This privacy policy will explain how Gardens uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

What data do we collect?

Gardens collects the following data:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
• Your IP and related geolocation information

How do we collect your data?

You directly provide Gardens with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Register online, author guides or posts in your account, add comments and submit forms.
• Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
• Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

Gardens collects your data so that we can improve your experience and enable necessary functionality on the website. We will never send you newsletters or marketing content without your explicit consent.

If you agree, Gardens will share your data with our partner companies so that they may offer you their products and services.

How do we store your data?

Gardens securely stores your data in a Supabase cloud storage. PostgreSQL database row-level security features enable us to only give read or edit access on certain data to users with sufficient permissions

Gardens will keep your website usage data for 12 months. Once this time period has expired, we will delete your data from our web anayltics services

Marketing

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop Gardens from contacting you for marketing purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please unsubscribe via links included in newsletters sent to you.

What are your data protection rights?

Gardens would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request Gardens for copies of your personal data.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Gardens correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Gardens to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Gardens erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Gardens restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Gardens’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Gardens transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: hello@joingardens.com

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

Gardens uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Functionality – Gardens uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Advertising – Gardens uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The Gardens website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

Gardens keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 9 January 2019.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about Gardens’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: hello@joingardens.com

How to contact the Austrian Data Protection Authority

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Gardens has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at

Address: Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna Austria / Europe