Privacy Policy
Introduction
effective Date
Updates and changes
Information Collection and Use
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Data Sharing and Disclosure
At MicroHabitat, the privacy and security of your personal information are paramount. We understand the importance of protecting your information and respecting your privacy rights, whether you’re engaging with us to start an urban garden, participating in our workshops, or using any of our services. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you about how we collect, use, and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our services.
This policy applies to information we collect through our website, mobile applications, social media pages, and other online platforms (collectively, the "Service"), as well as in electronic communications sent through or in connection with the Service.
We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please do not use our services.
MicroHabitat is dedicated to protecting your personal information, being transparent about what information we collect, and how we use and share that information. Should you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us using our coordinate information below.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 7th, 2023, and will remain in effect with respect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after posting on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. The changes become effective immediately upon posting and we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the Service after the posting of any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
Notification of Changes: Depending on the nature of the change, we may provide more prominent notice by including a statement on our homepage, sending you an email notification, or another method of contact as specified in your account information. For significant changes, we will obtain your consent as required by law.
Reviewing Changes: If we make changes, you may be asked to review and re-accept the information in our updated policy the next time you use our Service. This ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Your Responsibility: It is important that you review the Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. The information we collect, and how we use it, is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If you do not agree to any changes to the Privacy Policy, you must stop using our Service and can request that we remove your personal information. However, please note that we may continue to process your information in accordance with the consent provided until you withdraw your consent or it is otherwise legally permissible to do so.
Types of data collected
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Usage Data
Usage Data may include information such as your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the option to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage your Account: to manage your registration as a user of the Service. The personal data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to you as a registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or Services you have purchased or of any other contract with us through the Service.
To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted Services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, Services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
To manage your requests: To attend and manage your requests to us.
To deliver targeted advertising to you: We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third-party vendors who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal data held by us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, Services, marketing and your experience.
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service, to contact you.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, Services or promotions.
With other users: When you share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If you interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see your name, profile, pictures and description of your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity, communicate with you and view your profile.
With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
Retention of your Personal Data
The Company will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
We will retain and use your personal data 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.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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 from your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by your submission of such information, represents your agreement to that transfer.
MicroHabitat will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
MicroHabitat may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
Security of your Personal Data
The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
The Service Providers we use may have access to your personal data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about your activity on our Service in accordance with their privacy policies.