1. Introduction
Gardeniostrength ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website gardeniostrength.world.
This policy is written for visitors in the United States. Our business is located in Louisiana. We comply with applicable U.S. federal and state privacy laws, including state comprehensive privacy laws where they apply to our processing (for example, the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, and similar laws in other states).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our contact form or other interactive features, you confirm that you have read this policy. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
2. Data Controller Information
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Gardeniostrength
4712 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, United States
Email: touch@gardeniostrength.world
Phone: +1 504 522 6300
For privacy requests, including rights requests under state law, contact us using the details above. We will verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests, as permitted by law.
3. Scope and Applicability
This policy covers personal data processed through our website, including when you browse pages, use the cookie banner, or submit the contact form. It does not cover third-party websites linked from our pages; those sites have their own policies.
Our website provides free educational content about habit-building. We do not sell products through this site. If we introduce paid services or newsletters in the future, we will update this policy and inform you where separate consent is required.
4. Information We Collect
4.1 Personal Data You Provide
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Fill out our contact form (name, email address, message content)
- Give explicit consent via the privacy checkbox on the contact form
4.2 Automatically Collected Data
When you visit our website, limited technical data may be processed by our hosting infrastructure or third-party CDNs, including:
- IP address (often truncated or processed in server logs)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring URL
- Pages visited and approximate time on page
- Date and time of access
Analytics and marketing cookies are only used if you opt in via our cookie banner. See our Cookie Policy for details.
4.3 Cookie and Consent Data
We store your cookie choices locally in your browser (for example, the cookieConsent record). This is necessary to remember your preferences and honor your choices regarding optional cookies and similar technologies.
5. How and Why We Use Personal Information
We use personal information for purposes that are compatible with the context in which you provide it, including:
- With your consent: Contact form submissions where you agree to processing, optional marketing communications, and non-essential cookies or similar technologies where you opt in
- To operate our website and respond to you: Answering inquiries you send through our contact form
- For security and integrity: Protecting our website, users, and business from fraud, abuse, or technical harm
- To improve our content: Understanding general use of our educational materials in aggregated or de-identified form where possible
- As required by law: Retention, disclosure, or cooperation where applicable law requires it
We do not sell your personal information for money. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising (as defined under California law) unless you opt in to marketing cookies and we enable such tools, which we describe in our Cookie Policy.
6. Purposes of Processing
We use personal data for the following purposes:
- Responding to inquiries and providing support
- Operating and securing the website
- Remembering your cookie preferences
- Measuring website use (only with your consent for analytics cookies)
- Complying with legal obligations and defending legal claims
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects.
7. Recipients and Processors
We may share personal data with trusted service providers who process data on our instructions, including hosting providers, email delivery services, and CDN providers (such as Google Fonts and Font Awesome). These processors are bound by data processing agreements or equivalent contractual safeguards where required.
We do not sell your personal data. We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect our rights, users, or the public.
8. Data Location and Third-Party Processing
Our business is located in the United States. Personal information we collect is processed and stored in the United States unless otherwise stated.
Third-party providers (for example, Google for font delivery or CDN providers for icons) may process limited technical data, including IP addresses, on servers in the United States or other countries. Their privacy policies govern that processing. We select providers with reasonable security practices and limit data shared to what is needed to deliver the service.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above:
- Contact form submissions: up to 2 years from the date of submission, unless a longer period is required for legal claims
- Server and security logs: typically up to 90 days
- Analytics data (if enabled with consent): up to 26 months
- Cookie consent records: 1 year, after which we ask for your choice again
After the retention period, data is securely deleted or irreversibly anonymized.
10. Your Privacy Rights (United States)
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to know / access: Confirm whether we process your personal information and obtain a copy of certain information we hold about you
- Right to delete: Request deletion of personal information we collected from you, subject to legal exceptions
- Right to correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information (where applicable under your state's law)
- Right to opt out: Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and of certain profiling, where applicable. We do not sell personal information for money. Use our cookie banner to reject marketing cookies, or contact us for assistance
- Right to limit use of sensitive personal information: Where applicable, limit certain uses of sensitive personal information. We do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you
- Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights afforded by law
- Authorized agent: You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf where your state law allows it, subject to verification requirements
To exercise these rights, contact us at touch@gardeniostrength.world or call +1 504 522 6300. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law (typically 45 days, with a permitted extension where allowed). We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
California residents: You may submit requests using the contact methods above. If we ever sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising in a way that triggers opt-out rights, we will provide a clear "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" mechanism on this site. Categories of information we collect, purposes, and retention periods are described in Sections 4, 6, and 9 of this policy.
Notice at collection: At or before collection, we identify the categories of personal information collected (see Section 4), the purposes (see Section 6), and whether information is sold or shared (we do not sell for money; optional marketing technologies are described in our Cookie Policy).
11. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards, including:
- HTTPS/TLS encryption for data in transit where supported
- Access controls limiting who can access personal data
- Regular review of security practices
No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but work to reduce risk proportionally.
12. Third-Party Services
Our website uses third-party services that may process limited technical data:
- Google Fonts: Typography may be loaded from Google servers; your IP address may be transmitted. See Google's Privacy Policy.
- Font Awesome (CDN): Icon delivery via a content delivery network; limited connection data may be logged.
We encourage self-hosting or local alternatives where feasible to minimize third-party transfers. Details of cookies are in our Cookie Policy.
13. Children's Privacy (COPPA)
Our website is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
Parents or guardians with questions about children's privacy may contact us using the details in Section 15.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically.
15. Contact Us
For privacy questions, data subject requests, or complaints, contact:
Gardeniostrength
4712 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115, United States
Email: touch@gardeniostrength.world
Phone: +1 504 522 6300
16. Additional Disclosures and Complaints
Shine the Light (California): California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request certain information about disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not share personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes as defined under that statute.
Do Not Track: Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There is no uniform industry standard for responding to DNT. We do not respond to DNT signals in a standardized way at this time, but you may use our cookie controls and browser settings to limit cookies.
Complaints: If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact your state attorney general or the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov. Louisiana residents may contact the Louisiana Attorney General's consumer protection division.