Vincit Global Inc. (www.HorticultureOnline.org) PRIVACY POLICY
We (Vincit Global, Inc. & Brentwood Bay Nurseries, Ltd.) know that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. By visiting our website at http://www.HorticultureOnline.org ("HorticultureOnline.org) you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy covers our treatment of personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") and other information we gather when you are accessing HorticultureOnline.org or when you use our services. This policy does not apply to (and we are not responsible for) the practices of companies that we do not own or control or to individuals we do not employ or manage. When utilizing third party sites or software products, you should read the relevant privacy policies of those providers for information regarding their privacy practices. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHY: Website Visitors Logs. When you visit our site we capture and store the data that your browser sends us. This data may include your browser type, language, Internet Protocol address, the date and time of your request and the cookie that helps us identify your unique browser. Usage Information. Generally, our service automatically collects usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to our site and its components. We only use this data in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a manner that would identify you personally. This type of aggregate data enables us to figure out how often customers use parts of our site or services so that we can improve our services performance Communication. Anytime you send us a communication we may keep this communication so that we can respond to your requests or inquiries and help improve our services to you. Information You Provide. We also receive and store any information you enter on our site or provide to us in any other way. The types of Personal Information collected may include your name, user name and email address. The Personal Information you provide is used for such purposes as improving the content of our site, customizing and improving our services, and communicating with you about specials and new features Product recommendations. With respect to our clients receiving future product recommendations through the Vincit Global Network, we collect information by your submission on our contact form that is needed to for responding to your inquiries. This information is personally identifiable and may include information regarding your geo-location, operating system, language setting and aggregate statistics. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION: Agents. We never share your Personal Information with third party agents. Protection of Vincit Global, Inc. and Others. We may share your Personal Information and other information if we have a good faith belief that it is required to (1) comply with law, regulation, subpoena or court order ; (2) detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (3) enforce the provisions of this Privacy Policy and/or any other agreements between you and Vincit Global, including investigation of potential violations thereof; or (4) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Vincit Global, its visitors, users and/or the public. Business Transfers. If Vincit Global or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Vincit Global goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be destroyed and not one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. Accordingly, we will not transfer or assign all the information we have collected as part of a merger, acquisition, sale or other change of control. Non-Personal Information. We may share your non-personally identifiable information with partners and other third parties for the purpose of helping us improve our recommendations and the overall performance of our service. For example, utilizing data to determine the probability that a consumer will enjoy a specific product. INFORMATION SECURITY: We endeavour to take security measures to guard against unauthorized access to the systems where we store your data. This includes internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures and physical security measures. However, despite the measures we take we cannot warrant the security of any information provided to us. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors, may compromise the security of user information at any time. UPDATING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION: Through the process provided on our website, we allow you to submit certain information about you for the purpose of contact. The types of information that you can submit and update will change as our web site changes. You may request deletion of your contact account by sending an e-mail to privacy at vincitglobal.com and responding affirmatively to any e-mails that we may send. Please note that some information may remain in our records after deletion of your account. POLICY CHANGES: We may make changes to this policy from time to time. If we make changes in the way we use Personal Information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on our Website or sending you an email. Users are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when he or she uses our site or services after such changes have been first posted. If you have feedback, questions or concerns contact us using the email form on the “contact” page. Effective Date of this Privacy Policy: April 1, 2009.
