Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 16, 2026
Introduction
Welcome to Gardening Express! We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how Gardening Express ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website (e.g., www.gardeningexpress.co.uk) or use our services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.
By accessing or using our services, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
When you visit our website, certain information is automatically collected from your device. This may include:
- IP Address: Your Internet Protocol address, a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
- Browser Type: Information about the web browser you are using (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
- Operating System: Details about the operating system of your device (e.g., Windows, macOS, Android, iOS).
- Pages Visited: Information about the specific pages you visit on our website, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
This data helps us to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site, and gather broad demographic information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses "cookies" and similar technologies to enhance your experience. A cookie is a small data file placed on your device's hard drive that allows us to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems (e.g., maintaining your shopping cart).
- Performance Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
- Functionality Cookies: Enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization (e.g., remembering your preferences).
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: May be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
You have the option to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Third-Party Services
We may integrate or use third-party services to support our operations and provide certain functionalities. These third parties may collect information about you in accordance with their own privacy policies. Examples of such services include:
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand website usage.
- Payment processors for secure transactions.
- Shipping and delivery services.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services linked from our site or integrated into our operations.
Advertising
We may partner with third-party advertising networks to display advertising on our website or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your activities on our website and other sites to provide you with targeted advertising based upon your interests. You can often opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting the DAA opt-out page or the EDA opt-out page.
Children's Privacy
Gardening Express is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the address provided below.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us: