Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Gardening.TV (the "Site," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses personal information when you visit gardening.tv or submit an acquisition inquiry by email. This policy is designed to meet the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (together, the "CCPA/CPRA") and, where applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and UK GDPR.

By using the Site you acknowledge the practices described below. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Site or submit an inquiry.

01Who we are

Gardening.TV is a private acquisition landing page for the domain name gardening.tv. The Site is operated by the domain owner and is not a retail business, commercial service provider, or publisher beyond the informational content hosted at this address. For purposes of GDPR, the domain owner acts as the data controller. Contact details appear at the end of this policy.

02Information we collect

Information you provide directly

When you send an acquisition inquiry email to offers@gardening.tv, we collect the information you choose to include, typically your name, email address, company or entity, your role, the amount and structure of your proposed offer, and any context you provide about your intended use of the domain. Provision of this information is voluntary; not sending the email means we will not collect it.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, our hosting provider and content delivery network automatically collect basic technical information including IP address, approximate location derived from IP, browser type and version, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps. This information is used for security, fraud prevention, and basic aggregate analytics.

Cookies and similar technologies

The Site uses minimal cookies. We do not set advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) may set strictly necessary cookies for security, bot protection, and site performance. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some Site functions may degrade without them.

03Categories of personal information (CCPA/CPRA)

Over the past twelve months we may have collected the following categories of personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA:

• Identifiers — name, email address, IP address, online identifiers.
• Commercial information — details of your acquisition inquiry, including proposed offer terms.
• Internet or electronic activity — browsing activity on the Site, referring URLs, interaction with the offer section of the Site.
• Professional or employment-related information — company name, role, and context you provide about your buyer profile.
• Geolocation data — approximate geolocation inferred from IP address.
• Inferences — any inferences drawn from the above to evaluate buyer seriousness and fit.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information as defined under CPRA, and we do not collect information from individuals under the age of 16.

04Sources of information

We collect information directly from you (when you send the offer email) and automatically from your device and browser (when you visit the Site). We do not purchase personal information from data brokers or third parties.

05How we use your information

We use information collected through the Site for the following purposes:

• To evaluate and respond to acquisition inquiries submitted by email inquiry.
• To communicate with you about your inquiry, including scheduling calls and exchanging terms.
• To maintain Site security, prevent abuse, and detect fraudulent submissions.
• To produce basic aggregate traffic analytics.
• To comply with applicable law and respond to lawful requests from government authorities.

06Legal bases for processing (GDPR)

For individuals in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and comparable jurisdictions, our legal bases for processing personal information include:

• Consent — when you voluntarily send the offer email with your personal information.
• Legitimate interests — for Site security, fraud prevention, aggregate analytics, and responding to your inquiries in a manner consistent with normal commercial practice.
• Legal obligation — where required to comply with applicable law.

07How we share information

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under CCPA/CPRA. We disclose personal information only to the following recipients and only as necessary:

• Service providers — our hosting and CDN provider (Cloudflare, including Cloudflare Email Routing for inbound email forwarding), email service provider, and any legal, accounting, or brokerage advisors involved in responding to your inquiry. These parties are bound to use the information only to perform services for us.
• Escrow and transaction counterparties — if your inquiry advances toward a transaction, we may share relevant information with escrow services (such as Escrow.com) and applicable registrar parties, solely to complete the transaction.
• Legal and regulatory authorities — where required by applicable law, court order, subpoena, or other binding legal process.

08International data transfers

The Site is operated from the United States and our service providers may be located in the United States, the European Union, or other jurisdictions. If you submit information from outside the United States, you understand that your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses for cross-border transfers.

09Retention

We retain personal information submitted by email inquiry for as long as reasonably necessary to evaluate and respond to your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter to maintain records of commercial communications, generally not exceeding seven years. Technical log data collected automatically by our hosting and CDN provider is retained for shorter periods consistent with their standard operational practices. You may request deletion of your information as described below.

10Your rights under CCPA/CPRA

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights, subject to verification and applicable exceptions:

• Right to know — to know what personal information we collect, the sources, the purposes, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
• Right to access — to request a copy of the specific personal information we hold about you.
• Right to delete — to request deletion of your personal information, subject to exceptions required by law.
• Right to correct — to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to opt out of sale or sharing — we do not sell or share personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA, but you may confirm this directly with us at any time.
• Right to limit use of sensitive personal information — we do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information.
• Right to non-discrimination — we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.

You may submit a request by emailing the contact address at the end of this policy. We may require reasonable verification of your identity before fulfilling a request. You may also designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf, subject to our verification procedures.

11Your rights under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction granting equivalent rights, you have the following rights, subject to applicable limitations:

• Right of access to your personal information.
• Right to rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") in specified circumstances.
• Right to restriction of processing in specified circumstances.
• Right to data portability where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.
• Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
• Right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

12Security

We maintain commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. The Site is served over HTTPS, and inquiry email is delivered to our inbox via standard transport-layer security (TLS) where supported by sender and recipient mail systems. No method of transmission or storage on the Internet is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

13Children

The Site is directed at business acquirers and is not intended for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.

14Third-party links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, including sources cited in the Journal essays. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. You should review their privacy policies before submitting any personal information to them.

15Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or Site functionality. The "Last updated" date at the top of this policy reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site for a reasonable period following the update.