Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Garden Orchid UK (gardenorchid.co.uk) is an independent content site providing growing guides and species information for hardy orchids in British gardens. This privacy policy explains how we handle (or, in most cases, do not handle) personal data when you visit our site.

If you have questions or requests relating to your personal data, please contact us at: [email protected]

Data We Collect

We do not collect, store, or process personal data directly through this website. We do not operate any sign-up forms, user accounts, comment systems, or contact forms that would gather your personal information.

Server logs: Like all websites, our hosting provider automatically records basic server log data when pages are requested. This typically includes your IP address, the URL requested, the date and time of the request, and the referring URL. This data is retained for a limited period by our hosting provider for security and operational purposes and is not used by us for tracking or profiling.

Affiliate Links and Third-Party Sites

Garden Orchid UK participates in the Awin affiliate network. Some links on this site are affiliate links — meaning that if you click through and make a purchase from a linked retailer (such as YouGarden or Crocus), we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This is how we fund the site and keep our guides free to access.

When you click an affiliate link, you will be directed to a third-party retailer's website. These retailers operate under their own privacy policies and data practices, which are independent of ours. We have no access to any personal or payment data you provide to those retailers. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before making a purchase.

Awin, as the affiliate network, may set tracking cookies when you click affiliate links. These cookies are used solely for the purpose of attributing any resulting sale to this site for commission purposes. For details of Awin's data practices, please refer to the Awin Privacy Policy.

Cookies

Garden Orchid UK does not set any first-party cookies for tracking, advertising, or user-preference purposes.

If we use analytics in the future (for example, a privacy-focused analytics tool such as Plausible or Fathom), this policy will be updated accordingly. Any analytics tools we adopt will be selected on the basis of minimal data collection and compliance with UK GDPR.

Third-party cookies may be set by the Awin network when you click an affiliate link, as described above. These are transient tracking cookies used solely for affiliate attribution.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) grants you a number of rights in relation to your personal data. Although we collect minimal data, these rights apply to any data that may be held about you as a result of using this site:

• Right of access — You may request a copy of any personal data we hold about you.
• Right to erasure — You may request deletion of your personal data where we have no legitimate reason to continue processing it.
• Right to rectification — You may request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to object — You may object to processing of your data for legitimate interest purposes.
• Right to data portability — You may request your data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. There is no charge for making a request.

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection authority: ico.org.uk.

External Links

Our articles and guides contain links to external websites — nurseries, specialist societies, and reference resources. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies before submitting any personal data to them.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date at the top. We recommend checking this page periodically if you are a regular visitor.

Contact

For any privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, contact us at:
[email protected]