Privacy Policy

“Personal Data” is information by which you may be personally identified.  PlantTAGG may collect the following Personal Data from you:

• Name;
• Email;
• Phone number;
• Profile photo;
• Mailing Address; and
• Screenname.

Non-personal data includes any data that cannot be used on its own to identify, trace, or identify a person. We may collect your IP Address, device information, location information, hobbies, and yard profile information.

When non-Personal Data you give to us is combined with Personal Data we collect about you, it will be treated as Personal Data and we will only use it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We collect information about you in three ways:

(1) when you provide it do us directly through an interaction with us, like filling out registration forms, feedback forms, order forms, contact forms, entering contests, responding to surveys, participating in forums, or via direct communication, including through chat features with PlantTAGG representatives;

(2) through automated collection methods like cookies or log files; and

(3) when we obtain the information through a third party.

Please note that data collected depends on the type and extent of your usage of the Services.

We collect and use your Personal Data when we have a legitimate purpose to do so, including the following reasons:

·       to confirm identity to use the Services (text confirmation to phone number provided);

·       when it is necessary for the general functioning of the Services, including to facilitate payments or to contact you;

·       when it is necessary in connection with any contract you have entered into with us (including our terms of service or when you make a purchase through the site) or to take steps prior to entering into a contract with us;

·       when we have obtained your prior consent to the use, including to communicate with you about our features and about upcoming events offered by partners with whom we have relationships (this legal basis is only used in relation to uses that are entirely voluntary – it is not used for information processing that is necessary or obligatory in any way);

·       when we have a legitimate interest in processing your information for the purpose of providing or improving our Services;

·       when have a legitimate interest in using the information for the purpose of contacting you, subject to compliance with applicable law; or

·       when we have a legitimate interest in using the information for the purpose of detecting, and protecting against, breaches of our policies and applicable laws.

We may use aggregated (anonymized) information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

Information from our service providers: We may receive information about you from third-party service providers that we engage for marketing our products and services.

Information from social media sites and other publicly available sources: When you interact or engage with us on social media sites through posts, comments, questions and other interactions, we may collect such publicly accessible information, including profile information, to allow us to connect with you, improve our products, or better understand user reactions and issues. We must tell you that once collected, this information may remain with us even if you delete it from the social media sites. We may also add and update information about you, from other publicly available sources to help personalize your experience while using the Services.

If you would like to prevent us from collecting your information completely, you should cease use of our Services. You can also control certain data via these other methods:

Update Account Information: You may login to your account and update certain profile information, including name, username, and screenname or remove information.

Opt out of non-essential electronic communications: You may opt out of receiving newsletters and other non-essential messages by using the ‘unsubscribe’ function included in all such messages. However, you will continue to receive notices and essential transactional emails.

Optional information: You can always choose not to fill in non-mandatory fields when you submit any form linked to our services.

You have the following rights with respect to information that we hold about you. We attempt to provide you the same rights no matter where you choose to live.

Right to access: You have the right to access (and obtain a copy of, if required) the categories of personal information that we hold about you, including the information’s source, purpose and period of processing, and the persons to whom the information is shared.

Right to rectification: You have the right to update the information we hold about you or to rectify any inaccuracies. Based on the purpose for which we use your information, you can instruct us to add supplemental information about you in our database.

Right to erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was originally collected. You have the ability to permanently delete your account and all related data from your user profile within the app.

Right to restriction of processing: You may also have the right to request to restrict the use of your information in certain circumstances, such as when you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

Right to data portability: You have the right to transfer your information to a third party in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, in circumstances where the information is processed with your consent or by automated means.

Right to object: You have the right to object to the use of your information in certain circumstances, such as the use of your personal information for direct marketing.

We acknowledge your right to request access, amendment, or deletion of your data. We also recognize that you have the right to prohibit sale of your data, but we do not sell data.

You can exercise the rights described above, by sending an email or mail to the addresses listed in the Contact section below. Only you, or an agent authorized to make a request on your behalf, may make a request related to your personal information.

We cannot respond to your request if, (i) we cannot verify your identity; or (ii) your request lacks sufficient details to help us handle the request. We will make our best efforts to respond to your request withing 45 days of its receipt. Any information we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the request’s receipt.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request. We are not obligated to provide responses to your data requests more than twice in a 12-month period.

We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is collected. This length of time may vary according to the nature of your relationship with us.

A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies are used to help us manage and report on your interaction with the Services. Through cookies, we are able to collect information that we use to improve the Services, keep count of return visits to our website, authenticate your login credentials, manage multiple instances of the Site in a single browser, keep track of shopping carts, keep track of click-stream data, and tailor your experience on the Services. Cookies may also collect other data such as the date and time you visited the Site, and your current IP address. If you turn off cookies, your experience on the Services may be impaired.

We use means through the Services to collect IP addresses, browser types, access times, and physical location. We use this information to ensure compliance with various state laws. We use this information to understand traffic and usage patterns and to improve our Services.

Our Services are not intended for children under 16 years of age and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or register on the Services, make any purchases, use any of the interactive or public comment features, or provide any information about yourself to us. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at the email address listed below.

We do not track our Users over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising and do not specifically respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals.