Our Commitment to Privacy
The Gardeners’ List respects everyone's right to privacy. This section summarizes what personally identifiable information we may collect, if any, and how we might use this information. This policy also describes other important topics relating to your privacy. We may update our policy from time to time without notice so please check back periodically. All updates will be published at this site.
Information Collection
In general, when you visit the Gardeners’ List Web site and access information, you remain anonymous. We do not require you to register or provide personal information to us in order to view our site. There are occasions when we will ask for additional information, such as when you apply to become a member of the Gardeners eXchange, the Gardeners Forum, or when you subscribe to our newsletter, In the Garden. In these cases, we will only collect personally identifiable information (such as name, city, or e-mail address) that you voluntarily provide through our Web site or via e-mail correspondence. We may collect general information (such as the type of browser you use, the files you request, and the domain name and country from which you request information) to improve our Web site and better meet your needs.
Web Site Traffic
We may track domain names, IP addresses, and browser types from people who visit our site. We use this information to track aggregate traffic patterns the Gardeners’ List Web site. Such information is not correlated with any personal information.
Use of Cookies
The Gardeners’ List may use cookies to verify its visitors' identity when providing services intended for members only. However, your should know that the Gardners Forum operates in the Simple Machines Forum environment, which means that cookies may be used in accordance with their policies and are outside the control of The Gardeners’ List. If you do not want The Gardeners’ list to deploy cookies in your browser, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a Web site tries to put a cookie in your browser software. Rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use of some of the products and/or services at our Web site.
Use of Information
Before we collect any personally identifiable information, we will provide an explanation for the possible use of your data. For example, the information you supply might be used by The Gardeners’ List to respond to your inquiries or supply you with requested information. We will not sell or exchange your personal information. However, please be advised that in certain instances, it may be necessary for The Gardeners’ List to disclose your personal information to government officials or otherwise as required by our legal obligations. If you have submitted personal information to us electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us. We will make every reasonable effort to comply with your request.
Links
While The Gardeners’ List is highly selective about the sites to which we provide links, we do not control these third party Web sites, nor are we responsible for the content or privacy policies of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy statements, as they may differ from ours.
Public Information / Postings
Please remember that information you submit in a discussion group or forum, like "The Gardeners Forum" or “The Gardeners eXchange”, will be deemed public information and is not confidential. There is a risk in such communication venues that information can be collected and used by others. Please be careful and responsible when you are online.
The Gardeners Forum is hosted on a Simple Machines Forum discussion board. The Gardeners’ List does not control this Web site, nor do we endorse or otherwise accept responsibility for the privacy policy of this site, which can be found at _____________.
Choice/Opt-out
If you do not wish to continue receiving our e-mail newsletters you can opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to the unsubscribe in the subject line in the email.
Refer-A-Friend
If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend’s name, location, and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. The Gardeners’ List does not store your friend’s name and email address after sending the one-time email.
Contact Us
Please contact us through email.
Effective: January 2, 2009
Last Updated: January 2, 2009