Privacy Policy - Gardener Edmonton

At Gardener Edmonton, your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering on the website, expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participating in activities on the website, or otherwise contacting us. This can include your name, email address, phone number, and other similar information.

Non-Personal Information

We also collect non-personal information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our website: Ensure our website functions properly and efficiently.
Improve, personalize, and expand our website: Enhance your experience based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
Understand and analyze how you use our website: Monitor user interaction to improve our services.
Develop new products, services, features, and functionality: Innovate based on user needs and industry trends.
Communicate with you: Send you updates, newsletters, marketing communications, and respond to your inquiries.
Process your transactions: Manage orders, payments, and other related activities.
Send you emails: Provide information and updates pertaining to your inquiries.
Find and prevent fraud: Protect against unauthorized transactions and activities.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. We use these to improve your experience on our website:

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Functionality Cookies: Allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you.

How We Protect Your Information

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. These include:

Secure Servers: Use of HTTPS and other security protocols to protect data transmission.
Data Encryption: Encrypting sensitive information to prevent unauthorized access.
Access Controls: Restricting access to personal information to authorized personnel only.
Regular Security Assessments: Conducting periodic reviews and assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.

Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Correction: Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes.
Data Portability: Receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please submit a request through the appropriate channels provided on our website.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete such information promptly.

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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, or country where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include the length of our relationship with you and our operational needs.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal information for a specific purpose.
Contractual Necessity: Processing is necessary for a contract you have with us, or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract.
Compliance with Legal Obligations: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

Security Breaches

In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your personal information, we will notify you in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.