Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy describes how Pivelar Garden Care Pty Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on pivelar.com to support a reliable browsing experience for people exploring our Melbourne garden services.

We are a Port Melbourne landscaping company owned by Marcus Whitfield, registered as ABN 83 647 291 508 and ACN 647 291 508, with a workshop at 7 Beacon Rd.

The policy was reviewed in 2026 so it matches the current website structure, including Home, About, Services, Contact and the legal pages linked from the footer.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website, and they help the site remember preferences or understand how pages are used.

Similar tools such as local storage or pixel tags may perform related functions in modern browsers.

Some cookies last only for a browsing session, while others remain until they expire or you remove them.

First-party cookies are set by pivelar.com, and third-party cookies may be set by embedded services such as map providers when a map loads on our Contact or Home pages.

How Pivelar uses cookies

Essential cookies keep basic navigation, form security tokens and load balancing working so booking and contact forms can submit reliably.

Preference cookies may remember that you closed an informational notice so it does not repeat on every page during the same period.

Analytics cookies, when enabled, help us see which service pages are read most often so we can improve explanations of lawn care, hedges, irrigation and seasonal work.

We do not use cookies to build secret profiles for sale to advertisers unrelated to garden care.

Embedded Google Maps content may set its own cookies according to Google’s policies once the map iframe loads.

Messaging links to WhatsApp or Viber open those applications or sites and are governed by their cookie and privacy rules, not by Pivelar alone.

Types you may encounter

Strictly necessary cookies support core functions and are typically active whenever you use the site.

Performance cookies collect aggregated information about page visits, approximate location at a regional level, and technical errors that slow the experience.

Functionality cookies remember choices such as language assumptions for en-AU content presentation where applicable.

Marketing cookies are not a core part of our current 2026 setup; if we introduce limited remarketing in the future, this page will be updated before those tags go live.

Managing cookies

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through settings menus labelled privacy or security.

Blocking all cookies may stop some forms or map embeds from working smoothly on pivelar.com.

You can clear stored cookies after a visit if you prefer not to leave traces on a shared device.

Mobile browsers offer similar controls, though menu names differ between manufacturers.

Industry tools and browser extensions can also limit third-party tracking if you want stricter defaults than our essential set requires.

Data and retention

Information gathered through cookies is handled under our Privacy Policy and kept only as long as needed for the purpose that justified the cookie.

Analytics datasets are reviewed in aggregate so individual garden clients are not singled out from page statistics alone.

Server logs that sit beside cookie data may include IP addresses used for security monitoring against abuse of our forms.

When a cookie provider acts as a processor for us, we expect contractual safeguards appropriate to an Australian small business.

Updates and contact

We may revise this Cookie Policy when we change hosting, analytics tools or embedded map settings.

The latest version will always be published at this URL with a clear review year such as 2026.

Questions about cookies can be emailed to pivelar@hotmail.com or raised by phone on +61392096295 during business hours.

You may also visit Pivelar Garden Care Pty Ltd at 7 Beacon Rd, Port Melbourne by appointment and ask for Marcus Whitfield.

Further reading sits in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, which explain personal information and service bookings in more detail.

Thank you for helping a local Melbourne garden company run a transparent website; thoughtful cookie choices protect both your device and our workshop systems.

If you continue to browse after an update notice appears in site content, please take a moment to skim the revised cookie wording so expectations stay aligned.

We appreciate clients who care about privacy as much as they care about healthy lawns and tidy hedges across Port Melbourne streets.

Font files loaded from trusted providers may set technical cookies or cache entries that help headings render consistently on slower connections.

We avoid cookie walls that block reading service information; essential functions remain available while you decide how to configure your browser.

Children are not the intended audience for cookie-based analytics, and we do not knowingly tailor garden marketing to minors.