COOKIE POLICY

# COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains how YEWTREE PLANTS & FLOWERS uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website to enhance your online experience, remember your settings, and optimize our services.

## 1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed automatically on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They help the site identify your device and remember useful details about your preferences, items in your shopping cart, and overall browser activity.

## 2. Types of Cookies We Use
* **Essential Cookies:** These cookies are strictly necessary to let you move around our store, log into secure customer areas, and use core checkout features. Without these, our shopping cart functionality cannot operate.
* **Performance & Analytical Cookies:** We use these to gather anonymous data on how visitors interact with our website. This tells us which product pages are popular and helps us fix errors to improve navigation.
* **Functional Cookies:** These allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred currency or region) to provide a more tailored browsing experience.
* **Targeting & Marketing Cookies:** These record your visit to our site, the pages you viewed, and links you followed to display relevant product updates or ads tailored to your gardening interests.

## 3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can choose to accept, reject, or manage cookies at any time. Most web browsers allow you to block cookies or delete existing ones by adjusting your browser's settings (typically found under "Options", "Settings", or "Privacy"). 

*Please note:* If you choose to completely disable all cookies, certain features of our online store—including our automated cart and secure checkout—may not function properly.