Cookie Policy

01 What are cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. This policy applies to cookies and similar technologies used on bomagarden.shop and should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

02 Why we use cookies

We use cookies to keep your shopping basket intact between visits, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it and, where you have given consent, support relevant advertising.

We handle cookies and similar technologies in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and applicable UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR.

03 Types of cookies we use

Strictly Necessary — Always on. Essential for core website functions such as checkout, shopping basket operation and security. These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service you have requested.

Functional — Consent required where applicable. Remember your preferences and settings to improve your shopping experience.

Analytics — Consent required. Help us understand how visitors use our website and identify opportunities to improve its performance.

Marketing — Consent required. May be used to measure advertising effectiveness and support relevant advertising through services such as Google Ads or Meta, where enabled.

04 Cookie list

Cookie	Provider	Category	Purpose	Duration
_session_id	Shopify	Strictly necessary	Maintains your session and supports shopping basket functionality	Session
cart	Shopify	Strictly necessary	Stores shopping cart contents	Varies
secure_customer_sig	Shopify	Strictly necessary	Supports customer account authentication where enabled	Varies
_csrf_token	Shopify / Storefront	Strictly necessary	Helps protect against cross-site request forgery attacks where used	Session
cookie_consent	Boma Garden / Consent platform	Preference	Stores your cookie preferences where a consent platform is enabled	Varies
preferred_currency	Shopify / Storefront	Functional	May remember your preferred currency or shopping settings	Varies
_ga	Google	Analytics	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish visitors, where enabled and consented to	Up to 2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXXXX	Google	Analytics	Used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain session information, where enabled and consented to	Up to 2 years
_gid	Google	Analytics	Used by Google Analytics to distinguish visitors, where enabled and consented to	Up to 24 hours
_fbp	Meta	Marketing	Used by Meta advertising services to support advertising measurement, where enabled and consented to	Up to 3 months
_gcl_au	Google	Marketing	Used by Google Ads for conversion measurement, where enabled and consented to	Up to 3 months

Note: The cookies listed above are examples of cookies that may be used by Shopify and third-party services. The actual cookies placed on your device depend on the features, applications and integrations enabled on our store. We recommend checking the live store and its consent platform to confirm the cookies currently in use.

05 Third-party cookies

Google Analytics & Google Ads — may provide analytics and advertising measurement services where enabled and consented to. Privacy information: policies.google.com.
Meta — may provide advertising and measurement services where enabled and consented to. Privacy information: facebook.com/privacy.
Shopify — provides the e-commerce platform and related storefront functionality. Privacy information: shopify.com/legal/privacy.

Third-party services may change their cookies and technologies over time. Their use on our website depends on the integrations and settings that are active.

06 Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner or preference tool displayed on our website, where available. You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings:

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings > Cookies and Site Permissions

For further information about Google's advertising and analytics controls, visit Google Analytics opt-out. You can manage Meta advertising preferences through your Facebook ad preferences.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect some website features, including shopping basket functionality and checkout.

Where consent is required, non-essential cookies should not be placed until you have given consent. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie preference tool, where available.

07 Policy updates

We may update this Cookie Policy when we introduce new technologies, change the services used on our website or in response to changes in applicable law. Any significant changes will be reflected in the updated policy, and where required, we will request your consent again.

08 Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our website, please contact us:

The Boma Garden Centre Ltd, trading as Boma Garden
Email: sales@bomagardencentre.co.uk
Telephone: +44 20 7284 4999
Address: 51–53 Islip Street, Kentish Town, London, NW5 2DL, United Kingdom
Website: bomagarden.shop