
• gs:cart:v1 · Garden Solutions (first party) · the items and quantities in your cart and any discount code you applied · local storage · until you empty the cart or clear your browser data. It reaches our servers only when you start checkout.
• gs:purchase:<order> · Garden Solutions (first party) · makes sure a completed order empties your cart only once · local storage · until you clear your browser data.
• __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid · our payment processor, currently Stripe · fraud prevention · cookies set on Stripe’s checkout page, not on this website · 1 year and 30 minutes.

4. Analytics and marketing cookies, only with your consent

Until you choose “Accept all,” the Google and Meta scripts don’t load and these cookies don’t exist. If you choose “Essential only,” or your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, they stay off.

• _ga · Google Analytics 4 · distinguishes visitors with a random identifier · cookie · 2 years.
• _ga_<container ID> · Google Analytics 4 · keeps the state of your visit · cookie · 2 years.
• _fbp · Meta Pixel · recognizes your browser to measure visits and purchases that come from our ads on Facebook and Instagram · cookie · 3 months.
• The events we send are: pages viewed, products and articles viewed, searches, items added to or removed from the cart, discount codes applied, checkout started, purchases (products and amounts) and newsletter sign-ups. We don’t send your name, email address or payment details.

5. Who receives the data

Analytics and marketing cookies are set by Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc., which process the data under their own privacy policies (policies.google.com/privacy and facebook.com/privacy/policy). Google Analytics 4 doesn’t log or store full IP addresses.

Under California law, the Meta Pixel may count as “sharing” personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can opt out at any time with the controls below or with Global Privacy Control; your rights are explained in our Privacy Policy.

6. How to change your choice

• The banner: on your first visit you choose between “Accept all” and “Essential only.” Both options are equally prominent and nothing is preselected. Until you choose, analytics and marketing tools stay off.
• This page: the controls below show your current choice and let you change it at any time. If you withdraw consent, the scripts stop loading from the next page; you can delete cookies that are already set in your browser settings.
• Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as an opt-out and keep analytics and marketing cookies off, whatever you chose before.
• Your browser: you can block or delete cookies in the settings of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge. If you block essential cookies and local storage, the cart and checkout may not work.
• The providers: Google offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout), and Meta lets you manage your ad preferences in your account settings.

7. How long we remember your choice

We remember your choice for 12 months, then ask again. We’ll ask sooner only if the cookies we use, or what we use them for, change in a meaningful way.

We update this page whenever we add or remove a cookie. Questions? Email contact@gardensolutionss.com.