Cookie Policy
Last updated: 03/09/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how A Place In The Garden ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on www.aplaceinthegarden.co.uk (the "site"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more generally.
Our site is hosted on Shopify. Some of the technologies described below are set by Shopify or by other third parties whose services we use.
1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies let a site remember your actions and preferences over time, and allow us and our partners to understand how the site is used.
We also use related technologies that work in a similar way — including pixels, tracking scripts, local storage and session storage. In this policy we refer to all of these simply as "cookies".
Cookies may be:
- First-party — set by us or by Shopify on our behalf.
- Third-party — set by another organisation, such as Google or Meta.
- Session — deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent — kept for a set period, or until you delete them.
2. Your consent
We only place cookies that are strictly necessary to run the site without asking you first. Everything else — analytics, personalisation and advertising cookies — is set only if you agree.
When you first visit, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. The banner is provided by Consentmo, a consent management tool, which records your choice and signals it to the other services running on the site. Your preferences are stored in cookies called cookieconsent_status and cookieconsent_preferences_disabled, so we don't have to ask again on every page.
You can review or change your choice at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in our footer, or by following the instructions in section 6 below.
Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it, and refusing non-essential cookies won't stop you browsing or buying from us.
3. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the site to function — they keep your basket working, secure your session, process payments and remember your cookie choices. They can't be switched off, and we don't need your consent to use them.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_shopify_essential |
Shopify | Core platform functionality and site security | 1 year |
cart, cart_ts, cart_ver
|
Shopify | Remembers the contents of your basket | 2 weeks |
cart_currency |
Shopify | Remembers the currency your basket is priced in | 2 weeks |
checkout_token, checkout
|
Shopify | Manages the checkout process | Up to 3 weeks |
secure_customer_sig |
Shopify | Keeps you signed in to your account securely | 1 year |
_secure_session_id |
Shopify | Tracks your progress through checkout | 24 hours |
keep_alive |
Shopify | Maintains your session across pages | 2 weeks |
localization |
Shopify | Remembers which store (UK, US or EU) you're viewing | 1 year |
cookieconsent_status, cookieconsent_preferences_disabled
|
Consentmo | Records your cookie preferences so we don't ask repeatedly | 1 year |
_ab |
Shopify | Used for platform testing and improvements | Session |
Our payment providers — including PayPal, Klarna, Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay — may also set cookies during checkout for fraud prevention and to complete your transaction. These are governed by their own privacy and cookie notices.
4. Analytics and performance cookies
These help us understand how visitors find and use the site, which pages are popular, and where things aren't working, so we can improve them. The information is aggregated and used for statistical purposes.
Most of these are deployed through Google Tag Manager.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_shopify_y |
Shopify | Distinguishes individual visitors for Shopify's analytics | 1 year |
_shopify_s |
Shopify | Distinguishes individual browsing sessions | 30 minutes |
_shopify_analytics |
Shopify | Records that you have consented to analytics tracking | 1 year |
_ga |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes individual users | 13 months |
_ga_JGFXDP7C99, _ga_YXC0SVY9L1
|
Google Analytics | Maintains session state for each of our analytics properties | 13 months |
page-views |
This site | Counts pages viewed in the current visit | Session |
Google Analytics data may be transferred outside the UK. Google acts as our processor for analytics and applies appropriate safeguards to those transfers. You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites using Google's browser add-on.
5. Advertising and marketing cookies
These cookies let us and our partners show you relevant products, measure how our campaigns perform, and follow up on items left in your basket. They typically build a profile of your interests based on your browsing.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_fbp |
Meta (Facebook / Instagram) | Measures advertising performance and enables retargeting | 90 days |
_gcl_au |
Google Ads | Attributes sales and enquiries to Google adverts | 90 days |
_shopify_marketing |
Shopify | Records that you have consented to marketing tracking | 1 year |
omnisendSessionID |
Omnisend | Identifies your browsing session for our email and SMS marketing platform | 30 minutes |
omnisendShopifyCart |
Omnisend | Records basket contents so we can send abandoned-basket reminders | Session |
omnisend-form-…-closed-at |
Omnisend | Remembers that you've closed a newsletter sign-up form so we don't show it again | 1 year |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC
|
YouTube | Set when you play an embedded video; estimates bandwidth and tracks views | 6 months / session |
Where our pages include embedded content — such as the YouTube videos on our homepage, or our Calendly booking tool for show garden viewings — that content may set its own cookies once loaded. We recommend reading the relevant provider's cookie notice if you'd like more detail.
Our catalogue request and trade application forms are hosted by a third-party form provider, which may set cookies to prevent duplicate submissions and detect spam.
6. How to manage cookies
On our site.Use the button belowto reopen the Consentmo banner and change your preferences at any time.
7. Your rights
Cookies that identify you or your device count as personal data under UK data protection law. You have the right to access, correct, erase or object to the processing of that data, and to withdraw your consent at any time. Section 6 explains how to withdraw consent; our Privacy Policy explains how to exercise your other rights.
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when we change the cookies we use or when the law changes. The date at the top shows when it was last revised. Please check back occasionally.
9. Contact us
A Place In The Garden
Averys, Bolney Road
Cowfold
West Sussex RH13 8AZ
Telephone: 01403 864866
Email: jane@aplaceinthegarden.co.uk
