Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to gpmga.org,
and Goochland Powhatan Master Gardener Association and governs data collection and usage.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Goochland
Powhatan Master Gardener Association include gpmga.org and GPMGA. The GPMGA website
is a news and information, donations, and event registrations site. By using the GPMGA website,
you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
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Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, GPMGA may collect personally
identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
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If you purchase GPMGA's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information.
This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through GPMGA's public message boards, this information may be collected and
used by others.
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We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us.
However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use
certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a
sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers
from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or
other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will
use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or
products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal
information in the future.
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Use of your Personal Information
GPMGA collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have
requested.
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GPMGA may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or
services available from GPMGA and its affiliates.
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Sharing Information with Third Parties
GPMGA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
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GPMGA may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email
or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are
prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to GPMGA, and
they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
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GPMGA may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in
the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply
with legal process served on GPMGA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
GPMGA; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of
GPMGA, or the public.
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Tracking User Behavior
GPMGA may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within GPMGA, in order to
determine what GPMGA services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized
content and advertising within GPMGA to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
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Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by
GPMGA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the GPMGA
website.
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Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the
content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they
leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally
identifiable information.
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Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if
it is necessary to:
• Delete your personal information from our records; and
• Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
• Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the
terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal
law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the
context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract
between you and us;
• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal
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Children Under Thirteen
GPMGA does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age
of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for
permission to use this website.
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E-mail Communications
From time to time, GPMGA may contact you via email for the purpose of providing
announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general
communication.
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If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from
GPMGA, you may opt out of such communications by replying STOP.
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External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have
contracted.
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Changes to this Statement
GPMGA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you
about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the
primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website,
and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services
available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy
Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
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Contact Information
GPMGA welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you
believe that GPMGA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact GPMGA at:
activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
• Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right
of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the
public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our
deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the
achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on
your relationship with us;
• Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
• Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is
compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
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Goochland Powhatan Master Gardener Association
2748 Dogtown Rd
Goochland, Virginia 23063
Email Address:
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Effective as of January 01, 2024