Cookie Policy
Last updated: 6 November 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how they may be used on the Evergreen Hideout website, and how visitors can manage their cookie preferences.
Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services operates this website from Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. We aim to explain our use of cookies clearly and transparently.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store in your browser or on your device when you visit a website. They can help websites remember certain information, support website functions, understand how visitors use a website, and provide advertising services.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, and local storage, may also be used by websites and third-party services for related purposes.
2. How Cookies May Be Used on Our Website
Depending on the features and services enabled on our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used for the following purposes:
- Website functionality: The Blogger platform and services integrated into the website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functions and service delivery.
- Analytics: If Google Analytics or another analytics service is enabled, cookies may help measure website traffic, understand visitor activity, and improve our gardening content.
- Advertising: If Google AdSense or another advertising service is enabled, cookies and similar technologies may be used to deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, and support advertising-related functions.
The specific cookies used may change depending on the services enabled, website features, visitor settings, and third-party service configurations.
3. Types of Cookies and Technologies
Cookies and similar technologies may fall into these general categories:
- Functional cookies: These support website features and services, such as remembering certain settings or helping a website operate.
- Analytics cookies: These help measure website visits, understand how visitors interact with pages, and assess website performance.
- Advertising cookies: These may be used by advertising providers to deliver advertisements, measure their performance, limit repeated advertisements, or support personalised advertising.
Not every category is necessarily active at all times. The cookies placed on your device depend on the services and features being used when you visit the website.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some services integrated into websites may place or read cookies through third-party domains. These providers operate independently and have their own privacy and cookie practices.
If Google services such as Blogger, Google Analytics, or Google AdSense are used on our website, Google may receive information such as the page URL and IP address when your browser interacts with those services. Google may also use cookies or similar technologies depending on the service and its settings.
For more information, please review:
- Google's Privacy Policy
- How Google uses cookies
- How Google uses information from websites that use its services
5. Advertising and Personalised Ads
If advertisements are displayed through Google AdSense, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements and measure their performance.
Depending on the visitor's settings and applicable requirements, advertising may be personalised using information associated with previous visits to this website or other websites. Advertising may also be non-personalised and based on contextual information.
You can manage your Google personalised advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings .
You can also learn more about opting out of certain third-party interest-based advertising through YourAdChoices .
6. Managing and Deleting Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to view, block, restrict, or delete cookies through their privacy or security settings.
You can usually find these controls in your browser's settings under sections such as Privacy, Security, or Cookies and Site Data. The exact steps depend on the browser and device you use.
Please be aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the availability or operation of some website features and third-party services.
Changing your browser cookie settings does not necessarily change your advertising preferences within third-party services. You may need to manage those preferences separately through the relevant provider.
7. Cookie Consent and Visitor Choices
Cookie and similar technology requirements depend on the services being used and the laws and policies applicable to a visitor's location.
Where consent is legally required, or required under the policies of a service provider, the appropriate consent mechanism should be used before the relevant cookies or technologies are activated.
Visitors should be given clear information about the technologies being used and, where applicable, a way to make or change their consent choices.
This Cookie Policy explains our approach to cookies. It does not itself operate a cookie consent banner or record visitor consent.
8. South African Privacy Protection
We aim to handle personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable South African privacy requirements, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA), where applicable.
For more information about how personal information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit our website, please read our Privacy Policy .
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website features, third-party services, or applicable requirements change. Any revisions will be published on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our website, you can contact us:
Evergreen Hideout Agricultural Services
Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Email:
evergreenhideout@gmail.com
Soshanguve, Pretoria, South Africa
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