Effective 10 November 2026
Gardenivo publishes gardening guides. You can read them and search the site without creating an account. The operator of Gardenivo is responsible for the personal information described here. For a privacy question or request, email admin@gardenivo.com.
When you read or search the site
Your browser sends technical information when it requests a page or image. This can include your IP address, the requested web address, browser type, and the page you came from. A search on Gardenivo puts your search words in the web address, so they may appear in technical logs. Please keep personal details out of the search box.
We use this information to deliver pages, investigate errors, and protect the site against misuse. Where UK or EU data protection law applies, our legal basis is our legitimate interest in running a reliable and secure gardening website.
When you contact Gardenivo
If you email a gardening question, correction, or business enquiry, we receive your email address, any name you use, and the message and attachments you choose to send. A garden photo can include people, an address, or location information. Send only what is relevant to your question.
We use your message to respond, investigate the issue, and keep track of any correction. Our legal basis, where applicable, is our legitimate interest in answering correspondence and maintaining accurate articles. We may also use information where necessary to meet a legal obligation.
Cookies, analytics, and advertising
Gardenivo currently has no reader accounts or public article comments. WordPress uses cookies for staff sign-in and editing preferences. The current site does not run third-party audience analytics or serve personalized ads through RevBid. If advertising or optional tracking is introduced, we will explain which providers receive information, what they use it for, and how to manage your choices. Where consent is required, we will request it before those tools operate.
Who may receive information
The systems that deliver our pages or handle our email process the technical details or correspondence needed for those services. Where a page loads an editorial avatar from Gravatar, your browser sends Gravatar the information needed to fetch that image, including your IP address. You can read Automattic’s privacy policy for details. When you follow a link to an outside gardening resource, that website’s privacy policy applies to your visit there.
How long information is kept
We keep correspondence for the time needed to answer the enquiry and handle related follow-up. For a substantive correction, we may retain a record of the issue and its resolution so the editorial decision can be explained later. The need to diagnose faults, investigate abuse, or meet a legal obligation determines how long technical records are needed.
Your privacy choices and rights
Depending on where you live, you may ask to see, correct, or delete personal information about you, restrict its use, or receive a portable copy where that right applies. You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests. If we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
To make a request, email admin@gardenivo.com and tell us what you would like us to do. If your request concerns an earlier message, its approximate date and the address you used can help us find it. We may ask for information needed to verify the request. Please do not send identity documents with your first email.
You can also complain to the data protection authority where you live. UK readers can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. EU and EEA readers can find their authority in the European Data Protection Board directory.