Cookies
Cookie policy
This page explains how Border Garden Care uses cookies on this website.
Who we are
Border Garden Care is the trading name of Thomas Stephenson, a sole trader based in Carlisle, Cumbria. For questions, email [email protected].
Essential cookie
The website uses one essential first-party cookie to remember whether you accepted or rejected analytics. This keeps the consent panel from appearing on every page after you have made a current choice.
Optional Google Analytics
With your permission, this website uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how people use the website and improve it. Analytics only operates after you accept it. If you reject analytics, Google Analytics is not loaded.
Contact-form contents are not sent to Google Analytics. Analytics events do not include your name, email address, telephone number, postcode or area, selected services, preferred contact method, message or Turnstile token.
Your choice
You can accept or reject analytics from the cookie panel. You can change your choice later by using the Cookie settings button in the footer. If you withdraw consent after accepting analytics, the website updates consent to denied and attempts to remove first-party Google Analytics cookies named _ga or beginning _ga_.
Cookie table
| Cookie | Purpose | When used | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
bgc_cookie_consent | Stores your current accepted or rejected analytics choice and consent version. | After you choose Accept analytics or Reject analytics. | One year. |
_ga | Used by Google Analytics to help measure website visits. | Only after you accept analytics. | Controlled by Google Analytics. |
_ga_* | Used by Google Analytics to help maintain measurement state for this website's GA4 property. | Only after you accept analytics. | Controlled by Google Analytics. |
Last updated
This cookie policy was last updated on 21 July 2026.