This privacy policy (“policy”) will help you understand how the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita (“us, “we”, “our”, “Gardens”, “CGSC”) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit our website. We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.
WHO WE ARE
The Community Gardens of Santa Clarita is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity organization located in Santa Clarita, California, USA.
Our website address is: www.communitygardensofsantaclarita.org.
what data we collect
The Community Gardens of Santa Clarita collects two kinds of user information:
ANONYMOUS DATA
Information that does not identify specific individuals and is automatically transmitted by your browser. This information can consist of:
- The URL (Uniform Resource Locator or address) of the web page you previously visited
- Data profile regarding your visit to specific pages on our website and for how long
- The domain names and/or IP addresses of your computer, which are numbers that are automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are connected to the Internet or World Wide Web
- The browser version you are using to access the site
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)
When you visit our website, we may collect the following data:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- Your mailing address
- Information you choose to provide to us
why we collect your data
Names, e-mail addresses and other information you choose to provide to us through the web site will not be sold or given to other private companies for marketing purposes. E-mail or other contact information sent to the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita may be collected and maintained in order to respond to the request or to improve and customize our website to better serve future visitors.
COOKIES
A cookie is a small data file that certain web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user id that the site uses to track the pages you have visited. But the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie is only a text file and cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies can track user traffic patterns, recognize your computer’s browser when you return, and could provide personalized content without requiring sign-in.
You can always refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES, EMBEDDED CONTENT AND SERVICES
Our website may contain links to other websites, or include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) or services (website tools and plugins). Links to other websites and embedded content and services from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content or service, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content or service if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
If you click on these other website links or interact with embedded content or services, the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita is not held responsible for the content of these websites or your data and privacy protection and is not governed by this privacy policy. The privacy policy of the website or embedded content or services applies. Your use of any linked website or embedded content or service is solely at your own risk.
safeguarding and securing the data
The Community Gardens of Santa Clarita is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Your information will only be used for Gardens related purposes. The Gardens will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, unless required or forced by law.