Welcome to Home Garden Love!

At Home Garden Love, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws in the European Union (EU). This EU Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website www.homegarden.blog (the “Site”) and when you use our services.

1. Data Collection

1.1. Personal Data We Collect:

• Information You Provide: We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on our Site, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, or interact with us in any other way. This may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
• Automatically Collected Data: When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect information about your device, browsing actions, and usage patterns. This data may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and other technical information.

1.2. Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our Site. For more information on our use of cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

2. Use of Personal Data

2.1. Purpose of Processing: We process your personal data to:

• Provide and manage our services.
• Personalize your experience on our Site.
• Send you newsletters, updates, and promotional materials (with your consent).
• Improve our Site and services based on your feedback and usage patterns.
• Comply with legal obligations.

2.2. Legal Basis for Processing: Our legal basis for processing your personal data includes:

• Consent: When you have given your explicit consent for us to process your data.
• Contractual Obligations: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.

3. Data Sharing

3.1. Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or serving you. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes specified by us.

3.2. Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

4. Your Rights

4.1. Access and Portability: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you and to request a copy of that data in a portable format.

4.2. Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.

4.3. Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., where the data is required for legal compliance).

4.4. Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

4.5. Objection to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where the processing is based on our legitimate interests.

4.6. Withdrawal of Consent: If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

5. Data Security

5.1. Protection Measures: We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

5.2. Data Breach Notification: In the unlikely event of a data breach that may result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authorities without undue delay.

6. International Data Transfers

6.1. Data Transfers Outside the EU: If we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Policy and applicable data protection laws.

7. Retention of Personal Data

7.1. Retention Period: We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

8. Changes to This Policy

8.1. Updates: We may update this EU Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we will notify you of significant changes where required.

9. Contact Us

9.1. Inquiries and Complaints: If you have any questions or concerns about this EU Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [homegardenlovee@gmail.com]. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.