This Cookie Policy explains how HONG LUC Garden Studio ("HONG LUC", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They allow a site to remember your actions and preferences over time, so you do not have to re-enter them each time you return or move between pages. Similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, perform comparable functions. In this policy, we refer to all of these simply as "cookies".

2. Why we use them

Our website is deliberately light. We use cookies mainly to make the site work properly and to remember simple preferences you set, such as whether you have chosen the day or night version of the garden. Where analytics are enabled, we use them in aggregate to understand how visitors find and move through the site so that we can improve it. We do not use cookies to build detailed advertising profiles of you.

3. The categories we use

Strictly necessary. These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They do things like keep the site secure and remember essential display choices. Without them, parts of the site would not work.

Preference. These remember choices you make to give you a more comfortable experience, such as your light or dark "garden" theme. If you block them, the site will still work but may not remember your preference between visits.

Analytics. Where enabled, these help us understand, in aggregate and without identifying you personally, how the site is used, which pages are visited and where visitors come from. This information guides improvements to the design and content.

Third-party. Some features, such as embedded fonts, maps illustrations or media, may be delivered by third parties who set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies, and you should review the relevant provider's policy for details.

4. How long cookies last

Some cookies exist only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser ("session cookies"). Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them ("persistent cookies"), so that the site can remember you or your preferences on a later visit. Preference cookies, such as your chosen theme, are typically persistent so that your choice is respected next time.

5. Managing your cookies

You are always in control. Most browsers let you view, block and delete cookies through their settings, and let you refuse cookies from particular sites or all sites. You can usually find these controls in your browser's privacy or security menu. Please note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly, and if you clear preference cookies, choices such as your theme will reset to the default.

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there is no agreed industry standard for how sites should respond to it, our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals differently. We nonetheless keep our use of cookies limited and purposeful, as described above.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in the law. The current version is always the one published on this page, with the update date shown above. We encourage you to check back occasionally.

8. Questions

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, or would like more detail about a particular cookie, please contact the studio using the details below.

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