EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2015
UPDATED JUNE 30, 2020
1. INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE OF POLICY. GardenZeus.com is a website address owned by GardenZeus LLC (“us” or “we”) and is committed to respecting the privacy rights of its customers, visitors, and other users of our website (the “Site”). We created this Website Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) to give you confidence as you visit and use the Site, and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Policy is only applicable to the Site, and not to any other websites that you may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Policy, including but not limited to the use of personal information, advertisements and advertising information, and the use of cookies.
POLICY CONCERNING CHILDREN. We are a general audience site, and do not direct any of our content specifically at children under 13 years of age. We understand and are committed to respecting the sensitive nature of children’s privacy online. If we learn or have reason to conclude in our sole discretion that a Site user is under age 13, we will promptly delete any personal information related to that user.
2. INFORMATION COLLECTION PRACTICES
WHAT BASIC INFORMATION DOES THE GARDENZEUS.COM COLLECT?
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AND PERSONAL INFORMATION. In operating the Site, GardenZeus.com collects your name and email address and some demographic data, such as your zip code. If you communicate with us by email or complete online forms, surveys or contest entries, any information provided in such communications may be collected as personal information. Your zip code is referred to in this Policy as “Demographic Data.” All information described in this paragraph, including Demographic Data, is referred to as “Personal Information.” Your Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties. You may choose not to provide us with any Personal Information. In such an event, you can still access and use those portions of the Site that require do not require your Personal Information.
TRAFFIC DATA. GardenZeus.com has contracts with certain analytical sites that analyze categories of information, including but not limited to: IP addresses; domain servers; types of computers accessing the Site; and types of web browsers used to access the site (collectively, “Traffic Data.”) This Traffic Data is collected anonymously. No personal information about you is revealed in the process of collecting or analyzing this Traffic Data.
COOKIES. From time to time, we may use the standard “cookies” feature of major browser applications, small files saved on your computer, that allows us to store a small piece of data on your computer about your visit to our Site. We do not set any personally identifiable information in cookies, nor do we employ any data-capture mechanisms on our website other than cookies. You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings on your browser. However, if you choose to disable this function, your experience at our Site may be diminished and some features may not work as they were intended.
3. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
WHAT DOES GARDENZEUS.COM DO WITH COLLECTED INFORMATION?
PERSONAL INFORMATION. We will not share your Personal Information with any third parties without your consent, except as necessary to provide you with the services offered by us, or to comply with the law. We may use your Personal Information to verify your identity. We may use your Personal Information to customize and tailor your experience on the Site by displaying content in which we believe you may be interested and according to your preferences. We may also use your Personal Information to inform you of any changes to the Site, or to send you additional information about GardenZeus.com, its affiliates or its services.
TRAFFIC DATA. We analyze Traffic Data for marketing purposes or for improving the services we offer, but we do not examine Traffic Data for individually identifying information. In addition, we may use Traffic Data to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our site, or to display the content according to your preferences.
COOKIES. Cookies help us learn which areas of our site are useful and which areas need improvement. We may use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, or for other purposes. We may use cookies to ensure that you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly. Promotions or advertisements displayed on our site may contain cookies. We do not have access to or control over information collected by outside advertisers on our Site.
WHEN DOES GARDENZEUS.COM DISCLOSE INFORMATION?
PERSONAL INFORMATION. We share Personal Information, including Demographic Data, with advertisers and other third parties only on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable basis. We will not share your Personal Information with any third parties without your consent, except as specifically described in this Policy or to comply with the law. We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on GardenZeus LLC or its affiliates, (2) protect and defend the rights or property of GardenZeus LLC or the users of the Site, (3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the public or users of the Site, or (4) enforce our Terms of Use.
TRAFFIC DATA. Traffic Data may also be shared with business partners, affiliates and advertisers on an aggregate and anonymous basis.
SALE OF INFORMATION. In order to accommodate changes in our business, we may sell or buy portions of our company or other companies or assets, including the information collected through this Web site. If GardenZeus LLC or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information may be one of the assets transferred to the acquirer.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION. We currently do not maintain any procedures for you to review or request changes to the information that we collect about you, except that you may request that we remove all information about you from our database by contacting us in accordance with Section 6 below.
4. ADVERTISING POLICY STATEMENT
This Site is affiliated with CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a CafeMedia (“CafeMedia”) for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and CafeMedia will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about CafeMedia’s data usage, click here: www.cafemedia.com/publisher-advertising-privacy-policy
5. SECURITY
SITE SECURITY. The Site has security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information that we obtain from you, but we make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss, misuse, to you or to any third party arising out of any such loss, misuse, or alteration.
6. WEBSITE AREAS BEYOND GARDENZEUS.COM’S CONTROL
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES. The Site may contain links to other websites. If you choose to visit other websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those other websites, and it is your responsibility to review the privacy policies at those websites to confirm that you understand and agree with their policies.
7. CONTACT INFORMATION AND POLICY UPDATES
CONTACTING US. If you have any questions about this Policy, our practices related to this Site, or if you would like to have us remove your information from our database please feel contact us at ann@gardenzeus.com.
UPDATES AND CHANGES. We reserve the right, at any time, to add to, change, update, or modify this Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Site and without any other notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site. It is your responsibility to review this Policy from time to time to ensure that you continue to agree with all of its terms.