Last updated: January 15, 2025
Welcome to Garden Growing Guidance ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding data collection and usage when you visit our website.
By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behavior, including:
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.
We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to monitor and analyze website traffic. These services use cookies to collect information about your use of the website, which is used to compile reports on website activity.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Retention periods vary depending on the type of data:
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact form on our website. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:
We do not currently respond to "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals from web browsers. However, you can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of personalized advertising as described in the Third-Party Services section.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of the website after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the contact form available on our website. We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry promptly.
For privacy-related inquiries, please include "Privacy Policy" in the subject line of your message to ensure prompt attention.
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website.