Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work efficiently, improve your browsing experience, and provide information to website owners.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
   These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website. Without these cookies, certain features and services, such as secure logins or booking forms, may not be available.​

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies
   These cookies recognise and count the number of visitors, and collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often. This helps us improve the performance and usability of our site​.

3. Functionality Cookies
   These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences, such as language or region, to provide you with a more personalized experience.​

4. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
   These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed to deliver relevant ads to you and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.. These cookies are never used on our site.

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You can find more information about the individual essential cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

​XSRF-TOKEN - Cookie for fraud detection of calls. Duration - session

hs - Security cookie for Hive (legacy). Duration - session

svSession - Session cookie for identification. Duration - 6 months

SSR-caching - Performance cookie for rendering. Duration - 24 hours

TS* - Cookies for attack detection. Duration - session

bSession - Used for system effectiveness measurement. Duration - 24 hours

feds.logger.sessionld - Tracking session errors and issues (resilience). Duration - 12 months

_wixAB3|* - Cookie for site experiments. Duration - 6 months

server-session-bind - Cookie for API protection. Duration - session

client-session-bind - Cookie for API protection. Duration - session

Each cookie serves a specific purpose and remains on your device for a defined period:

• Session cookies: Temporary cookies deleted when you close your browser.

• Persistent cookies: Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted

Our website may include features or content from third-party services, such as Google Maps, booking platforms, or social media plugins. To enable online bookings we use cookies provided by SuperControl. These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their content on our site. Some third-party services may transfer your data outside the UK or EEA.These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. 

The legal basis for processing cookies depends on their type:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Processed based on legitimate interest, as they are essential for the proper functioning of our website.

• Other Cookies (e.g., analytics, functionality, and marketing): Processed based on your explicit consent, which you can provide, update, or withdraw at any time.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business operations. Please check this page periodically for updates.

If you have any questions or complaints regarding this site or this policy, please contact us by emailing hello@wildgardencottages.co.uk

Effective Date: 30.01.2025