Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Sunrise United Garden Center uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, what they do, and how you can control your preferences.
1. Introduction
Sunrise United Garden Center (“Sunrise United,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, remember user preferences, understand website performance, support security, and improve the shopping experience.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. By using our website, you may be presented with choices regarding non-essential cookies where required by applicable law.
2. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies can help websites remember information about your visit, including login status, shopping cart contents, language preferences, or browsing activity.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
Required for core site functions such as security, cart activity, account login, checkout, fraud prevention, and preference storage.
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site, which pages perform well, and where website improvements may be needed.
Functional
Remember choices such as language, region, saved preferences, and other personalized settings.
Advertising & Marketing
May help measure campaigns, limit repeated advertisements, and show more relevant promotional content.
4. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly and generally cannot be disabled through our consent controls. They may be used to:
- Maintain shopping cart and checkout functionality.
- Authenticate accounts and protect account sessions.
- Detect fraud, abuse, or suspicious activity.
- Remember cookie consent selections.
- Maintain website security and load balancing.
- Process requests necessary to deliver products and services.
5. Analytics & Performance Cookies
With your consent where required, analytics technologies may collect information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device type, browser type, referral source, session length, and website interactions. We use this information to improve navigation, product discovery, content, and site performance.
6. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies can remember preferences you choose so that you do not have to re-enter them each time you visit. These may include language, region, account display preferences, recently viewed items, or other convenience features.
7. Advertising & Marketing Cookies
Where enabled, advertising and marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising effectiveness, understand campaign attribution, develop audiences, and help us deliver more relevant promotions. We do not permit these categories to operate where consent is required unless the appropriate preference has been selected.
8. Third-Party Cookies
Some website functions may be provided by third parties, such as analytics providers, ecommerce platforms, payment processors, embedded media services, social networks, advertising services, shipping tools, fraud-prevention providers, or customer support platforms. These third parties may set their own cookies or similar technologies according to their own privacy policies.
9. Payment & Transaction Technologies
Payment providers may use cookies, device identifiers, and security technologies to process payments, authenticate transactions, prevent fraud, manage disputes, and comply with financial and legal obligations. Payment-related technologies may be considered necessary for checkout and transaction security.
10. How Long Cookies Last
| Cookie Type | Typical Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session Cookies | Until browser is closed | Temporary site functionality and session management. |
| Necessary Cookies | Session to 12 months | Security, preferences, checkout, and consent records. |
| Analytics Cookies | Varies by provider | Website measurement and performance analysis. |
| Functional Cookies | Up to 12 months or as configured | Remember user-selected settings. |
| Marketing Cookies | Varies by provider | Campaign measurement and advertising relevance. |
11. Your Cookie Choices
You can manage non-essential cookie categories through our cookie preference controls. You may also use your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality, including login, checkout, saved preferences, and shopping cart functions.
12. Browser Privacy Signals
Where required or supported, we may recognize browser-based privacy preference signals. Availability and legal requirements may vary by jurisdiction, browser, device, and technology provider.
13. Children
Our website and online store are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in a manner that requires parental consent. If we learn that information has been collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to address it.
14. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, business practices, legal requirements, or the services we use. The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Cookie Preferences
Choose which optional cookie categories you want to allow. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because they are required for core site functions.
Security, checkout, login, fraud prevention, and consent storage.
Helps us understand site usage and performance.
Remembers preferences and improves convenience.
Supports campaign measurement and relevant promotions.