Privacy Policy

Who we are

Garden & Grain operates the website gardenandgrain.org. This Privacy Policy describes how information is collected, used, and protected when visitors use this site. We are subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation in Canada.

Contact: Garden & Grain, 47 Bathurst Street, Suite 204, Toronto, ON M5V 2P2  ·  info@gardenandgrain.org  ·  +1 (416) 555-0193

Information collected

Automatically collected information

When you visit this site, standard web server logs may record your IP address, browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used for security monitoring and aggregate traffic analysis. It is not used to identify individual visitors.

Cookies

This site uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Preference cookies: A cookie stores your response to the cookie consent notice so it does not display on subsequent visits. This cookie contains no personal information beyond the consent choice made.
• Analytics cookies: Where third-party analytics are used, they collect anonymised data about page visits. These are only set if you accept cookies via the consent notice.

You can reject non-essential cookies using the banner displayed on your first visit. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Rejecting cookies does not affect access to the site's content.

Contact form submissions

If you submit a message through the contact form, the information provided (name, email address, phone number if entered, and message content) is used solely to respond to your inquiry. This information is not shared with third parties and is retained only as long as necessary to address the correspondence.

Use of information

Information collected through this site is used to:

• Maintain and improve the site's content and technical operation
• Respond to inquiries submitted through the contact form
• Monitor for security issues and unauthorised access attempts

Information is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for commercial purposes.

External links

This site links to external resources including government websites, academic institutions, and horticultural organisations. These external sites have their own privacy policies. Garden & Grain is not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

Your rights under PIPEDA

Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information is held about you
• Request access to that information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Withdraw consent to the collection or use of your information, subject to legal or contractual constraints

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@gardenandgrain.org.

Data security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are in place to protect information from unauthorised access, disclosure, or loss. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.