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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use Our Websites or Our mobile apps, Our social media sites, purchase products or services from Us, enter into contracts with Us, engage Us online or offline to inquire about the provision of services or otherwise interact with Us (collectively, the "Services") and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Information to provide and improve Our Websites and Our Services. By using Our Websites or Our Services, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may from time to time update this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version to Our Websites. Your use of Our Websites or Our Services after any updated version is posted will be deemed as an acceptance by You of this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Websites or parts of Our Websites.
  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Business means the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers' Personal Information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers' Personal Information, or on behalf of which such information is collected, that does business in the State of California.
  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Green Garden Group, 5126 Walnut Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515, and its subsidiaries.
  • Consumer refers to every individual who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Device means any device that can access Our Websites such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
  • Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept promoted by US regulatory authorities, in particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites.
  • Personal Information is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Personal Information means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.
  • Sensitive Personal Information is information that identifies, relates to or could reasonably be linked with You or Your household. For example, it can include social security numbers, driver's license, state ID card or passport number, account log-in, financial account number together with any security code, geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, union membership, genetic data, biometric information, health or sexual orientation.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It also refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate, provide and perform the Services on behalf of the Company.
  • Third-Party Social Media Service refers to any website or any social network website or any mobile app through which a user can log in or create an account to use the Websites.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Websites or from the Websites infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Websites refers to the Green Garden Group website, accessible from www.greengardengrp.com and any other website, including social media site or mobile app, that directs You to this Privacy Policy.
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Websites, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Websites, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Information

Types of Data Collected

Personal Information

While using Our Websites or inquiring about or engaging us to perform Services, We may collect certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact, market to or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Banking account and credit/debit card information

This information may be collected through a variety of means, including:

  • Directly from You: When You enter into a contract or transaction with Us, use, engage or inquire about Our Services, communicate with Us, or otherwise report a problem with respect to Our Services, We may collect certain personally identifiable information.
  • Indirectly through Our Websites: We automatically collect Usage Data when You visit Our Websites, Our social media site and/or mobile apps.
  • Through Our subsidiaries or affiliates: We may collect Personal Information from Our subsidiaries and affiliates that We control or are under common control with.
  • From third parties or public sources: We may collect information about You through data brokers and resellers of data, service and content providers, business partners, advertising networks, social media platforms or public websites.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Websites. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's internet protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Websites that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, geo-location data, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Websites by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including but not limited to the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Information from Third-Party Social Media Services

If You decide to register through or otherwise grant Us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, such as Google, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) or LinkedIn, We may collect Personal Information that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service's account, such as Your name, Your email address, Your activities or Your contact list associated with that account.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Websites and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Websites. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies: A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Websites.
  • Web Beacons: Certain sections of Our Websites and Our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the following purposes:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies — Type: Session Cookies. These Cookies are essential to provide You with Services available through the Websites and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies — Type: Persistent Cookies. These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Websites.
  • Functionality Cookies — Type: Persistent Cookies. These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Websites, such as remembering Your login details or language preference.
  • Tracking and Performance Cookies — Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by Third Parties. These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Websites and how users use the Websites.

Use of Your Personal Information

The Company may use Your Personal Information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain Our Websites, including to monitor the usage of Our Websites.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Websites.
  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of a contract for Services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to the Services.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or inquired about.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
  • To deliver targeted advertising to You: We may use Your information to develop and display content and advertising tailored to Your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
  • For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets.
  • To comply with legal requirements: We may use Your information to enforce compliance with Our contracts and applicable law, to comply with Our legal obligations, and to respond to lawful requests by public authorities.
  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for data analysis, identifying usage trends, quality assurance, business research/analysis and to evaluate and improve Our Websites, Services, marketing and Your experience.

We may share Your Personal Information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Information with Service Providers to perform Services on behalf of Us, to monitor and analyze the use of Our Websites, or to contact You.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
  • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer or market certain products, services or promotions. We will not sell, rent or share your phone number with any third party for marketing purposes, except as required by law or unless You have opted-in.
  • With other users: when You share Personal Information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Information for any other purpose with Your consent.

We do not sell Your personally identifiable information as that term is commonly understood and only use such information for the following purposes: (1) performing Services or offering products or services similar or related to the Services; (2) detecting security incidents; (3) resisting malicious, deceptive or illegal actions; (4) ensuring the physical safety of individuals; (5) for marketing and advertising purposes; or (6) performing or providing internal business services.

Retention of Your Personal Information

The Company will retain Your Personal Information so long as is needed for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We consider the following criteria when determining how long to retain Personal Information: why We collected the Personal Information; the nature and sensitivity of the Personal Information; Our legal obligations related to the Personal Information; and risks associated with retaining the Personal Information.

Transfer of Your Personal Information

Your information, including Personal Information, is processed at the Company's offices and in any other place(s) where the parties involved in the processing are located. This information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy through the use of Our Websites represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Deletion of Your Personal Information

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Information that We have collected about You. You may contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Information that You have provided to Us. Please note that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Information may be transferred. If Your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy, We will comply with Our legal obligations to notify You.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Websites
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Information

The security of Your Personal Information is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Information, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Information

The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Information. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about You in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

Analytics

We may use third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Websites.

  • Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. You can opt out of having Your activity on the Websites available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit: policies.google.com/privacy
  • Microsoft Clarity is a web analytics service offered by Microsoft that provides website usage statistics to track user interaction with Our Websites. For more information, please visit: clarity.microsoft.com/terms

Email Marketing

We may use Your Personal Information to contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to You. You may opt out of receiving any or all of these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us.

Behavioral Remarketing

The Company may use remarketing services to advertise to You after You accessed or visited Our Websites. We and Our third-party vendors use cookies and non-cookie technologies to help Us recognize Your Device and understand how You use Our Websites so that We can serve You advertisements that are likely to be of more interest to You.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by using the following platforms:

Some of the third-party remarketing vendors We use include Google Ads, Bing Ads, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Amazon Ad Server. Please refer to the privacy policies of each vendor for details on their privacy practices and opt-out options.

Additional Privacy Notice for Residents of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah, Florida, Oregon, and Montana

This Additional Privacy Notice provides additional information for residents of California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Florida and Montana and their rights under applicable state privacy laws including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CCPA/CPRA"), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Connecticut Personal Information Privacy Act, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, and the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (collectively, the "Privacy Laws").

One or more of the states identified above define a "Consumer" as a resident of the state acting in an individual or household capacity. It excludes state residents acting in an employment or commercial capacity.

Categories of Personal Information Collected

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular Consumer or Device. Categories of Personal Information We may collect within the last twelve (12) months include:

  • Identifiers, such as contact information (name, address, phone number, email address), unique personal identifiers, account names, and communications.
  • Professional, educational or employment-related information, including business contact information, resume information and professional credentials.
  • Protected information such as financial and payment information, passport, driver's license, and health information.
  • Commercial information such as transaction histories, billing and shipping information, and product preferences.
  • Electronic network activity information such as IP addresses, interactions with Our Websites, system logs, and analytics monitoring.
  • Inferences We make about You or Your interests based on analysis of other information We have collected.
  • Geolocation information.
  • Audio or video information such as customer service recordings or security video recordings.
  • Protected anti-discrimination classification information such as race, ethnicity, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation and medical or disability information.
  • Sensitive Personal Information.

Sources of Personal Information

We obtain the categories of Personal Information listed above from the following categories of sources:

  • Directly from You: From the forms and contracts You complete with Us online or offline, preferences You express or provide to Our employees or representatives or through Our Websites.
  • Indirectly from You: From observing Your activity on Our Websites.
  • Automatically from You: Through cookies We or Our Service Providers set on Your Device as You navigate through Our Websites.
  • From Service Providers: Third-party vendors that monitor and analyze the use of Our Websites or deliver targeted advertising to You.
  • Through our subsidiaries and affiliates: Personal Information provided through the above means to the subsidiaries and affiliates that We control or are under common control with.

Your Rights under the Privacy Laws

If You are a Privacy Law Resident, You have the following rights:

  • Right to Receive Information on Privacy Practices: You have the right to receive information about the categories of Personal Information collected, the purposes for which it is collected, and whether it is sold or shared with third parties.
  • Right to Know and Right to Access: You have the right to request specific pieces and categories of Personal Information We have collected about You, the categories of sources, and the categories of third parties with whom We shared the information.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that We delete certain Personal Information We have collected about You.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to request that We correct any inaccurate Personal Information We may retain about You.
  • Right to Opt Out of the Sale and Sharing of Your Personal Information: You have the right to opt out of the sale and sharing of Your Personal Information with third parties and of the processing of Personal Information for targeted advertising purposes.
  • Right to Limit the Use of Your Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to instruct Us to limit the use and disclosure of Your Sensitive Personal Information to only what is necessary to perform the Services.
  • Right to Nondiscrimination: You have the right to exercise the above rights and We will not discriminate against You for doing so.
  • Right to Appeal: You have the right to appeal the Company's decisions about Your data subject requests by contacting Our Legal Department.

Exercising Your Data Protection Rights

In order to exercise any of Your rights under the Privacy Laws, You can contact Us:

Only You, or a person that You authorize to act on Your behalf, may make a verifiable request related to Your Personal Information. We will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request.

Personal Information of Minors

Our online content is not intended for children under the age of sixteen years. We do not knowingly store information from minors under the age of sixteen years except as required pursuant to applicable law. If You believe that a minor has submitted Personal Information to Us, please contact Us at info@greengardengrp.com and We will delete the information.

Right to Opt Out of the Sale and Sharing of Your Personal Information

You have the right to opt out of the sale of Your Personal Information. Once We receive and confirm a verifiable consumer request from You, We will stop selling Your Personal Information. To exercise Your right to opt out, please contact Us using the contact information below.

Please note that any opt-out is specific to the browser You use. You may need to opt out on every browser that You use.

Additional California Privacy Rights

Our Websites do not respond to Do Not Track signals. However, some third-party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities. If You are visiting such websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked.

Under California Civil Code Section 1798 (California's "Shine the Light" law), California residents with an established business relationship with Us can request information once a year about sharing their Personal Information with third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. If You'd like to request more information, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below.

Links to Other Websites

Our Websites may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the privacy policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page with the revised date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on the Websites.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us:

SMS Messaging Program

Green Garden Group operates an employee SMS training notification program. Employees are enrolled in this program by HR staff as part of their onboarding process and provide written consent to receive SMS messages as a condition of employment.

What we send: SMS messages containing links to required training videos assigned by management. No marketing content is sent.

Frequency: Message frequency varies based on training assignments.

Opt-out: Reply STOP to any message to opt out at any time. Reply HELP for assistance.

Data: Message and data rates may apply. We do not sell or share your phone number with third parties. Phone numbers are used solely for training notifications.

Contact: info@greengardengrp.com | (630) 528-1099