Cookie status
This document provides a technical audit of cookies, persistent browser storage, and client tracking technologies on paradsfematerely.garden.
Summary of contents
- Primary storage policy
- Cookie classification and audit table
- Hosting environment mechanisms
- External link considerations
- Policy amendments
Primary storage policy
This static website does not set cookies and does not utilize client-side web storage mechanisms, such as localStorage, sessionStorage, or IndexedDB. Visitors can browse all editorial articles, comparison tables, and diagnostic guides without setting persistent data tokens on their browsing devices.
Cookie classification and audit table
The following table details standard web cookie categories and reflects their active implementation status on this website:
| Category | Purpose Description | In Use Status |
|---|---|---|
| Necessary Cookies | Support fundamental page delivery, authentication sessions, and network routing security. | Not in use (Static delivery requires no session tracking) |
| Functional Cookies | Retain personal site preferences, UI themes, or regional options across repeated sessions. | Not in use (All layout settings are handled through static CSS) |
| Analytics Cookies | Record user click paths, session lengths, bounce rates, and referring search queries. | Not in use (No analytics frameworks or tracking scripts are loaded) |
| Marketing Cookies | Track visitors across different domains to serve targeted behavioral advertisements. | Not in use (No advertising pixels or commercial ad networks are installed) |
Hosting environment mechanisms
While the website code does not initiate cookies or tracking tokens, the hosting server infrastructure may employ basic, stateless transport protocols to maintain secure HTTPS handshakes and balance web traffic loads. These low-level network operations do not store personally identifiable tracking profiles on visitor devices.
External link considerations
When you click external links to third-party horticultural societies, research libraries, or external websites, those external destinations may set their own tracking cookies or utilize browser storage according to their respective policies. We recommend reviewing the individual cookie notices on any third-party websites you visit.
Policy amendments
Should the operational architecture of this website change in the future to include any non-essential cookie mechanism or client-side storage feature, this policy will be updated immediately, and clear prior consent will be obtained before activating any such tool.