Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Blooming Vista Gardens ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at [website address] ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Blooming Vista Gardens) are called "first party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies." Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
How We Use Cookies
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Specifically, the cookies we use can be categorized as follows:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse our Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website.
- Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Targeting or advertising cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| bvgardens_session | Maintains user session across pages. | Blooming Vista Gardens | Session |
| google_analytics | Tracks website traffic and user behavior. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| __stripe_mid | Helps Stripe (payment gateway) prevent fraud. | Stripe | 1 year |
| accept_cookies | Remembers if the user accepted cookies. | Blooming Vista Gardens | 1 year |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
You can also disable cookies from being stored on your computer by changing your browser settings. However, please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@bloomingvistagardens.com or contact us at:
Blooming Vista Gardens12 Elm Street
Springfield, IL 62704
United States
Phone: (217) 555-0123
Contact person: Eleanor Vance, Data Protection Officer