Privacy Policy

Welcome to Green Thumbs Gardening. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://respectedgardenresource.sbs (the "Website"), including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:

1.1 Personal Data

Personal information that you provide to us, such as:

• Name, email address, telephone number, and postal address when you contact us or subscribe to our newsletter
• Information provided when filling out forms on our Website
• Records and copies of your correspondence with us
• Details of transactions you carry out through our Website
• Your search queries on the Website

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect:

• Usage details such as traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data
• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type
• Information about your visits to and use of the Website, including referral sources, length of visit, page views, and website navigation paths

1.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and store certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to 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.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Website
• Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our Website
• Functionality cookies: Enable us to personalize content for you
• Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our Website, the pages you visit, and the links you follow

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us for the following purposes:

• To present our Website and its contents to you
• To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
• To provide you with notices about your account or subscription
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights
• To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer
• To improve our Website, products or services, marketing, or customer relationships
• To measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you and others
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information
• For any other purpose with your consent

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction. We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Green Thumbs Gardening's assets
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information
• With your consent
• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request
• To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Green Thumbs Gardening, our customers, or others

4. Third-Party Services

Our Website may use third-party services that collect, monitor, and analyze data. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.1 Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our users use the Website. Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, web pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked and conversion information. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please visit Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4.2 Social Media

Our Website includes social media features, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram buttons or links. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. These services are hosted by a third party, and your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.

5. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Information, to the United Kingdom and process it there.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
• The right of rectification - the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
• The right to object to our processing of your Personal Information
• The right of restriction - the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability - the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information

For residents of the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following lawful bases:

• Your consent
• The performance of the contract between you and Green Thumbs Gardening
• Compliance with our legal obligations
• To protect your vital interests
• To perform a task carried out in the public interest
• For our legitimate interests, which do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms

8. Children's Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.

9. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.