Privacy policy

What information we hold about you

The type of data that we collect and process includes:

• Your name or username.
• Your email address.
• Your IP address.
• Postal address, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, work and mobile telephone numbers, bank or payment information, or anything else we require to complete a purchase made through this website or any of its affiliates.

Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information in the following cases:

• You register as a member on this site.
• You fill out our contact form.
• You browse this site. See "Cookie policy" below.
• You fill out fields on your profile.
• Information that you provide by filling in other forms such as appointment request forms or product ordering forms. Information you provide when you register to use Herb Forum, purchase products, or use services available through our site or facilities. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Sites. Some forms collect sensitive information, such as necessary for us to provide our services to you.

How your personal information is used

We may use your personal information in the following ways:

• For the purposes of making you a registered member of our site, in order for you to contribute content to this site.
• We may use your email address to inform you of activity on our site.
• Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our site. Your IP address is never publicly visible.
• For advertising, marketing, or research purposes.
• For analytics.
• To support the safety and integrity of this website.
• To support the sale of goods, services, and electronic products, including the delivery and payment of such goods, services, and electronic products and the shipping related to these products.
• To seek payment owed.

Other ways we may use your personal information.

In addition to notifying you of activity on our site which may be relevant to you, from time to time we may wish to communicate with all members any important information such as newsletters or announcements by email. You can opt-in to or opt-out of such emails in your profile.

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you in the course of your interaction with our site. This information may include technical information about the browser or type of device you're using. This information will be used purely for the purposes of analytics and tracking the number of visitors to our site.

Keeping your data secure

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect.

Cookie policy

Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences.

We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

Acceptance of this policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

Changes to this policy

We may make changes to this policy at any time. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if it changes in the future.

Disclosure of your information

We may share the information we collect about you with third parties who we have engaged to help us provide this website, as well as the products and services available through our website. In this regard, we may disclose your Personal Data to affiliates, contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business. The services provided by these organizations include providing IT and infrastructure support services, advertising, marketing, and payment processing services. Advertising and marketing partners such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, and other advertising networks may receive and use your Personal Data to assist us with our advertising and marketing efforts. In each case, we will ensure that these third parties have agreed to safeguard your data.

We may provide third parties with aggregate statistics about our visitors, traffic patterns, and related site information. These data reflect site-usage patterns gathered during visits to our website each month, but they do not contain information that personally identifies you unless you have given us permission to share that information.

Protecting Children's Privacy

Herb Forum is not intended for users under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or through Herb Forum. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from users under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on or in our Sites or on or through any of their features, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concern relating to privacy you can contact us at our email address of inquiries at herbforum dot org (replace the at with @ and the dot with . in order to get a valid email address). We spell out our email address in this fashion to minimize the amount of spam email we receive.

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