Privacy policy

This policy explains what information laurelhedging.net (“Laurel Hedging”, “we”) collects when you use the site, what we do with it, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Information we collect

If you use our contact form we receive your name, email address and message. We only use these to reply to you, and we delete messages after 12 months at most.

Like most websites, our web server keeps standard logs, such as your IP address, browser type, the page that sent you here and the time of your visit. We use these to keep the site secure and working properly, not to identify you.

Email reminders

If you sign up for our seasonal reminders on the laurel calendar page, we keep your email address, your first name if you give it, and a record that you agreed to receive the emails. We only use them to send the reminders, and we don’t pass them to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time from any reminder or through our contact page, and we’ll delete your details.

Cookies

We use a small number of cookies that the site needs to work. Our advertising and affiliate partners, described below, may also set cookies. You can control or delete cookies in your browser settings, and where the law requires it we will ask for your consent before any non-essential cookies are used.

Analytics

We use Matomo, which runs on our own web server, to count visits and see which pages people read. The information stays on our server and isn’t shared with anyone else. Matomo may set a cookie so it can tell new visitors from returning ones.

Advertising

The site is paid for by advertising from Google AdSense. Google and other third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s advertising cookies let it and its partners show you ads based on your visits to sites across the internet.

You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings, and read more about how Google uses data in How Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Amazon Associates Programme

Laurel Hedging is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. When you click a link to Amazon, Amazon may set cookies to record that you came from this site. Anything you buy is handled by Amazon under its own privacy notice.

Embedded videos

Some pages include YouTube videos, which we load in YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode. YouTube may still collect data and set cookies once you play a video.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you can ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, and object to how we use it. To make a request, please contact us. If you’re unhappy with how we handle your information you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy now and then. The date at the top shows when it last changed.