Thank you for visiting Evergreen Farm & Ranch’s website, www.evergreenfarmandranch.com.
Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your information.
Information Collection and Use
We collect personal information when you create an account or profile on our website, place an order, leave a review or comment, or contact us for customer service. This information may include your name, address, email address, and phone number. We may also collect non-personal information such as your IP address and web browser information.
We use your personal information to process your orders, improve our products and services, and communicate with you about your orders, promotions, and other news. We may also use your information to personalize your experience on our website and to improve our website’s functionality.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information with our trusted service providers who help us operate our website, process payments, and deliver our products to you. We may also share your information when required by law or in the event of a merger or acquisition.
In order to protect our website against spam and other malicious activities, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience and provide personalized content. Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or device when you visit our website. You can disable cookies in your web browser settings, but this may affect the functionality of our website.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for convenience so that you do not have to fill in these details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Comments
We welcome and encourage visitors to leave comments on our website. To prevent spam and ensure the safety and integrity of the site, we collect certain information from visitors who leave comments. This information includes the data entered in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string.
Additionally, we may use an anonymized string, created from your email address (also known as a hash), to check if you have a Gravatar account. Gravatar is a service that allows users to associate a profile picture with their email address, and their privacy policy can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. If your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Please note that any personal information you choose to share in your comment will be visible to other visitors who read your comment. We encourage you to be mindful of the information you share and to avoid including any personal information that you do not wish to be made public. We reserve the right to moderate or remove any comments that violate our website’s terms of use or that we deem inappropriate or offensive.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or operated by us.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment on our website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
If you register for an account on our website, we will also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete this information at any time, except for your username, which cannot be changed. Our website administrators also have access to your personal information and may edit or remove it if necessary.
Please note that in some cases, we may be required to retain certain information for legal or regulatory purposes.
What rights you have over your data
You have certain rights with respect to your personal data that we collect and store. If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data that you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise your data rights or if you have any questions about the personal information we hold about you, please contact us. We will respond to your request as soon as possible, and in any event, within the timeframe required by applicable data protection laws.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We have implemented various technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information.
Examples we take include, but are not limited to:
- Regularly updating and patching our systems and software to prevent vulnerabilities and exploit attacks;
- Implementing firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems to monitor and block malicious traffic and activities;
- Restricting access to personal information on a need-to-know basis and using strong authentication and authorization mechanisms to control access;
- Encrypting sensitive data in transit and at rest to prevent unauthorized disclosure and theft;
- Conducting regular security awareness training for our staff to educate them on security best practices and to promote a security-minded culture.
We continually review and update our security measures to ensure they are adequate and effective in protecting your information. However, please note that no security measure can guarantee 100% security, and we cannot be responsible for any unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss of your personal information from circumstances outside our span of control.
Children’s Policy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on our website with the revised date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at info@evergreenfarmandranch.com.