Gardenidea ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website gardenidea.online. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our site. By using Gardenidea, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Usage Data (automatic): When you visit our site, we automatically collect your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This is standard practice for all websites.
- Cookies: We and our advertising partners use cookies to remember preferences and serve relevant ads. You can control cookie settings through your browser.
- Contact Form: If you contact us through our contact page, we collect your name and email address to respond to your enquiry.
2. Display Advertising — Ezoic & Google AdSense
Gardenidea is a free website supported by display advertising. We use Ezoic — an official Google AdSense partner — to manage and optimise the ads shown on our site.
- Ezoic and Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our site and other websites on the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or Your Online Choices.
- For more information on how Ezoic handles your data, please visit Ezoic's Privacy Policy.
3. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site.
Google Analytics only collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the site, not your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personal information. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognising you on return visits by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and improve our website content
- To display relevant advertisements through Ezoic/Google AdSense
- To analyse website traffic and understand our audience
- To respond to contact form enquiries
- To comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
5. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly.
- Analytics cookies: Google Analytics cookies to understand site usage (anonymised).
- Advertising cookies: Ezoic and Google AdSense cookies to serve relevant ads.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, refusing certain cookies may affect website functionality. Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings menus.
6. Pinterest Verification
Our site is verified with Pinterest for business purposes. Pinterest may collect data on visits to our site from users who are logged into Pinterest. This is governed by Pinterest's Privacy Policy.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website contains links to external websites. When you click on a link to an external site, you leave our website and are subject to the privacy policy of that third-party site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.
8. Your Rights — GDPR (European Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to correction: You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
- Right to deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data.
- Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to restrict how we process your data.
- Right to object: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
- Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a portable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our Contact page.
9. CCPA Rights (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect and how it is used
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of the sale of your personal information
We do not sell personal information. To exercise your rights, contact us via the Contact page.
10. Children's Privacy
Gardenidea is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but are committed to using industry-standard measures to protect your data.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us: