Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy governs how The Houseplant Fix collects user information. It also covers information use, maintenance, and disclosure on the site. This privacy policy is for the website and everything The Houseplant Fix offers.
Personal identification information
There are various methods through which we might gather User’s personal details. These include instances when Users navigate our website or register on it. We also may collect details in relation to other features, services, and activities we offer on our website. When needed, we may request Users’ email addresses. However, its completely optional for Users to visit our website without revealing their identity. Only information that Users willingly provide is collected. Users have the freedom to decline the sharing of personal information. This, though, might restrict their participation in some website-related activities.
Non-personal identification information
When Users visit our Site, we might gather non-personal data. This could include basic facts like the User’s browser type, computer type or technical details. Such as? Well, how the User connects to our Site. For example, the operating system they’re using could be one detail we collect. The Internet service providers they’ve chosen might be another. And that’s just the start, we might even gather more similar information.
Cookies
Leaving a comment on our website? There’s a choice to keep your name, email, and site in cookies. It’s convenient! No need for typing in your details every time. These cookies stick around for a year.
Got an account and logging in? We place a temporary cookie, just checking if your browser likes cookies. This cookie, it’s personal data-free and vanishes when you close the browser!
When you sign in, a few cookies get saved. They keep your login details and your screen preferences. Some cookies last two days, others a year. If you choose “Remember Me”, your login sticks for two weeks. When you sign out, these cookies disappear.
If you make changes or post an article, an extra cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie doesn’t hold personal details. It just shows the ID of the article you altered. It vanishes after 1 day.
We keep track of our website visitors using Google Analytics. This tool helps us understand how you interact with our site, thanks to cookies. The data from these cookies help us form website use reports. To find out more about Google’s privacy methods, visit: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
How we use collected information
The Housplant Fix may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:
- For Site operation: With your info, we can properly show content on our site.
- Boosting customer service: What you provide helps us meet your needs quickly.
- Personalizing your visit: We analyze data to see how everyone uses our site and services.
- Bettering our Site: Your feedback helps us improve what we offer.
- Sending occasional emails: Your email allows us to answer your questions and requests.
Keeping Your Information Secure
We use proper methods to gather, store, and process data. We also implement safeguards to avoid your personal details, username, password, or transaction data from being stolen, changed, exposed, or ruined on our Site.
Our Site meets PCI vulnerability standards. It’s all about making a safe space for Users.
Not Misusing Your Personal Details
We avoid selling, exchanging, or giving away your personal identification data to others. However, we do share generic, aggregated details. These are not tied to any personal identification information. We share these with our business allies, trusted affiliates, and advertisers, and this is for the purposes mentioned earlier.
Third party websites
Our Site might feature ads or content linking to other websites. These sites could be managed by our business partners, sponsors, or other third parties. We don’t supervise the links or content these sites provide. We’re also not in charge of their actions. Some of these external sites might change often. They could have content and links that constantly switch. Each of these sites might have a set of rules. They might enforce their privacy and customer service policies. Your actions on these sites will follow their rules and policies, not ours. Even for those sites that link back to ours.
Advertising
When you visit our site, ads are provided by third-party advertisers. They also collect some info. They use details (excluding your name, address, email, or phone number) about your visits here and elsewhere. Why? To offer you ads on our site and other mediums for items you might like. If you want to learn more about this, or don’t want these companies to use your details, you can stop it. Visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
Google Adsense
Google might serve some of the ads. They use a DART cookie. This helps them display ads based on your Site visits and other web activities. Importantly, DART deals with “non-personal data.” It doesn’t monitor private details like names, email, home addresses, and so on. There’s an option to opt-out of DART cookies. To do this, visit the Google ad and content network privacy policy. You can find it here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
Privacy Policy Updates
The Houseplant Fix may change this privacy policy. If so, we’ll email you. We urge Users
to regularly visit this page for updates about our measures to safeguard your personal information. It’s your job to periodically review this policy and stay updated.
Agreeing to these terms
Using this Site means you’re okay with this policy. Don’t agree? Then don’t use our Site. If you keep using the Site even after policy changes, it’s like you’re giving a thumbs up to those changes.
Contacting us
Got questions about this Privacy Policy, how this site works, or your involvement with this site? Feel free to contact us.
Just so you know, the last time we updated this document was February 27, 2024