Who We Are
Welcome to TheGrowDiary.com — your trusted online space dedicated to gardening inspiration, plant care guidance, and green living tips. Our website address is: https://thegrowdiary.com. By visiting and interacting with our site, you agree to the practices outlined below.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on TheGrowDiary.com, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized hash created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if linked to Gravatar) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to TheGrowDiary.com, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will remain active for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we create cookies to store your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on TheGrowDiary.com may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, implement additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content — especially if you are logged into their services.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This enables us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments instead of placing them in moderation.
For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on TheGrowDiary.com or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided.
You may also request that we erase your personal data. However, this does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service to maintain site security and improve user experience.
