Last Updated: May 28, 2026
Welcome to our gardening blog. We highly value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, especially in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked with you.
- Email Addresses & Names: Collected voluntarily when you subscribe to our newsletter, download resources, or comment.
- Social Media & Chat Data: Collected via ManyChat when you interact with our blog through Facebook Messenger or chat widgets. This includes your name, email, and basic public Facebook profile details.
- Device and Usage Data: Automatically collected via cookies and log files, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on site.
2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your data is Consent. You provide explicit consent when you opt-in to our email list or interact with our ManyChat bot. You can withdraw this consent at any time.
3. Cookies and Affiliate Tracking
We use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze traffic, and track affiliate sales.
This blog participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Our affiliate links utilize tracking cookies to attribute sales so we can earn a commission. No personally identifiable information (like your email) is shared with these affiliate networks. EU residents will be prompted to consent to these cookies via our cookie banner.
4. Third-Party Data Sharing & Selling
We do not sell your personal information. We only share data with trusted service providers to run our blog:
- ManyChat & Meta (Facebook): To manage automated chats and store email subscribers. Data is handled per ManyChat’s Privacy Policy and Meta’s Privacy Policy.
- Google Analytics: To analyze anonymized website traffic data.
5. Your Rights Under GDPR (EU Residents)
If you are located in the EU, you have the following rights:
- Right to Access/Correct: Request a copy of your data or correct inaccuracies.
- Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request that we permanently delete your data.
- Right to Data Portability: Request a transfer of your data to another service.
- Right to Object/Restrict: Object to or restrict how we process your data.
6. Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to Know: Request details about the categories of personal information we collected, used, or disclosed over the past 12 months.
- Right to Delete: Request the deletion of personal information collected from you.
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your data. However, you have the right to direct businesses to stop selling or sharing your data for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never deny services or change prices if you exercise your privacy rights.
7. Data Retention and Security
We retain your email address and chat data only until you unsubscribe or request deletion. We employ industry-standard security measures to safeguard your data, though no internet transmission is 100% secure.
8. Contact Us & Exercising Your Rights
To exercise your GDPR or CCPA rights (such as requesting data deletion), or if you have any questions, please contact us at:
Email: [ColdClimateGardens@gmail.com]