TL;DR version:
If you leave a comment on the site it’s there forever, unless you ask us to remove it. If you want us to do so then contact us.
If you buy seeds from us we will store your email address, name, billing and shipping address(es) for 6 months. We do not process the payments, that’s done by PayPal. We never see your debit/credit card details.
If you want us to tell you what info we hold on you or you’d like us to erase your data, just ask us. No biggie.
Now for the legalese.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://higgledygarden.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
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Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Jetpack to monitor site visitors. They process your data on our behalf. They can see your IP address and will place a cookie on your computer, unless you block this or refuse permission. This data is aggregated and we can’t identify an individual from the data file produced following the process.
Who we share your data with
We use Google Analytics, Jetpack (part of the Automattic company) and MailChimp to monitor the website’s uptime, usage and search engine optimisation. They each collect data from this website, process it and allow us to see the results. We do not send any identifiable data – nobody can find out it’s you from the data we supply them. We do not share your details with any other third party.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you place an order with us we will keep your order for 6 months (in order to process returns/refunds if applicable). Some of the information you provide (your name, billing address, shipping address) is retained in a secure hosting environment. We do not keep your debit/credit card details. They are processed by PayPal, according to their privacy and security policies.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
If you have any concerns, wish to know what information we hold about you or want us to erase your data then please contact us: contact@higgledygarden.com
Additional information
How we protect your data
We use a secure hosting environment.
What data breach procedures we have in place
We will be alerted should their be a breach. We will email you if this should ever happen.
What third parties we receive data from
None.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We do not profile our users.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
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