Privacy Policy
Last updated: 14 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Small Garden Fix collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit this website.
Our website address is:
Small Garden Fix is a UK-based garden blog sharing small garden ideas, planning tips, budget makeover advice, product guides and downloadable resources.
We respect your privacy and aim to be clear about how your information is used.
Who we are
This website is operated by Small Garden Fix.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is used, you can contact us at:
For the purpose of UK data protection law, Small Garden Fix is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
What personal information we collect
We may collect personal information when you:
- Visit the website
- Leave a comment
- Use a contact form
- Sign up to our email list
- Download a free resource, such as a checklist or planner
- Click affiliate links
- Interact with embedded content
- Allow cookies or tracking technologies
The information we collect may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message or enquiry
- Your IP address
- Browser and device information
- Pages visited on the website
- Links clicked
- Approximate location based on technical data
- Cookie preferences
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information through this website.
How we use your information
We may use your information to:
- Send you the free download you requested
- Send occasional emails, garden tips, updates or blog content if you have signed up
- Respond to messages or enquiries
- Improve the website and understand which pages are useful
- Monitor website performance
- Protect the website from spam, fraud or security issues
- Track affiliate link performance
- Meet legal or regulatory obligations
We will only use your personal information where we have a lawful reason to do so.
Email newsletter and free downloads
If you sign up to receive a free resource, such as the Small Garden Makeover Checklist, we will ask for your email address.
We use your email address to send you the download and may also send occasional emails from Small Garden Fix. These may include garden planning tips, new blog posts, useful resources, product recommendations or updates.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email.
We do not sell your email address.
Our email list may be managed using an email marketing provider such as MailerLite, Mailchimp, Brevo, ConvertKit or a similar service. This means your name and email address may be stored securely by that provider so we can send emails to you.
Contact forms
If you contact us through a form on the website, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address and message.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry.
We do not use contact form messages to add you to our email list unless you have clearly chosen to sign up.
Comments
If comments are enabled on the website and you leave a comment, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be kept so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files placed on your device to help websites work properly, remember preferences, measure performance and understand how visitors use the site.
We may use cookies for:
- Essential website functions
- Security
- Remembering cookie choices
- Analytics
- Affiliate tracking
- Embedded content
- Advertising, if added in the future
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. You may also be able to manage cookie choices through the cookie banner on this website.
Some cookies are essential for the website to work. Others, such as analytics or marketing cookies, may only be used where consent is required and has been given.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Pinterest analytics or similar services to understand how visitors use the website.
Analytics tools may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Device and browser type
- Referral source
- Approximate location
- Links clicked
This information helps us improve the website and create more useful content.
Where required, analytics cookies will only be used with your consent.
Affiliate links
Small Garden Fix may include affiliate links.
This means that if you click a link to a product or service and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate links may use tracking technologies to record that you clicked from this website. This helps affiliate networks or retailers attribute a sale or action to Small Garden Fix.
We only aim to recommend products, services or retailers that are relevant to small gardens, garden planning, outdoor living or home improvement.
Affiliate relationships do not affect the price you pay.
Advertising
In the future, this website may display adverts through advertising networks such as Google AdSense, Mediavine, Raptive, Ezoic or similar providers.
Advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to show adverts, measure performance and understand how visitors interact with ads.
Where required, advertising cookies will only be used with your consent.
This section will be updated if advertising is added to the website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts, maps or Pinterest pins.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into an account with that service.
Links to other websites
This website may link to other websites, including retailers, affiliate partners, social media platforms and useful resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of other websites.
You should check the privacy policy of any external website you visit.
How long we keep your information
We only keep personal information for as long as needed for the reason it was collected.
For example:
- Email subscriber information is kept until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
- Contact form messages may be kept for as long as needed to respond to the enquiry and keep appropriate records.
- Comment data may be kept while comments remain published.
- Analytics data may be kept according to the settings of the analytics provider.
- Legal, tax or business records may be kept where required by law.
Who we share your information with
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers who help us run the website, such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Email marketing platforms
- Analytics providers
- Security and spam protection tools
- Affiliate networks
- Advertising partners, if adverts are used
- Contact form or website plugin providers
These providers only receive the information needed to provide their service.
We may also share information if required by law, regulation or legal process.
International transfers
Some service providers we use may process data outside the United Kingdom.
Where this happens, we aim to use providers that have appropriate safeguards in place to protect your personal information.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:
- Ask what personal information we hold about you
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
- Ask for your information to be deleted
- Object to certain uses of your information
- Ask us to restrict how your information is used
- Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
- Ask for a copy of your personal information
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
We may need to confirm your identity before responding to your request.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the issue.
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which is the UK regulator for data protection matters.
Children’s privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not aimed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure.
However, no website or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
You should check this page occasionally to make sure you are happy with any changes.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
Small Garden Fix
Email: admin@smallgardenfix.co.uk
Website: https://smallgardenfix.co.uk