| Gardens Are, Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. Please read the following statement to learn more about our information practices including what information is collected, how the information is used, with whom your information may be shared, how we safeguard your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies found in your information.
Certain areas of gardensare.com include links to other web sites. Please note that when you click one of these links you are moving to another web site. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of these web sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
What information is collected
When you visit gardensare.com and choose not to register for an online service of Gardens Are, Inc., Personally Identifiable Information is not collected. We do however passively collect non-identifiable information including the time and date of visits, clickstream data, browser and platform types, IP Address, as well as referring and exit pages.
Some areas of gardensare.com provide forms to submit queries, provide feedback, or other requested information. Some of these forms may request Personally Identifiable Information—such as your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, or banking information—relevant to your request.
When registering to use certain online services we may deposit what is commonly known as a cookie into your browser. Cookies enable the web server to recognize your computer when you, or someone using your computer, return to a gardensare.com web page. You can set your browser preferences to control cookies in a way that is most conducive to your browsing habits. Please note that disabling cookies will prevent access to your account.
We do not knowingly solicit Personally Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13.
How the information is used
Passively collected information is used to analyze, administer, and improve overall accessibility to information and services on gardensare.com.
Personally Identifiable Information collected on gardensare.com is used to process requests of products and services, and provide service notifications related to your account.
Disclosing information through gardensare.com forums and other interactive discussion groups makes the information submitted public information. Such disclosure may increase the likelihood of receiving UBE or other contact. Extra care and discretion is suggested when disclosing information in these areas.
With whom your information may be shared
Gardens Are, Inc. does not sell, share, or trade any Personally Identifiable Information with third party companies for them to market their products or services to you. Although, it is sometimes necessary for us to share certain personally identifiable information with third party intermediaries, including credit card processors and shipping companies. These intermediaries have been carefully selected by Gardens Are, Inc. to provide a specific product or service in our distribution chain and do not store, retain, or use the information for any other purpose. We continually monitor the policies and practices of our business partners to verify the security of your Personally Identifiable Information.
How we safeguard your information
Some areas of gardensare.com require the use of a user id or screen name and password to help protect your identity and Personally Identifiable Information. Personally Identifiable Information required during financial transactions is protected by SSL encryption—data is sent encrypted between your computer and our servers.
It is important that you use the most recent version of your chosen browser. Most up-to-date browsers have SSL capabilities and show a "lock" icon verifying the page is secure. If your browser cannot verify the page is secure or if there is any doubt the page is not secure DO NOT TRANSMIT your Personally Identifiable Information via the web. Contact us directly with your request.
Once information is received by Gardens Are, Inc. your Personally Identifiable Information is kept confidentially in a protected location. We continually monitor our systems and update them as required to maintain a secure environment.
How you can correct any inaccuracies found in your information
If you believe that our records contain inaccurate or incomplete information about you, contact us to update your account. Depending on what online service you have registered, you may be able to make changes to certain information by logging into your account on gardensare.com and changing your preferences.
If you feel that your account has been compromised contact us immediately.
If you have questions or concerns about the Gardens Are, Inc. Privacy Policy, information practices, or your dealing with Gardens Are, Inc. please contact us directly.
Gardens Are, Inc. may update its privacy policy from time to time. Notices of privacy policy modifications will be posted online along with the updated privacy policy so that you may stay informed about our practices and your options with regard to the use of your information.
Last updated: Friday, February 26, 2010
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