Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Zen Gardening. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy informs you how "The Zen Garden Team" (acting as the Data Controller) looks after your personal data when you visit our website, regardless of where you are visiting from, and tells you about your privacy rights.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity & Contact Data: includes first name, last name, email address, and phone number (if provided via our contact form).
• Technical Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

3. Third-Party Services & Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites that you visit. We use a "Prior Consent" system. This means that non-essential scripts and cookies are entirely blocked until you explicitly opt-in via our privacy modal or banner.

Specific Services Used

• Google Analytics Tracking: Gathers information about website use by means of cookies (e.g., _ga, _gid, _gat) which can last from 1 minute to 2 years. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
• Google AdSense Advertising: Uses cookies such as IDE (lasts 1 year) or test_cookie to serve personalized ads based on prior visits to our site or other websites.
• Amazon Associates Program Disclosure: This website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Third parties (including Amazon) may serve content and advertisements, collect information directly from visitors, and place or recognize network cookies (lasting up to 24 hours) on visitors' browsers to track affiliate referrals.

4. Your Data Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or other privacy laws:

• Right to Access or Know: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you or the categories of data collected.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to Erasure (Be Forgotten) / Deletion: Request the deletion of your data when there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your personal data directly. However, using third-party advertising cookies may be considered "sharing" or "selling" under some definitions. You can withdraw consent or opt-out at any time using the "Manage Privacy Choices" link securely located in our site footer.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your legal rights regarding your data (Data Subject Access Request), or wish to contact the Data Controller (The Zen Garden Team), please reach out to us directly via our contact form.