Privacy Policy

Green Valley Garden Privacy Policy


INTRODUCTION

Green Valley Garden is an online e-commerce site. Green Valley Garden welcomes you to shop online. We have the modest goal of making the internet a better place, and as such are committed to your privacy. This privacy policy describes what information we collect on our site and in the use of our Products and Services, how we use that information, and what options we offer you to control your personal information. We will need to process your personal information in order to deliver the product and to offer you other Products and Services. By using the site or (whether via the public or private Network, collectively the “Terms of Service”), or purchasing our Products or Services, you confirm that you have read and understood the Terms of Service and this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) including how and why we use your information and that your use of the Network is subject to the applicable Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy. If you do not want us to collect or process your personal information as described herein, you have several choices including limiting the information we collect on you, or not using our Products and Services.

By purchasing our Products and Services, you acknowledge that Green Valley Garden will use your information in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany as well as any other country where Green Valley Garden operates. This privacy policy has been updated to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to best of our knowledge and this policy describes how we protect personal information that is transferred outside of the EU. Please be aware that the privacy laws and standards in certain countries, including the rights of authorities to access your personal information, may differ from those that apply in the country in which you reside. We will transfer personal information only to countries to which we are permitted by law to transfer personal information and we will continue to ensure that your personal information is appropriately safeguarded.


This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from Green Valley Garden.com (the “Site”).

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
-"Shopify App" We use 3rd party Shopify apps to collect information for the better shopping experience and retargeting.

Additionally, when you make a purchase or attempt to make a purchase through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment information (including credit card numbers, email address, and phone number. We refer to this information as “Order Information”.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Order Information.

COOKIES

In order to provide the Green Valley Garden along with the Products and Services described in this policy, we may place cookies on you as well as partner with third parties including advertising partners, who may use cookies or other similar technologies to provide you with advertising based on your browsing activities and interests. Please see our Cookies Policy for additional information on how we use cookies and what third-party cookies we permit.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Order Information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site (including processing your payment information, arranging for shipping, and providing you with invoices and/or order confirmations). Additionally, we use this Order Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our orders for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.


We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). Sometimes pieces of information are used for advertisement and retargeting in various platforms.

Information Collected Automatically

Green Valley Garden receives and records information from your browser or mobile device when you visit the site, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address or unique device identifier. Cookies and data about which pages you visit on our site allow us to operate and optimize the Products and Services we provide to you. This information is stored in secure logs and is collected automatically. We may combine this browser information with other information we collect about you. This information is used to keep the Products and Services secure, analyze and understand how our Products and Services are used, optimize such usage, provide advertising across the internet as well as certain Products and Services to personalize your experience, and to help connect you for the potential product offer.

Location Information

When you use the Green Valley Garden, and certain of our Products and Services, we collect location information about you including your IP address, your location, browser information, and how you came to the Green Valley Garden. This is the case for individuals who have engaged with the Green Valley Garden by visiting our website(s) but who have not completed an order or expected action. This information is collected for various purposes, including advertising, analytics and to serve content as it relates to certain Products or Services as well as to provide you with localized content, recommendations, and marketing. You may revoke our permission to collect some of this data, including your location and browser information through your Internet Settings, but this may limit functionality in some cases. Certain location information we collect is required for security and site functionality. We share this information with certain third-parties (e.g., payment processors, and advertising providers,etc..) in order to provide you with our Products and Services.

Analytics Information

Green Valley Garden uses data analytics to ensure site functionality and to optimize our Product and Service offerings to you. We use a web browser and mobile analytics to allow us to understand site functionality. In doing so, we record information including, for example how often you visit the site, how often you check product catalogs,blogs,etc. and the type of activity you engage in while on the site or in your use of our Products and Services. We may on occasion share this information with third parties for research or product and services optimization.

Billing Information

For Products and Services requiring payment, we collect a billing name, phone number, and email address. We also collect a billing and shipping address for invoicing purposes. If you elect to pay by credit card, Green Valley Garden may engage a third party to securely process your payment. All payment processing is done through a Shopify compliant third party,PayPal,etc. If customers are paying by a credit card, their card details are vaulted through a third party payment gateway. Green Valley Garden will store an encrypted token along with the last four digits of the credit card and the expiration month and year of the card and will not store or retain any other billing information about you.


SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Shopify to power our online store--you can read more about how Shopify uses your Personal Information here: https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy. We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful requests for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
- Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
- Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads


Information from Third Parties

We may share personal information with third parties who provide services to Green Valley Garden, such as payment processors, email delivery services, and advertising providers. Additionally, to improve user experience, we offer single sign-on solutions for account login and these third parties (including Facebook and Google,etc.) may receive information from these services when you elect to use them. When Green Valley Garden shares your personal information and other collected information with third party service providers, we require that they use your information only for the purpose of providing services to us and that their terms are consistent with this privacy policy.


Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Advertising Products

Green Valley Garden partners with third parties to display advertisements on our public Network and within our Platform. These partnerships provide third parties access to the developer community to promote. In providing this opportunity, Green Valley Garden and its third-party partners may collect and use your personal information to tailor your advertising experience to suit your interests, skills, as well as to monitor your account activity in order to optimize our Products and Services.

We seek to limit what information advertisers and similar third parties have access to, as well as to ensure that your user experience on the Green Valley Garden is not overwhelmed by advertising initiatives. However, our advertising products and services require us to collect certain personal and non-personal information on you, which includes:

Data from advertising technologies like cookies, web beacons, pixels, ad tags, and browser/device identifiersInformation from our advertising partners (e.g., device type and location)
Information you have provided to us directly including profile information, your Developer Story, and in limited instances your job history
Usage analytics including your visits to the Network, browsing and search history
DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.


MINORS
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at support (at) greenvalleygardenco (dot) com or by mail using the details provided below:

Green Valley Garden LLC
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