Privacy Policy

The privacy policy of www.gardenerstoolbox.com has been compiled by Gardener’s Toolbox (‘us’, ‘we’, or ‘our’) for people who are worried regarding how their information is being used by our website. Please go through our privacy policy carefully to understand what and how we collect, use, protect and handle your personal information. By reading our privacy policy, you agree to all the terms and conditions mentioned here.

Who we are?

Our website address is: https://www.gardenerstoolbox.com.

What Personal Identification Information Does www.gardenerstoolbox.com Collect From The People Visiting Our Website?

We may collect personally identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users visit our site, subscribe to the newsletter, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address. We may store the IP addresses on our server. Users may visit our Site without sharing their name, email address, but the IP addresses are always collected and stored. We will collect personal identification information such as name, email address from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information except for the IP address. If users refuse to supply personal identification information, it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities such as newsletter signup which requires a valid email address.

Non-Personal Identification Information:

We may collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with our Site. The non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer, and technical information about the Users connected to this site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information including IP address.

When Does www.gardenerstoolbox.com Collect Information?

www.gardenerstoolbox.com collects information when you are subscribing to a newsletter, filling out a form, or commenting on the articles, posts, archives, or tags.

How Do We Use Your Information?

The information or details put by you while registering, signing up for the newsletter, surfing the website, commenting on posts or articles, or for marketing communication can be used in the following ways:

  • To personalize your experience and provide you the type of content in which you would be most interested.
  • To improve our website so that we can serve you better.
  • To improve our customer service.
  • To ask for reviews and ratings of products or articles

If at any time, you would like to unsubscribe from our mailing system for future emails, you can either email us at gardenerstoolbox@gmail.com or follow the instructions mentioned at the bottom of each email. And we will straightaway remove you from all the correspondence.

How Does Gardener’s Toolbox Protect The Information Provided By You?

Gardenerstoolbox.com strictly protects the security of your personal information and honors your choices for their intended use. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Also, www.gardenerstoolbox.com only provides articles and information on particular topics or products. We never ask for credit card or debit card details. To ensure the security of both website and users, we use regular Malware Scanning.

Sharing Your Personal Information:

We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above. We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.

Do We Use ‘Cookies’?

We, along with the third-party vendors like Google, use first-party cookies (like Google Analytics), third-party cookies (DoubleClick cookie), and other third-party cookies or identifiers, for our website, primarily to gauge the IP address, internet service provider, browser, and geographical location of the people or users visiting us and compile data on user interactions with the ad impression and other ad services. We even use cookies to customize the information, based on the preference of the visitors.

If you want, you can turn off all the cookies or let your computer/mobile warn you every time a cookie is being sent. This can be done through your browser settings.

Remember, that by turning off the cookies, some of the functions of the website may not function properly or efficiently.

Does Gardener’s Toolbox Use Log Files?

Yes, www.gardenerstoolbox.com does make use of the log files to collect information regarding the IP address, internet service provider, browser, and geographical location of the visitors/users.

Third-Party Links:

At our discretion, we often include third-party links or services on our website. These third-party websites have independent privacy policies. Hence, we’ve are not responsible or liable for the activities or content of these linked websites. Nonetheless, for the integrity of our site, we welcome feedback and reviews about these sites.

Advertising:

Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile nonpersonal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Do We Use Google AdSense Advertising On Our Website?

Yes, www.gardenerstoolbox.com uses Google AdSense Advertising on our website. And as a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve their ads on our site. Google’s cookies, also known as DART cookie, helps Google serve ads to the users based on their previous visits to our website and other websites on the Internet.

We have implemented the following features of Google AdSense on our website:

  • Google Display Network Impression Reporting
  • Remarketing with Google AdSense
  • DoubleClick Platform Integration
  • Demographics and Interests Reporting

How Google Manages Data In Its Ads Products?

Some of the ads are served by Google on Gardener’s Toolbox. Google uses its technology to serve ads to users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. Gardener’s Toolbox is using Google AdSense, AdExchange, Analytics, and some other services. Your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google. This includes the URL of the page you’re visiting and your IP address.

Please visit Google’s privacy policy page to learn more about how it uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Google Advertising Policies:

The advertising requirements of Google can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are placed to give a positive experience for users.

Opting out:

If you want, you may opt out from using the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy policy.

You may even set preferences on how Google advertises to you by using the Google Ad Settings page.

Alternatively, you can opt-out by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser add-on or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page.

Third-Party Websites:

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our website. These companies may use information (generally, not including your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number) about your visits to this Web Site and to other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These companies may employ cookies and clear GIFs to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and clear GIFs is generally not personally identifiable (unless, for example, you provide personally identifiable information to them through an ad or e-mail message). We encourage you to read these businesses’ privacy policies if you should have any concerns about how they will use your personal information. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, see the Network Advertising Initiative’s consumer Website at https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Sponsored Posts Or Content:

Our website, www.gardenerstoolbox.com may contain sponsored links, served through our advertising partners, who may have detailed privacy policies related to the adverts they serve.  Clicking on such links will send you to the website of the advertisers through referral programs, which may track the referrals sent from the website and use the cookies. Hence, users must note that they click on any external link at their own risk and the owner of www.gardenerstoolbox.com should not be held responsible for any implications or damages caused by visiting any of the externally linked sites.

Our Policy Towards Children:

The Site is intended for general audiences and can be accessed by kids above and below 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you come to know that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us at gardenerstoolbox@gmail.com. If we come to know that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the child’s account.

Changes To This Privacy Policy:

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Gardener’s Toolbox may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Gardener’s Toolbox’s sole discretion. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your Acceptance Of These Terms:

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Contacting Us:

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

gardenerstoolbox@gmail.com

Update And Changes:

We, at www.gardenerstoolbox.com, hold the right to change the Privacy Policy as and when the need requires.

Last Updated On: 20.7.2021