Cookies Policy
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owner about how the site is being used.
Cookies are standard practice across virtually all websites – and they help us give you a better experience on budandblossom.co.za.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for four main purposes:
1. Essential functionality – making the website work properly 2. Preferences – remembering your settings and choices 3. Analytics – understanding how visitors use our site 4. Advertising – measuring the effectiveness of our marketing
We explain each type in detail below.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies (Required)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, features like your shopping cart, checkout, and account login would not work.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
| WooCommerce session | Stores cart contents and checkout data | Session |
| WordPress login | Maintains your logged-in state | Session / 14 days |
| YOCO payment | Processes secure payment transactions | Session |
| Cookie consent | Remembers your cookie preferences | 12 months |
| reCAPTCHA | Prevents spam on forms | Session |
You cannot disable essential cookies – they are required for the website to function.
Functionality Cookies (Preferences)
These cookies remember choices you’ve made to provide a more personalised experience.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
| Language preference | Remembers your language setting | 12 months |
| Recently viewed products | Shows products you’ve recently browsed | 30 days |
| Account preferences | Remembers display settings | 12 months |
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website – which pages are popular, how long people stay, and where they come from. This information is anonymised and aggregated.
| Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| ga* | Maintains session state | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes unique users | Google Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Throttles request rate | Google Analytics | 1 minute |
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) with data retention set to 14 months. IP addresses are anonymised.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and show relevant content to people who have visited our website.
| Cookie | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
| _fbp | Identifies browsers for Facebook advertising | Facebook Pixel | 90 days |
| _fbc | Stores click identifiers from Facebook ads | Facebook Pixel | 90 days |
| fr | Delivers and measures Facebook ad relevance | 90 days |
We use Facebook Pixel to:
- Measure the effectiveness of our Facebook and Instagram advertising
- Create custom audiences for remarketing
- Understand which products and pages drive the most engagement
We do not use advertising cookies to sell your data to third parties.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services that we use:
| Provider | Purpose | More Information |
| Google Analytics | Website analytics | https://policies.google.com/privacy |
| Advertising measurement | https://www.facebook.com/policy.php | |
| YOCO | Payment processing | https://www.yoco.com/za/legal/privacy/ |
| Courier Guy | Shipping calculator | Courier Guy Website |
| MailerLite | Email marketing tracking | MailerLite Privacy Policy |
We do not control the cookies set by these third parties. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.
Your Cookie Choices
You have several options for managing cookies:
Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our website, you’ll see a cookie consent banner (powered by Complianz). You can:
- Accept all cookies – enables full functionality, analytics, and advertising
- Accept essential only – disables analytics and advertising cookies
- Customise – choose which categories to enable or disable
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.
Browser settings: You can also control cookies through your browser:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
- Edge: Settings > Privacy, Search, and Services > Cookies
Please note: Blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality, including your ability to browse products, use the shopping cart, or complete checkout.
Opt out of Google Analytics: You can install the https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
Opt out of Facebook tracking: You can adjust your Facebook ad preferences at https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences.
Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal to websites. There is currently no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals.
Our website does not currently respond to DNT signals, but you can use the cookie management options described above to control your preferences.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or the cookies we use.
When we make changes:
- The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be revised
- Significant changes may be communicated via our cookie consent banner
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
📧 Email: info@budandblossom.co.za 📱 WhatsApp: +27 71 554 1155 📞 Phone: +27 71 554 1155
Bud & Blossom ‘Creatives’ Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa