What's a cookie
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your browser, which lets the site remember things between visits — your language preference, whether you've already dismissed a notice, whether you're logged in. localStorage is a similar mechanism that stores small amounts of data directly in the browser without being sent to the server.
We use one localStorage item for the cookie-banner choice, plus an opt-in analytics cookie. No tracking pixels, no third-party advertising cookies, no Facebook Pixel, no Google Tag Manager.
Essential — always on
- rgc_cookie_consent_v1 — localStorage, stored on your browser, contains your cookie-banner choice ({essential, analytics, marketing} booleans and a timestamp). Lasts twelve months. Required so we don't show you the banner again every page load.
Analytics — opt-in only
- Plausible Analytics — sets no client-side cookies and does not track you across sites. We get anonymous page-view counts per URL with no personal identifier. This is enabled only if you click "Accept all" or tick the Analytics box in the banner preferences.
Plausible's privacy policy is at plausible.io/privacy and they do not use the data they process for us for any other purpose. Their data is held in Germany under EU privacy rules.
Marketing — off by default
We do not currently run any marketing cookies. The "Marketing" toggle in the cookie banner exists in case we ever add a click-tracking pixel for a paid-ad campaign — it defaults to off, and unless you explicitly enable it, no marketing-cookie load happens.
How to manage your preferences
Three ways:
- On this site — clear your browser's localStorage for waikatogardener.com and the banner will appear again on the next page load
- In your browser — most browsers let you delete cookies and localStorage in Settings → Privacy → Site Data. Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge all offer this.
- By email — write to kia.ora@waikatogardener.com with "COOKIES" in the subject line. We can confirm what's on file (which is very little) and how to remove it.
Contact us about cookies
Email kia.ora@waikatogardener.com with "COOKIES" in the subject line, or ring (07) 853 4267 and ask for Hemi. We respond within twenty working days for written requests, usually much sooner.