Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains how Flower Types collects, uses, and protects your personal information while providing expert flower care guidance.
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Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide
When you interact with Flower Types's garden guidance services, we may collect:
- Contact Details: Name, email address, and location when you subscribe to garden tips or request plant identification help
- Garden Information: Growing zone, garden size, flower preferences, and care questions you submit
- User Content: Photos of plants you upload for identification, garden journal entries, and care experience reviews
Automatically Collected Data
Flower Types automatically collects technical information to improve your gardening experience:
- Usage Analytics: Pages visited, time spent reading care guides, search terms for flower identification
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, screen size for optimal garden tool display
- Location Data: General location (city/state level) to provide region-specific growing advice
How We Use Your Information
Personalized Garden Services
- Provide customized flower care recommendations based on your growing zone and garden conditions
- Send seasonal gardening tips and timely care reminders relevant to your flower preferences
- Improve our plant identification tool accuracy using your uploaded photos and feedback
Service Enhancement
- Analyze website usage patterns to create better flower care content and garden planning tools
- Conduct research to expand our flower database and improve growing success rates
- Ensure website security and prevent fraudulent activities that could harm our gardening community
Information Sharing Practices
Flower Types does NOT sell your personal information. We only share information in these specific circumstances:
Trusted Garden Partners
We may share anonymous usage data with botanical institutions and garden centers to improve flower growing resources, but never your personal details.
Legal Requirements
Information may be disclosed if required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of our gardening community members.
Service Providers
Limited data sharing with email service providers and website analytics tools that help us deliver garden content, under strict confidentiality agreements.
Data Security Measures
Flower Types implements comprehensive security measures to protect your gardening data and personal information:
Encryption Protection
All data transmitted using industry-standard SSL encryption
Secure Storage
Protected servers with limited access controls and monitoring
Regular Audits
Continuous security assessments and vulnerability testing
Your Privacy Rights
You have full control over your personal information. Flower Types respects these fundamental privacy rights:
Access Your Garden Data
Request a complete copy of all personal information we've collected about your gardening activities and preferences.
Correct Information
Update or modify your personal details, growing zone, garden preferences, and contact information at any time.
Delete Your Account
Request permanent deletion of your account and associated garden data, with some legal retention exceptions.
Opt-Out Communications
Unsubscribe from garden tip emails, seasonal reminders, or other communications while keeping your account active.
Questions About Your Privacy?
Our privacy team is available to help with data requests, explain our practices, or address any concerns about how Flower Types protects your information.