Privacy Policy for Garden Lighting

Last updated: 03-01-2024

Welcome to Garden Lighting's Privacy Policy. At Garden Lighting, we highly value your privacy and are dedicated to protecting your personal information when you visit our website, garden.lighting, and any other affiliated websites we may operate. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, utilize, and safeguard your information during your interaction with our website.

Applicability

This Privacy Policy specifically pertains to Garden Lighting (referred to as "the Site"), ensuring a secure and protected visit to our site. It governs the collection and use of information, as well as the circumstances under which your personally identifiable information may be disclosed. This policy also provides details on how you can manage your personal data.

Please note that this Privacy Policy does not extend to other websites or organizations, whether linked to or from our site. Garden Lighting is not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of third-party sites.

By utilizing our Site, you express your acceptance of the practices described in this Privacy Policy, including the use of cookies and similar online tools. If you do not agree with the terms outlined in this policy, we kindly ask that you refrain from using our Site.

We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of this Privacy Policy without prior notice. In the event of any changes or amendments to our privacy policy, we will inform you of these modifications and seek your consent if necessary.

Key Definitions

Personal Data: "Personal data" refers to information related to an identified or identifiable individual. This may include, but is not limited to, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other identifiers, such as cookie identifiers, IP addresses, or similar factors.

Usage Data: "Usage data" encompasses diagnostic and usage-related information associated with the operation and performance of our services. This information includes service features, browser types, system information, and other relevant data.

Cookies: A "cookie" (or "cookies") consists of small data pieces stored on your device, whether it’s a computer, mobile device, tablet, or any other relevant device.

Data Controller: A "data controller" refers to an individual or legal entity responsible for determining how personal data is used or processed. In the context of this Privacy Policy, Garden Lighting serves as the data controller for your personal data.

Data Processors (or Service Providers): A "data processor" (or service provider) includes individuals or legal entities responsible for processing data on behalf of the data controller. We may employ various Service Providers to enhance the processing of your data effectively.

Information Collection and Utilization

When you interact with our Site, we collect two types of information: "non-personally identifiable information (non-PII)" and "personally identifiable information (PII)." Non-personally identifiable information does not identify you individually but may include tracking and usage-related data, such as demographic information, location, and your interactions with the Site and the internet.

Personally Identifiable Information

You can browse our Site without providing us with your personally identifiable information. However, there are situations in which you may need to provide this information, including when:

Subscribing to our publications, newsletters, and other content
Registering for a Site or a part of it
Participating in polls or market research
Entering a contest
Uploading content
Seeking employment opportunities at Garden Lighting

Non-Personally Identifiable Information

While browsing our Site or engaging with us, we may collect information that does not individually identify you. This non-personally identifiable information may include:

Demographic data
Information about the device you use to access the Site
Details about your IP address, general location information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language, and system information
Other transactional information
Your search terms and search results
The time and date of your access and the number of times you accessed the Site

If you interact with Garden Lighting on social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, or Tumblr, we may collect personally identifiable information that you share on these pages or accounts, including your social media account ID. Our collection of such information is conducted in compliance with the privacy policies of the respective social media sites. We only collect and store the personally identifiable information that these social media platforms allow us to gather.

If you choose to link or log in to your Garden Lighting account via a social media platform, both Garden Lighting and the relevant social media platform may share certain information about you and your activities. With your consent, we may also share information about your activities, including your interactions on the Site, with users of the relevant social media platform.

Collection of Your Source IP Address/Location Information

When you access our Site, we collect and store your device’s source IP address, which may reveal the general location of your device. This allows us to provide you with relevant advertisements and content.

How We Use Your Information

We utilize the information collected from you to personalize and enhance your experience on Garden Lighting. In simple terms, we use your information to:

Provide you with relevant content, products, and services
Publish your user-generated content (UGC) on our Site at your request
Communicate with you about your account and transactions
Share information about Site features and enhancements
Notify you about policy changes
Inform you about comments on stories or topics
Personalize content and your experiences on our Site, including offering recommendations based on your preferences
Send you newsletters, discount offers, event invitations, and promotions for our products, services, and third-party products and services
Display advertisements, including those based on your activity on our Site or on third-party sites and apps
Enroll you in our loyalty programs
Enable your participation in our contests, giveaways, promotions, and polls
Gather feedback about the Site
Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or are illegal
Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of Site users and their purchasing patterns
Additionally, data collected from one browser or device may be used with another computer or device connected to the browser or device where the data was collected.

Who Can Access Your Information

We do not disclose your personally identifiable information, collected from the Site, to any organizations that are not part of Garden Lighting or its subsidiaries or related entities unless described otherwise in this privacy policy.

Third-Party Sites

We collaborate with various third-party sites to perform various functions on our behalf, including but not limited to content syndication, content management, website hosting, social media integration, marketing, analytics, reporting, billing, and customer service. These entities may access personally identifiable information when required to fulfill their functions. If such access is necessary, these third parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of the personally identifiable information and are prohibited from altering, distributing, reusing, or selling this data, except to provide the requested services to the Site.

Below is a list of third-party scripts or software development kits (SDKs) that may be used on Garden Lighting:

Google Analytics by Google Inc.

Google Analytics is a web-based analytics service developed by Google Inc. Google collects and tracks Site data to create reports on its activities.