1. Introduction
Welcome to Hash & Flowers (hashandflowers.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website hashandflowers.com (the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Effective Date” of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
a) Information You Provide Directly
- Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect your Name and Email address, along with any message you choose to send. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiries or comments.
- Email Subscription: If you choose to subscribe to our email list (e.g., through a dedicated form), we collect your Email address. We will use this email address to send you newsletters, blog updates, and potentially information or invitations related to our affiliated e-shops. We will only send you these emails with your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
b) Information Collected Automatically
- Log and Usage Data: Like many websites, we automatically collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our Site. This may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address (often anonymized or pseudonymized), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Site. We use this information only to improve our Site. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser or installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect or receive:
- To operate and maintain our blog (Site).
- To respond to your comments or inquiries submitted via the contact form.
- To send you emails and newsletters, such as blog updates or other information, *only* with your explicit consent. This may include invitations or information about affiliated e-shops in the future.
- To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site using tools like Google Analytics.
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it:
- Consent: We rely on your explicit consent to process your email address for sending newsletters and promotional emails. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
- Legitimate Interests: We process information from the contact form and automatically collected data (like analytics) based on our legitimate interests in operating our website, responding to user inquiries, and improving our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
- Legal Obligation: We may process information if necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include:
- Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Email Delivery Services (if you subscribe to our emails).
These service providers are obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. For email subscriptions, we retain your email address until you unsubscribe.
7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA Focus)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure (Right to Delete) – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, under certain conditions. You have the absolute right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- The right to withdraw consent – You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
- California Residents (CCPA): In addition to the above, California residents have the Right to Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold, and the Right to Non-Discrimination for exercising their CCPA rights. As we do not sell personal information, the Right to Opt-Out of sale is noted but may not be directly applicable.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@hashandflowers.com. We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies primarily for analytics purposes (Google Analytics) as described above. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
9. Data Security
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. As our business is based in the United States, if you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there. We will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@hashandflowers.com